Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s3.t5: XXXVII. Paraiyanpattu
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s3.t5
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XXXVII. Paraiyanpattu
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L. 1 **na mo ta tu pā ṇā ṭa ṭu va [ca]**¹
L. 2 **ca ṇa na ti [ā]**² **cā**³ **ri [ya]**⁴
L. 3 **ra mā ṇā kka**⁵ **rā rā ta ṇi**⁶
L. 4 **no ṟ**⁷ **ṟu [m]u**⁸ **ṭi t**⁷ **ta . . .**⁹
L. 5 **ci̇ ti kai**
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¹ The top of the letter is broken off.
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² The lower portion of the letter is damaged.
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³ Venkatesan reads *ci*.
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⁴ The lower portion of the letter is damaged.
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⁵ Venkatesan identifies the letter as the conjunct consonant *kka*. See also n.4, No. **112**.
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⁶ Venkatesan reads *ṇ*. However, the hollow circle at the top of the letter is the *-i* medial sign.
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⁷ The two basic consonants in L. 4 are marked by the *puḷḷi*.
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⁸ The letter is damaged. The 'crossbar' in *mu* is omitted occasionally in Early Vaṭṭeḻuttu inscriptions.
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⁹ The last letter in L. 4. is lost due to flaking of the stone.
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B.
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L. 1 namōttu[/*] pāṇāṭṭu va[c]-
L. 2 caṇanti [ā]cāri[ya]-
L. 3 r māṇākkar=ārātaṇi¹⁰
L. 4 nōṟṟu [m]uṭitta [ni*]-¹¹
L. 5 ci̇tikai¹²
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¹⁰ *ārātaṇi* (< Skt. *ārādhanā*) 'the penance of fasting unto death'. Cf. (Ka. inscr.) *ārādhanā-vidhi*.
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¹¹ Restored as [*ni \**] from No. **116**.
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¹² *nicitikai* 'seat of penance'. Cf. (Ka. inscr.) *nisidige*. See Commentary and section 4.9.7.
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L. 1 நமோத்து[/*] பாணாட்டு வ[ச்]
L. 2 சணந்தி [ஆ]சாரி[ய]
L. 3 ர் மாணாக்கராராதனி
L. 4 நோற்று [மு]டித்த [நி*]
L. 5 சீதிகை
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Let there be salutation! The seat of penance (where) the disciple of Vaccaṇanti Ācāriyar of Pāṇāṭu completed observing the fast (unto death).
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| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.50. Estampage: Pl. 49. |
| **Locus** | On the bare summit of the hill known as Cuṇaippāṟai; deeply engraved, but slightly damaged. See section 1.8.2 (ii). |
| **No. of lines** | 5 |
| **Length** | L. 1:125 cm.; L. 2:117 cm.; L. 3:116 cm.; L. 4:approximately 107 cm. (extant); L. 5:62 cm. |
| **Date** | ca. 6th century A.D. |
| **Publ.** | *ARE* B. 355/1984-85. *IAR* 1983-84:p. 157. P. Venkatesan 1977-78: pp. 174-176. (with Pl.). |
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Notes
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Figure 8.51. XXXVIII. TIRUNATHARKUNRU Inscription No. *116*