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for the term perun-taram in such instances stands for individuals
rather than for a clase. None of the foregoing explanations
for the terms u-ta, perun-tan and fl.aik4-tan,
therefore, seems to be wholly satisfactory. The ju-ta
occurring in the sense of treasury in some of the Tanjore
inscriptions of Rjarja I appears to be different from the
ciu-tan of the other inscriptions. In the latter inscriptions
we may have to take all the three terms to stand for certain
sections of the army which might have bad different functions
in the admtnistration during this period. Wherever the nature
of the profession of those individuals and groups associated
with these terms is indicated, we find that it was military.
The derivation of the element is not clear. It is unlikely
that it is related to i (army). It may be related to
(army; Nalayalam t4am ; Kannada d4am)
The Vaukar and the Malayjar were, of course,
the mercenaries from the Telugu and Ker4a countries. This
shows that the recruitment to the V i1dcra army was not
confined to the Tamils alone but included other Dravidians as
well. The literary sources, too, contain frequent references to
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1. The Ja of t4am may have interchanged with va and later
became a. Cf., Kannada baaftjiga - Tamil v4afijiyar.