Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s7.t2.32
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s7.t2.32
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Cf. LT *poṟaiyaṉ* 'Cēra king' (*Aka.* 60:7; *Naṟṟ.* 8:9; *Tivā.* 180; *Piṅkala.* 745). The expression means lit., 'bearer' or 'sustainer' from *poṟu* 'to bear, sustain' (D. 4565); *poṟuttal* 'to bear' (*Tivā.* 1614); *poṟaiyāḷaṉ* 'Dharmaputra, lit., one with forbearance' (*Piṅkala.* 739); *poṟaiyaṉ* 'Dharmaputra' (*Cūṭā.* 2:14);