Kalyanamalika, Kalyana-malika, Kalyāṇamālikā: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraKalyāṇamālikā (कल्याणमालिका) is another name for Kalyāṇamālā (daughter of Vālikhilya and Pṛthvī): an ancient king from Kūbarapura, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.5 [The kidnapping of Sītā] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly: “[...] Then the king of Kūbarapura, King Kalyāṇamāla, came there and saw Lakṣmaṇa. At once he was pierced by Kāma’s arrows whose nature is to pierce and, bowing to Lakṣmaṇa, said, ‘Be my guest for dinner’. Observing the agitation of love and bodily characteristics, Lakṣmaṇa thought, ‘She is a woman, but dressed as a man for some reason’. [...]”.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 10: Lakṣmaṇa’s household < [Chapter VIII - The abandonment of Sītā]
Part 4: Story of the thief Kāka < [Chapter V - The kidnapping of Sītā]