tōppukkṇṭm (p. 264) s. A mode of punishment in schools, in which the boy taking hold of his ears transversely, squats down and rises again a number of times, ஓர்தண்டனை. 2. A mode of self imposed penance, as a tribute to Ganesa for subduing கசமுகன், an Asura, ஓர்வணக்கம். தோப்புக்கண்டம்போட, inf. To punish one's self by taking hold of each ear by the opposite hand, and then sitting down and rising. 34)