# SII 3.143: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: XIV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARAKESARIVARMAN UTTAMA-CHOLA.
No. 143.—ON A SLAB BUILT INTO THE FLOOR OF THE VERANDAH ROUND THE
CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE ADHIPURISVARA TEMPLE AT TIRUVORRIYUR. No. 166 of
1912

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0143

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0143.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This inscription which is dated in the 15th year of Parakēsarivarman
Uttama-Chōḷa mentions Śeṉṉi-Yeṟipaḍaichchōḻaṉ Uttamaśōḻaṉ who was
probably an officer of the king. The first part of the name suggests
that this chief would have been connected with Śeṉṉi-yeṟi-paḍai, i.e.,
the warlike army of Śeṉṉi.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥]
śrīU⟨2⟩ttamacoḻadevark⟨3⟩kopparakesariva(rmma)⟨4⟩(ṟku) yāṇṭu
patiṉain=tā⟨5⟩vatu Uttamacoḻar (ti)⟨6⟩ruvoṟṟiyūr mahā(d)e⟨7⟩varkku
śrībalideva⟨8⟩raiyum kāḷameṭ(ṭu)⟨9⟩ṅ kavarippiṇākka(ḷ) ⟨10⟩
Irupattunālvarkku⟨11⟩k kavarikaiyyum (de)⟨12⟩va(r)āyamey koṇ(ṭu) ⟨13⟩
poṉṉāle cey⟨14⟩vittuk kuṭukkaveṉ(ṟa)⟨15⟩ruḷucceyyac
cey⟨16⟩viyttiṭṭapaṭi(y) ceṉ⟨17⟩ṉi yeṟipaṭaiccoḻa⟨18⟩ṉuttamacoḻaṉ E [1+]
⟨19⟩ (pa)tiṟ(ṟa)cattitama

## Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 15th year of (the reign of) king
Parakēsarivarman the glorious Uttama-Chōḷadēva, Uttama-Chōḷa having been
pleased to order to make and present in gold to (the temple of) Mahādēva
at Tiruvoṟṟiyūr, (an image of) Śrībalidēva, eight trumpets, and
fly-whisks for the twenty-four fly-whisk-women from the taxes of the
king, (these) were made and presented (by) Śeṉṉi-Yeṟipaḍaichchōḻaṉ
Uttamaśōḻaṉ . . . . . .

## Commentary

The inscription is a fragment.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.143 by Krishna Sastri 1920 converted to DHARMA
conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

### Primary

[SII] Krishna Sastri, H. 1920. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume III:
Miscellaneous inscriptions from the Tamil country. Part III:
Inscriptions of Aditya I, Parantaka I, Madiraikonda, Rajakesarivarman,
Parantaka II, Uttama-Chola, Parthivendravarman and Aditya-Karikala and
the Tiruvalangadu plates of Rajendra-Chola I. South Indian Inscriptions
3.3. Madras: Government Press. Pages 293–294, item 143.