Vetankam, Vētaṅkam, Vētāṅkam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVētaṅkam (வேதங்கம்) noun cf. வேதகம்¹. [vethagam¹.] A kind of fine cloth; ஒருவகைத் துகில். [oruvagaith thugil.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 108, உரை. [urai.])
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Vētāṅkam (வேதாங்கம்) noun < vēdāṅga. Works regarded as helps to the study of the Vēdas, six in number, viz., ciṭcai, viyākaraṇam, canṭacu, niruttam, cōtiṭam, kaṟpam; சிட்சை வியாகரணம் சந்தசு நிருத்தம் சோதிடம் கற்பம் என ஆறுவகைப்பட்ட வேதப் பொருளை யுணர்தற்குரிய கருவி. [sidsai viyagaranam santhasu nirutham sothidam karpam ena aruvagaippatta vethap porulai yunartharkuriya karuvi.] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 27, 100-102, உரை. [urai.])
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