SII 12.48: original edition by V. Venkatasubba Ayyar – Nandivarman III. No. 48. (A.R. Nos. 88 of 1910 and 529 of 1905). TIRUVEḶḶAṞAI, LALGUDI TALUK, TRICHINOPOLY DISTRICT. ON A ROCK IN FRONT OF THE JAMBUNĀTHASVĀMIN TEMPLE.

Editor: Emmanuel Francis.

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv12p0i0048.

Summary: This inscription was partially copied in 1905 and then completely in 1910 after removing a wall obstructing a portion of the record. The middle portion of the inscription is damaged being chiselled away right through to construct a drain. It appears to be dated in the 6th year of Pallava-Mahārāja alias Danti-Nandivarman of the Bhāra[dvāja-gōtra] and Brahmakshatra family. The king’s name, in the form given here, implies that Nandivarman was the son of Dantivarman. The inscription seems to record the praise of a certain Śellikkōmāṉ Mallavān who is described as the nephew of Paraśirāman and the uncle of Māṟpiḍugu Iḷaṅgōvēḷāṉ Śāttaṉ. The record is stated to have been composed by a certain Peruṅgāvidi Śaḍaiyaṉpaḷḷi. Puḷḷis are marked in the record in some cases.

Hand description:

Language: Tamil.

Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (Original Edition) (south-indian-inscriptions).

Version: 2025-05-10 11:50 (97de750), last modified 2025-05-06 21:13 (9b3db76).

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [||] bhāra(dva) [5+] laka branmākṣatrakulodbhavaḥ ⟨2⟩ llavamahārāja [8+] rameśvara nākiya śrīdan=tina⟨3⟩ntivarma(ṟ)kuu ya [4+] ṟāvatu tiruveḷḷaṟai pa⟨4⟩riṭai yār bra(hma) [6+] lla⟨va⟩māma(ṟai)t toṉṟi ⟨5⟩ va(ṉi)ventaṉ [6+] ḷ māṟpiṭukiḷaṅkoveḷ(ā)⟨6⟩ṉ cāttaṉ ce [6+] taṉ māmaṉ paracirāmaṉ ⟨7⟩ tirumarumāṉ peru[.](e) [5+] cellikkomāṉ malla⟨8⟩vā(n) t(o)ṇmaṟava [6+] ta cūṭi(rā)ṭi cūṭi (mā)maṇi ⟨9⟩ veḷāḷaraiyar{ā} taṅ [6+] lai nirava(yaṉan=tan=ti) maṅkai ⟨10⟩ kkāṉa Uṟutiyāṉ pukaḻvaḷarka maṇṇi meley ⟨11⟩ branmateyattukku {U}ṟutiyān viḻup(peraraiyaṉ cā)⟨12⟩ttaṉ maṟṟavaṉ{p} pukaḻni(ṟ)kka [|] Itu pāṭittanton ⟨13⟩ peruṅkāviti caṭaiyaṉpaḷḷi [||]

Apparatus

⟨1⟩ bhāra(dva) [5+] laka • The missing syllables may be read as ājakulati.

⟨2⟩ mahārāja [8+] rameśvara • The gap may be filled with the letters ādhirāja rājapa.

⟨3⟩ ya [4+] ṟāvatu • Insert in the gap āṇṭu ā.

Commentary

A portion of the inscription is published in Śen Tamiḻ, Vol. III. p. 199. [[p. 19, fn. 2; not clear to which of the three inscriptions on the page it refers to.]]

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 12.48 (ARIE/1909-1910/C/1910/88 and ARIE/1905-1906/B/1905/529) by Venkatasubba Ayyar 1943 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Venkatasubba Ayyar, V. 1943. South Indian inscriptions. Volume XII: The Pallavas (with introductory notes in English). South Indian Inscriptions 12. Madras: Government Press. Pages 19–20, item 48.

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