Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s8.t8.16
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s8.t8.16
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The waning influence of Pkt. and increasing presence of Skt. in the language of the Tamil inscriptions begins from about this time (ca. 5-6 cent. A.D.). Cf. *irācar* (111.1) for another example of direct borrowing from Skt. See section 3.3.7.