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: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconJāmpavā� (ஜாம்பவான�) noun < 峾 nominative singular of 峾.
1. Jāmbavat, the king of bears, who was long-lived and who helped Rāma at the siege of Laṅkā; நெடுங்காலம� வாழ்ந்தவனும் இராமபிரானுக்கு இலங்கைப் போரில் உதவியவனுமா� கரடிவேந்தன�. [nedungalam vazhnthavanum iramapiranukku ilangaip poril uthaviyavanumana karadiventhan.]
2. Long-lived person, as Jāmbavat who lived during the incarnations of Viṣṇu as Trivikrama, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa; மிகவும� முதியவன். [migavum muthiyavan.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)
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Ramayana of Valmiki (Shastri) (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
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