# SII 14.11: original edition by A. S. Ramanatha Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 11. (A.R. No. 413 of 1904.) TIRUCHCHIRĀPPAḶḶĪ,
TIRUCHCHIRAPPALLI TALUK, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT. ON A PILLAR IN THE
UPPER ROCK-CUT CAVE OF THE HILL

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0011

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII14/DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0011.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This record engraved in archaic Tamil characters with puḷḷis marked for
basic consonants, is dated in the 9th year opposite to the 4th year of
the reign of Māṟañjaḍaiyaṉ, who is referred to also as
Pāṇḍyādhipati-Varaguṇa. The king is stated to have given 537 kaḻañju of
gold to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -nāṭṭu-vēḷāṉ, out of which
four gold paṭṭams and a gold flower were made for decorating the God
Tirumalai-Perumāṉaḍigaḷ. The astronomical details contained in the
record are unfortunately mutilated.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [|] komāṟañ [4+] ṇṭu [2+] ⟨2⟩ ṉkāvati ṉetir ro(ṉ) [4+]
⟨3⟩ yaṟṟu veḷḷikkiḻa(mai) [4+] ⟨4⟩ malaip perumāṉaṭikaḷu(kku) [4+] ⟨5⟩
ṉa pāñdyādhipati varakuṇa [4+] ⟨6⟩ ṭṭu veḷāṉ kaiyil viṭutan [4+] ⟨7⟩
ñnūṟu Ivai Oru kācu (k) [4+] ⟨8⟩ maiñcāṭi Um kuṉṟiyā [4+] ⟨9⟩ ṉ Ainūṟṟu
muppatteḻu kaḻai [4+] ⟨10⟩ Ip poṉṉil nānūṟṟu kaḻaiñcu (po)⟨11⟩ṉnūl
ce⟨y⟩tu tirumeṉi cāt [4+] ⟨12⟩ (ṟ)paṭṭa nāṉku nūṟṟumuppat [4+] ⟨13⟩
carai poṉṉāl ceytu tiru(m)e [4+] ⟨14⟩ tta poṟ(pūvu) Oṉṟu Ivai [4+] ⟨15⟩
yum pātamulamum nakarat [4+] ⟨16⟩ tu (∥) Itu panmāhe [4+]

## Commentary

The ends of the lines are completely worn out.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 14.11 (ARIE/1904-1905/A/1904/413) by Ramanatha
Ayyar 1962 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

### Primary

[SII] Ramanatha Ayyar, A. S. 1962. South Indian inscriptions. Volume
XIV: The Pāṇḍyas. South Indian Inscriptions 14. Delhi: Archaeological
survey of India (Manager of Publications). Page 7, item 11.