History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s2.t8.6
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s2.t8.6
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The wells supplemented to a great extent the limited water-supply of the people to convert arid tracts into arable land" (Subrahmanya Aiyar, K.V. II, p. 45). The Tamil epic, Manimekalai, mentions a well (endirak-kiṇaru) which was provided with filling and discharging pipes for conveying water (Maṇimekalai, XIX. 102, see also Aiyangar, 1928).
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- Maṇimēkalai — Cīttalaic Cāttaṉār, Tamil