Shourie

[N. Ganesan]

Thanks for all those who answered my query. Can Shourie be 'man of the
Kuru country'? Ie., Shourie < kUri < kuru.

Substrates in OIA, EJVS, 1999
"kulUTa, kulUta (MBh.), kulUta-ka, (but also: kolUta, kaulUta,
kuluTa, and even ulUTa, ulUta, See Kuiper 1991:38 ..."

Compare skt. kolUTa with ta. ko_lu uTaiyAr (plough holder, farmer).
uTaiyAr is found in very early inscriptions to mean either land lord
or god. (cf. Mysore WoDeyAr kings).

DED 2147
ta. ko_lu = ploughshare, bar of metal
kannada. ku.lam, ku.lum, gu.lu, gu.la = id.,
tulu. koru = a bar of metal
DED 2148
Ta. ko_lutu = to peck, to drill through, to hollow out
DED 1505
ta. kALu= ploughshare
telugu kAru = ploughshare
Go. kareng= plough's point
Also, DED 688
ta. u_lu=to plough, dig up
ka. u.l = to plough

Does Kuru < dr. ko.lu (plough) and kuru = 'farm country'?
(Like DED 5097 ta. mE_li (plough) and kuwi mEri (plough)).

Regards,
N. Ganesan



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