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IX. Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 1

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IX. Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 1
24. A. a mā1 ṇā ṉa mā ti rai a ta ti rā ṉa ū ṟai ū tā yā ṉa sa
B. amaṇaṉ2 matirai attiraṉ3 uṟai [|*] utayaṉasa4
அ. அ மா ணா ன மா தி ரை அ த தி ரா ன ஊ றை ஊ தா யா ன ஸ
ஆ. அமணன் மதிரை அத்திரன் உறை [|*] உதயனஸ
Translation The abode (uṟai) of Attiraṉ, the Jaina monk (amaṇaṉ) from Matirai.5 (The gift) of Utayaṉa(ṉ).6
Locus On the brow of the cave on the southern face of the Siddharmalai hill facing Mettuppatti; weather-worn and faint, but legible.
No. of lines 1
Length 99 cm.
Date ca. 2nd century B.C.E.
Notes

1. The -ā medial stroke of mā was discovered during the CICT Ta. Br. Photographic Survey.

2. amaṇaṉ < camaṇaṉ < samaṇa (Pkt.) < śramaṇa (Skt.).

3. cf. (inscr.) matirai, LT maturai.

4. utayaṉa(ṉ) + sa > utayaṉasa.

5. See ETE 2, Commentary (24.2) and Section 4.20.4 (i) on Matirai (Madurai).

6. cf. Udayana (Skt.), Udayaṇa (AMg.); Utayaṇaṉ (Ta.). See ETE 2, Commentary (24.5) on the significance of the name.

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