[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003) › c28.s8.t7.7 # Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s8.t7.7 Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s8.t7.7 - **Language:** English ### [c28.s8.t7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c28.s8.t7.7) \*\*a. \*pāṇ\*\*\* a community, originally engaged in fishing (\*Puṟa.\* 348), and which became famous for its bards and minstrels (\*Puṟa.\* 11-12). Cf. \*pāṇaṉ\* 'an ancient class of Tamil bards and minstrels' (D. 4068). See section 4.18.1 (vi). Cf. LT \*pāṇ\* 'song' (\*Tivā.\* 1866); \*pāṇar\* 'bards' (\*Tivā.\* 213; \*Piṅkala.\* 815; \*Cūṭā.\* 2:34). - [Previous: c28.s8.t7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c28.s8.t7.6) - [Next: c28.s8.t7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c28.s8.t7.8) - [Up: c28.s8.t7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c28.s8.t7) ## Cites (4) - [Piṅkala Nikaṇṭu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.nikantu.pinkalam) — Piṅkalar, Tamil - [Cūṭāmaṇi Nikaṇṭu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.nikantu.cudamani) — Maṇṭalapuruṭar 1500, Tamil - [Puṟanāṉūṟu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sangam.eight_anthologies.purananuru) — Kapilar & Auvaiyār (Caṅkam), Tamil - [Cēntaṉ Tivākaram](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.nikantu.tivakaram) — Tivākarar, Tamil --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c28.s8.t7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c28.s8.t7.7) · Pramāṇa