When I was young it was very common to hear this word alpam.... it meant people who are greedy and will not spend on others.
I was reading an article by Kanchi Sankaracharya that there is a sin known as alpitham. It means showing off your wealth and worldly possessions in an inappropriate manner. He further went on to say that flaunting your wealth is a sin, since it equals to eating food in front of someone starved/famished.
I am wondering if the word alpam stems from alpitham?
Does alpitham have a place in our 'if you have it flaunt it' world?
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the word has no place in this "worldly" world (oxymoron?)
but then, paavai, so don't many other words that have been advocated by wise men...sadly
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