Nampillai, Nampiḷḷai, Nam-pillai: 1 definition
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: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNampiḷḷai (நம்பிள்ள�) [Բ-辱ḷḷ] noun < நம்� [Բ¹] +. A celebrated Vaiṣṇava Ācārya whose exposition of Tiruvāymoḻi was the basis of the commentary known as Īṭu; ஈட�-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்பட� என்றுவழங்கும� திருவாய்மொழி வியாக்கியானத்த� உபந்யசித்த வைணவ ஆசாரியர். (குருபரம்பராப்ராபவம�) [idu-muppatharuyirappadi enruvazhangum thiruvaymozhi viyakkiyanathai upanyasitha vainava asariyar. (kuruparambaraprapavam)]
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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Full-text: Vatakku-tiruvitipillai, Itumuppattarayiram, Bharanyasa.
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