मणिमत्पत्तनम्

यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

Purana Encyclopedia

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

MAṆIMATĪPURĪ (MAṆIMATPATTANAM) : A meet- ing place of the asuras. The notorious asura Ilvala lived here for some time. (Śloka 4, Chapter 94, Vana Parva). The demons Nivātakavacas hid here in this city and Rāvaṇa challenged them to a fight after coming to the gates of the city. (Uttara Rāmāyaṇa).


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*7th word in right half of page 479 (+offset) in original book.