Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.2826

c6.2826

*kīrti* (EI 20, 24; CII 3, 4), literally, ‘the thing that speaks of or glorifies one’; used in the special meaning of ‘any work which renders the constructor of it famous’; a meritorious work; a pious deed; same as *kīrtana*, *kīrtanā*; often interpreted as ‘a building or temple’; but actually, ‘any fame-producing work’. See *kīrti-sthāna*.