Venturai, Veṇṭuṟai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Veṇṭuṟai (வெண்டுறை) noun < idem. + துறை. [thurai.]

1. (Pros.) A kind of stanza consisting of three to seven lines of unequal length; மூன்றடி முதல் ஏழடியீறாக அடிகளைப்பெற்றுச் சீர் குறைந்தும் மிக் கும் வருதலையுடைய வெண்பாவின் வகை. (யாப்பருங்கலக் காரிகை) [munradi muthal ezhadiyiraga adigalaipperrus sir kurainthum mig kum varuthalaiyudaiya venpavin vagai. (yapparungalag karigai)]

2. A class of composition adapted to dancing, distinct from centuṟai; ஆடற்குரிய பாட்டு. [adarkuriya pattu.] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 12, வென்றிப். [venrip.] 18.) (யாப்பருங்கலம் விருத்தி பக். [yapparungalam viruthi pag.] 537.)

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