Coinage

An update...

This is a term I coined out of an existing Indian usage.

The term: Hanumantaile.

Meaning: Something that keeps on prolonging, a la Hanuman's tail in Lanka...

Hanuman is revered as a God in India. He is closely associated with Lord Rama, who is considered one of the avatars of God. As the story goes, when Rama's wife Sita was abducted by the asura (demon) king Ravana to Lanka, Hanuman went across the sea searching for her. After he found her in Ravana's Asoka vana (garden), he went on a rampage, destroying things in the garden. Finally, he let himself be captured so he could be taken to Ravana, and convey Lord Rama's message to the demon king. When Ravana made fun of him as a monkey and ordered that his tail be set on fire, he suddenly let his tail grow and grow, and with the elongated tail, set Lanka on fire.

That is the story behind Hanuman's tail...

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