Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.196

c9.196

paṇam, Tamil; spelt fanam in English; same as Sanskrit paṇa (q.v.); but in Tamil, a small gold coin or money in general; cf. paṇa-vargam, ‘taxes in cash’, also called kāś-āya-vargam (literally, ‘taxes payable in kāśu, i.e. cash or money’).