[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) › c6.6870 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.6870 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.6870 - **Language:** English ### [c6.6870](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6870) \*Vyā\* (PJS), abbreviation of \*Vyāpārin\* (merchant) or \*Vyāsa\* (exponent or reciter of epic and Puranic texts) especially in medieval Jain inscriptions. Cf. \*vyā-bhū\*. - [Previous: c6.6869](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6869) - [Next: c6.6871](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6871) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6870](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6870) · Pramāṇa