[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) › c9.196 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.196 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.196 - **Language:** English ### [c9.196](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.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’). - [Previous: c9.195](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.195) - [Next: c9.197](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.197) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.196](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.196) · Pramāṇa