Tiruttaṇi, foundation of temple author of digital edition Emmanuel Francis European Research Council (ERC), grant agreement no 809994 DHARMA Paris, CEIAS DHARMA_INSPallava00245.xml CC BY-SA 4.0 2019-2026 as per external metadata Foundation of a temple.

Medial i and ī interchangeable.

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svasti śrī tiruntu tiruttaṇiyil ceñ-caṭai Īcarkku karuṅkallāl kaṟṟaḷiyā niṟka virumpiyāē naṟkalaikaḷ ellām naviṉṟa cīr nampi Appi poṟpamaiya ceytāṉ purintu .

I-veṇpā perumāṉaṭikaḷ tām pāṭi Aruḷuttu

niṟka niṟka notes: The letter ka is corrected from ku.

Prosperity! Fortune!

So that this temple stands as a stone temple made with black stones for the Lord īcarSanskrit īśa. with red matted hairsThat is, Śiva. in gracious/perfect/eminent Tiruttaṇi Lovingly/with devotion virumpi-y-ēLiterally: having desired., the glorious Nampi Appi, who has learned all good arts, beautifully poṟpu amaiyaInfinitive form, literally: so that it agrees with beauty. made it ceytāṉ purintuLiterally: made it having made it..

This veṇpa has been graciously sung by PerumāṉaṭikaḷThat is, the Pallava king Aparājitavarman according to . Alternatively, it could be another, vassal, king or Śiva. himself.

Reported in (ARIE/1905-1906/B/1905/433).

Edited in (SII 12.94), with visual documentation. Text and summary in (IP 245). Edited in .

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

41-42 94 613-614 245 129 108/2021 27 B/1905 433