Pāli Dictionary

Compound structure

analyses: 1

maṇimekhalā
  1. maṇi

    jewel; gem; precious stone

  2. mekhalā

    a girdle; a woman’s waist-belt

Encyclopedia

3 entries

  • A goddess who presides over the ocean, placed there by the Four Great Kings to protect virtuous people from shipwreck.

  • A district in Sri Lanka founded by the general Saṅkha during the reign of the usurper Māgha at Pulatthipura.

Manimekhalā
Otherapproximate
  • A dam built by Aggabodhi I across the Mahāvāḷukagaṅgā river, later restored by Sena II.

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