SII 3.169: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Alternative title: “XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No. 169.—ON THE SAME WALL. No. 23 of 1898.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: The inscription records that in the 3rd year of Pārthivēndrādivarman who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya, the members of the assembly of Uttaramēlūrchaturvēdimaṅgalam made a gift of land to the goddess Jyēshṭhā¹ at Kumaṇpāḍi, a suburb of this village, for the maintenance of worship and sacred offerings.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0169.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [||] virapāṇṭiyaṉai talaikoṇṭa pā⟨r⟩ttiventra⟨ra⟩tiparma⟨r⟩kku yāṇṭu 3 vatu kāliyūrkoṭṭa-
⟨2⟩ ttu taṉk¿u?ṟṟut¿tri?ramelūrccatu(rvve)timaṅkalattu sabhai(yo)m Eḻuttu nammūr kumaṇpāṭi ceṭ(ṭai)yarkku
⟨3⟩ A⟨r⟩ccaṉābhogattukku⟨m⟩ tiruvamurtu⟨k⟩kum vai⟨t⟩ta bhūmi mukaṭ(ṭu)kāli(ṉ) te⟨ṟ⟩kku (pa)-
⟨4⟩ tmanābhakra [*****] 4 kaṇṇāṟṟuk kolavatiyin merkku 3 catukkattu talaittara(m) 4 100 8 m subramaṇyanārācat(tu)
⟨5⟩ (ku)ḻi 4 100 8 10tu ⟨I⟩tiṉ (va)⟨ṭa⟩kku (10)8 Ā⟨ṅ⟩ kaṇṇāṟṟu (k)āvaṉūre⟨ri⟩vāy poṉa vatikku teṟku 9(pa)tām catukkattu ⟨talai⟩tara(ṅ ku)-
⟨6⟩ ḻi 2 100 6 10 m I nilam Iṟai Iḻicci Iṟ(ai)⟨yi⟩liyāka paṇittom mahāsabhai- yo m(ā)yalaṭṭi{y}-
⟨7⟩ (pa)kkal (pū)rvācāram koṇṭu Iṟai⟨yi⟩(li)yāka paṇi(t)tom mah¿a?sabhaiyom (viro)tam ce¿yi?tār ke(ṅ)kai⟨yi⟩ṭai (ku)-
⟨8⟩ mari⟨yi⟩ṭai ce¿yi?tār (p)āvam koḷv(ā)r [||]

Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 3rd year of (the reign of) Pārthivēndrādivarman who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya, we (the members) of the assembly of Uttaramēlūr-chaturvēdimaṅgalam, (a village) in its own subdivision in Kāliyūrkōṭṭam wrote (thus):—The land given for the maintenance of worship (archanābhōga) and for sacred offerings of (the goddess) Jyēshṭhā in Kumaṇpāḍi of our village (is as follows):—408 (kuḻi) of first rate (land) in the third square (śadukkam) to the west of (the path called) Kōla-vadi in the fourth kaṇṇāṟu . . . . . (situated) south of the high-level channel (mugaṭṭu-kāl); 480 kuḻi of (the lane called) Subrahmaṇya-nārāśam; and to the north of this, first rate (land) (measuring) 260 kuḻi in the ninth square to the south of the path leading straight to the Kāvaṉūr tank, in the eighteenth kaṇṇāṟu. We, (the members) of the great assembly, exempted (all) this land from tax and declared it tax-free. We, (the members) of the great assembly, having received pūrvāchāram from Māyilaṭṭi declared (the land) tax-free. Those who cause obstruction (to this) shall incur the sins of those who commit (sinful acts) between Gaṅgā (the Ganges) and Kumari (Cape Comorin).

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.169 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 346–347, item 169.

Notes

1. The worship of Jyēshṭhā is not now popular in the south; see South-Indian Gods and Goddesses, pages 216 ff.

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<p>Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 3rd year of (<hi rend="italic">the reign of</hi>) <hi rend="bold">Pārthivēndrādivarman</hi> who took the head of <hi rend="bold">Vīra-Pāṇḍya</hi>, we (<hi rend="italic">the members</hi>) of the assembly of <hi rend="bold">Uttaramēlūr-chaturvēdimaṅgalam</hi>, (<hi rend="italic">a village</hi>) in its own subdivision in <hi rend="bold">Kāliyūrkōṭṭam</hi> wrote (<hi rend="italic">thus):</hi>—The land given for the maintenance of worship (<hi rend="italic">archanābhōga</hi>) and for sacred offerings of (<hi rend="italic">the goddess</hi>) <hi rend="bold">Jyēshṭhā</hi> in <hi rend="bold">Kumaṇpāḍi</hi> of our village (<hi rend="italic">is as follows):</hi>—408 (<hi rend="italic">kuḻi</hi>) of first rate (<hi rend="italic">land</hi>) in the third square (<hi rend="italic">śadukkam</hi>) to the west of (<hi rend="italic">the path called</hi>) <hi rend="bold">Kōla-vadi</hi> in the fourth <hi rend="italic">kaṇṇāṟu . . . . . (situated</hi>) south of the high-level channel (<hi rend="italic">mugaṭṭu-kāl</hi>); 480 <hi rend="italic">kuḻi</hi> of (<hi rend="italic">the lane called</hi>) <hi rend="bold">Subrahmaṇya-nārāśam</hi>; and to the north of this, first rate (<hi rend="italic">land) (measuring</hi>) 260 <hi rend="italic">kuḻi</hi> in the ninth square to the south of the path leading straight to the <hi rend="bold">Kāvaṉūr</hi> tank, in the eighteenth <hi rend="italic">kaṇṇāṟu</hi>. We, (<hi rend="italic">the members</hi>) of the great assembly, exempted (<hi rend="italic">all</hi>) this land from tax and declared it tax-free. We, (<hi rend="italic">the members</hi>) of the great assembly, having received <hi rend="italic">pūrvāchāram</hi> from Māyilaṭṭi declared (<hi rend="italic">the land</hi>) tax-free. Those who cause obstruction (<hi rend="italic">to this</hi>) shall incur the sins of those who commit (<hi rend="italic">sinful acts</hi>) between <hi rend="bold">Gaṅgā</hi> (the Ganges) and <hi rend="bold">Kumari</hi> (Cape Comorin).</p>

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