tīrttam (p. 243) s. (Sa. Teertha.) Ceremonial purity, சுத்தம். 2. Sacred rivers, or waters at a place of pilgrimage, or as brought from such place, புண்ணியதீர்த்தம். 3. Consecrated water used for washing an idol, which is afterward brought out and given to the people, especially on the last day of the festival, either to be drunk by them, or taken home for the sick to dispel diseases, திருமஞ்சனநீர். 4. Water consecrated for the sick, ஓதியிறைக்கும்நீர். 5. The merit of bathing on an auspicious day, புண்ணியகாலஸ்நா னசுத்தம். 6. A temple festival of procession, திருவிழா. 7. Water in common. நீர். 8. Water given by the brahman in court, in administering an oath, துளசிதீர்த்தம். (c.)-Note The seven sacred rivers are the following. 1. கங்கை, Ganges; 2. யமுனை, Jumna; 3. சரச்சுவதி. Sarasvati which is northward of Delhi; 4. நருமதை, Narbudha; 5. காவேரி Kavery; 6. குமரி. Kumari at Cape Comorin; 7. கோதாவிரி, Godavery. தீர்ந்தங்கொடுக்க, inf. To distribute water, in which the idol has been washed. தீர்த்தசேவை, s. Pilgrimage to holy bathing places. தீர்த்தமாட, inf. To bath in sacred waters. 2. To bath as a part of the daily religions duties. தீர்த்தயாத்திரை, s. Pilgrimage to a holy place for the purpose of bathing. தீர்த்தர், s. (plu.) Devas, celestials, inhabitants of Swerga, கடவுள். (சது.) தீர்த்தவாசி, appel. n. A pilgrim. தீர்த்தன், s. Argha of the Jainas, அரு கன். 2. Siva, சிவன். 3. Guru, குரு. 4. A teacher, especially of the Vedas, உபா த்தியாயன். 33) *

tai (p. 261) s. January, the month, ஓர்மாதம். 2. A sound in beating time, தாளக்குறிப்பி னொன்று. (c.) 3. The eighth lunar asterism, as பூசம். 4. Capricorn of the Zodiac, மகர விராசி. 5. (R.) Juice and root of தைவிளை, which see. தையீனாப்புல்லுமில்லைமாசியீனாமரமுமில்லை...... There is no graminious plant, but ears in January, and no tree that does not blossom in february. தைக்குரக்கன், s. [prov.] Watching millet sown in January. தைச்சங்கிரமம், s. The entrance of the sun into Capricorn. See சங்கிரமம், சங்கி ராந்தி. தைச்செவ்வாய், s. [prov.] A Tuesday in January, auspicious. தைப்பிறப்பு, s. [com. தைமாதப்பிற ப்பு.] New year's day, astronomically; observed by boiling rice, to propitiate the favor of the sun, supposed to commence, at that time, his course northward. தைப்பிறை, s. The new moon as seen in January, observed to ascertain whether the year will be fruitful. தைப்பூசம், s. The day when the moon is in the பூசம், in January, being an auspicious time for eating the first rice, bathing, and taking oblations to the temple. தைப்பொங்கல், s. The festival of boiling rice in cow's milk. See தைப்பிறப்பு. தையறம், s. [prov.] The drying up of the rivers in January. 3)