Alagarmalai  (அழகர்மலை) - 2

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XII.  Alagarmalai  (அழகர்மலை) - 2
37.
A.
. . .  a  ṉā  ka  ṉa  ta  . . .
    
B.
. . . a  ṉākaṉ1  ta  . . .
    
அ.
. . . அ னா க ன த . . .
    
ஆ.
. . . அ னாகன் த . . .
Translation
. . . Nākaṉ . . .
Locus
On the brow of the cave, below the upper drip ledge; inscription at right; a fragment, incomplete at either end.
No. of lines
1
Length
Approximately 45 cm. (extant).
Date
ca. 1st century B.C.E.
Notes
1. Read nākaṉ. The use of ṉ for n initially is a scribal error. See ETE 2, Commentary (20.3).
Field Notes