Vettirakiyam, Vēttirakīyam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vēttirakīyam (வேத்திரகீயம்) noun < vētra-kīya. A place mentioned in the Mahābhārata, where the Pāṇḍavas lived in disguise as Brahmins after the burning of the lac palace; அரக்கு மாளிகை நெருப்பாலழிந்தபின் பாண்டவர்கள் பார்ப் பனக்கோலம்பூண்டு வாழ்ந்ததாக மகாபாரதத்திற் கூறப்படும் ஓர் இடம். வேத்திரகீயச்சருக்கம். (மகாபாரதம்) [arakku maligai neruppalazhinthapin pandavarkal parp panakkolambundu vazhnthathaga magaparathathir kurappadum or idam. vethiragiyacharukkam. (magaparatham)]

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