Viratam, Virāṭam, Virātam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconViratam (விரதம்) noun < vrata.
1. Religious vow, act of austerity; holy practice, as fasting, continence, etc.; நோன்பு. ஊக்கித்தாங் கொண்ட விரதங்கள் [nonpu. ukkithang konda virathangal] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 57).
2. Solemn vow, oath; சங்கற்பம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) தன்னுடன் பிறந்த முன்னவர்விரத முடித்து [sangarpam. (pingalagandu) thannudan pirantha munnavarviratha mudithu] (S. I. I. iv, 94).
3. Penance, one of seven puṇṇiyam, q.v.; புண்ணியம் ஏழனுள் ஒன்றான தவம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [punniyam ezhanul onrana thavam. (sudamaninigandu)]
4. A ceremony. See சமாவர்த்தனம். [samavarthanam.] Brāh.
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Viratam (விரதம்) noun < vi-rasa. Dislike, unpleasantness; அருவருப்பு. விரதமாயை புரிசகுனி [aruvaruppu. virathamayai purisaguni] (மகாபாரதம் நாடுகர. [magaparatham nadugara.] 32).
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Viratam (விரதம்) noun < vi-rata. Stopping, desisting; ஒழிகை. மான்விரதநோக்கியர் [ozhigai. manvirathanokkiyar] (மகாபாரதம் நாடுகர. [magaparatham nadugara.] 32).
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Virāṭam (விராடம்) noun < Virāṭa. A country in central Indian, probably modern Berar, one of 56 tēcam, q.v.; ஐம்பத்தாறு தேசத்துள் தற் போதைய பீரார்மாகாணம் அடங்கிய பழமொழிைய நாடு. [aimbatharu thesathul thar pothaiya pirarmaganam adangiya pazhaiya nadu.]
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Virātam (விராதம்) noun < vrāta. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])
1. Manual labour; கைவேலை. [kaivelai.]
2. Day-labour; நாட்கூலிவேலை. [nadkulivelai.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Ends with (+9): Anacanaviratam, Anantaviratam, Anuviratam, Aviratam, Avviratam, Caittiraviratam, Cantanaviratam, Cattiviratam, Cattiyaviratam, Cavittiriviratam, Coma-varaviratam, Eka-pattiniviratam, Kauriviratam, Ketara-kauriviratam, Ketaraviratam, Kollaviratam, Kunaviratam, Maunaviratam, Maviratam, Nayirru-kilamaiviratam.
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