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Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 8

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XII. Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 8
43. A. ko ḻu1 va ṇi ka ṉa e2 ḷa cā na ta ṉa $3
  B. koḻu-vaṇikaṉ4 eḷacantaṉ
  அ. கொ ழு வ ணி க ன எ ள சா ந த ன $
  ஆ. கொழு வணிகன் எளசந்தன்
Translation Eḷacantaṉ, the trader in ploughshares (koḻu-vaṇikaṉ);
Locus On the brow of the cave, below the lower drip ledge; the sixth segment of the long line.
No. of lines 1
Length 84 cm.
Date ca. 1st century B.C.E.
Notes

1. The first two letters were not read by HKS or KVS.

2. HKS and KVS read yu.

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

4. koḻu 'ploughshare'. See ETE 2, Commentary (43.1.a) and Section 4.15.2 on the significance of koḻu.

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