[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003) › c27.s48 # Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s48: 7.44 Adverbial clauses Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s48 - **Language:** English ## Contents - [c27.s48.t1 7.44.1 With the verbal participle (of cause) in absolute construction](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c27.s48.t1) — 1 part - [c27.s48.t2 7.44.2 With the infinitive (of cause) in absolute construction](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c27.s48.t2) — 2 parts ### 7.44 Adverbial clauses ### 7.44.1 With the verbal participle (of cause) in absolute construction ### [c27.s48.t1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c27.s48.t1.1) 112. . . . mēṟcēri-ku -y- āṭi -k-karukiya kōḻi for mēṟcēri having fought (which was) carved cock '(The image of) the cock was engraved after it had fought on behalf of Mēṟcēri . . .' ### 7.44.2 With the infinitive (of cause) in absolute construction ### [c27.s48.t2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c27.s48.t2.1) 61. . . . \[\*i\*\\*\]ḷaṅkaṭuṅkō \[\*i\*\\*\]ḷaṅkō āka (i)ḷaṅkaṭuṅkō heir apparent having become aṟutta kal (which was) carved stone . 'The rock (-shelter) was carved when (I)ḷaṅkaṭuṅkō . . . became the heir apparent.' ### [c27.s48.t2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c27.s48.t2.2) 76. iḷaṅkāyipaṉ ēva akaḷ-ūr aṟam iḷaṅkāyipaṉ when he commanded akaḷūr charity 'The charity by Akaḷūr (was endowed) at the bidding of Iḷaṅkāyipaṉ.' --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c27.s48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c27.s48) · Pramāṇa