மணிமேகலை

Tamil

Etymology

From மணி (maṇi, “gem, jewel”) +‎ மேகலை (mēkalai, “girdle, belt”), translates to 'Girdle of Jewels.'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɐɳɪmeːɡɐlɐɪ̯/

Proper noun

மணிமேகலை • (maṇimēkalai)

1. 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

• சிலப்பதிகாரம் (cilappatikāram)
• சீவக சிந்தாமணி (cīvaka cintāmaṇi)
• வளையாபதி (vaḷaiyāpati)
• குண்டலகேசி (kuṇṭalakēci)

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “மணிமேகலை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press