# SII 3.176: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR
PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No.
176.—ON A ROCK NEAR THE SIVA TEMPLE AT TAYANUR. No. 363 of 1909

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0176

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0176.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This inscription registers a gift of 96 sheep by Kāḷi Naṅgai, a native
of Mīyvaḻi-Tāyaṉūr, for burning a lamp in the temple of Mahādēva of
Taṇakkamalai, in the 5th year of Pārthivēndravarman.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] pārttiventirapaṉmaṟku yāṇṭu Añcāvatu ciṅkapuranāṭṭu
miyvaḻittāyaṉūrama(ra)koṅ ki⟨2⟩ḻavaṉ kaṟaikkaṇṭaṉ maṇavāṭṭi
kāḷiṉaṅkaiyeṉ Ivvūrt taṇakkamalai mahādevarkku Oru nontāviḷakku ⟨3⟩
nica(tam) ne(y) Uḻakkuppaṭi Erippatāka vaitta cāvā muvāpperāṭu
toṇṇūṟṟāṟu Ivai tāyaṉūr Ūrārvacam candrā⟨4⟩(di)tta(va)ṟ (c)ella vaitteṉ
kāḷinaṅkaiyeṉ Ivai panmāheśvararakṣai (∥)⁓

## Apparatus

⟨3⟩ toṇṇūṟṟāṟu • The length of ṟā is indicated by a separate symbol.

## Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 5th year (of the reign) of
Pārthivēndravarman, I, Kāḷi Naṅgai, the wife of Amarakōṉ Kiḻavaṉ
Kaṟaikkaṇḍaṉ of Mīyvaḻi Tāyaṉūr in Śiṅgapura-nāḍu, gave 96 big sheep
which neither die nor grow old for (supplying) daily one uḻakku of ghee
to burn a perpetual lamp (in the temple of) Mahādēva (Śiva) of
Taṇakkamalai in this village. I, Kāḷi Naṅgai, left these in charge of
the residents of Tāyaṉūr to last as long as the moon and sun. This shall
be under the protection of all Māhēśvaras.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.176 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 352, item 176.