Cūṭāmaṇi nikaṇṭu(fragment) by Maṇṭalapuruṭan

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  • Reference
    • GB 237 Coll-1717/PL.83
  • Dates of Creation
    • 19th century
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • Tamil
  • Physical Description
    • 1 item
      14 +2 olas. No covers. All leaves 43 cm long, with 4 lines of text per leaf, incised on both sides. Good condition.
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    • Cūṭāmaṇi nikaṇṭu (fragment) by Maṇṭalapuruṭan

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Scope and Content

Comprises the first section of a lexicon in verse by the sixteenth century Jaina Maṇṭalapuruṭan. This section covers names of deities, commencing with the Jaina god Arukan. Evidence suggest that this copy was written out by a Muslim, which is unusual as the text is not Islamic.