Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t1.71

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**3.3** ***veḷ-aṟai-y*** (*veḷḷaṟai-*) (P.) Written as two independent words ***veḷ*** and ***aṟai***, followed by the paragogic suffix ***-y***. Cf. Tiru-veḷḷaṟai, a village in Tiruchirapalli District (*SII.* XIV:No. 12, Pāṇṭiya, 9th cent. A.D.). However, the place mentioned in the inscription may more plausibly be identified as the modern village of Veḷḷari-ppaṭṭi to the south of this hill (V. Vedachalam, personal communication). See Table 4.3.