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Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t17.20

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t17.20

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c28.s6.t17.20

(i) From *saiṁhala* 'one belonging to Siṁhala' (Skt.) 'Sri Lanka'. Cf. *saiṁhaḷaka* (Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta, *CII.* III:p. 213, Lines 23-24).