தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
I. MANGULAM (மாங்குளம்) - 6
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| I.MANGULAM (மாங்குளம்) - 6 | ||
| 6. | A. | ve ḷa a ṟai1 ni kā mā to ra ko2 ṭi o ra |
| B. | veḷ-aṟai nikamatōr3 koṭi-ōr4 | |
| அ. | வெ ள அ றை நி கா மா தொ ர கொ டி ஒ ர | |
| ஆ. | வெள்அ றை நிகமதோர் கொடிஓர் | |
| Translation. | The members of the merchant guild of Ve(ḷ)ḷaṟai carved.5 | |
| Locus | At right on the brow of the upper middle cave. | |
| No. of lines | 1 | |
| Length | 93 cm. | |
| Date | ca. 2nd century B.C.E. | |
| Notes |
1. HKS and KVS read ḍai and TVM ṭai. 2. The left medial stroke of ko is attached at a slightly lower level than the right, though both appear continuous due to the scale of reduction of the illustrations. 3. nikamattōr. 4. koṭṭi-ōr. 5. 'the stone beds' is understood from the context. The cave contains a large number of stone beds. |
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