Vellaival, Veḷḷaivāḷ, Vellai-val: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Veḷḷaivāḷ (வெள்ளைவாள்) [veḷḷai-vāḷ] noun < idem. + வாள்¹. [val¹.] (Jaina philosophy) A kind of meditation on the Supreme Spirit. See சுக்கிலத்தியானம். வெள்ளைவாள் கொண்டு வீரனை வாழ்த்துவதே [sukkilathiyanam. vellaival kondu viranai vazhthuvathe] (திருநூற்றந்தாதி [thirunurrandathi] 19).

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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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