# SII 14.98: original edition by A. S. Ramanatha Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS. No. 98. (A.R. No. 66 of 1905.)
ĀṈAIMALAI, MADURAI TALUK, MADURAI DISTRICT. AT THE ENTRANCE INTO THE
maṇḍapa. OF THE CAVE NEAR THE NARAŚIṄGA-PERUMĀḶ TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0098

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII14/DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0098.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Vaṭṭeḻuttu]

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## Summary

This inscription is engarved in Vaṭṭeḻuttu characters of the early 9th
century A.D. It states that a certain
Nambirāṉbhaṭṭa-Sōmāśi-Parivirājakar renovated (pudukkudi) something,
which refers evidently to the maṇḍapa, where it is found. Though no
king’s name is mentioned, the record may be attributed to the early
Pāṇḍya times.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ śrīr astu [∥] pullāri⟨2⟩vaṭṭakuṟicci nampi⟨3⟩(rā)ṉ paṭṭa comāci
pari⟨4⟩virācjakar putukku [∥]

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 14.98 (ARIE/1904-1905/B/1905/66) 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 62, item 98.