# SII 4.1397: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 1397. (A.R. No. 601 of 1912). ON A PILLAR
PRESERVED IN THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY PREMISES IN THE SAME VILLAGE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv04p0i1397

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII04/DHARMA_INSSIIv04p0i1397.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī ⟨ḥ⟩ ⟨∥⟩ ⟨2⟩ laṁkeśvara⟨3⟩n gajabāhu⟨4⟩devar·
Aruḷi⟨5⟩cceyya laṁ⟨6⟩kai vijayace⟨7⟩naviruttar kiḷi⟨8⟩(vai)
Apimānarā⟨9⟩man kantaḷā(p)⟨10⟩paṭiy naṭanta ⟨11⟩ kiḻakku E(llai)k⟨12⟩ku
ṉāṭṭina kal [∥]

## Commentary

These twenty-six inscriptions [[SII 4.1388 to 1415]] of Ceylon are taken
from the collection for 1912 and printed here since the Government of
Ceylon urge their publication immediately.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 4.1397 by Krishna Sastri 1923 converted to DHARMA
conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

### Primary

[SII] Krishna Sastri, H. 1923. South-Indian inscriptions (texts). Volume
IV: Miscellaneous inscriptions from the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada
countries and Ceylon. South Indian Inscriptions 4. Madras: Government
Press. Page 492, item 1397.