# SII 3.192: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR
PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No.
192.—ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE RUINED VISHNU TEMPLE
AT TIRUMALPURAM. No. 327 of 1906

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0192

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0192.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This inscription records a gift of 96 sheep for a lamp to the temple of
the prosperous Gōvindapāḍi, made in the 10th year of
Pārthivēndrādivarman, who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] virapāṇṭiyaṉait talaiykoṇṭa
(ko)ppāttiven=ti⟨2⟩rātipanmakku yāṇṭup= pattāvatu perum [6+] ṟayaṉākan
⟨3⟩ vāṇarājaṉ Aḷakamaiyaṉ tāmaṟkkoṭṭa [7+] ṭṭu
śrīgo(vi)⟨4⟩n=tapāṭidevaṟkku cantr¿a?⟨ā⟩tittavarai nun=tāviḷakkoṉṟinukku
kuṭutta Āṭu to⟨5⟩ṇṇūṟṟu Āṟu cāvā muvāpperāṭu I(dha)nmam
śrīv¿a?⟨ai⟩ṣṇavar rakṣai{y} (|||)⁓

## Apparatus

⟨1⟩ virapāṇṭiyaṉait • The letter pa is shaped like la.

⟨2⟩ yāṇṭup= pattāvatu • The double pa is written as a group, the first
member of which, however, looks like la.

## Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 10th year of (the reign of) king
Pārthivēndrādivarman who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya, I . . . . . . . .
Nāgaṉ Vāṇarājaṉ Aḷagamaiyaṉ gave, as long as the moon and sun (last),
ninety-six sheep which will neither die nor grow old, for one perpetual
lamp to the prosperous god of Gōvindapāḍi in . . . . (a subdivision) of
Dāmar-kōṭṭam. This charity (shall be under the) protection of the
Śrīvaishṇavas.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.192 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 368, item 192.