Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 57
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Publisher: Swati Publications
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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
( SETEMRER. 1928
Purruwatauny
..A valuable carpet. Punjaruttum
..Five kinds of insignia. Venjamarum
..A fan madlo of white lair or fleece. Allavuttum
..An ornament. Thallay
..A crown for the head. Kodday
..Umbrella. Nuddanuddatu ..To cry out with applause. Nalvaykalavay ..To shout four times. Anjeenauteangul .. ..Five kinds of Music. Nuddupauvaday .. ..Cloth spread on the ground for a procession, Puggalvalaku
..Day torch. Munnacolum
..Seats of distinction, as those usually prepared for a bride and
bridegroom. Sunniam Sannamalay .. At a procession dancing to be continued at alternate places, Cuttiam.
with shouts of applause. Oochepao
..An ornament for the crown of the head made like a fan, Nertheeputtiam ..A brace for the head. Cutchauporavum .. .. An ornament, brace ornament for the rib. Minykpuddagum .. ..An ornament or bracelet for the wrist. Tholeyvullau
.. An ornament or bracelet for the arm (P. 194). Verichungaley
..A chain of honour worn on the head by an hero, Veri Thundu
..An ornament for the leg. Kaul Shalunt
..An ornament for the feet. Ponenool
..A sacerdotal string of gokil. Thungaushukrum .. Edoovaudy
..Arms. Muggara Toranum ..Temporary arches set up on occasion of triumph. Nundauvalukoo ..Day and night torches. Austau Cuddiam .. .. Two hand bracelets. Cunna kaumoody .. .. A gold ornament for the head, Aubonaugul .. .. Ornaments.
Aunamale Munnuneray .. Elephant to carry sand and water.
"The privilege was also given to the Christian of seizing any cow or cows having five teats, and the bull called Shencambu madurol and of enjoying all lands encroached on by rivers called Autoovypoo109, and besides three trecs, viz., the Angelica 103, the Coomoolu Teak104, and the Panchelmarum106. They were also allowed to sport with dogs, and fish at pleasure ; moreover an area of ground in the vicinity of Codungalore measuring 244 annakole equal to 2928 English feet; the above were presented to Kanoy Thoma and the Bishop according to
100 Cows usually have four tents. Those having threr tents or five teats are prodigies, and were as such claimed by kings and chiefs and big landlords of Mulabar. The lichops of the Syrian Christians too very Jikely had the privilege of appropriating such cows.
Shencambri madu is ior chesi kompu male in Malayalam. It means a bull with straight, rod, or auspicious horns, & prodigy. Ordinary bulls have curved horns.
102 ittuvaippe or aftuveppe is land newly formed on their banks by rivers. These land deposits are now Government property.
103 These three trees are annili or ayani (Artocarpus hirsuta), kumpi! (Gmelina arborca) and teak (Tectona grandis). The last kind of tree is even now a royal tree, belonging to the king. People are prohibited from cutting it down without the sanction of Government.
104 Kumpil and tenk should be read separately, not as in the toxt.
105 Correctly, páchchilmaram, i.e., any tree borne down by rivers. Such trees are now Government property
