ALAGARMALAI  (அழகர்மலை) - 4

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XII.  ALAGARMALAI  (அழகர்மலை) - 4
39.
A.
ū1  pu  vā  ṇi  ka  ṉa  vi  ya  kā  ṉa
    
B.
upu-vāṇikaṉ2  viyakaṉ3
    
அ.
ஊ பு வா ணி க ன வி ய கா ன
    
ஆ.
உபு வாணிகன் வியகன்
Translation
Viya(k)kaṉ, the salt merchant (upu-vāṇikaṉ);4
Locus
On the brow of the cave, below the lower drip ledge; the second segment in the long line.
No. of lines
1
Length
269 cm. (38-40)
Date
ca. 1st century B.C.E.
Notes
1. HKS reads pā.
2. uppu- 'salt'. See ETE 2, Commentary (39.1.a) on production and sale of salt.
3. cf. viyakkaṉ (84). cf. LT vicākaṉ, viyākaṉ.
4. The context suggests that the five donors mentioned in 39-43 made a collective gift of the cave shelter.
Field Notes