Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c22.s3.t6.7
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c22.s3.t6.7
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c22.s3.t6.7
| Sanskrit | Loanwords in Early Vaṭṭeḻuttu Inscriptions | Meaning |
| *anaśana* | *aṉacaṉa(m)* | 'abstinence from food' |
| *ācārya* | *ācāriyar* | 'preceptor' |
| *ārādhana* | *ārātaṉi* | lit., 'worship', a Jaina term for 'fast unto death' |
| *kuśala* | *kucalaṉ* | N. of a donor |
| *rāja-* | *irācar* | 'kings' |
| *namōstu* | *namōttu* | 'let there be salutation' |
| *nishīdikā* | *nicitikai* | 'seat of penance' (Jaina) |