Ashtavacukkal, Aṣṭavacukkaḷ, Ashta-vacukkal: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Aṣṭavacukkaḷ (அஷ்டவசுக்கள்) [aṣṭa-vacukkaḷ] noun < idem. +. The eight Vasus, a class of deities, viz., அனலன், அனிலன், ஆபன், சோமன், தரன், துருவன், பிரத்தியூடன், பிரபாசன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [analan, anilan, apan, soman, tharan, thuruvan, pirathiyudan, pirapasan. (pingalagandu)]

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