kvuṉi (p. 98) s. A kind of arsenic in its natural state, குதிரைப்பாஷாணம். 2. (Tel.) [prov.] The gate of a fort. வாசல். 49)

kvreẕucngkm (p. 97) s. A kind of shrub, முட்சங்கம், Monetia tetracantha, L. 22)

kāngkēyṉ (p. 103) s. A name of Skanda, குமரன். 2. Bishma, வீட்டுமாசாரி. (p.) 41)

kaṭampam (p. 87) s. A tree, கடம்பு. 2. A medicinal seed, the வாலுளுவை. (p.) 15)

kīẕ (p. 113) part. A sign of the local ablative or the seventh case, equivalent to under, below, beneath, in subjection to, &c. அதுமரத்தின்கீழிருக்கிறது. It is under the tree. அவன்கீழேநாலுபேர்இருக்கிறார்கள். There are four persons under his control. இதன்கீழ். Under it, under this. ஒருத்தன்கையின்கீழ். Under one's superiority. 44)

kāpālam (p. 104) s. One of the three dances of Siva; the other two being கொடுகொட்டி and பாண்டரங்கம்; சிவன்கூத்து. (p.) காபாலன்--காபாலி, s. Siva, சிவன். காபாலிகம், s. One of the sects of Saivism, சைவமதத்திலொன்று. 48)

kṟuppu (p. 102) s. Blackness, darkness, கருமை. 2. (p.) Indications of anger, frown, scowl, சினக்குறிப்பு. 3. Anger, displeasure, சினம். 4. A spot, taint, pollution, moral defilement, &c., கறை. 5. (M. dic.) Ambergris, மீனம்பர். பார்ப்பானிற்கறுப்பும்பறையனிற்சிவப்புமாகாது. A black skin in a Brahmin and a light brown skin in a Pariar are equally bad. கறுப்பன், s. A black person or animal, கரியன். 2. A demigod or ferocious deity, பதினெட்டாம்படிக்கறுப்பன். 3. A dark kind of rice, கார்நெல். கூர்க்கறுப்பன்--மொட்டைக்கறுப் பன், s. Different kinds of dark rice. கறுப்பி, s. A black woman, கரியள். கறுப்புக்காஞ்சொறி, s. A kind of plant, ஓர்செடி. கறுப்புக்கொள்ள, inf. To take umbrage, to frown, கோபங்கொள்ள. கறுப்புப்படர, inf. [prop. கருமே கம்டர.] To grow or spread--as a black spot on the skin. மனக்கறுப்பு, s. Hatred, enmity. 2)

kiruttiyam (p. 111) s. Act, actions, performances, operation, தொழில். 2. Moral actions good or bad, involving future retributions, கன்மக்கிரியை. 3. A course of conduct, நடக்கை. 4. Work, business, employment, லௌகிகவேலை. 5. Religious rules, prescribed duties, கடமை. 6. Rites, ceremonies, &c., religious acts or practice, சடங்கு. 7. The operations of the deity--popularity in the characters of creator, preserver and destroyer; but in the mystic parts of the Agama system, the works of obscuring and enlightening the soul are superadded. Wils. p. 243. KRUTYA. தன்கிருத்தியந்தான்பார்க்கவேண்டும். Each one must perform his appropriate duties, personal, social, relative, civil, &c. கிருத்தியகர்த்தா, s. An operating deity, or a god who performs either of the five great operations in the universe. கிருத்தியகர்த்தாக்கள், s. (pl.) Agents who carry on operations in the universe; also, those of the விஞ்ஞானகலர் and பிர ளயாகலர் class of souls that have advanced so as to be cleansed from மலம், and permitted to be operative. கிருத்தியப்பிழை, s. Misdeeds, misbehaviour. 2. Failure or transgression in the performance of prescribed rites, ceremonies or other duties. கிருத்தியமில்லாதவன், s. One who does not practise the rites of the religion. ஒருகிருத்தியமுமில்லாதவன். One unemployed. கிருத்தியமுடிக்க, inf. To perform prescribed duties--as religious rites, ceremonies, &c. கிருத்தியம்பண்ண--கிருத்தியம்நடத்த inf. To perform the works of creation, &c..--as a deity, ஐந்தொழில்செய்ய. The direct object of this work is fancied to be; 1. To cleanse the soul from its moral defilements. 2. To cause it to experience the fruit of former actions. 3. To give it a temporary rest. 4. To produce an equilibrium between the good and evil actions of the soul. 5. To emancipate it from the பாசம் entanglements. (சிவ. சி.) 2. To perform works, rites, &c., சடங்குசெய்ய. 3. To perform the duties of one's calling, தொழில்செய்ய. 4. To perform the funeral rites for a deceased ancestor, உத்தரகிரியைசெய்ய. பஞ்சகிருத்தியம், s. The five operations of deity under various names, forms and modifications, viz.: 1st. சிருட்டி or படை த்தல், the work of creating or transforming matter, evolving it from the primitive Maya, producing words, furnishing the soul with its appropriate body, according to its actions in a previous birth, &c. In the popular system, this office is ascribed to Brahma. 2d.திதி or காத்தல், the work of preserving, usually ascribed to Vishnu. 3d. சங்காரம் or அழித்தல், the work of destroying, or of reducing the universe to the primitive Maya, through numerous involutions, --as earth into water, water into fire, &c. This office is ascribed to உருத்தி ரன், who by his worshippers is identified with Siva whom they consider supreme. 4th. திரோபவம் or மறைத்தல், the work of obscuration, or the veiling of the soul in moral darkness, and beclouding the understanding, so that the divine being cannot be perceived, while the mind attracted and illuded by visible and sensual objects, is excited to the performance of new actions, by which absolute liberation from பாசம் entanglements is prevented, and connection with Maya and its consequent transmigrations--except where the sanchita (சஞ்சிதம்) of former births is exhausted --is indefinitely prolonged. This is ascribed to மயேச்சுரன். 5th. அனுக்கிரகம் or அருளல், this is a work of benevolence as exerted for the benefit of the soul in furnishing it with appropriate bodies by which to expiate the guilt of former actions, though obscuring it with திரோ பவம், while it is thus working itself clear, at length withdrawing the veil and showing it that all visible and sensual objects are illusory and deceptive; also annihilating the passions and exciting disgust toward the objects of sense, and utter indifference to all mundane affairs, and thus causing entire cessation from physical and moral actions, and maturing it for final emancipation, and union with the Supreme. It is ascribed to சதாசிவம். சமுசாரகிருத்தியம், s. Domestic affairs, household business. 10) *

kīcakam (p. 113) s. A monkey, an ape, குரங்கு. Wils. p. 224, KEESAHA. 2. A bamboo, மூங் கில். Wils. p. 223. KEECHAKA. 3. A helmet, தலைச்சீரா, (சது.) incorrectly for சீசகம். Wils. p. 849. SEERSHAKA. 4) *

kiramukam (p. 109) s. Betel-nut tree, கமுகு. Wils p. 256. KRAMUKA. (p.) 83) *