# SII 14.104: original edition by A. S. Ramanatha Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS. No. 99-106. (A.R. Nos. 67 to
74 of 1905.) ĀṈAIMALAI, MADURAI TALUK, MADURAI DISTRICT. ON A ROCK WITH
SCULPTURES OVERHANGING A NATURAL CAVE. No. 104. (A.R. No. 72 of
1905.)Engraved in characters of the 9th century A.D

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0104

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII14/DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0104.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Vaṭṭeḻuttu]

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## Summary

The following label inscriptions in Vaṭṭeḻuttu and Tamil characters are
engraved below the images of the Jaina gods sculptured in half-relief on
the rock near the cavem at Āṉaimalai. They are attributable to about the
beginning and end of the 9th century A.D., and as they must have been
incised in Pāṇḍya times only, their texts are reproduced below.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ śrī veṇpurai nāṭṭu veṇ⟨2⟩purai carataṉ Āmpiṟaiyā⟨3⟩ṉāiṉa carataṉ
Araiyaṉ cey⟨4⟩vitta ti(ru)meṉiy ∥⁓

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 14.104 (ARIE/1904-1905/B/1905/72) 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 64, item 104.