akattiyaṉ (p. 2) --அகஸ்தியன், s. A poet and sage celebrated in the Ramayanam, Skandam and other works of antiquity. He is regarded as the former of the Tamil language which he is said to have learned of Skanda the son of Siva. He is also the reputed author of several works, still extant, in whole or in part, in the Tamil language; such as, a Grammar, Materia Medica, a work on Astrology, Astronomy, and several essays on the unity of the divine being, as opposed to the popular system of polytheism, &c. He is regarded as the son of both Mythra and Varuna by Urvasi; is represented to be of very short stature, and to have been born in a water jar. He is famed for having compressed and swallowed the ocean, for the sake of the celestials. Other wonderful stories are also told of him, and received with undoubted credence. He is considered as the regent of the star Canopus, குறுமுனி. Wils. p. 5. AGASTYA. அகத்தியர்குழம்பு, s. A famous compound cathartic. See குழம்பு. 6)

kuẕmpu (p. 128) s. Mixture; a liquid of a thick consistency--as jelly, porridge, &c., குழம்ப லானபதார்த்தம். 2. Mud, slime; macerated earth, குழைசேறு. 3. Thick gruel, pap, ஆணம். குழம்புக்கறி--குழம்பற்கறி, s. Thick curry. குழம்புப்பால், s. Milk, well thickened by boiling, திரட்டுப்பால். குழம்புவைக்க, inf. to make thick curry. 2. To make electuaries, &c., of a thick consistency. புளிக்குழம்பு, s. An acid mixture. மோர்க்குழம்பு, s. A mixture, made chiefly of butter-milk. அகத்தியர்குழம்பு, s. Agastya's purgative, compound mixture. சவரியார்குழம்பு, s. [among Romanists.] Xavier's purgative mixture. காரக்குழம்பு, s. A mixture, used for swellings. சேங்கொட்டைக்குழம்பு, s. A thick, medicinal liquid, the chief ingredient of which is சேங்கொட்டை. தயிர்க்குழம்பு, s. A thick medicine, made chiefly of curds--good against jaundice. தோஷாமிர்தக்குழம்பு, s. An electuary for தோஷம். நீற்றுப்பூசுணிக்காய்க்குழம்பு, s. A thick mixture, the principal ingredient of which is நீற்றுப்பூசணி--used for caughs, &c. பரிமளக்குழம்பு, s. A fragrant mixture. 20)