s. (தாமம் rope+உதரம் belly) Vishnu, Yasodah, his fostermother having once tied him to a mortar with a rope round his waist (belly) to keep him in confinement; 2. a tortoise, ஆமை.
[tāmōtaraṉ] ''s.'' Vishnu, அசோதை, his foster-mother having in vain passed the folds of a rope round him, when a child, to keep him in confinement, விஷ்ணு; [''ex'' தாமம் ''et'' உதரம், belly.] 2. ''(R.)'' A tortoise, ஆமை.
