[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) › c8.177 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c8.177 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c8.177 - **Language:** English ### [c8.177](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c8.177) manai-meyppāṉ-kollum-irai, tax for the supervisor of houses or the building-supervisor; cf. meyppāṉ (SITI), Tamil; ‘shepherd; grazier;’ a supervisor; probably related to kaṅkāṇi. - [Previous: c8.176](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c8.176) - [Next: c8.178](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c8.178) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c8.177](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c8.177) · Pramāṇa