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Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s8.t10: XL. Edakal-B

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s8.t10

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XL. Edakal-B

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**118.1 *palpuli*** (P.) lit., '(place of) many tigers'. Villages named after the tiger are common in Tamil Nadu.

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Cf. (inscr.) *perumpuliyūr* (*Pallava Inscrs.* No. 122, 9th cent. A.D.); *perumpulippākkam* (ibid. No. 351, ca. 9th cent. A.D.).

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**a. *pal-*** (adj.) 'many', only in compounds in Old Tamil (D. 3987).

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Cf. LT *palvēl matti* 'Matti (a chieftain) of many spears' (*Aka.* 6:20); *palyāṟu* 'many rivers' (*Puṟa.* 42:20).

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Cf. (inscr.) *pal-yāka-* '(who performed) many sacrifices' (*Pāṇṭiyar Ceppēṭukaḷ*: No. 1, Line 32, ca. 8th cent. A.D.).

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**b.** ***puli*** (n.) 'tiger' (D. 4307).

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Cf. LT *koṭu vari irum puli* 'the large tiger with curved stripes' (*Aka.* 27:1); *puli* 'tiger' (*Tivā.* 412; *Piṅkala.* 2411; *Cūṭā.* 3:3).

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Cf. (inscr.) *puli kutti-p-paṭṭāṉ kal* 'the (memorial) stone (for one) who died fighting a tiger' (*Pallava Inscrs.* No. 281, ca. 7th cent. A.D.).

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**118.2** ***tātta kāri*** (N.) probably of a visitor to the cave.

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**a.** ***tātta-*** Attribute from *tāttaṉ* (N.) Cf. *tātai* (n.) 'father' (*TL*); *tāta* id. (Ka., Te.) (D. 3160). The expression *tāttaṉ* occurs here as a personal name with elision of the PNG suffix *-aṉ* in sandhi. This is one of the kinship terms borrowed by IA from Dr. (ibid.).

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Cf. LT *tātai* 'father' (*Pari.* 1:28); *tātai* id. (*Tivā.* 310; *Piṅkala.* 907; *Cūṭā.* 2:75).

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**b.** ***kāri*** a personal name; lit., 'the dark one' from *kār* 'blackness' (D. 1278c).

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Cf. LT *kōval kōmāṉ neṭuntēr-k-kāri* 'Kāri, chieftain of Kōvalūr, possessing a tall chariot' (*Aka.* 35:14-15); *ōri koṉṟa . . . kāri* 'Kāri who slew Ōri' (*Naṟṟ.* 320:5-6).

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Cf. (inscr.) *kāri kaṇṇaṉ* 'a personal name' (Pulankurichi Inscrs. II. 12-13, ca. 5th cent. A.D.); *māṟaṉ-kāri*, 'N. of a minister in the Pāṇṭiya court' (*SII.* XIV: No. 2, Pāṇṭiya, 8th cent. A.D.); *kāri-p-perumān* 'a personal name' (*Pallava Inscrs.* No. 309, ca. 9th cent. A.D.).

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Cf. LT *kāri* 'name of several gods' (*Tivā.* 2247; *Piṅkala.* 3352; *Cūṭā.* 11:181).

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**119.1** ***veṅkōmalai*** (P.)

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Cf. (inscr.) *veṅgō-rāshṭra* 'an ancient territorial division'. (*Pallava Inscrs.* No. 14: Line 17, Skt. passage, ca. 5th cent. A.D.); *vey-kōṭṭu-malai* a place name in Kanyakumari District (*TAS.* III: No. 56, ca. 12th cent. A.D.)

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**a.** ***ve(m)-*** (adj.) 'hot'; cf. *vemmaí* 'heat' (D. 5517).

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Sandhi: *-m* >- *ṅ-* before *-k*.

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Cf. LT *veṅkatir* 'the hot sun' (*Aka.*1:10); *vemmaí* 'heat' (*Piṅkala.* 1863; *Cūṭā.* 11:27).

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**b.** ***kō*** (n.) 'mountain' (D. 2178).

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Cf. LT *kō* 'mountain' (*Tivā.* 856; *Piṅkala.* 495).

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**c. *malai*** (n.) 'hill, mountain'. See **85.3.a.**

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Cf. LT *malai* 'mountain' (*Tivā.* 856).

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**119.2 *kaccavanu catti*** N. of a person, who was probably a visitor to the cave.

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**a. *kaccavanu*** Read *kaccavaṉu* (N.). The use of *n* for *ṉ* is a scribal error. See **20.3** for further comments. The word-final *-u* is a euphonic suffix. Its occurrence in this region bordering Karnataka is due to Kannada influence. See **52.1.c** for further comments.

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*kaccavaṉ* may be derived from *kaccapam* 'tortoise' < *kacchapa* (Skt.) lit., 'tortoise, turtle'; 'N. of several persons' (MW). Cf. (Ka. inscr.) *kācchuva* (*Epi. Car.* XIII: Index).

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Cf. LT *kaccapam* 'tortoise' (*Tivā.* 613; *Piṅkala.* 2632; *Cūṭā.* 3:74).

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Alternatively, *kaccavaṉ* may also be derived from *kassava* (Pkt.) < *kaśyapa* (Skt.) 'N. of a ṛiṣhi and a *gōtra*'. See **14.1.b** for further comments.

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Cf. (Pkt. inscr.) *kassava-* (< *kaśyapa*) (*Pallava Inscrs.* No. 3: Line 18, ca. 4th cent. A.D.).

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**b. *catti*** (n.) < *śakti* (Skt.) lit., 'strength, power'; 'name of goddess Durgā' (MW).

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Cf. LT Catti Nākaṉ-ār (author, *Kuṟun.* 119); *catti* '*umaiyavaḷ*' (*Tivā.* 15); '*umai*' (*Piṅkala.* 106; *Cūṭā.* 1:32). The name was also borne by men as in the present case.

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Cf. (Pkt. inscr.) *satti* 'a personal name' (*Pallava Inscrs.* No. 3: Line 17, ca. 4th cent. A.D.).

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Cf. (inscr.) *kāṭavar-taṉ kōṉ catti* 'Catti, chief of the Kāṭavar' (*Pallava Inscrs.* No. 261, ca. 9th cent. A.D.). Cf. (Ka. inscr.) *śatti* 'a personal name' (*Epi. Car.* XIII: Index).

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