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SrI:

Dear SrI Malolan R Cadambi,

 

I know that Tamil-PavaLam and Sanskrit-pravALam means Coral.

But as the author the article seems to have interpreted " pavaLak-kunRu "

as " Mountain of Emerald gems " , my question/doubt was

>Is there any reference for these to mean like this in ancient

>dictionaries - Tamil/Sanskrit? or am I wrong in my understanding?

 

That is, I wanted to know whether any of the ancient dictionaries

refer Tamil-PavaLam or Sanskrit-pravALam as " Emerald gem " . Hope my

earlier mail is now clear to you.

 

Thanks & Regards

M.S.HARI rAmAnuja dAsan (mshari)

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Malolan R Cadambi <mcadambi wrote:

Sri:

Srimathe rAmAnujAya namaha

 

Dear Sriman M.S.Hari Swami,

 

> I thought that " pavaLak kunRu " means " pravALa giri "

> which means " Coral mountain " . Coral has generally red-mixed-orange

 

>Is there any reference for these to mean like this in ancient

>dictionaries - Tamil/Sanskrit? or am I wrong in my understanding?

 

pravAlam means coral. This I was able to check up in the Cologne

Sanskrit Lexicon. Sri Apte also gives the same meaning.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Regards,

 

Malolan Cadambi

 

 

 

 

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