# SII 3.152: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR
PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No.
152.—ON THE SOUTH-EAST WALL OF THE VAIKUNTHA-PERUMAL TEMPLE AT
UTTARAMALLUR. No. 88 of 1898

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0152

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0152.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

The subjoined record informs us that certain lands were made tax-free by
the great assembly of Uttaramēru-chaturvēdimaṅgalam in the 2nd year of
king Partma (i.e., Pārthivēndra)-Mahārāja, ‘who took the head of
Vīra-Pāṇḍya’.

## Palaeographic description

The virāma or puḷḷi is marked almost throughout and where the double
consonants are combined with the ē and ō signs, this puḷḷi is omitted.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] virapāṇṭiya(ṉ talaik)oṇṭa ko partmamahārājaṟku yāṇṭu
Iraṇṭāvatu kā(liyū)rkkoṭṭattu taṉkū(ṟṟu)ttaramerucatu⟨r⟩vve [9+] ⟨2⟩
rameruvatiyiṉ meṟku mu⟨ta⟩ṟcatukkattu Iraṇṭāntaraṅ kuḻi Irunūṟṟunāṟpatum
Iṅke talaittaraṅ kuḻi Aiññūṟṟuaṟupatum ⟨I⟩ṅke mun [12+] ⟨3⟩ kku
pati¿Ai(ñ)?⟨ṉain⟩tāṅ ka⟨ṇ⟩ṇāṟṟu Amanināraṇavatiyin meṟkku
Ai¿ñ?⟨n⟩tāñccatukkattu kamuku talaittara [10+] ⟨4⟩ liyākappaṇitetom
pe{p}ruṅkuṟi sabhaiyom Itu virodhañ cceytārai dha(nm)āsanatte
Irupattaiṅkaḻañcu poṉ daṇḍam mutpa [7+] ⟨5⟩ bhaiyār paṇikka sabhai Uḷ
Iruṉtu E⟨ḻu⟩tineṉ Ivūr madhyasthaṉ ci⟨va⟩dāsa(ṉ) brahmapriyaneṉ
Ittevarkkut tirume(y)k(āva)l¿a?⟨u⟩m maṟṟum [10+] ⟨6⟩ ṭiyum maṟṟum
Epeparlpa Iṟaiyum Ūrom koḷḷappeṟātomākavum I¿vv?⟨v⟩aṟ¿ai?⟨e⟩
Epeparppaṭṭatum Idedavarkku Iṟuppārākavum I⟨p⟩paricu vai⟨t⟩tom[∥]
Iti⟨ṟṟi⟩ṟampiṉār ga⟨ṅ⟩kai [8+]

## Apparatus

⟨1⟩ partmamahārājaṟku • partma probably stands for pārtthivendra.

⟨3⟩ Ai(ñ)tā • Read ṉaiñcā or ṉaintā. — ⟨3⟩ Ai¿ñ?⟨n⟩tā • Read Aiñcā or
Aintā.

⟨4⟩ paṇitetom • Here is an early form of writing tto which often occurs
in inscriptions. — ⟨4⟩ dha(nm)āsanatte • For the orthographical
peculiarity involved in cce, tte, ttai and other such conjunct
consonants in this record see the remarks in the previous note.

⟨6⟩ Epeparlpa • See above, note 6, and read epperppaṭṭa.

## Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 2nd year of (the reign of) king Partma (i.e.,
Pārthivēndra)-Mahārāja who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya . . . . . . . .
. . Uttaramēruchaturvē[dimaṅgalam*] (situated) in its (own) subdivision
in Kāliyūrkōṭṭam. Two hundred and forty kuḻi of second rate (land) in
the first śadukkam (situated) to the west of (the path called)
[Utta]ramēru-vadi . . . . . ; five hundred and sixty kuḻi of first rate
(land) in this same place . . . . . . . ; in this same place . . . . . .
. of first rate areca (land) in the fifth śadukkam (situated) to the
west of (the path called) Amaṉināraṇa-vadi of the fifteenth kaṇṇāṟu . .
. . . . . . We (the members) of the big assembly ordered (to be)
[tax-free] . . . . Those who obstruct this (charity) (shall be liable to
pay) a fine of 25 kaḻañju of gold to the seat of justice . . . . . . . .
I, Śivadāsaṉ Brahmapriyaṉ, an arbitrator (madhyastha) of this village,
being in the assembly wrote (this) at the command of the members of the
assembly. The sacred watch of the image of this god and . . . . . . we
(the residents) of the village (ūrōm) agreed that we shall not receive
any kind of taxes . . . . . shall themselves pay to this god every kind
(of tax). Those who act against this . . . . Gaṅgā (the Ganges) . . . .
.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.152 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 323–324, item 152.