# SII 3.174: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR
PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No.
174.—ON A SLAB BUILT INTO THE FLOOR OF THE MANDAPA IN FRONT OF THE
CENTRAL SHRINE OF THE MASILA-MANISVARA TEMPLE AT TIRUMULLAIVAYIL. No.
676 of 1904

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0174

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0174.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This fragmentary record is of special interest as it is written in
archaic Tamil characters. It refers to Kalikēsari-chaturvēdimaṅgalam, a
dēvadāna village in Puḻaḷkōṭṭam, which may probably be the surname of
Tirumullaivāyil where the inscription is found. The king
Pārthivēndravarman mentioned here is also perhaps different from and
earlier than the Pārthivēndrādhipativarman to whom the records of this
group belong.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī (ko)pp(ā)⟨2⟩ṟttiventravanmaṟku yāṇ{ṭ}ṭu ⟨3⟩
Añcā¿ptu?⟨vatu⟩tu puḻa⟨ṟ⟩kkoṭṭattu taṉ ⟨4⟩ kūṟṟut tevatāṉamākiya
(ka)⟨5⟩likecaricca(tu)rvvetimaṅ(ka)la⟨6⟩ttu sabhaiyom vi(lai
kai)⟨7⟩(E)ḻuttu I [6+]

## Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 5th year of (the reign of) king
Pārthivēndravarman, (the following) is the sale deed (vilai kaiEḻuttu)
of us (the members) of the assembly of Kalikēsari-chaturvēdimaṅgalam, a
dēvadāna in its (own) subdivision (kūṟu) in Puḻar-kōṭṭam . . . . . . . .

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.174 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. Page 351, item 174.