# SII 12.48: original edition by V. Venkatasubba Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: 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

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv12p0i0048

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII12/DHARMA_INSSIIv12p0i0048.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## 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.

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## Edition

⟨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 & 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. Pages
19–20, item 48.