Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s1.t5: Mangulam - 6
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s1.t5
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Mangulam - 6
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6. A. ve ḷa a ṟai¹ ni kā mā to ra ko² ṭi o ra
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¹ HKS and KVS read *ḍai* and TVM *ṭai*.
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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.
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B. veḷ-aṟai nikamatōr³ koṭi-ōr⁴
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³ *nikamattōr*.
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⁴ *koṭṭi-ōr*. KVS compares with LT *koṭṭiṉōr*. See also n.3, No. 4.
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வெள்அறை நிகமதோர் கொடிஓர்
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The members of the merchant guild of Veḷḷaṟai carved.⁵
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⁵ 'the stone beds' is understood from the context. The cave contains a large number of stone beds collectively gifted by the members of the merchant guild.
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| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.4. Estampage: Pl. 4. |
| **Locus** | At right on the brow of the upper middle cave. |
| **No. of lines** | 1 |
| **Length** | 93 cm. |
| **Date** | ca. 2nd century B.C. |
| **Publ.** | ARE 462/1906; ARE 1917-18:Pl. facing p. 6. IM:6/1966. |
| | CNR:IV-D (pp. 367-370); HKS:IV-D (pp. 336-339); *HTS*:1.6 (pp. 43-44, 69-73); |
| | KVS:IV-B (pp. 289-294); KZ:3. II-B (p. 20); MSV:9.6 (pp. 74-76); RN:1.5 (pp. 48-53); |
| | RPS:5 (pp. 163-197); TVM:1-D (pp. 201-211, Pl. 4 bottom). |
| | J. Sundaram 1984:No. 2. |
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Notes
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[Figure: Figure 8.5. II. ARITTAPATTI
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Tracing (in two segments). Scale: one-eighth.]