# SII 12.94: original edition by V. Venkatasubba Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: APARAJITAVARMAN. No. 94. (A.R. No. 433 of 1905).
TIRUTTAṆI, TIRUTTANI DIVISION, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ON THE SOUTH WALL OF
THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE VĪRAṬṬĀNĒŚVARA TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv12p0i0094

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII12/DHARMA_INSSIIv12p0i0094.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This inscription in Tamil verse composed by a king, whose name is,
however, not revealed, states that the temple at Tiruttaṇiyal was
constructed of black granite by Nambi Appi. This person figures as donor
in the next inscription belonging to Aparājita. The composer of the
present record may, therefore, be taken as Aparājita himself. The
structure of the Vīraṭṭānēśvara temple where the present inscription is
found, therefore, affords a definite landmark for studying the evolution
of Pallava temple architecture.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] tiruntu tiruttaṇiyil ceñcaṭaiĪcarkku karuṅkallāl
kaṟṟaḷiyā niṟk⟦u⟧⟨⟨a⟩⟩virumpi y¿ā?⟨e⟩ naṟka⟨2⟩laikaḷellām naviṉṟa (cī)r
nampi Appi poṟpamaiya ceytāṉ purintu |||⁓ I veṇpā peru⟨3⟩māṉaṭikaḷ tām
pāṭi Aruḷuttu [∥]

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 12.94 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
41–42, item 94.