SII 3.8: original edition by Eugen Julius Theodor Hultzsch

Alternative title: “I—INSCRIPTIONS IN THE VISHNU TEMPLE AT UKKAL. No. 8.—ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE SHRINE.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This archaic inscription belongs to the 10th year of the same Kampavarman whose name occurred in No. 5 above, and records that Śaḍaiyaṉ, who was also mentioned in No. 5, made over 400 kāḍi of paddy to the villagers of Uṭakal, who pledged themselves to feed two Brāhmaṇas daily from the interest, which amounted to 100 kāḍi of paddy per year.

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

Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (Original Edition) (south-indian-inscriptions).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0008.

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Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] kampava(r)mmaṟku yāṇṭu pattā(va)tu Uṭka⟨⟨ṟ⟩⟩(sa)bhaiyār⟨k⟩ku caṭaiya-
⟨2⟩ ṉ kuṭutta nel nā(ṉū)ṟṟukkāṭi [|] ¿ ne(Il)lāl?ppoliŪṭṭu Ā(ṇ)-
⟨3⟩ ṭu var(ai) nūṟṟukkāṭi ¿ko?l palicaiy(ā)l nicati Iruvar pirāma-
⟨4⟩ ṇarai nilamum nāyaṟum Uḷḷa (A)ḷavum Ūṭṭuv(o)māṉo⟨m⟩ Uṭ(ka)l sabhaiyom [|] Iv-
⟨5⟩ viru⟦ṉ⟧⟨⟨(n)⟩⟩tūṭṭu mu(ṭṭi)l kaṅk¿e? Iṭaikkumari⟨yi⟩ṭai Eḻunūṟṟukkātatt¿ū?ḷḷu(m) ceytār ce⟨y⟩ta (p)āvam (pa)ṭuvo⟨mā⟩ṉom sabhaiyom [∥]

Apparatus

⟨1⟩ Uṭka⟨⟨ṟ⟩⟩ • The ṟ of Uṭkaṟ has been added subsequently.

⟨5⟩ viru(n) • The n of virun appears to be corrected from ṉ.

Translation by Hultzsch 1899

(Line 1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! In the tenth year (of the reign) of Kampavarman,— Śaḍaiyaṉ gave four hundred kāḍi of paddy to the assembly of Uṭkal.

(L. 2.) From the interest¹ on this paddy, which amounts to one hundred kāḍi of paddy per year, we, the assembly of Uṭkal, shall feed two Brāhmaṇas daily, as long as the earth and the sun exist.

(L. 4.) If we fail in this feeding of guests, we, the assembly, shall incur (all) the sins committed within the seven hundred kādam² between the Gaṅgā and Kumari.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.8 by Hultzsch 1899 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Hultzsch, Eugen Julius Theodor. 1899. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume III: Miscellaneous inscriptions from the Tamil country. Part I: Inscriptions at Ukkal, Melpadi, Karuvur, Manimangalam and Tiruvallam. South Indian Inscriptions 3.1. Madras: Government Press. Page 13, item 8.

Notes

1. poliūṭṭu is apparently the same as policaiyūṭṭu in Vol. II. Nos. 27, 28, 35 and 37.
2. Compare Ep. Ind. Vol. III. p. 284 ff., where a similar imprecation occurs. According to the Tamil dictionaries, a kādam corresponds to about 10 miles. Hence the expression ‘700 kādam’ appears to refer to the circumference of the whole of India between the Gangaes and Cape Comorin. The Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsiang also fixes the extent of the countries which he describes, by stating their circumference.

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<p>(L. 2.) From the interest<note><foreign>poliūṭṭu</foreign> is apparently the same as <foreign>policaiyūṭṭu</foreign> in Vol. II. Nos. <ref target="DHARMA_INSSIIv02p0i0027">27</ref>, <ref target="DHARMA_INSSIIv02p0i0028">28</ref>, <ref target="DHARMA_INSSIIv02p0i0035">35</ref> and <ref target="DHARMA_INSSIIv02p0i0037">37</ref>.</note> on this paddy, which amounts to one hundred <hi rend="italic">kāḍi</hi> of paddy per year, we, the assembly of <hi rend="bold">Uṭkal</hi>, shall feed two Brāhmaṇas daily, as long as the earth and the sun exist.</p>

<p>(L. 4.) If we fail in this feeding of guests, we, the assembly, shall incur (<hi rend="italic">all</hi>) the sins committed within the seven hundred <hi rend="italic">kādam</hi><note>Compare <hi rend="italic">Ep. Ind</hi>. Vol. III. p. 284 ff., where a similar imprecation occurs. According to the Tamil dictionaries, a <hi rend="italic">kādam</hi> corresponds to about 10 miles. Hence the expression ‘700 <hi rend="italic">kādam</hi>’ appears to refer to the circumference of the whole of India between the Gangaes and Cape Comorin. The Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsiang also fixes the extent of the countries which he describes, by stating their circumference.</note> between the <hi rend="bold">Gaṅgā</hi> and <hi rend="bold">Kumari</hi>.</p>

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