# SII 12.45: original edition by V. Venkatasubba Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: Nandivarman III. No. 45. (A.R. No. 475 of 1925).
PAḶḶIKOṆḌA, VELLORE TALUK, NORTH ARCOT DISTRICT. ON A PILLAR IN THE
MAṆḌAPA IN FRONT OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE NĀGANĀTHĒŚVARA TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv12p0i0045

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII12/DHARMA_INSSIIv12p0i0045.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This is dated in the 2nd year of Nandippōttaraiyar and records the
construction of the mukha-maṇḍapa by Śelvavāṇarayaṉ, son of
Amaṉi-Gaṅgaraiyar, who was ruling over Vittūr. It may be noted that
Paḷḷikoṇḍa was called Vichchūr[1] in ancient times.

Palaeographically, the present record may be attributed to the reign of
Nandivarman III. In a later record viz., of the 10th year of the Chōḷa
Parakēsarivarman from Tiruchchattuṟai in the Tanjore district, figures a
chief of Paṅgaḷanāḍu named Bhuvani-Gaṅgaraiyan.[2] Since Paḷḷikoṇḍa was
in Paṅgaḷa-nāḍu, Amaṉi (Avani)Gaṅgaraiyar of the present inscription may
have been an earlier member of the family of Paṅgaḷa-nāḍu chiefs.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ śrī nantippo⟨2⟩ttarayar⟨k⟩ku yā⟨3⟩ṇṭu Iraṇṭāvatu ⟨4⟩
Amaṉikaṅkaraiyar ⟨5⟩ makaṉ celvavā⟨6⟩ṇarayaṉ vittū⟨7⟩rāṇṭu ceyvit⟨8⟩ta
mukamaṇṭaka⟨9⟩m [∥]

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 12.45 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
18, item 45.

[1] A.R. No. 456 of 1925. The village Tiruvāṉakkōyil in the Chingleput
district was also known as Vittūr (A.R. Nos. 284-286 of 1910).

[2] Ep. Rep. for 1930-31, para 8.