epigraph
n. கல்வெட்டு, கல்லில் எழுத்து, புத்தகத்தொடகத்தில் குறிக்கோட் குறிப்பு.
Ep"i*graph, n. Etym: [Gr. épigraphe. See Epigram.] 1. Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication. 2. (Literature) Defn: A citation from some author, or a sentence framed for the purpose, placed at the beginning of a work or of its separate divisions; a motto.