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Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t1.34

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t1.34

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c28.s6.t1.34

**1.5.b & 2.5.b** ***caliyaṉ*** (N.) Cf. LT *ceḻiyaṉ*, one of the generic names of the Pāṇṭiya dynasty (*Aka*. 36:13; *Puṟa*. 76:9; *Tivā*. 182; *Piṅkala*. 750; *Cūṭā*. 2:20). The name is also attested in inscriptions (*Pāṇṭiyar Ceppēṭukaḷ*: No. 1, ca. 8th cent. A.D.). Cf. *ceḻi* 'to prosper (as kingdom, family, country)' (D. 2789).

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