Akaḷūr, time of Nandivikramavarman, year 50

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: Rock inscription recording the construction of a sluice (tūmpu), the provision for its maintenance and a donation to the bhaṭarar.

Language: Tamil (tam) [Grantha (grantha), Tamil (tamil)].

Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSPallava00084.

File path: DHARMA_INSPallava00084.xml.

Version: 2026-08-14 13:33 (d9e9623), last modified 2026-07-17 15:32 (ecb0276).

Edition

⟨1⟩ śrī kō-vic¡ay!a-nanti-vi-
⟨2⟩ kkirama-paṉmarukku yāṇ-
⟨3⟩ ṭu Aimpat-āvat(iṉ) (karē) Aka-
⟨4⟩ ḷūr-t tūmpu kampayaṉā-
⟨5⟩ r iṭuvittār Ip-pēr-ērik-
⟨6⟩ {(ka/k)}ku-p paṭṭi-k kāṭi pērūr
⟨7⟩ (Unaruma) paṭṭiyil (tuna)-
⟨8⟩ nāḻi vaittu-k kuṭuttār paṭā-
⟨9⟩ ra⟨r⟩kku kampai-
⟨10⟩ yara⟨iya⟩ṉ

Apparatus

⟨1⟩ °vicaya° ⬦ °vijaya° S IP; °vicaiya° D.

⟨2⟩ °paṉmarukku ⬦ S IP; °parumaṟku D.

⟨3⟩ Aimpatāvat(iṉ karē) ⬦ Aimpatāvatiṉ karē S; Aimpatāvat(iṉ karē) IP; Aimpatāvatiṉ karai D • IP suggests to read aimpatāvatu karai-

⟨5⟩ Ippērērik⟨6⟩{(ka/k)}kup ⬦ Ippērērik⟨6⟩{(ka/k)}kup S; (I/i)ppērērik⟨6⟩{(ka/k)}kup IP; (I/i)vērik⟨6⟩kup D.

⟨6⟩ pērūr ⬦ pērūr S IP; vaittār D.

⟨7⟩ (Unaruma) ⬦ Unaruma S; (Unaruma) IP; (ū/u)rārum D • D’s reading makes sense, but need to be confirmed from the original. — ⟨7⟩ (tuna) ⬦ tuna S; (tuna) IP; mun D • IP suggests to read mun- or ain-. The reading mu-n-nāḻi is indeed meaningful.

⟨8⟩ vaittuk ⬦ vaitta {t} S; vaittuk IP D. — ⟨8⟩ paṭā⟨9⟩rakku ⬦ paṭā⟨9⟩rakku S IP; pa⟨9⟩[9+] tārarkku D • D’s reading stops here. His edition has thus 9 lines, instead of 10.

⟨9⟩ kampai⟨10⟩yara⟨iya⟩ṉ ⬦ kampai⟨10⟩yaraṉ S; kampai⟨10⟩yara⟨ya⟩ṉ IP; D.

Translation

⟨1⟩ Fortune!

⟨1–3⟩ Fiftieth year of the victorious king Nantivikkiramapaṉmar.¹

⟨3–5⟩

⟨5–10⟩

Commentary

Bibliography

Edited in Sampath 1968. Text and summary in Mahalingam 1988 (IP 84). Edited in Dayalan 2005.

This digital edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on previous edition(s).

Primary

[S] Sampath, M. D. 1968. “Jaina inscriptions of Sattamangalam.” In: SOI. No place. Page 161.

[IP] Mahalingam, T. V. 1988. Inscriptions of the Pallavas. New Delhi; Delhi: Indian Council of Historical Research; Agam Prakashan. Pages 281–282, item 84.

[D] Dayalan, D. 2005. Computer application in Indian epigraphy (Pallava period). 3 vols. New Delhi: Bharatiya Kala Prakashan. Page 1276, item 41.

Notes

1. Sanskrit Nandivikramavarman.

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<p n="1">Fortune!</p>

<p n="1-3">Fiftieth year of the victorious king Nantivikkiramapaṉmar.<note>Sanskrit Nandivikramavarman.</note></p>

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<p>See also inscription <ref target="DHARMA_INSPallava00430.xml">Pallava 430</ref>.</p>

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