Kūram plates, time of Parameśvaravarman author of digital edition Emmanuel Francis European Research Council (ERC), grant agreement no 809994 DHARMA Paris, CEIAS DHARMA_INSPallava00046.xml CC BY-SA 4.0 2019-2026 as per external metadata ...

Tamil script. The puḷḷi is regularly marked.

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Plates svasti pañcāsyas triṁśad-arddhaḥ-pratibhaya-nayanaś candra-mauḷis triśūlī bhīma vyāḷopavītī daśa-bhuja-parighas tatva-mātrātma-mūrttiḥ divyo vekṣyo mukunda-pra bhr̥tibhir amarais sr̥ṣṭi-kr̥n mantra-siddhaḥ karttā no mūrtta-vidyā vihita-para-yama- s trāyatāṁ viśva-mūrttiḥ . kāryya-vyūha-parama-vyomāmr̥ta-jyotiṣo vi dvan-mānasa-candra-kānta-patitā mūrcchanti yasyāṁśavaḥ bhūtānāṁ hr̥dayeṣu cānaya ti yaḥ śaktiṁ kriyā-sādhanīṁ trayātmā parameśvaras-sa jayati trai-lokya-cūḷā-maṇiḥ . A brahmaṇyam asoma-yāgam ayathā-prasthāna-daṇḍodyamam· mithyā-dāntam adāna-śūram a nr̥ta-vyāhāra-jihmānanam· jātaṁ yatra nareśvaran na śrur̥ṇumo yuddheṣu vā viklavam· nirvvighnaḥṁ pr̥thivīn nirītim avatān tat pallavānāṁ kulam· .

... tta sarvva-kara-parihāreṇa datta Iti

Atrāñjñaptiḥ Uttara-kāraṇikā-mahāsena-dattaḥ vidyāvinī ta-pallava-parameśvara-gr̥ha Iha ca deva-karmma-nava-karmmārthaṁ kūrattācāryya-putra-Ananta -śiva-Ācāryyaḥ datta Iti phullaśarmmaā dvau putra-pautrā Āñjjñaptāḥ ..

Ūṟṟu-k-kāṭṭu-k-kō ṭṭattu nīrvēḷur-nāṭṭu-k kūramum ñammaṉampākkamu ñaṅkaṇata ṭa viccā-vinī ta-p-pallava-racaṉ vileai-k-kāṇaṅ keaiyikṟ koṭuttuc ci ṇe ceyitu Āyiratt' iru-nū ṟṟu-k kuḻi-p paṭiyāl viṟṟu-k-koṇṭa nilam

taḷi Eṭuppataṟku Ōṭu cuṭa-k-koṇṭa ni lam

taleai-p-pāṭakattuḷ cūḷeai-mēṭṭu-p-paṭṭiyum Ūruḷ maṇṭakam Eṭutta nila ttoṭuṅ kūṭa AyiAintē kāl paṭṭi nilamum viṟṟu koṇṭu viccā-vinīta-pallava-paramēccu ra-karam Eṭuttu Ēri toṇṭi It-taḷi vaḻi-pāṭu ceyiyvārkku Irukkum maneṉaiyum maneṉai-p-pa ṭappum vakuttu Itanuḷ mikka nilam Oḻukkavikku viḷeai nilam ākavum

Iṉn-nilattukku kīḻ-pāl ellai mūutukāṭṭu vaḻiyiṉ mēṟkum teṉ-pāl ellai Ūr-puku-vaḻiyiṉ vaṭakku m mēl-pāl ellai Ūr-puku-vaḻi niṉṟum vaṭakku nōkki nāṭṭukkālukkē pōṉa vaḻi yiṉ kiḻakkum vaṭa-pāl ellai nāṭṭukkālin teṟkum .

Iṉn-nāṉk' elleai Akattum taḷiyum Ēriyum vaḻipāṭu ceyiyvārkku manṉaiyum manṉai-p-paṭappuṉn nīkki mik ka nilamum cūḷaimēṭṭu-p-paṭṭiyum Oḻukkavikku viḷai nilam-āka koṭuttu It -taḷikku vēṇṭun tēvakaruma-navakarumañ ceyiyvataṟkum Irupatiṉmar caturppētika ḷukku-p piramatēyaṅ koṭuppataṟkum maṇayiṟ-kōṭṭattu-p paṉmā-nāṭṭu-p para mēccura-maṅkalattuḷ Akappaṭṭa vaḷeaiyattil cuṟṟu nilam Attanṉaiyum Irupat ... paramēcu vara-maṅ·kalat·tu nilam-āka Ik·-kāluḷ· kuṟ·ṟ-ētta maiyum· nāṭāḻ·c·ciyuṉ nāṭ·ṭu-p· paṇ·ṇik·keyum ... ... p-puṟam· k· koṇ·ṭu vaḻipāṭu ... m· koṇ·ṭu pu ... ... ... k-kāt·tu koṭuk·ka .

Asyāḥ praśaster avat somaś ca yasyās sahavāsa-bandhus traya hma-dattañ ca dvidhā bhaktiñ ca pātu yaḥ mac-chiram ma brahma-sva-paripuṣṭāni vāhanāni mahīpate yuddha-kāle viśīryante saikatāḥ setavo yathā deva-svam braāhmaṇa-svañ ca lobhenopahin asti yaḥ cchiṣṭena jīvati . bhūmi-dānāt paran dānam na bhūtoaṁ na bhaviṣyati tasyaiva haraṇāt pāpaṁ nabhūtoaṁ na bhaviṣyati . . .

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Plates trayātmā trayyātmā ... kūramum ñammaṉampākkamu kūramum ñ=Ammaṉampākkamu ci ṇe cirāvaṇai AyiAintē kāl Ayintekāl ayiaintēkāl ppuṟam· k· koṇ·ṭu ppuramkkoṇṭu ppuramak koṇṭu Alternative reading: p-puṟam-āka koṇ·ṭu avat avatā vatā brahma ... yathā Text restored after stanza 33 in Sircar’s list (, p. 181).

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O king, the mounts accrued from the wealth of brahmins crumble in time of war like dams/bridges made of sand.

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A gift superior to the gift of land There has not been and there won’t be. Therefore a sin superior to seizing it There has not been and there won’t be.

Edited in (SII 1.151). Revised edition of plates 3-4 in . Edited in . Text and summary in (IP 46). Text and French translation in (B 33). Visual documentation in SII 2 (plates XI-XII).

This revised edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on photos (2008, by Emmanuel Francis, by courtesy of Chennai Government Museum).

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