கையறுநிலை

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) a state of being desolate, helpless or devastated
 * 2)  a genre of poetry in classical Tamil portraying helpless, utter desolate situations (like the Paarimagalir song from Puranaanuru, where the daughters of King Pāri lament the siege against their kingdom and ultimately the death of their father.)