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Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s7.t1.27

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s7.t1.27

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c28.s7.t1.27

Cf. LT *araṭṭaṉ ceṭṭi* 'a personal name' (*Cilap.* 30:49, 129); *araṭṭar* 'petty chieftains' (*Tivā.* 185; *Cūṭā.* 2:21). The name *araṭṭaṉ* may probably be derived from *araṭṭu* 'to frighten' (D. 3605), hence *araṭṭaṉ* 'the haughty one' (*Peru. Aka.*).