talam (p. 226) --ஸ்தலம், s. Place, site, position, location, space, room, இடம். 2. Holy place, a sacred shrine, தெய்வஸ்தலம். (See ஏழ்புரி.) 3. [prov.] A chief or principal place, as the metropolis, head quarters, the court, that part of a town where the authorities reside, &c., இராச தானி. 4. A region or part of the body. (See அடித்தலம்.) 5. Land under cultivation, commonly designated by some peculiarity, as having trees, hills, rocks, &c., பயிர்த்தலம். (c.) 6. The earth, பூமி. 7. The world in general, either of the fourteen worlds, உலகப்பொது. 8. A place of refuge, புகலிடம். 9. [in composition.] Identity, as பூதலம், the earth itself, கைத்தலம், the hand, செவித்தலம், the ear, கண்தலம், the eye, &c. தலத்திலேகாரியமேறிவிட்டது. The matter is known to the prince, the authorities, &c. [prov.] ஒருதலத்திலேயிறங்கிவிட்டார்கள். They have attained the shore, they have become settled. தலசுத்தி, s. Cleansing a place. 2. Ceremonial purification of a house after the birth of a child, a death, &c. 3. Sweeping the parts about a temple, one of the duties of the சரிதைக்காரன். தலதரிசனம், s. Visiting a sacred places. தலத்தார், s. (plu.) Inhabitants of a place. 2. The inhabitants or chief persons of a sacred place. தலந்தோறும். Every places. தலபுராணம், s. A Purana written to extol a sacred place or a temple. தலபேதம், s. Difference of places as affecting health. 2. difference of sacred places. தலமகிமை--தலமகத்துவம், s. The excellence of a sacred places. தலவிசேஷம், s. The advantages of one sacred place over others. 2. Specialities of a place as to miraculous occurrences. தலவாரி, s. Enumeration of cultivated lands. (Government usage.) தலவாரிக்கணக்கு, s. A schedule of such places. 4)
