SII 3.162: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Alternative title: “XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No. 162.—ON THE SAME WALL. No. 17 of 1898.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This record states that in the 3rd year of Pārthivēndrādhipativarman who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya, certain lands belonging to the village which did not fetch any tax, were given free of taxes by the village assembly to a temple at Uttaramērūr-chaturvēdimaṅgalam.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0162.

File path: SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0162.xml.

Version: (e26532d), last modified (87b2763).

Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [||] vīrapāṇṭiyaṉaittalaikoṇṭa pā⟨r⟩tthivendr¿a?{ru}(dhi)pativarmmakku yā⟦ṭ⟧⟨⟨(ṇ)⟩⟩ṭu{ṭu} 3 Āvatu Ut=tarameru(ṟ)ccaturvedimaṅkala⟨t⟩tup

⟨2⟩ peruṅkuṟi sabhaiyom Eḻuttu na⟨m⟩mūr śrīlaca [**] ttu perumānaṭikaḷukku tiruviḷakkukkum tiruvamutukkum A(r)ccanābhoga⟨t⟩tukkumā{k}ka nam-

⟨3⟩ mūr Iṟaiyiṟātu Ūrnokki viḻu⟨n⟩ta bhūmiyi⟨l⟩ ¿catarāĀtitavar? I(ṟ)ai⟨yi⟩li Āka vai⟨t⟩ta nilam Āvatu śrīdevivā⟨y⟩kkā¿ll?u⟨k⟩ku ter⟨k⟩ku 5 Ām ka⟨ṇ⟩ṇā⟨ṟ⟩ṟu mārapiṭukuvati-

⟨4⟩ ⟨k⟩ku kiḻa⟨k⟩ku mutal (ca)tukka⟨t⟩tu kuḻi 4 100 7 10m Ūriṉ vaṭakku 4Āṅ kaṇ(ṇā){pa}ṟṟu parameśvaravatikku kiḻakku 5Ām catukkattuk kuḻi 5 100 5 10 2 m śrīdevi(vā)k⟨kā⟩liṉ teṟ(ku) 3 Ām

⟨5⟩ kaṇṇā⟨ṟ⟩ṟu māṟapiṭukuvati{y}⟨k⟩ku kiḻa⟨k⟩ku (2)Ām catu⟨k⟩ka⟨t⟩tu kuḻi 4 100 5 10 2 m Iṅke (5)Ām kaṇṇā⟨ṟ⟩ṟu I⟨v⟩vatikku kiḻakku mu⟨ta⟩l catu⟨k⟩ka⟨t⟩tu 100 2 10 {k}kuḻi(yu)⟨m⟩ Āka It¿a?ṭpaṭa kānilamu (ka)⟨n⟩tapurattupeṭṭaiyi⟨l⟩

⟨6⟩ ca⟨n⟩tiraṉ Eḻu(nū)ṟṟuvaṉ (Ā)kiya nuḷampamāyilaṭṭiyār pa⟨k⟩kal pūrvācā⟨ra⟩ṅ koṇṭu Inilam E⟨p⟩perpaṭṭa Iṟaiy¿ū?m E⟨c⟩coṟṟum ve(ṭ)ṭiyum Ama¿cc?iyum ¿Uḷi(lu)Iṭu? E⟨p⟩per-

⟨7⟩ ⟨p⟩pa⟨ṭ⟩ṭatum I¿bhai?yi¿ḷ?iyāka (pa)ṇi⟨t⟩to⟨m⟩ Itu poṉṟu co⟨ṉ⟩ṉāl (g)eṅkai Iṭai kumari Iṭai cetār ceta pāvam ko⟨ḷ⟩var Ākavum Itu taṭṭutaraḷaṉ paṭukaṉ [*********]

Apparatus

⟨2⟩ na⟨m⟩mūr • There is some space between na and mū which may have been occupied by a Grantha ma.

⟨7⟩ Itu taṭṭutaraḷaṉ paṭukaṉ [9+] • The remaining syllables of this line commencing with Itu are not intelligible.

Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

(Line 1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 3rd year of (the reign of) Pārthivēndrādhipativarman who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya, (this is) the writing of us (the members) of the big assembly of Uttaramērūr-chaturvēdimaṅgalam. The following lands from among the lands of our village which, not paying any tax are (the common property) of the village, were given free of all taxes as long as the moon and the sun (last) for sacred lamps, sacred offerings and for worship of the god (perumāṉaḍigaḷ) Śrīla . . . of our village:—

(L. 3.) 470 kuḻi in the first śadukkam (situated) to the east of (the path called) Māṟapiḍugu-vadi of the fifth kaṇṇāṟu to the south of (the channel called) Śrīdēvivāykkāl; 552 kuḻi in the fifth śadukkam (situated) to the east of (the path called) Paramēśvara-vadi of the fourth kaṇṇāṟu to the north of the village; 452 kuḻi in the second śadukkam (situated) to the east of (the path called) Mārapiḍugu-vadi of the third kaṇṇāṟu to the south of (the channel called) Śrīdēvi-vāykkāl; in the same place 120 kuḻi in the first śadukkam (situated) to the east of the above-said vadi of the fifth kaṇṇāṟu; in all for the quarter land (kānilam) included herein we received pūrvāchāram from Śandiraṉ Eḻunūṟṟuvaṉ alias Nuḷamba Māyilaṭṭiyār of Kandapurattu-pēṭṭai and ordered these lands to be free from any kind of tax such as iṟai, echchōṟu, veṭṭi, amañji. Those who say ‘Let this perish’ shall incur the sins committed (by sinners living) between Gaṅgā (the Ganges) and Kumari (Cape Comorin).

Commentary

⟨11⟩ Itu taṭṭutaraḷaṉ paṭukaṉ [9+]. Two lines in continuation are written in a slightly later script and read ⟨1⟩ pomā veṉtu meyveṟṟu Irupattu Aiṅ{k}kaḻañcu poṉ taṇṭam Iṭa pe(ṟuvārāka)vum I(t)taṇṭamaṟukkavumaṟam cola piṟātār ākavum I⟨p⟩pariśu paṇi⟨t⟩tom peruṅku(ri) sabhaiyo⟨m⟩ I⟨p⟩paṇi mu⟨ṭ⟩ṭāmai ceya⟨k⟩(kaṭa)vāṉ ide⟨2⟩⟨va⟩r upāsakaṉ nampi civaṉ Ākiya 5 1000 3 100vu(p)paṭaiyāṉ māsabhai [4+] Eḻutine⟨ṉ⟩ U⟨t⟩taramerumaṅka{la}lo⟨t⟩tama{ṉ}neṉ Eḻu⟨t⟩tu; but it is doubtful if this formed a portion of the present document.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.162 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 338–339, item 162.