tāmōtaraṉ (p. 234) s. Vishnu, அசோதை, his foster-mother having in vain passed the folds of a rope round him, when a child, to keep him in confinement, விஷ்ணு; [ex தாமம் et உதரம், belly.] 2. (R.) A tortoise, ஆமை. 10)