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born & brought up in a deeply religious atmosphere of a temple town, became a teacher, turned out to be a banker, a trade unionist, hymn singer, and finally a lawyer. As a participant in JP's movement, a keen observer of politico-social issues

  • what is the Tamil word for 'money' ? See details?

    பணம் PaNam is a Sanskrit word.

    பண்யம் A derived word from 'PaNam" meaning saleable commodity, ware

    பணயம் - this is the Tamil version of the former word, used to mean 'stake'

    5 AnswersLanguages9 years ago
  • Why, in Sanskrit, Lord Ganapati, is described as having four arms but in Tamil as having five?

    Atharvashirshopanishad: "ekadantam chaturhastam"

    In the Sloka " shuklaambaradharam vishNum" as "shashivarNam chaturbhujam"

    ஐந்து கரமும் அங்குச பாசமும்-- Vinayakar akaval-Avvaiyaar

    ஐந்து கரத்தனை ஆனை முகத்தனை-- Thirumanthiram-Thirumoolar

    ஐங்கரனை ஒத்தமனம் -- Thiruppugazh--AruNagirinathar

    Since Thirumanthiram is of B.C. in history, how this traditional variance occurred is what intrigues me.

    4 AnswersLanguages9 years ago
  • What is the pure Tamil word for city,town,village?

    நகர்,நகரம்,மாநகரம்,கிராமம் என்பன தூய தமிழ்ச் சொற்கள்

    அல்லன ஆதலின் எவ்வினாவினைப் பெருமக்கள் கருத்திற்காய்ப் படைக்கிறேன்

    2 AnswersLanguages9 years ago