Mannarkoil  (மன்னார்கோவில்) - 2

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XXX .  Mannarkoil  (மன்னார்கோவில்) - 2
89.
A.
L. 1  ku ṇā vi ṉa ḷa ṅa ko
L. 2  ce ya pi ta pa ḷi i
    
B.
L. 1  kuṇāviṉ1 [i*]2 ḷaṅkō3
L. 2  ceypita4 paḷi-i5
    
அ.
வரி 1  கு ணா வி ன ள ங கொ
வரி 2  செ ய பி த ப ளி இ
    
ஆ.
வரி 1  குணாவின் [இ*]ளங்கோ
வரி 2  செய்பித பளிஇ
Translation
The hermitage (paḷḷi) was caused to be made by (I)ḷaṅkō of Kuṇā.
Locus
At the head of a stone bed on the bare summit of a large boulder locally known as Nilāppāṟai, situated to the right forefront of the cave (Rājākkaḷ Pāṟai). The inscription is enclosed within a three-sided rectangular border with the bottom side open. Weather-beaten but legible.
No. of lines
2
Length
L. 1 : 31 cm.; L. 2 : 26 cm.
Date
ca. 2nd century C.E.
Notes
1. kuṇā-. A place name; identified with modern Trikkaṇā (tiru-k-kuṇā), the ancient kuṇavāy(il) (Cilap. Patikam 1). See ETE 2, Commentary (89.1) and Section 4.20.4 (v) & (vi) for the identification of Kuṇavāyil and the probable date of Cilappatikāram.
2. [i*] is not engraved, but supplied from the context.
3. iḷaṅkō 'title of a member of the Vaiśya caste'. See ETE 2, Commentary (89.2) for the identification.
4. ceypitta. (LT ceyvitta).
5. paḷḷi-. cf. paḷḷi in 88.