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VITĀNA-(KA)—A cushion, a canopy. A canopy of pearls (Ranganath Inscrip. of Sundarapandya, v. 12, Ep. Ind. vol. III. pp. 12, 15). Cf : ‘Toraṇa-vitāna—canopy (in the shape) of an arch.’ (Cochin plates of Bhaskara Ravivarman, lines, 10-11, Ep. Ind. vol. III. pp. 68, 69).