Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t12.21
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t12.21
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c28.s6.t12.21
**b. *vāṇikaṉ*** (n.) 'merchant, trader'. Cf. *vaṇik* (Skt.) 'merchant, trader' (MW). The term occurs in the Ta. Br. inscriptions as **vaṇikaṉ** (**43.1.b, 46.2.b**) as well as **vāṇikaṉ** (**39.1.b, 42.1.b, 69.2.b**).