Virocanan, Virōcaṉaṉ: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Virōcaṉaṉ (விரோசனன்) noun < vi-rōcana.

1. Sun; சூரியன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) விரோசனன் சுதனை [suriyan. (pingalagandu) virosanan suthanai] (மகாபாரதம் வாசுதே. [magaparatham vasuthe.] 2).

2. Moon; சந்திரன். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி). [santhiran. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi).]

3. Agni; அக்கினி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி). [akkini. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi).]

4. An Asura, son of Prahlāda and father of Bali; மகாபலியின் தந்தையும் பிரகலாதனுடைய மகனுமான ஓரசுரன். (அபிதானசிந்தாமணிமேகலை). [magapaliyin thanthaiyum piragalathanudaiya maganumana orasuran. (apithanasindamani).]

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