Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.6057

c6.6057

tāla-patra, Tamil olai (SITI); literally, ‘palmyra-leaf’; an order from the king or a person in authority. Cf. olai-ccāḍanam, ‘a document written on palm-leaf’; olai-ccampaḍam, ‘wages paid to the messenger who brings the olai to meet his expenses on the way’; also written as olai-ccambaḷam, olai-ccammāḍam, etc.; same as nirūpa-ccambaḷam; cf. olai-nāyaka, ‘the chief secretary or the senior officer looking after correspondence.’