8 Analysis of the Copper Grant [No. SI. 



sea-customs at this day. The two terms are both derived from 

 the Sanskrita uvl-^c sulka. The term which I have ren- 



dered transfer-duties— is literally dues-hy -weight , some local 

 custom,, not known by that name at this day. 



< Moreover the taxes which are paid by the houses of the 

 city, to the Palace.' The Palaces of the Rajahs in Malabar 

 are called Koyil or Kovilagum, or Kshetram, literally Chapels 

 Royal. It means here the royal exchequer called in the 

 present day the panddram ueasru-inrLD a word corrupted from 

 cKOireu^tr j-D/r nr Sbmng the same meaning. The word 

 @ld^ is a participial noun of the future tense (which we 

 render by the present) from to pay taxes 



* his [Joseph's] not paying it [the taxes : by reason of his ex- 

 emptions thro' this act] and? 



6 and the [beforementioned] privileges' 



* In order that he may enjoy it.' 



&Q&u(2uc2-G i_/r®Lo Q&ibj}jQ<£ir(B^5(2<£ irm 



e We have executed and given it with (these) copper leaves.' 



The compound Q&uGu® is from O^&Lj copper and<sr®a 

 leaf; which united is Q&uQu®; The common word in Ma- 

 labar now in use is Q&LzQurrfo [so pronounced: written 

 Malabarice (5) JU(S)cajnQ_j or in Sanskrit ffocQrjOGCTUCOO 

 Tdmra — Sdsanam.} 



(OTj <St <2lJ &SST <33JT LD S-Gfil—U-j 



( being) in five degrees .—-namely? 



