தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
XIV. Aiyarmalai (ஐயர்மலை)
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| XIV. AIYARMALAI (ஐயர்மலை) | ||
| 50. | A. | pā ṉai tu ṟai1 ve sa ṉa a ta ṭa2 a ṉā ma |
| B. | paṉaituṟai3 vesaṉ4 ataṭ-aṉam5 | |
| அ. | பா னை து றை வெ ஸ ன அ த ட அ னா ம | |
| ஆ. | பனைதுறை வெஸன் அதட்அனம் | |
| Translation | The seat (atiṭṭāṉam) (is the gift) of Ve(s)saṉ of Paṉaituṟai. | |
| Locus | On a stone bed in the uppermost cave on the Ratnagirīśvarar hill. | |
| No. of lines | 1 | |
| Length | 39 cm. | |
| Date | ca. 1st century B.C.E. | |
| Notes |
1. The engraver had omitted this letter at first and added it later in smaller size above the line. 2. The estampage shows a dot resembling the puḷḷi to the right of this letter. A careful re-examination in situ has shown this to be a natural feature. 3. The village Paṉaittuṟai is across the river Cauvery flowing nearby (local informant). 4. vessaṉ. cf. vessa (Pkt.) < vaiśya (Skt.). Alternatively, <vaiśva (Skt.) 'Uttarāshāḍha' asterism. See ETE 2, Commentary (50.2). 5. Read atiṭ-āṉam (atiṭṭāṉam) 'seat'. |
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