# SII 3.197: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR
PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No.
197.—ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE MANIKANTHESVARA
TEMPLE AT TIRUMALPURAM. No. 266 of 1906

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0197

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0197.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This record, which is dated in the 13th year of Pārthivēndrādivarman who
took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya, registers a gift of twenty-five kaḻañju of
gold marked and weighed by the standard weight
(dharmakaṭṭaḷai-tuḷai-niṟai) for burning two lamps in the temple of Śiva
at Tirumālpēṟu. The assembly of Paṭṭālam alias
Eḻunūṟṟuva-chaturvēdimaṅgalam in Dāmar-nāḍu accepted the gold and agreed
to maintain the two lamps from the interest thereon. It is interesting
to note that the lamps were the gift of Vijjavai-Mahādēviyār or
Vajjavaiyār who was related to Nandivarman Kāḍupaṭṭigaḷ, perhaps, as his
queen. Nandivarman Kāḍupaṭṭigaḷ is clearly a Pallava name; but we cannot
definitely identify the king nor fix his relationship to the ruling
sovereign Pārthivēndrādivarman.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] (virapāṇ)⟨2⟩ṭiyaṉai talaikoṇṭa ⟨3⟩
k(o)ppāṟttive(ndr)ātipa⟨4⟩nma⟨r⟩kku yāṇṭu 10 3 Āvatu ⟨5⟩ tāmaṟkoṭṭattu
tāmaṟn(ā)⟨6⟩ṭṭu paṭṭālamākiya
Eḻunū(ṟ)⟨7⟩ṟuvacaturvv¿ai?⟨e⟩timaṅkala⟨8⟩ttu sabhaiyom kai⟨9⟩yeḻuttu
vallamaṉār maka⟨10⟩(ḷ)ār vaccavaiyār pakkal {y}⟨11⟩(y)āṅkaḷ koṇṭukaṭava
poṉ dhanma⟨12⟩kaṭṭaḷai tuḷainiṟai Irupattai⟨13⟩ṅkaḻañcu Ippoṉṉukku
(po)⟨14⟩(li)yūṭṭ(ā)ka Ikkoṭṭattu tirum(ā)⟨15⟩lpeṟṟu m¿ā?⟨a⟩hādevaṟku
I⟨16⟩raṇṭu nontāviḷakkuk(ku) ⟨17⟩ Iṭa [4+] n(o)miṉta ti(ru)
[5+]⟨18⟩(O)ṉṟum nan=tipanma(kāṭu)paṭṭi(kaḷ) ⟨19⟩ [6+] r vijjavai
m¿ā?⟨a⟩hādevi⟨20⟩yār(kk)āka Oṉṟum Ivviraṇ [1+]⟨21⟩ṭu vi(ḷa)kk¿u?⟨i⟩ṉu
[4+] m [2+] ⟨22⟩ [2+] yeṇ(ṇai) [6+] ⟨23⟩ [3+] (ṭokkum) [5+] ⟨24⟩ (ṇṇai)
cantrā [4+] m(mu)⟨25⟩(ṭṭā)me Aṭṭuvomāṉom paṭṭālam(ā)⟨26⟩kiya
Eḻunūṟṟuvacaturvvetimaṅ(ka)⟨27⟩lattu sabhaiyom Iv(ve)⟨28⟩(ṇ)ṇai muṭṭil
tanmāsanattu nicatam ⟨29⟩ (Arai)kkāl poṉ maṉṟuvatākavum [1+] ⟨30⟩ [1+]
vikkatā [1+] lani [1+] kaṭil nicatama(ñ)cu(p)⟨31⟩poṉ maṉ(ṟuva)tākavum
Eṇ(ṇaiye)⟨32⟩(ri)kkat ti(ruvu)ṇṇāḻikai yuṭaiya(rka)ḷuk(ku) ⟨33⟩ nicatam
Iraṇṭu coṟu kuṭu⟨p⟩patākavum ⟨34⟩ Ipparicu Oṭṭi cilālekai
cetuku⟨35⟩ṭuttom paṭṭālamākiya Eḻunūṟṟuva⟨36⟩caturvetimaṅkalattu
sabhaiyom[∥]

## Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 13th year of (the reign of) king
Pārthivēndrādivarman who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya, (this is) the
writing of us, (the members) of the assembly of Paṭṭālam alias
Eḻunūṟṟuva-chaturvēdimaṅgalam in Dāmar-nāḍu, (a subdivision) of
Dāmar-kōṭṭam. We have received from Vajjavaiyār, daughter of Vallamaṉār,
twenty-five kaḻañju of gold of the standard weight and mark
(dharmakaṭṭaḷai-tuḷai-niṟai) and for interest on this gold we [stand
surety for] . . . . . . one of the two sacred lamps (in the temple) of
Mahādēva (Śiva) of Tirumālpēṟu of this (same) kōṭṭam . . . . . . . one
for (the merit of) Vijjavai-Mahādēviyār . . . . . Nandipanma
Kāḍupaṭṭi[gaḷ]. We (the members) of the assembly of Paṭṭālam alias
Eḻunūṟṟuva-chaturvēdimaṅgalam agree to supply without failure . . . . .
. moon . . . . . oil . . . . . equal (in capacity) to . . . . . . for
(burning) these two lamps. It (the supply of) this oil is stopped (we)
agree to pay as fine (maṉṟu) one-eighth poṉ daily at the court of
justice . . . . . agree to pay as fine five poṉ daily and to give two
meals daily to the persons in charge of the sacred inner enclosure, for
burning the oil. We (the members) of the assembly of Paṭṭālam alias
Eḻunūṟṟuva-chaturvēdimaṅgalam had this gift engraved on stone with (our)
full consent.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.197 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 373–374, item 197.