Virapattam, Vīrapaṭṭam, Vira-pattam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vīrapaṭṭam (வீரபட்டம்) [vīra-paṭṭam] noun < vīra + பட்டம்². [pattam².]

1. See வீரபட்டிகை. வீரபட்டத்தொடு திலக மின்னவே [virapattigai. virapattathodu thilaga minnave] (கம்பராமாயணம் கடிம. [kambaramayanam kadima.] 54).

2. A jewel on the forehead of deities; தெய்வ மூர்த்தங்கட்கணியும் நெற்றியணிவகை. [theyva murthangadkaniyum nerriyanivagai.]

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