Manali in Kullu valley

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maNali in Kullu valley

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Manali town with two rivers and sandy banks in the

beautiful Kulu valley, Himachal Pradesh, is in the news:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3241131.stm

 

The toponym, maNali is of much interest.

maNal is dravidian word for "sand". Many places

in India are named with the word, maNal.

 

For example, maNali Ramakrishna mudaliyar's forefathers

served as dubahses when Madras was being formed.

Mudduswami Dikshitar sang at Manali Mudalis' court

around 1800 AD.

 

Pandyas are repeatedly called PaJcavar in classical

Tamil texts. This "paJca" refering to Indo-Aryan

word for five is not used in in Tamil in common practice.

Instead, "ainthu" a dravidian word is used commonly.

Pandyas claim descent thru' the Pandava Arjuna

when he married Citrangadai and their son, Babhruvaahanan.

This happened at maNaluur, east of Madurai.

(Sangam texts, Large Cinnamanuur copperplates, ...)

http://www.services.cnrs.fr/wws/arc/ctamil/2003-09/msg00055.html

 

Names like maNali, maNaluur may the remains of Dravidian

people moving into Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat at

the decline of the Indus valley civilization.

 

Interested in any complehensive analysis of toponyms with

-uur endings like -oura etc., Can all the names which end

in -uuru be from "puram"?

 

N. Ganesan

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Dear Mr. Ganesan,

 

I have small doubt regarding your interpretation of Arjuna's

Marriage with Chitrangatha. To the extent my little knowledge goes

on Mahabharatha, Chitrangatha was the princess of Manipur and

Babruvahan was born to him in Manipur. Even today we can see this

name (Babruvahan) prevalent in North East. During the war,

Babruvahan gallantly fights against the Kaurava forces and dies at

the hand of Bakasura's son, also killing him.

 

Arjuna marries Chitrangatha while he is on exile. He first travels

to Nagaland where he marries Uloopi of whom Aravan (or Iravan) is

born to him. Then he travels to Manipur.

 

Please corrct me if I am wrong.

 

Regards,

 

Ashwin

 

INDOLOGY, "naga_ganesan" <naga_ganesan@h...>

wrote:

>

> maNali in Kullu valley

> ------------------------

>

> Manali town with two rivers and sandy banks in the

> beautiful Kulu valley, Himachal Pradesh, is in the news:

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3241131.stm

>

> The toponym, maNali is of much interest.

> maNal is dravidian word for "sand". Many places

> in India are named with the word, maNal.

>

> For example, maNali Ramakrishna mudaliyar's forefathers

> served as dubahses when Madras was being formed.

> Mudduswami Dikshitar sang at Manali Mudalis' court

> around 1800 AD.

>

> Pandyas are repeatedly called PaJcavar in classical

> Tamil texts. This "paJca" refering to Indo-Aryan

> word for five is not used in in Tamil in common practice.

> Instead, "ainthu" a dravidian word is used commonly.

> Pandyas claim descent thru' the Pandava Arjuna

> when he married Citrangadai and their son, Babhruvaahanan.

> This happened at maNaluur, east of Madurai.

> (Sangam texts, Large Cinnamanuur copperplates, ...)

> http://www.services.cnrs.fr/wws/arc/ctamil/2003-09/msg00055.html

>

> Names like maNali, maNaluur may the remains of Dravidian

> people moving into Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat at

> the decline of the Indus valley civilization.

>

> Interested in any complehensive analysis of toponyms with

> -uur endings like -oura etc., Can all the names which end

> in -uuru be from "puram"?

>

> N. Ganesan