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Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 7

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XII. Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 7
42. A. pā ṇi ta vā ṇi ka ṉa ne1 ṭu ma lā ṉā $2
B. pāṇita-vāṇikaṉ3 neṭumalaṉ4
அ. பா ணி த வா ணி க ன நெ டு ம லா ன $
ஆ. பாணித வாணிகன் நெடுமலன்
Translation Neṭuma(l)laṉ, the gur merchant; (pāṇita-vāṇikaṉ);
Locus On the brow of the cave, below the lower drip ledge; the fifth segment of the long line.
No. of lines 1
Length 91 cm.
Date ca. 1st century B.C.E.
Notes

1. HKS reads na and KVS ne.

2. A symbol (not a pair of symbols as incorrectly printed in KVS).

3. From pāṇitam < phāṇita (Pāli) < phāṇi (Skt.) 'unrefined sugar, molasses'. See ETE 2, Commentary (42.1.a).

4. neṭumallaṉ. cf. LT mallaṉ 'wrestler', also a personal name.
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