Ekapatam, Ēkapātam, Eka-patam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ēkapātam (ஏகபாதம்) [ēka-pātam] noun < idem. +.

1. Stanza of four lines all apparently alike but really made up of different sets of words and so conveying different meanings; நான்கடியும் ஒரேயெழுத்துத்தொடரால் அமைந்துவரும் மிறைக்கவி. (திவா.) [nankadiyum oreyezhuthuthodaral amainthuvarum miraikkavi. (thiva.)]

2. A one-legged savage creature; ஒற் றைக்காற் பிராணி. ஈற்றா மதமா வேகபாதம் [or raikkar pirani. irra mathama vegapatham] (தொல். பொ [thol. po] 249, உரை [urai]).

3. A pose, one of nine irukkai, q.v.; இருக்கைவகை யொன்பதனுள் ஒன்று. [irukkaivagai yonpathanul onru.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 8, 25, உரை. [urai.])

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