Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.456

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.456

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c8.456

MANIMATĪPURĪ (MANIMATPATTANAM). A meeting 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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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa — Vālmīki, Sanskrit