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Arjuna
15 November 2006, 12:53 PM
My friend asked, how "GOD" is translated into dravidian languages. Also, which Sanskrit options of translations are there? Some i know but maybe U people can suggest more... :)

Sudarshan
06 January 2007, 10:20 AM
Typically, God is called kaDavuL in Tamil. deivam(divine) is another common usage.

kaDavuL is quite interesting in meaning also - kaDandu uLLilum iruppavan, one who is both transcendendal and immanent, which fully defines God too.

In malayalam, I think they refer to God as ishvaran or kartA.