Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s7.t2.25

c28.s7.t2.25

**b. cel** Apparently another personal name of the king; *cel* also occurs in the personal name of another Cēra king, Palyāṉai Cel Keḻu Kuṭṭuvaṉ (hero of the Third Decade, *Patiṟ.*). **cel** may be regarded as a personal name derived from *cel* 'thunderbolt' (*Patiṟ.* 52:10; 58:4). Cf. *cel* 'thunder' (*Tivā.* 147; *Piṅkala.* 60; *Cūṭā.* 1:92). It is also possible that *cel* is the stem of *cel-v-am*, 'wealth, prosperity' (D. 2786) from which *celva-*, the name of the king attested in LT may be derived. Alternatively, *cel* may be a scribal error for *cēral*, the letter *ra* being omitted by oversight. (Unfortunately, **No. 62** is damaged here and hence this supposition cannot be confirmed.)