--- In SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ramasamy Rajagopalan" <rrajagopalan36@xxxx> wrote: KO in Tamil means King and puram means the city, which means Gopuram means the city of the King. Our king is Lord Narayana or Shiva . So also KoVil in tamil means the Ill ( Illam) > of the KO, also known as KOVIL. KO+ Ill is KOIL or KOVIL. > I have just given another interpretation. That is all. > > Daasan, > Prof.Dr.R.Rajagopalan. *********** Sir, Can you also please shed some light on whether "puram" (city) is a Tamil or Sanskrit word? "kO" may well be of Tamil origin but I think "pur", "pura" and "puri" are all rooted in Sanskrit. (Hastina- pur, NichulApuri, Nava-dvAra-pura, for example). If 'kO' is Tamil and 'puram' Sanskrit in origin, then "gOpuram" must be a happy blend of the two. Never did I imagine that I was using 'manipravAlam' everytime I looked up at a temple-tower and said: "gOpuram"! Thanks, Rgds, dAsan, Sudarshan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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