Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 7

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XII.  Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 7
42.
A.
pā  ṇi  ta  vā  ṇi  ka  ṉa  ne1  ṭu  ma  lā  ṉā $2  
B.
pāṇita-vāṇikaṉ1  neṭumalaṉ4   
    
அ.
பா ணி த வா ணி க ன நெ டு ம லா ன $
    
ஆ.
பாணித வாணிகன் நெடுமலன்
Translation
Neṭuma(l)laṉ, the gur merchant; (pāṇita-vāṇikaṉ);
Locus
On the brow of the cave, below the lower drip ledge; the fifth segment of the long line.
No. of lines
1
Length
91 cm.
Date
ca. 1st century B.C.E.
Notes
1. HKS reads na and KVS ne.
2. A symbol (not a pair of symbols as incorrectly printed in KVS).
3. From pāṇitam < phāṇita (Pāli) < phāṇi (Skt.) 'unrefined sugar, molasses'. See ETE 2, Commentary (42.1.a).
4. neṭumallaṉ. cf. LT mallaṉ 'wrestler', also a personal name.
Field Notes