tantuv āya as tailor

[Sudalaimuthu Palaniappan]

The name of the text in my earlier post below 'Bālarāma Bhāratam' should be actually 'Bālarāma-Bharatam'. I regret the error.

Palaniappan

On Oct 9, 2011, at 4:11 PM, Sudalaimuthu Palaniappan wrote:

> According to K. V. Subrahmanya Aiyar (Travancore Archaeological Series vol. 4, p.109), in the Sanskrit work Bālarāma Bhāratam, the author Bālarāmavarman Kulaśekhara-Perumāḷ uses the word 'tantuvāya' in the sense of 'tailor'. (See attachment). Has the word 'tantuvāya' been used in the meaning of 'tailor' anywhere else in Sanskrit? 
> 
> A related question is: what is the etymology of Skt. tunnavāya?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Regards,
> Palaniappan
> <tantuvaya.pdf>