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From Sanskrit विधान (vidhāna) + -ము (-mu).
విధానము • (vidhānamu) ? (plural విధానములు)
- doing, performance.
- rule, precept, ordinance, injunction, regulation, order, command.
- mode of worship, rite or ceremony.
- form, formula, procedure, mode, method, manner.
- means, expedient.