# SII 14.153: original edition by A. S. Ramanatha Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 153. (A.R. No. 700 of 1916.) ŚĒRMĀDĒVI,
AMBASAMUDRAM TALUK, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. ON THE EAST WALL OF THE
CENTRAL SHRINE, RĀMASVĀMIN TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0153

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII14/DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0153.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This epigraph dated in the 15th year of Jaṭāvarmaṉ Sundara-Chōḷapāṇḍya
registers a gift of pieces of land by a certain Parāntakaṉ-Niṟaiñjāṉ
alias Diśai-Āyirattaiññūṟṟuva Dasamadi . . . . . . vīraṉ for the
maintenance of a watchman (tirumeykāppu) for the temple of
Nigariliśōḻa-viṇṇagar-Āḻvār. The donor appears to have belonged to a
trading guild as indicated by the name Diśai-Āyirattaiññūṟṟuvaṉ borne by
him.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ ௳∥ svasti śrī (|) koccaṭaiyapaṉmarāṉa śrīcuntaracoḻapāṇṭiyatevaṟku
yāṇṭu ⟨2⟩ 10 5⁓Āvatu rājarāja⟨p⟩pāṇṭi nāṭṭu Uttamacoḻavaḷanāṭṭu
muḷḷināṭṭu brahmadeśam ni⟨3⟩karilicoḻa⟨c⟩ caturvedimaṅkalattu
nikarilicoḻaviṇṇakarāḷvārkku tirume(y)kāppu⟨4⟩kku parāntakaṉ
niṟaiñcāṉāṉa ticai Āyirattu Aññūṟṟuva tacamaṭi [6+] viraṉukku
I⟨5⟩tevatāṉa melpiṭākai śrīkaṇṭavatikku meṟku mutaṟkaṇṇāṟṟu
Uruttiranārācattukku vaṭakku Iraṇa⟨6⟩ñceyil vaṭakkaṭaiya Araimāvu
muṉṟāñceyum tevatevecavatikku mekku 9⁓ patāṅ kaṇṇā⟨7⟩ṟṟu
Uruttiranārācattukku vaṭakku mutaṟce(y) [4+] ṟai Araimāvaraikkāṇiyāl
vaṭakkaṭaiya Araimāvu⟨8⟩m Āka nilam [1+] māvu Ivūr teṉmel kaṇṭattu
melaipuṟamaṅkalaviti melciṟakil Am

## Commentary

melciṟakil Am. The continuation is lost; the record is incomplete.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 14.153 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 81, item 153.