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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Vāyin, (adj.) (fr. vāyati²) blowing (forth), emitting an odour, smelling PvA. 87. (Page 609)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vāyin (वायिन्):—[from vāya] mfn. weaving, sowing, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vayiṉ (வயின்) noun

1. Place; இடம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) யாழ்ப்பாணர் வயின்வயின் வழங்குபாடல் [idam. (pingalagandu) yazhppanar vayinvayin vazhangupadal] (கம்பராமாயணம் நாட்டுப். [kambaramayanam nattup.] 8).

2. Side; பக்கம். புடைவீ ழந்துகி லிட வயிற்றழீஇ [pakkam. pudaivi zhanthugi lida vayirrazhii] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: நெடு [pathuppattu: nedu] 181).

3. House; வீடு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [vidu. (sudamaninigandu)]

4. Belly, stomach; வயிறு. வயின்கட்டோற்று மகவு [vayiru. vayinkattorru magavu] (இரகுவமிசம் தேனுவ. [iraguvamisam thenuva.] 46).

5. Proper stage, as in boiling rice; பக்குவம். மகடூஉ வயினறிந் தட்ட [pakkuvam. magaduu vayinarin thatta] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 304).

6. Order; முறை. வயின் வயி னுடன்றுமேல் வந்த வம்பமள்ளரை [murai. vayin vayi nudanrumel vantha vambamallarai] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 77).

7. Boundary; எல்லை. (அரு. நி.) [ellai. (aru. ni.)]

8. Security; பிணை. (அரு. நி.) [pinai. (aru. ni.)] — particle

1. Sign of the locative; ஏழாம் வேற்றுமையின் சொல்லுருபு. தம்வயிற் குற்றம் [ezham verrumaiyin sollurupu. thamvayir kurram] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 846).

2. An expletive; ஓர் அசைச் சொல். (பெருங்கதை அரும்.) [or asais sol. (perungathai arum.)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Starts with: Vayina, Vayinan, Vayinanacayam, Vayinarutatayam, Vayinateyan, Vayinavam, Vayinavi, Vayinervittal, Vayingana, Vayinge, Vayinilai, Vayinivadunga, Vayinmaruttal, Vayintavam, Vayintipuram.

Ends with: Abhyavayin, Anabhisamskaraparinirvayin, Antaraparinirvayin, Anvayin, Arajanvayin, Asamavayin, Dhanvayin, Dvayin, Hvayin, Kevalanvayin, Parinirvayin, Sabhisamskaraparinirvayin, Samavayin, Samshvayin, Ubhayanvayin, Ubhayatahsamshvayin, Udakabhyavayin, Upapadyaparinirvayin, Vyavayin.

Full-text: Munnampal, Vayinanacayam, Murri, Porul-vayirpirivu, Matku, Vayiru, Karisha, Molai.

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Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)

Origin of Sculptural Art (a): Pre And Proto-Historic Period < [Chapter 2 - Origin of Sculptural Art—Its Development and Scheme]

Socio-Religious Life of the Pre-Pallava Period < [Chapter 3 - Socio-Religious Life]

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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)

Chapter 1 - The Tondar or Tontar (devotees) and their religion < [Volume 4.1.2 - The conception of Paramanaiye Paduvar]

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