[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Indian Epigraphical Glossary](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966) › c6.2826 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.2826 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.2826 - **Language:** English ### [c6.2826](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.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\*. - [Previous: c6.2825](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.2825) - [Next: c6.2827](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.2827) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.2826](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.2826) · Pramāṇa