[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) › c6.6127 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.6127 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.6127 - **Language:** English ### [c6.6127](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6127) \*Tantrin\* (SITI; ASLV), a soldier; a trooper; a leader of the army; a temple priest; a weaver. It has been supposed that the Tamil words \*Kaikkoḷar\* and \*Aṭavi\* came to signify both a soldier and a weaver on the analogy of the word \*Tantrin\* used in both the senses. Cf. \*Tantrimār\*, members of the army corps; a class of persons who perform worship in temples; a priest. - [Previous: c6.6126](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6126) - [Next: c6.6128](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6128) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6127](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6127) · Pramāṇa