Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s1.t6: II. Arittapatti
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s1.t6
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II. Arittapatti
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7. A. ne la ve ḷi ī ya ci ḷi vā ṉa a ti ṉā ṉa ve ḷi ya ṉa mu ḻā¹ kai ko ṭu pi² to ṉa
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¹ Raman and Subbarayalu read *śā*. The letter was later found to be *ḻā* when the thin plaster coating was scraped off by our team in 1992.
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² This letter was found (and the readings of some others improved) after the plaster was removed.
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B. *nelveḷi-iy ciḷivaṉ atiṉaṉ*³ *veḷiyaṉ muḻākai*⁴ *koṭupitōṉ*⁵
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³ *atiṉṉaṉ*. Cf. *atiṇṇaṇ*, N. of a chieftain in a coin-legend (K.G. Krishnan 1973-74c: pp. 139-140). See section 4.5.4.
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⁴ Cf. *muḻa-ukai* (No. 17); LT *muḻai* 'cave'.
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⁵ *koṭuppittōṉ*.
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நெல்வெளிஇய் சிழிவன் அதினன் வெளியன் முழாகை கொடுபிதோன்
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Ciḷivaṉ Atiṉṉaṉ Veḷiyaṉ of Nelveḷi caused to be given the cave.
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| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.5. Estampage: Pls. 5 & 6. |
| **Locus** | On the brow of the cave on the Kaḷiñcamalai hill. |
| **No. of lines** | 1 |
| **Length** | 240 cm. |
| **Date** | ca. 2nd century B.C. |
| **Publ.** | *ARE* B. 264/1978-79. |
| | *HTS*:23 (p. 64); *MSV*:9.7 (pp. 76-79). |
| | K.V. Raman and Y. Subbarayalu 1971:pp. 229-232 (with eye copy). |
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Notes
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[Figure: Figure 8.6. III. TIRUVADAVUR 1
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Tracing. Scale: one-eighth.]
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III. TIRUVADAVUR (திருவாதவூர்) - 1
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**8.** **A.** **pā** **ṅa¹** **kā** **ṭā** **a** **ra** **i** **tā²** **ṉa** **ko** **ṭa** **tū** **pi** **to** **ṉa**
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**B.** *pāṅkāṭa³* *ar-itaṉ⁴* *koṭṭupitōṉ⁵*
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பாங்காட அர்இதன் கொட்டுபிதோன்
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Aritaṉ of Pāṅkāṭ(u) caused to be carved.⁶
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| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.6. Estampage: Pl. 7. |
| **Locus** | On the brow of the lower cave, above the drip ledge on the Uvāmalai hill. (See Fig. 1.13.) |
| **No. of lines** | 1 |
| **Length** | 132 cm. |
| **Date** | ca. 2nd century B.C. |
| **Publ.** | *ARE* B. 276/1965-66 (with Pl.). IM:7/1966. *HTS*:2.1 (pp. 44-45); RN:2.1 (pp. 53-54); RPS:6 (pp. 163-197). |
| **Notes** | |
| 1. | *ṇā* in *ARE*. A small cleft in the rock cuts across the letter horizontally. |
| 2. | *ña* in *ARE*. |
| 3. | *pāṅkāṭṭa*; construed as *pāṅkāṭu* + *a* 'of Pāṅkāṭ(u)'. Cf. LT *kāṭṭa* (*kāṭu* + *a*) 'of the forest'. |
| 4. | *aritaṉ*. Cf. *harita* (Skt.), *harīta* (Pkt. inscr.). See section 6.19.2 on the pause between *r* and *i*. |
| 5. | *koṭṭupittōṉ*. See n.9, No. *1*. and n.3, No. *4*. |
| 6. | 'the drip ledge' is understood from the context. |
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[Figure: Figure 8.7. TIRUVADAVUR 2
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Tracing (in two segments). Scale: one-eighth.]
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TIRUVADAVUR (திருவாதவூர்) - 2
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| 9. | A. | ū pā cā ṇa pā ra a cū ū ṟai ko ṭa ṭū pi to ṇa |
| | B. | *upacaṇ*¹ *par-acu*² *uṟai koṭṭupitōn*³ |
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உபசன் பர்அசு உறை கொட்டுபிதோன்
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**Paracu,** the preceptor, caused to be carved the abode (of ascetics).
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| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.7. Estampage: Pl. 7. |
| **Locus** | On the brow of the lower cave, below the drip ledge. (See Fig. 1.13.) |
| **No. of lines** | 1 |
| **Length** | 229 cm. |
| **Date** | ca. 2nd century B.C. |
| **Publ.** | *ARE* B. 275/1965-66. IM:8/1966. *HTS*:2.2 (pp. 44-45); RN:2.2 (pp. 53-54); RPS:7 (pp. 163-197). |
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Notes
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1. *upaccaṇ*. Cf. *upaca-aṇ* (*upaccaṇ*) (Nos. *10* & *11*). Cf. LT *uvaccaṉ*; *upajjha*, *upajjhāya* (Pāli); *upajhaya*, *uvajha* (Pkt. inscr.) < *upādhyāya* (Skt.). See Commentary on the derivation and section 4.9.3 (iii) on the role of the *upādhyāya* in Tamil Jaina tradition. See also n.3, No. *10*.
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2. *paracu*. See section 6.19.2 on the pause between *r* and *a*, and the Commentary for the traditional connection between the Uvaccar and the Paracavar.
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3. *koṭṭupittōn*. See n.9, No. *1* and n.3, No. *4*.
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Figure 8.8. IV. KILAVALAVU Inscription No. *10* Tracing (in two segments). Scale: one-eighth.