# SII 14.96: original edition by A. S. Ramanatha Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 96. (A.R. No. 12 of 1927.) VIJAYANĀRĀYAṆAM,
NANGUNERI TALUK, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE
MAṆŌṆMAṆĪŚVARA TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0096

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII14/DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0096.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Vaṭṭeḻuttu]

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## Summary

This damaged record belongs to the reign of Vīra-Pāṇḍya. The regnal year
is list. It relates to a gift of sheep for a lamp to be burnt apparently
in the temple of Vijayanāraṇa-chaturvēdimaṅgalam a brahmadēya in
Nāṭṭāṟṟuppōkku by a certain Nārāyaṇapirāṉ-Dēvaṉ of Perumarudūr in
Śāḻagrāmam.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] coḻaṉṟalaikoṇṭa kovīrapāṇ [10+] yaṇaṉ brahmadeyaM
cāḷakkirāmattup perumarutūr nārāyaṇa(pi)rāṉ tevaṉ nāṭṭāṟṟup pokku
brahmadeyam vi⟨2⟩caiyanāraṇaccaruppetimaṅkalat [10+] muvā perāṭu 2 10 5
(Iru)pattaiñcāṭu vanta ney nicatam Āḻākku ney Erippatāka Āṭu koṇṭa
kuṭi⟨3⟩paṭaittalaivaṉ parameccu [8+]

## Apparatus

⟨2⟩ koṇṭa kuṭi • The record is damaged after this.

⟨3⟩ parameccu • The record is damaged after this.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 14.96 (ARIE/1926-1927/C/1927/12) 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). Pages 61–62, item 96.