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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVimāṉam (விமானம்) noun < vimāna.
1. Fabulous, self-moving aerial car; ஆகாச ரதம். தளிரியில் விமானஞ் சேர்ந்தாள் [agasa ratham. thaliriyil vimanagn sernthal] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 564).
2. The vehicle of the Moon-God; சந்திரனூர்தி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [santhiranurthi. (pingalagandu)]
3. Vehicle; ஊர்தி. [urthi.]
4. Turret of a temple surmounting the cell in which the chief image is placed; கர்ப்பக்கிருகத்தின் மேலுள்ள தூபி. தூயவிமானமுந் தூலமதாகும் [karppakkirugathin melulla thupi. thuyavimanamun thulamathagum] (திருமந். [thiruman.] 1718). விமானப் புரிசைசெய்து [vimanap purisaiseythu] (திருவாலவாயுடையார் திருவிளையாடற் [thiruvalavayudaiyar thiruvilaiyadar] 48, 22).
5. Seven-storied palace; ஏழடுக்கு மெத்தையுள்ள மாளிகை. [ezhadukku methaiyulla maligai.] (W.)
6. Palace; அரண்மனை. (இலக்கியச் சொல்லகராதி) [aranmanai. (ilakkiyas sollagarathi)]
7. Temple; தேவர்கோயில். [thevarkoyil.] (W.)
8. The world of the celestials; தேவலோகம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [thevalogam. (sudamaninigandu)]
9. The fourth nakṣatra. See உரோகிணி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [urogini. (pingalagandu)]
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Starts with: Vimanamahatmya.
Ends with: Pushpavimanam, Putpakavimanam, Putpavimanam.
Full-text: Putpavimanam, Teyvavitu, Putpakavimanam, Pushpavimanam, Pitiryanam, Uranarrer, Atishtanam, Mekalai.
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Section CCCIV < [Pativrata-mahatmya Parva]
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
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Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)