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Mannan

மன்னன்
Tamil

A king.

Lyrics

Meaning

Mannan is the Tamil word for king or sovereign. In narrative songs it names a ruler whose word must be kept or whose command sets events moving — most often Dasharatha, whose promise sends Rama to the forest.

In the songs

  • mannan sol kaaththida

    To protect the king's word

    Dasharathan Than · Unknown

  • mannan sol kaaththida

    To protect the king's word

    Dasharathan Than · Unknown

  • mannan sol kaaththida maram uri sadai thariththu

    To protect the king's word, wearing bark garments and matted hair

    Dasharathan Than · Unknown

  • mannan sol kaaththida maram uri sadai thariththu

    To protect the king's word, wearing bark garments and matted hair

    Dasharathan Than · Unknown

Songs with this word

From the lyrics we hold — 1 song.

  • Dasharathan Than

    Unknown

    appears in 4 lines

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