[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) › c9.212 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.212 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.212 - **Language:** English ### [c9.212](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.212) pon, also spelt poṇ in Tamil; same as hon (i.e. hūn or varāha); same as ‘gold’ māḍai, gadyāṇa, etc.; money. Cf. Tamil pon-bhaṇḍāram, pon-paṇḍāra-vāśal; also pon-vargam, pon-vari, etc., meaning ‘taxes payable in gold or coins’. - [Previous: c9.211](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.211) - [Next: c9.213](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.213) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.212](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.212) · Pramāṇa