# SII 14.180: original edition by A. S. Ramanatha Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 180. (A.R. No. 85 of 1907.) AMBĀSAMUDRAM,
AMBASAMUDRAM TALUK, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. ON THE BASE OF THE RUINED
SHRINE IN THE TIRUMŪLANĀTHA TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0180

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII14/DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0180.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This record which is built in at its right end belongs to the reign of
Jaṭāvarman Sundara-Chōḷapāṇḍya, the regnal year being lost. It registers
provision made for burning a lamp to god Karumāṇikkadēva at
Tiruchchālaittuṟai, the gift having been made by some individual, name
lost, belonging to the nagaram (city) called Kshatriyaśikhāmaṇipuram in
the same nāḍu.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [|] koccaṭaiyavaṉmarāṉa Uṭaiyār śrī
cuntaracoḻapāṇḍya[.]e— ⟨2⟩ petimaṅkalattu tiruccālai⟨t⟩tuṟai
karumāṇikkadevaṟku Innāṭṭu nakaram kṣatriyacikāmaṇi purattu I— ⟨3⟩
n=tāviḷakku Erippatāṉom muṉ niṉṟu Ārātippom Erippomāṉom Itu—

## Commentary

The stone containing the continuations of lines is missing.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 14.180 (ARIE/1907-1908/B/1907/85) 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 100, item 180.