# SII 3.161: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR
PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No.
161.—ON THE SAME WALL. No. 18 of 1898

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0161

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0161.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This document records a gift of land made by certain Brāhmaṇas in the
3rd year of Pārthivendrādhipativarman for commenting upon, i.e.,
explaining, the science of grammar (Vyākaraṇa-śāstra).

In Tiruvoṟṟiyūr near Madras, a similar endowment was made during the
time of king Kulōttuṅga III. for explaining the science of grammar and a
hall called vyākaraṇamaṇḍapa was specially built for that purpose[1] .

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] virapā(ṇ)ṭiyaṉai talaikoṇṭa
pā⟨r⟩tthive(ndrā)dipatipa(nma)ṟku yāṇṭu muṉṟāvatu kāliyūrkoṭṭa⟨t⟩tu
taṉkūṟṟuttarameruccaturvvetimaṅkalattu pe⟨2⟩ruṅkuṟi sabhaiyomeḻuttu
E⟨m⟩mūr vyākaraṇaśāstraM vyākhyānaM ceyvārkku vyākhyāvṛttiyāka vaitta
bhūmiyāvaṉa bhadraṅkatu vāsude⟨3⟩vabhaṭṭacomāciyār ta(n=ta) bhūmi
subrahmaṇyanārāca⟨t⟩tiṉ vaṭa⟨k⟩ku (2) 10 3 ⟨kaṇ⟩ṇāṟṟu
mā(ṟa)piṭukuvatiyiṉ kiḻa⟨k⟩ku 2 catu⟨k⟩ka⟨t⟩tu 3 ntaraṅ kuḻi 4 100 8 10
patum Otimuki⟨4⟩l mā(dha)vabhaṭṭar tan=ta bhūmi Ūriṉ teṟku (10 9)
ka⟨ṇ⟩ṇāṟṟu parameśvaravati⟨k⟩ku meṟku (2) catu⟨k⟩ka⟨t⟩tum 3
(ca)⟨kkat⟩tumāka talaitaraṅ kuḻi 7 100 2 10 patum (I)ṅke tu⟨5⟩rpil
naraciṅkakramavi⟨t⟩taṉ tan=ta talaitaraṅkuḻi 2 100 2 10patum Ivaituku
nir pāyum vāy⟨k⟩kāl kuḻi (10 5)m noṭṭur paṭṭayakramavi⟨t⟩taru(m)
nan=ticāmipocar

## Apparatus

⟨5⟩ Ivaituku • This is apparently a mistake for Ivaikku or Ivaiyiṟṟukku.

## Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 3rd year of Pārthivēndrādhipativarman who
took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya, (this is) the writing of us (the members)
of the big assembly of Uttaramēru-chaturvēdimaṅgalam, (a village) in its
own subdivision, in Kāliyūr-kōṭṭam. The following are the lands granted
as vyākhyāvṛitti, for (the maintenance of) those who comment (i.e.,
lecture) on the science of grammar in our village:—480 kuḻi of third
rate (land) given by Bhadraṅkadu Vāsudēva-Bhaṭṭa Sōmāśiyār (Sōmayājin)
in the second square (śadukkam) to the east of (the path called)
Mārapiḍugu-vadi of the twenty-third kaṇṇāṟu, north of (the lane called)
Subrahmaṇya-Nārāśam; 720 kuḻi of first rate (land) given by Ōdimukil
Mādhava-Bhaṭṭa, in the second and third squares, to the west of (the
path called) Paramēśvara-vadi in the nineteenth kaṇṇāṟu on the south
side of the village; 220 kuḻi of first rate (land) given by Turpil
Naraśiṅga Kramavittaṉ in the same place; 15 kuḻi of channel that
irrigates these (lands); Noṭṭūr Paṭṭaya-Kramavittar and Nandiśāmi-Pōśar.

## Commentary

⟨5⟩ nan=ticāmipocar. The inscription stops here.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.161 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 337–338, item 161.

[1] No. 202 of the Madras Epigraphical Collection for 1912.