Pramāṇa · Search · About · API

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s22.t5.3

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s22.t5.3

Language
English

c23.s22.t5.3

The name which occurs in a pottery inscription from Kodumanal¹ is derived from (Pkt.) *asaḍa* < Skt. *āshāḍha* 'the asterism *pūrva-āshāḍha*' (Ta. *pūrāṭam*).