The elephant naLagiri/nalagiri

[S.Kalyanaraman]

Swaminathan Madhuresan <smadhuresan at YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>    To me, MBh. Nala/NaLa and NaLagiri/Nalagiri in Jataka myths appears
>    to represent 'black' in contrast to  'good'(Emeneau), 'reed', 'roaring'.

The semant. 'black' is also reinforced by the following: narka_  = night
(Gadba); narka (Gondi); nalla = black, charcoal (Te.); nendu nal = midnight
(Parji); na_r.a = night (Kond.a); nan = night (Brahui)

So, nal.a (Skt.) is just jet black? Would appreciate guidance on any IE
cognates.
Dr. S. Kalyanaraman

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