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Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s8.t2: XXXII. Tiruchirapalli-B

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s8.t2

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XXXII. Tiruchirapalli-B

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**108.1** ***akaram*** (P.) 'a Brahman village'.

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Cf. *agrahāra* (Skt.) 'royal donation of land to Brahmans; land or village thus given' (MW).

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Cf. (Pkt. inscr.) *aggahāra* 'Brahman village' (B.V. Krishna Rao 1955-56, *EI.* XXXI:pp. 1-10).

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Cf. *agara*: 'a corrupt form of *agrahāra*, often noticed in Tamil inscriptions' (*Ind. Epi. Gl.*); *agaram* 'same as *agrahāra*, Brahman village' (*SITI.* III:2, Glossary).

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Cf. LT *akaram āyiram antaṇarkku īyil eṉ* 'what even if a thousand *akarams* are gifted to the Brahmans?' (*Tirumaṉ.* 1860).

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Cf. (inscr.) *akaram* 'Brahman village' (*SII.* XIV:No. 243, Pāṇṭiya, ca. 12th cent. A.D.).

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It is also possible that *akaram* is derived from *nakaram* < Dr. *nakar* 'town, city' (D. 3568) with the loss of the initial *n*. Cf. '*nakar, akaram*' (*Tivā.* 930); '*akaram, nakaram*' (*Piṅkala.* 626; *Cūṭā.* 5:35).

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**108.2** ***kucalaṉ*** N. of a donor. Cf. *kusala* (Pkt.) < *kuśala* (Skt.) 'skilful, clever' (MW).

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Cf. LT *kucalar* 'experts' (*Tivā.* 172; *Piṅkala.* 854); *kucalaṉ* 'skilful person, expert' (*TL*).

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**109.1 & 110.1** ***centaṉtaṉ*** N. of a donor, inscribed twice on the rock floor of the passage leading to the cave shelter.

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**a. *ce(m)-*** (adj.) 'good'. See **22.1.a.**

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**b. *taṇṭaṉ*** (n.) a personal name or title, probably from *taṇṭu* 'to collect, levy' (**D.** 3054), or *taṇṭu* 'army, troops'. (**D.** 3055). In the former case the name would mean 'a (tax) collector' and in the latter, 'a member of an army'.

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Cf. LT *taṇṭa-t-talaivar* 'commander of an army' (*Cilap.* 26:80, variant reading cited in *TL*); *taṇṭam* 'army' (*Tivā.* 334; *Piṅkala.* 1501; *Cūṭā.* 2:82).

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Cf. (inscr.) *ippaṭai-t-taṇṭaṉ kampaṉ* 'Taṇṭaṉ Kampaṉ of this army' (*SII.* II: No. 66, Line 453, Cōḻa, 11th cent. a.d.); *taṇṭaṉ- āṉai* 'a personal name' (*SII.* III: No. 18, Cōḻa, 11th cent. a.d.).

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