WITH MANALTTRU NEATt MADURA. 



315 



bourhood. 205 In some chronicles Manipura is also called 

 Kalyanapura ; the proposed identification of Kalyanapura 

 with Kurkhi is quite without foundation. 



Occasional excavations round Manaluru have brought to 

 light substantial evidences of ancient structures, especially in 

 the fields of Manaluru Cintamani, midway between the present 

 Manaluru and Madura ; old coins and ancient gold ornaments 

 have also been found there in quantities. The neighbouring 

 country round Manaluru stands among the natives in the 

 reputation of containing many hidden treasures, and people 

 often try to find them by means of the wand. 



It is a most important coincidence that in some old MSS. of 

 the Mahabharata, instead of the name Manipura, the chapters 

 of the Asvamedha, which should contain it, give actually the 

 name Manaluru. 206 



In the " Oriental Historical Manuscripts " of the Eev. Mr. 

 Taylor occurs, instead of Manaluru the name Manavuru, but 

 from further evidence given by Mr. Taylor himself r both name» 

 apply to one and the same place. 207 In some chronicles Madura 

 is substituted for Manipura, and Arjuna is said to have 

 married the daughter of the Pandya king of Madura. 208 



205 See Tamil Kadjan MS. No. 2327 in the Government Orient. MSS. Library 

 ibidem, Local Records XLVII, 105 : " Madhurasamlpamandunna Manipuram 

 anaga Manaluru candravamsam Kulasekharapandyudu rajyaparipalana, sariiv, 

 4,100." According to some Kulasekhara himself transferred the capital from? 

 Manipura to Madura. 



*»« ^Asvamedha, LXI, 1-3 ; LXVII, 1 ; LXVIII, 1 ; LXIX, 1. 

 LXI. 1 . Kramena saha yastvevam vicaran Bharatarsabha 

 M#wffMrwpaterdesam upayat saha Panda vaih. 



2. Srutva tu nrpatirvlram pitaram Babhruvahanah 

 niryayau vinayenaryo brahmanarghyapurassarah. 



3. Manaluresvaxam caivam upayantam dhanaiijayaho 

 LXVII. 1. Putrastasya mahabhago Manalure&vaxo yuva. 



LXVIII. 1 . Prayopaviste nrpatau Manaluresvaxe tatha. 

 LXIX. 1 . Eim< agamanakrtyam te Kauravyakulanandini 

 Maw«^rwpatestasya tathaiva caranajire. 

 207 See Oriental Historical Manuscripts, by William Taylor, Missionai j, 

 I, 13, 57, 120. 



^ See Ibidem, p 122, 



