# SII 12.9: original edition by V. Venkatasubba Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: MAHENDRAVARMAN I. No. 9. (A.R. No. 411-A of 1904). ON
THE BEAM ABOVE THE INNER ROW OF PILLARS IN THE UPPER CAVE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv12p0i0009

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII12/DHARMA_INSSIIv12p0i0009.xml

Language: Sanskrit [Grantha]

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## Summary

This is a Sanskrit verse engraved in Pallava-Grantha characters[1]
stating that the (upper) cave called ‘Laḷitāṅkura-Pallavēśvaragṛiham’
was constructed by the Pallava king Laḷitāṅkura (i.e. Mahēndravarman I).

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ Iti jagati viditanāmnā laḷitaṁ laḷitāṁkureṇa (pallavapatinā) [|] ⟨2⟩
kṛtinā kāritametallaḷ¿u?⟨i⟩tāṁkurapallaveśvaragṛhamma(hitam·) [∥]

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 12.9 by Venkatasubba Ayyar & Krishnamacharlu 1943
converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

### Primary

[SII] Venkatasubba Ayyar, V. & C. R. Krishnamacharlu. 1943. South Indian
inscriptions. Volume XII: The Pallavas (with introductory notes in
English). South Indian Inscriptions 12. Madras: Government Press. Page
6, item 9.

[1] See plate II.