மணிமேகலை
Tamil edit
Etymology edit
From மணி (maṇi, “gem, jewel”) + மேகலை (mēkalai, “girdle, belt”), translates to 'Girdle of Jewels.'
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
மணிமேகலை • (maṇimēkalai)
- an ancient Tamil epic poem revolving around the titular character, a Buddhist nun and also the illegitimate daughter of Kovalan, one of the protagonists of another Tamil epic called Silapadhikaram. One of the aimperumkappiyangal.
See also edit
- சிலப்பதிகாரம் (cilappatikāram)
- சீவக சிந்தாமணி (cīvaka cintāmaṇi)
- வளையாபதி (vaḷaiyāpati)
- குண்டலகேசி (kuṇṭalakēci)
References edit
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “மணிமேகலை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press