Varakan, Varākaṉ, Vārākaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVarākaṉ (வராகன்) noun < Varāha.
1. Viṣṇu, in His boar-incarnation; வராகரூபியான திருமால். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [varagarupiyana thirumal. (pingalagandu)]
2. Pagoda, a gold coin = 3½ rupees, as bearing the image of a boar; மூன்றரை ரூபாய் மதிப்புள்ளதும் பன்றிமுத்திரை கொண்டதுமான ஒருவகைப் பொன்நாணயம். (அரு. நி.) [munrarai rupay mathippullathum panrimuthirai kondathumana oruvagaip ponnanayam. (aru. ni.)]
3. Pointed-leaved hogweed. See மூக்குத்தி [mukkuthi],
4. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி [(sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi])
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Varākaṉ (வராகன்) noun perhaps from virāga. Arhat; அருகன். (அரு. நி.) [arugan. (aru. ni.)]
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Vārākaṉ (வாராகன்) noun < Vārāha. Viṣṇu, as having assumed the form of a boar; பன்றி யவதாரமெடுத்த திருமால். வாராக வாமனனே [panri yavatharamedutha thirumal. varaga vamanane] (அஷ்டப்பிரபந்தம் திருவரங்கத்தந். [ashdappirapandam thiruvarangathan.] 60).
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Starts with: Varakamte, Varakan-pullikulikai, Varakanetai, Varakankshin, Varakanpuntu, Varakanputu, Varakanti, Varakanya, Varakanyaka.
Ends with: Ativarakan, Evarakan, Kattivarakan, Mammatukanvarakan, Parumulaivarakan, Pirati-punniyavarakan, Pulli-kulikaivarakan, Pullivarakan, Tankavarakan.
Full-text: Varakanputu, Tankavarakan, Kattivarakan, Mammatukanvarakan, Pirati-punniyavarakan, Hun, Parumulaivarakan, Pulli-kulikaivarakan, Ativarakan, Varakanetai, Varakan-pullikulikai, Pullivarakan, Panavetai, Cavalam.
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