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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cattamēkam (சத்தமேகம்) [catta-mēkam] noun < saptan +. The seven celestial clouds under the control of Indra, viz., camvarttam, āvarttam, puṭkalā-varttam, caṅkārittam, turōṇam, kāḷamuki, nīla-varuṇam; சம்வர்த்தம், ஆவர்த்தம், புட்கலாவர்த்தம், சங்காரித்தம், துரோணம், காளமுகி, நீலவருணம் என்ற ஏழுமேகங்கள். (பிங்கலகண்டு) சத்தமேகங்களும் வச்ரதரனாணை யிற் சஞ்சரித்திட வில்லையோ [samvartham, avartham, pudkalavartham, sangaritham, thuronam, kalamugi, nilavarunam enra ezhumegangal. (pingalagandu) sathamegangalum vasratharananai yir sancharithida villaiyo] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் பரிபூ. [thayumanasuvamigal padal paripu.] 9).

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