# SII 12.265: original edition by V. Venkatasubba Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 265. (A.R. No. 49 of 1906). TIRUKKAḌAIYŪR,
MAYAVARAM TALUK, TANJORE DISTRICT. ON THE THIRD GŌPURA OF THE
AMṚITAGHAṬĒŚVARA TEMPLE, RIGHT OF ENTRANCE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv12p0i0265

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII12/DHARMA_INSSIIv12p0i0265.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This inscription consists of three verses in Tamil in praise of the
Kāḍava chief who made the ruler of the land bordering the river Kāvērī
his subordinate, by taking from him the tiger banner.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī ⟨∥⟩

1. Uncertain meter

vārmaṉṉu velkaḻal māṉa{ṉa}vaṉpā luṅkaṉ māmarapiṟ
tārma(ṉ)ṉar peṟṟa taṉu makkoṭi yittala(m pura)⟨2⟩kkuṅ
kārmaṉṉu cempoṟ kaṉakoṭai moka teṉkaccinakaṟ
pormaṉṉu (veḷ)peṟṟa tārum peṟāta pulikkoṭi(ye) ⟨|⟩

2. Uncertain meter

⟨3⟩ civaṉaṉṟu nalkiya ceñciṉa veṟṟukkoṭi yuyartta
kavaṉantaru parik kacciyarkoṉ paccai(ye) yuyarvit
ta(vaṉa) [2+] kulapati (taṉ)ṉuṭaṉ ⟨4⟩ pontu taṇkāviriniṟ
puvaṉaṅkoṭuttuk koṇṭā ṉavaṉpāl vempulikkoṭiye ⟨|⟩

3. Uncertain meter

⟨5⟩ puṭpaci māṟṟiya pormaṉṉark kiṉipuviyilep pakavaṉṉa pakaiyillai
rājadro [6+] ⟨6⟩ kktāṭava koṉṟu kuvitta taṟaṉuṭ pakaippaṟṟap
puṟappakaiyoṭṭuṇṭu veṭṭuṇṭate ∥௳

## Commentary

Ends of lines 1-5 are damaged.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 12.265 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
168, item 265.