தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 6
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| XII. Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 6 | ||
| 41. | A. | sā pa1 mi tā2 ī ṉa pā3 mi ta ti $4 |
| B. | sapamitā5=iṉa6 pamitti7 | |
| அ. | ஸா ப மி தா ஈ ன பா மி த தி $ | |
| ஆ. | ஸபமிதாஇன பமித்தி | |
| Translation | The Jaina nun (pammi-tti) who is Sa(p)pami(t)tā;8 | |
| Locus | On the brow of the cave, below the lower drip ledge; the fourth segment in the long line. | |
| No. of lines | 1 | |
| Length | 100 cm. | |
| Date | ca. 1st century B.C.E. | |
| Notes |
1. HKS reads ma. 2. HKS reads si. 3. These two letters are not read by HKS. 4. A symbol. 5. sappamittā. cf. Sappamittā (Pkt.) < Sarpamitrā (Skt.). 6. sapamitā-iṉa is construed as sapamitā (sappamittā) + ā-iṉa. 7. pammi-tti. cf.LT pammai, paimai 'Jaina nun'. 8. The Jaina nun figures here as a donor. See 83 for another example. |
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