XIV.  Aiyarmalai (ஐயர்மலை)

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XIV.  AIYARMALAI  (ஐயர்மலை)
50.
A.
pā ṉai tu ṟai1 ve sa ṉa a ta ṭa2 a ṉā ma
    
B.
paṉaituṟai3  vesaṉ4  ataṭ-aṉam5  
    
அ.
பா னை து றை வெ ஸ ன அ த ட அ னா ம
    
ஆ.
பனைதுறை வெஸன் அதட்அனம்
Translation
The seat (atiṭṭāṉam) (is the gift) of Ve(s)saṉ of Paṉaituṟai.
Locus
On a stone bed in the uppermost cave on the Ratnagirīśvarar hill.
No. of lines
1
Length
39 cm.
Date
ca.1st century B.C.E.
Notes
1. The engraver had omitted this letter at first and added it later in smaller size above the line.
2. The estampage shows a dot resembling the puḷḷi to the right of this letter. A careful re-examination in situ has shown this to be a natural feature.
3. The village Paṉaittuṟai is across the river Cauvery flowing nearby (local informant).
4. vessaṉ. cf. vessa (Pkt.) < vaiśya (Skt.). Alternatively, <vaiśva (Skt.) 'Uttarāshāḍha' asterism. See ETE 2, Commentary (50.2).
5. Read atiṭ-āṉam (atiṭṭāṉam) 'seat'.
Field Notes