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The names
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| Name | Language | Meaning | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| மைம்மீன் mai-m-mīṉ | Tamil Tamil Nadu | black star (mai 'blackness, collyrium') Named by colour, like veṇmīṉ 'white star' for Venus and cemmīṉ 'red star'. The Puṟanāṉūṟu line stacks three portents — the black star smoking, a comet appearing, Venus running to the south — and says the good king's land is watered even so. | vernacular |
Sources
- Puṟanāṉūṟu 117, ll. 1-2 (by Kapilar); Project Madurai e-text PM 0057 link