Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s8.t7.47
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s8.t7.47
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The term is derived from *nishad* < *ni-sad* (Skt.) 'to sit or lie down or rest upon' (MW); concurrently, this verb also means 'to suffer (bodily pain)'. Cf. *nishaṇṇa* 'seated' (and also) 'distressed' (ibid.); *ṇisīhiā* (AMg.) 'seat; enduring of the suffering of sitting (in a place of religious study)' (*AMD*).