Maṇampūṇṭi, time of Vayiramegha Bāṇa, no year

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrī vilāṭa-

⟨2⟩ rāyar makaḷ aṇi-

⟨3⟩ kōvaṉ oṟṟiyūr

⟨4⟩ pirāṭṭi vayira-mēka-

⟨5⟩ vāṇa-kō-v-arayar

⟨6⟩ tēviyar niccavi-

⟨7⟩ nīta-maṅkala¿ṉu?

⟨8⟩ Ēri kaṇṭu tūmpu

⟨9⟩ Iṭuvi[ttā]r I-dharmmam ra-

⟨10⟩ kṣittar aṭi Eṉ

⟨11⟩ talai mēl

Translation by Emmanuel Francis

⟨1⟩ Prosperity! Fortune!

⟨2–9⟩ Aṇikōvaṉ Oṟṟiyūr Pirāṭṭi, daughter [of] Vilāṭarayar [and] spouse [of] Vayiramēkavāṇakōvarāyar, having seen the tank [of] Niccavinītamaṅkalam,1 had a sluice placed [to it].

⟨9–11⟩ The feet of he who protects this pious act are on my head.

Commentary

⟨4–5⟩ On the identity of Vayiramēkavāṇakōvarāyar, see DHARMA_INSPallava00264, DHARMA_INSPallava00265, DHARMA_INSPallava00350, DHARMA_INSPallava00351.

⟨6–7⟩ niccavinīta-maṅkala¿ṉu?⟨m⟩. "The auspicious village [created by] Nityavinīta." Nityavinīta appears to be a royal biruda.

Bibliography

Reported in ARIE 1934-1935 (ARIE/1934-1935/B/1934-1935/233).

Edited in ARIE 1934-1935, p. 75. Text and summary in Mahalingam 1988 (IP 266).

This digital edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on previous edition(s). Grantha letters and initial vowels not guaranteed.

Primary

[IP] Mahalingam, T. V. 1988. Inscriptions of the Pallavas. New Delhi; Delhi: Indian Council of Historical Research; Agam Prakashan. Page 647, item 266.

Secondary

ARIE 1934-1935. Annual report on South Indian epigraphy for the year ending 31st March 1935. Edited by C. R. Krishnamacharlu. Delhi: Manager of Publications, 1938. Pages 74–75, 78, appendixes B/1934-1935, item 233.

Notes

  1. 1. Sanskrit Nityavinītamaṅgala.