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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pañcakalai (பஞ்சகலை) [pañca-kalai] noun < idem. +. (Śaiva Philosophy) The five spheres of action of the five forms of Śiva, viz., nivirttikalai, piratiṭṭākalai, vittiyākalai, cāntikalai, cāntiyatītakalai, one of two kinds of artta-p-pirapañcam, q. v.; அர்த்தப்பிரபஞ்சம் இரண்டனுள் ஒன்றும், நிவிர்த்தி கலை, பிரதிட்டாகலை, வித்தியாகலை, சாந்திகலை, சாந்தி யதீதகலை என்று ஐவகைப்பட்டதுமான சிவசத்திநிலை. [arthappirapancham irandanul onrum, nivirthi kalai, pirathittagalai, vithiyagalai, santhigalai, santhi yathithagalai enru aivagaippattathumana sivasathinilai.] (சிவஞானபோத பாஷ்யம் [sivagnanapotha pashyam] 2, 2, பக். [pag.] 142, புதுப். [puthup.])

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