SII 3.84: original edition by Eugen Julius Theodor Hultzsch

Alternative title: “No. 84.—INSCRIPTION AT PERUMBER.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This inscription (No. 266 of 1901) is engraved on the east wall of the maṇḍapa in front of the shrine in the Tāndōṉṟīśvara temple at Perumbēr and is dated in the 7th year of Vīrarājēndra I. It records a grant of land to the Tiruttāṉtōṉṟi-Mahāśrīkaraṇa-Īśvara temple at Perumbēṟūr alias Tribhuvananallūr. As in another Perumbēr inscription (No. 78 above), Perumbēṟūr is here called a hamlet of Śrī-Madurāntakachaturvēdimaṅgalam, the modern Madurāntakam. Line 16, which is incomplete, mentions Vīra-Śōḻaśēri, a portion of the city which is also referred to at the end of No. 78 above.

Language: Tamil (tam) [Tamil (tamil)].

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0084.

File path: SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0084.xml.

Version: 2026-01-08 12:22 (8fd5bed), last modified 2025-12-27 18:40 (ad558c1).

Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [||] (vī)ramey tuṇaiyākavun=tiyākameyaṇiyākavum ceṅkoloccikkaruṅkali kaṭin=tu teṉ-
⟨2⟩ naṉaitta(lai) ko(ṇ)ṭu cerala(ṉai)ttiṟai koṇṭu ciṅkaḷatecam ¿va?ṭippaṭuttu veṅkaḷattāhavama(l)-
⟨3⟩ laṉai Ai¿ya?(ma)ṭi meṉ koṇṭu (v)eṅkaināṭu mīṭṭukkoṇṭu ta(ṉṉuṭa)ṉ piṟan=ta muṉṉavar viratamuṭi-
⟨4⟩ ttu va(n=ta)ṭi pa(ṇi)n=ta caḷukki vijaiyātittarkku maṇṭalam Aruḷikkaḻalaṭi paṇin=ta ma(ṉ)ṉarkkukkaṭāram Eṟin=tu kuṭu(t)ta-
⟨5⟩ ru(ḷi) com¿i?(śva)raṉ kaṉ(ṉa)ratecam kaiviṭat(tu)ratti van=taṭi vaṇaṅkiya caḷukki vikkiramātittaṉai Eṇṭicai
⟨6⟩ nikaḻ kaṇ(ṭi)kai cūṭṭi Iraṭṭapāṭi Eḻarai Ilakkamum Eṟi(n=tu) kuṭuttaruḷi (vi)jaiyasiṅkācaṉattulakamuḻutuṭaiyā-
⟨7⟩ ḷoṭum v¿i?ṟṟirun=taruḷiya kov¿ī?{ra}rājakecarivanmarāna Uṭaiyār śrīv¿i?rarājentradevaṟku yāṇṭu Eḻāvatu [|]
⟨8⟩ muraṭcaḷukki(y)ai muṭakkāṟṟil mutuku kaṇṭu munivāṟi Iraṭṭarājakula(k)ā⟨⟨la⟩⟩ṉ (Ika)l vīrarājentraṉ puyaṅkoṇṭu potu n¿i?-
⟨9⟩ kki Āḷkiṟa jayaṅkoṇṭacoḻamaṇṭalattu kaḷattūrkoṭṭattu taniyūr śrīmaturān=takacaruppetimaṅkalat-
⟨10⟩ tu peruṅkuṟisabhaiyom Eḻuttu ~ namm¿u?r pi(ṭ)ākai perumpeṟūrāṉa tiripuvananallū(r) tiruttāṉtoṉṟima-
⟨11⟩ hāśrīkaraṇaĪśvaramuṭaiy¿a?rkku Iṟaiyiliyāka viṭṭa nilam perumpeṟūr (E)ri karaikku teṟkum Ivverini(n)-
⟨12⟩ ṟum Ampalattu tūmpiṉniṉṟum teṉmeṟku nokki pona vāykkālukku meṟku Ivvāykkāl(ni)-
⟨13⟩ ṉṟum Ittevar k(o)yile Eṟa pona vaḻi varampukku vaṭakkum Ittevar koyilil kiḻakkil caturavaṟutikku
⟨14⟩ kiḻakkum (na)ṭuvuḷ pa(ra)ppum tāḻvum Iṉṟi mañcikkamāka kiṭan=ta nilattil m¿u?nṟu pāṭakam tirutti Itte-
⟨15⟩ vaṟku tiru(c)ceṉn¿a?(l)naṭaikkum tiruvārātaṉai ceyv¿a?rkkumāka Iṟaiyiliyāka kuṭuttom peruṅkuṟisa-
⟨16⟩ bhaiyom [|] paṇittār v¿i?racoḻaceri (v)e [**********] ta paṇiyāl (ca)ruṭai [*****]

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [||] (vī)ramey tuṇaiyākavun=tiyākameyaṇiyākavum ceṅkoloccikkaruṅkali kaṭin=tu teṉ⟨2⟩naṉaitta(lai) ko(ṇ)ṭu cerala(ṉai)ttiṟai koṇṭu ciṅkaḷatecam ⟨A⟩ṭippaṭuttu veṅkaḷattāhavama(l)⟨3⟩laṉai Ai⟨m⟩(ma)ṭi meṉ koṇṭu (v)eṅkaināṭu mīṭṭukkoṇṭu ta(ṉṉuṭa)ṉ piṟan=ta muṉṉavar viratamuṭi⟨4⟩ttu va(n=ta)ṭi pa(ṇi)n=ta caḷukki vijaiyātittarkku maṇṭalam Aruḷikkaḻalaṭi paṇin=ta ma(ṉ)ṉarkkukkaṭāram Eṟin=tu kuṭu(t)ta⟨5⟩ru(ḷi) com⟨ī⟩(śva)raṉ kaṉ(ṉa)ratecam kaiviṭat(tu)ratti van=taṭi vaṇaṅkiya caḷukki vikkiramātittaṉai Eṇṭicai ⟨6⟩ nikaḻ kaṇ(ṭi)kai cūṭṭi Iraṭṭapāṭi Eḻarai Ilakkamum Eṟi(n=tu) kuṭuttaruḷi (vi)jaiyasiṅkācaṉattulakamuḻutuṭaiyā⟨7⟩ḷoṭum v⟨ī⟩ṟṟirun=taruḷiya kov⟨i⟩{ra}rājakecarivanmarāna Uṭaiyār śrīv⟨ī⟩rarājentradevaṟku yāṇṭu Eḻāvatu [|] ⟨8⟩ muraṭcaḷukki(y)ai muṭakkāṟṟil mutuku kaṇṭu munivāṟi Iraṭṭarājakula(k)ā⟨⟨la⟩⟩ṉ (Ika)l vīrarājentraṉ puyaṅkoṇṭu potu n⟨ī⟩⟨9⟩kki Āḷkiṟa jayaṅkoṇṭacoḻamaṇṭalattu kaḷattūrkoṭṭattu taniyūr śrīmaturān=takacaruppetimaṅkalat⟨10⟩tu peruṅkuṟisabhaiyom Eḻuttu ~ namm⟨ū⟩r pi(ṭ)ākai perumpeṟūrāṉa tiripuvananallū(r) tiruttāṉtoṉṟima⟨11⟩hāśrīkaraṇaĪśvaramuṭaiy⟨ā⟩rkku Iṟaiyiliyāka viṭṭa nilam perumpeṟūr (E)ri karaikku teṟkum Ivverini(n)⟨12⟩ṟum Ampalattu tūmpiṉniṉṟum teṉmeṟku nokki pona vāykkālukku meṟku Ivvāykkāl(ni)⟨13⟩ṉṟum Ittevar k(o)yile Eṟa pona vaḻi varampukku vaṭakkum Ittevar koyilil kiḻakkil caturavaṟutikku ⟨14⟩ kiḻakkum (na)ṭuvuḷ pa(ra)ppum tāḻvum Iṉṟi mañcikkamāka kiṭan=ta nilattil m⟨ū⟩nṟu pāṭakam tirutti Itte⟨15⟩vaṟku tiru(c)ceṉn⟨e⟩(l)naṭaikkum tiruvārātaṉai ceyv⟨ā⟩rkkumāka Iṟaiyiliyāka kuṭuttom peruṅkuṟisa⟨16⟩bhaiyom [|] paṇittār v⟨ī⟩racoḻaceri (v)e [10+] ta paṇiyāl (ca)ruṭai [5+]

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [||] (vī)ramey tuṇaiyākavun=tiyākameyaṇiyākavum ceṅkoloccikkaruṅkali kaṭin=tu teṉ⟨2⟩naṉaitta(lai) ko(ṇ)ṭu cerala(ṉai)ttiṟai koṇṭu ciṅkaḷatecam ¿va?⟨A⟩ṭippaṭuttu veṅkaḷattāhavama(l)⟨3⟩laṉai Ai¿ya?⟨m⟩(ma)ṭi meṉ koṇṭu (v)eṅkaināṭu mīṭṭukkoṇṭu ta(ṉṉuṭa)ṉ piṟan=ta muṉṉavar viratamuṭi⟨4⟩ttu va(n=ta)ṭi pa(ṇi)n=ta caḷukki vijaiyātittarkku maṇṭalam Aruḷikkaḻalaṭi paṇin=ta ma(ṉ)ṉarkkukkaṭāram Eṟin=tu kuṭu(t)ta⟨5⟩ru(ḷi) com¿i?⟨ī⟩(śva)raṉ kaṉ(ṉa)ratecam kaiviṭat(tu)ratti van=taṭi vaṇaṅkiya caḷukki vikkiramātittaṉai Eṇṭicai ⟨6⟩ nikaḻ kaṇ(ṭi)kai cūṭṭi Iraṭṭapāṭi Eḻarai Ilakkamum Eṟi(n=tu) kuṭuttaruḷi (vi)jaiyasiṅkācaṉattulakamuḻutuṭaiyā⟨7⟩ḷoṭum v¿i?⟨ī⟩ṟṟirun=taruḷiya kov¿ī?⟨i⟩{ra}rājakecarivanmarāna Uṭaiyār śrīv¿i?⟨ī⟩rarājentradevaṟku yāṇṭu Eḻāvatu [|] ⟨8⟩ muraṭcaḷukki(y)ai muṭakkāṟṟil mutuku kaṇṭu munivāṟi Iraṭṭarājakula(k)ā⟨⟨la⟩⟩ṉ (Ika)l vīrarājentraṉ puyaṅkoṇṭu potu n¿i?⟨ī⟩⟨9⟩kki Āḷkiṟa jayaṅkoṇṭacoḻamaṇṭalattu kaḷattūrkoṭṭattu taniyūr śrīmaturān=takacaruppetimaṅkalat⟨10⟩tu peruṅkuṟisabhaiyom Eḻuttu ~ namm¿u?⟨ū⟩r pi(ṭ)ākai perumpeṟūrāṉa tiripuvananallū(r) tiruttāṉtoṉṟima⟨11⟩hāśrīkaraṇaĪśvaramuṭaiy¿a?⟨ā⟩rkku Iṟaiyiliyāka viṭṭa nilam perumpeṟūr (E)ri karaikku teṟkum Ivverini(n)⟨12⟩ṟum Ampalattu tūmpiṉniṉṟum teṉmeṟku nokki pona vāykkālukku meṟku Ivvāykkāl(ni)⟨13⟩ṉṟum Ittevar k(o)yile Eṟa pona vaḻi varampukku vaṭakkum Ittevar koyilil kiḻakkil caturavaṟutikku ⟨14⟩ kiḻakkum (na)ṭuvuḷ pa(ra)ppum tāḻvum Iṉṟi mañcikkamāka kiṭan=ta nilattil m¿u?⟨ū⟩nṟu pāṭakam tirutti Itte⟨15⟩vaṟku tiru(c)ceṉn¿a?⟨e⟩(l)naṭaikkum tiruvārātaṉai ceyv¿a?⟨ā⟩rkkumāka Iṟaiyiliyāka kuṭuttom peruṅkuṟisa⟨16⟩bhaiyom [|] paṇittār v¿i?⟨ī⟩racoḻaceri (v)e [10+] ta paṇiyāl (ca)ruṭai [5+]

Apparatus

⟨3⟩ meṉ koṇṭu • No. 15 of the list on p. 193 above reads veṉ kaṇṭu.

⟨4⟩ maṇṭalam • No. 15 reads veṅkaimaṇṭalam.

⟨5⟩ vikkiramātittaṉai • No. 15 reads tittaṟku.

⟨8⟩ Iraṭṭarājakula(k)ā⟨⟨la⟩⟩ṉ • The la is entered below the following ṉ.

⟨9⟩ jayaṅkoṇṭacoḻamaṇṭalattu • Instead of the passage beginning with line 8 and ending here, No. 16 has the following:— ve(ṟi) ku(ṟi)t(ta) kaḷan=tanṉil porkkaḷattu puṟaṅkoṇṭu Ira(ṭ)ṭakoṉai pura(ṭ)ṭaṭakki Ikal vīrarājentra⟨ṉ⟩ (ni)laṅkoṇṭu potu nī(k)ki āḻkiṉṟa jayaṅkoṇṭacoḻamaṇṭalattu.

Translation by Hultzsch 1903

(L. 1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! While courage was (his) only help and liberality (his) only ornament, (the king) wielded the sceptre and dispelled the dark Kali (age). (He) took the head of the king of the South (i.e. the Pāṇḍya),¹ levied tribute from the Śēralaṉ (i.e. the Chēra king), and subdued the Śiṅgaḷa (i.e. Siṁhala) country.

(L. 2.) (He) saw the back of (i.e. put to flight) Āhavamalla five times in hot battles, recovered Vēṅgai-nāḍu, fulfilled the vow of the elder brother who was born with him, and bestowed the [Vēṅgai]-maṇḍalam on the Śaḷukki (i.e. Chalukya) Vijayāditya who came and worshipped (his) feet.

(L. 4.) Having conquered (the country of) Kaḍāram, (he) was pleased to give (it) (back) to (its) king who worshipped (his) feet (which bore) ankle-rings.

(L. 5.) (He) chased Sōmēśvara (and forced him) to abandon the Kaṉṉara country, invested the Śaḷukki Vikramāditya, who came and bowed to (his) feet, with the necklace which illumined the eight directions, and was pleased to conquer and to grant (to him) the seven and a half lakshas of Raṭṭapāḍi.²

(L. 6.) In the seventh year of (this) king Rājakēsarivarman alias the lord Śrī-Vīrarājēndradēva, who was pleased to be seated on the throne of victory together with (his queen) Ulagamuḻuduḍaiyāḷ.

(L. 8.) The writing of us, the great assembly³ of Śrī-Madurāntaka-chaturvēdimaṅgalam, an independent village⁴ in Kaḷattūr-kōṭṭam, (a district) of Jayaṅgoṇḍa-Śōḻa-maṇḍalam, which is ruled over—having conquered (it by the strength of his) arm and having made it his exclusive property⁵ —by the warlike Vīrarājēndra, the god of Death to the family of the Raṭṭa king, (whose) anger abated (only) after seeing the back of the obstinate Śaḷukki (i.e. Chalukya) on the bank of) the winding river.⁶

(L. 10.) (The following) land was granted, free of taxes, to the god of the Tiruttāṉtōṉṟi-Mahāśrīkaraṇa-Īśvara (temple) at Perumbēṟūr alias Tribhuvananallūr, a hamlet of our village.

(L. 11.) Three pāḍagam⁷ in the land which had been lying as mañjikkam,⁸ without being levelled and dug up, within (the following boundaries): to the south of the bank of the tank at Perumbēṟūr; to the west of the channel running towards the south-west from the (sluice called) Ambalattu-tūmbu of this tank; to the north of the margin of the road leading from this channel up to the temple of this god; and to the east of the end of the square (field) on the east of the temple of this god.

(L. 14.) Having reclaimed (this land), we, the great assembly, gave (it) to this god, free of taxes, for (supplying) paddy of the red kind to the temple⁹ and for (supporting) those who perform the worship in the temple.

(L. 16.) (This) was ordered by . . . . . of Vēṟpuṟam, (in charge of) Vīra-Śōḻaśēri . . . . . . . . . .

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.84 by Hultzsch 1903 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Hultzsch, Eugen Julius Theodor. 1903. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume III: Miscellaneous inscriptions from the Tamil country. Part II: Inscriptions of Virarajendra I., Kulottunga-chola I., Vikrama-chola and Kulottunga III. South Indian Inscriptions 3.2. Madras: Government Press. Pages 202–204, item 84.

Notes

1. As will appear from No. 88 below, the ‘taking of the head of the Pāṇḍya’ means that the king, being seated on his throne, placed his foot on the head of the latter.
2. This passage was already quoted above, p. 65, note 1, from No. 175 of 1894 (No. 16 on p. 193 above).
3. See above, p. 176, note 2.
4. On taṉiyūr see above, p. 3, note 7.
5. Literally, ‘having stopped its being the common property (of other kings).’ The same phrase (potu nīkki) occurs in a description of the reign of Rājamahēndra; see p. 191 above, clause b.
6. Compare above, p. 191 and note 8. In No. 16 of the list on p. 193 above, the whole passage runs as follows (see above, p. 203, note 3):—“Jayaṅgoṇḍa-Śōḻa-maṇḍalam, which is ruled over—having conquered the earth and having made it his exclusive property—by the warlike Vīrarājēndra, (who) put a stop to the deceit of the Raṭṭa king after seeing (his) back in an encounter on the battle-field which (the enemy) had appointed (in his) fury.”
7. See above, p. 177 and note 3.
8. Compare above, p. 30 and note 4.
9. tiruccennelnaṭai is evidently the same as tiruccennaṭainel, which occurs in Vol. I. p. 117, line 5.

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<lem>meṉ koṇṭu</lem>

<note>No. 15 of the list on p. 193 above reads <foreign>veṉ kaṇṭu</foreign>.</note>

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<lem>maṇṭalam</lem>

<note>No. 15 reads <foreign>veṅkaimaṇṭalam</foreign>.</note>

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<lem>vikkiramātittaṉai</lem>

<note>No. 15 reads <foreign>tittaṟku</foreign>.</note>

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<lem>Iraṭṭarā<hi rend="grantha">ja</hi>kula<unclear>k</unclear>ā<add place="below">la</add>ṉ</lem>

<note>The <foreign>la</foreign> is entered below the following <foreign>ṉ</foreign>.</note>

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<lem><hi rend="grantha">ja</hi>yaṅkoṇṭacoḻamaṇṭalattu</lem>

<note>Instead of the passage beginning with line 8 and ending here, No. 16 has the following:— <foreign>ve<unclear>ṟi</unclear> ku<unclear>ṟi</unclear>t<unclear>ta</unclear> kaḷan=tanṉil porkkaḷattu puṟaṅkoṇṭu Ira<unclear>ṭ</unclear>ṭakoṉai pura<unclear>ṭ</unclear>ṭaṭakki Ikal vīrarā<hi rend="grantha">jentra</hi><supplied reason="omitted">ṉ</supplied> <unclear>ni</unclear>laṅkoṇṭu potu nī<unclear>k</unclear>ki āḻkiṉṟa <hi rend="grantha">ja</hi>yaṅkoṇṭacoḻamaṇṭalattu</foreign>.</note>

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<p>(L. 1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! While courage was (<hi rend="italic">his</hi>) only help and liberality (<hi rend="italic">his</hi>) only ornament, (<hi rend="italic">the king</hi>) wielded the sceptre and dispelled the dark Kali (<hi rend="italic">age). (He</hi>) took the head of the king of the South (<hi rend="italic">i.e</hi>. the <hi rend="bold">Pāṇḍya</hi>),<note>As will appear from No. <ref target="DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0088">88</ref> below, the ‘taking of the head of the Pāṇḍya’ means that the king, being seated on his throne, placed his foot on the head of the latter.</note> levied tribute from the Śēralaṉ (<hi rend="italic">i.e.</hi> the <hi rend="bold">Chēra</hi> king), and subdued the Śiṅgaḷa (<hi rend="italic">i.e.</hi> <hi rend="bold">Siṁhala</hi>) country.</p>

<p>(L. 2.) (<hi rend="italic">He</hi>) saw the back of (<hi rend="italic">i.e.</hi> put to flight) <hi rend="bold">Āhavamalla</hi> five times in hot battles, recovered <hi rend="bold">Vēṅgai-nāḍu</hi>, fulfilled the vow of the elder brother who was born with him, and bestowed the <hi rend="bold">[Vēṅgai]-maṇḍalam</hi> on the <hi rend="bold">Śaḷukki</hi> (<hi rend="italic">i.e</hi>. Chalukya) <hi rend="bold">Vijayāditya</hi> who came and worshipped (<hi rend="italic">his</hi>) feet.</p>

<p>(L. 4.) Having conquered (<hi rend="italic">the country of</hi>) <hi rend="bold">Kaḍāram</hi>, (<hi rend="italic">he</hi>) was pleased to give (<hi rend="italic">it) (back</hi>) to (<hi rend="italic">its</hi>) king who worshipped (<hi rend="italic">his</hi>) feet (<hi rend="italic">which bore</hi>) ankle-rings.</p>

<p>(L. 5.) (<hi rend="italic">He</hi>) chased <hi rend="bold">Sōmēśvara</hi> (<hi rend="italic">and forced him</hi>) to abandon the <hi rend="bold">Kaṉṉara</hi> country, invested the <hi rend="bold">Śaḷukki Vikramāditya</hi>, who came and bowed to (<hi rend="italic">his</hi>) feet, with the necklace which illumined the eight directions, and was pleased to conquer and to grant (<hi rend="italic">to him</hi>) the seven and a half <hi rend="italic">lakshas</hi> of <hi rend="bold">Raṭṭapāḍi</hi>.<note>This passage was already quoted above, p. 65, note 1, from No. 175 of 1894 (No. 16 on p. 193 above).</note> </p>

<p>(L. 6.) In the seventh year of (<hi rend="italic">this</hi>) king <hi rend="bold">Rājakēsarivarman</hi> <hi rend="italic">alias</hi> the lord <hi rend="bold">Śrī-Vīrarājēndradēva</hi>, who was pleased to be seated on the throne of victory together with (<hi rend="italic">his queen</hi>) <hi rend="bold">Ulagamuḻuduḍaiyāḷ</hi>.</p>

<p>(L. 8.) The writing of us, the great assembly<note>See above, p. 176, note 2.</note> of <hi rend="bold">Śrī-Madurāntaka-chaturvēdimaṅgalam</hi>, an independent village<note>On <hi rend="italic">taṉiyūr</hi> see above, p. 3, note 7.</note> in <hi rend="bold">Kaḷattūr-kōṭṭam</hi>, (<hi rend="italic">a district</hi>) of <hi rend="bold">Jayaṅgoṇḍa-Śōḻa-maṇḍalam</hi>, which is ruled over—having conquered (<hi rend="italic">it by the strength of his</hi>) arm and having made it his exclusive property<note>Literally, ‘having stopped its being the common property (of other kings).’ The same phrase (<foreign>potu nīkki</foreign>) occurs in a description of the reign of Rājamahēndra; see p. 191 above, clause <hi rend="italic">b</hi>.</note> —by the warlike <hi rend="bold">Vīrarājēndra</hi>, the god of Death to the family of the <hi rend="bold">Raṭṭa</hi> king, (<hi rend="italic">whose</hi>) anger abated (<hi rend="italic">only</hi>) after seeing the back of the obstinate <hi rend="bold">Śaḷukki</hi> (<hi rend="italic">i.e</hi>. Chalukya) on <hi rend="italic">the bank of</hi>) the winding river.<note>Compare above, p. 191 and note 8. In No. 16 of the list on p. 193 above, the whole passage runs as follows (see above, p. 203, note 3):—“Jayaṅgoṇḍa-Śōḻa-maṇḍalam, which is ruled over—having conquered the earth and having made it his exclusive property—by the warlike Vīrarājēndra, (who) put a stop to the deceit of the Raṭṭa king after seeing (his) back in an encounter on the battle-field which (the enemy) had appointed (in his) fury.”</note> </p>

<p>(L. 10.) (<hi rend="italic">The following</hi>) land was granted, free of taxes, to the god of the <hi rend="bold">Tiruttāṉtōṉṟi-Mahāśrīkaraṇa-Īśvara</hi> (<hi rend="italic">temple</hi>) at <hi rend="bold">Perumbēṟūr</hi> <hi rend="italic">alias</hi> <hi rend="bold">Tribhuvananallūr</hi>, a hamlet of our village.</p>

<p>(L. 11.) Three <hi rend="italic">pāḍagam</hi><note>See above, p. 177 and note 3.</note> in the land which had been lying as <hi rend="italic">mañjikkam,</hi><note>Compare above, p. 30 and note 4.</note> without being levelled and dug up, within (<hi rend="italic">the following boundaries):</hi> to the south of the bank of the tank at <hi rend="bold">Perumbēṟūr</hi>; to the west of the channel running towards the south-west from the (sluice called) <hi rend="italic">Ambalattu-tūmbu</hi> of this tank; to the north of the margin of the road leading from this channel up to the temple of this god; and to the east of the end of the square (<hi rend="italic">field</hi>) on the east of the temple of this god.</p>

<p>(L. 14.) Having reclaimed (<hi rend="italic">this land</hi>), we, the great assembly, gave (<hi rend="italic">it</hi>) to this god, free of taxes, for (<hi rend="italic">supplying</hi>) paddy of the red kind to the temple<note><foreign>tiruccennelnaṭai</foreign> is evidently the same as <foreign>tiruccennaṭainel</foreign>, which occurs in Vol. I. p. 117, line 5.</note> and for (<hi rend="italic">supporting</hi>) those who perform the worship in the temple.</p>

<p>(L. 16.) (<hi rend="italic">This</hi>) was ordered by . . . . . of <hi rend="bold">Vēṟpuṟam</hi>, (<hi rend="italic">in charge of</hi>) <hi rend="bold">Vīra-Śōḻaśēri</hi> . . . . . . . . . .</p>

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