# SII 14.183: original edition by A. S. Ramanatha Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 183. (A.R. No. 434 of 1909.) ĀDAṈŪR, KOVILPATTI
TALUK, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE ĀDILIṄGĒŚVARA
TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0183

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII14/DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0183.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Vaṭṭeḻuttu]

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## Summary

This Vaṭṭeḻuttu record of Māṟavarmaṉ Vikrama-Chōḷapāṇḍvadēva is dated in
his twentieth year and registers a gift of 25 sheep by a certain person
whose name is obliterated, for burning a lamp in the temple at Ādaṉūr in
Śūraṅguḍi-nāḍu, a subdivision of Muḍigoṇḍaśōḻa-vaḷanāḍu. The gift was
left under the guardianship of Dēyavīra, i. e., Dēyavīras, who were
evidently a battalion of soldiers stationed in the locality.

As records earlier than this date are not found for this viceroy, it is
possible that he was a co-regent of his predecessor for nearly 20 years
and that he actually governed the Pāṇḍya viceroyalty in his own name for
only five years till his 25th year.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] komāṟavaṉmarāṉa uṭaiyār śrī
vikkiramacoḻapāṇṭiyatevarkku ⟨2⟩ yāṇṭu Irupatāvatu rājarājappāṇṭi nāṭṭu
muṭikoṇṭacoḻavaḷanāṭṭu(c cū)⟨3⟩raṅkuṭināṭṭu Ātaṉūr [12+] ⟨4⟩ [17+] (ṉ)ṟu
⟨5⟩ t tarānilaiy viḷak koṉṟum niṉṟeriya vaitta Āṭu ⟨6⟩ cāvā muvāp perāṭu
(2 10 5)m Ivvāṭirupattañcinālum nittam Ā(ḻā)kku ⟨7⟩ ney muṭṭāmey
Aṭṭakkaṭavanāka Ivvūr Iṭaiyaṉ ti [1+] meku [1+] ṭaiyā⟨8⟩ṉukkup pāṭṭam
Aṭuttatu [|] teyavira rakṣai [∥]

## Commentary

One line above this record reads: koccaṭaiyavaṉmarāṉa śrī
cuntiracoḻapāṇṭiya tevarkku yāṇṭu muṉṟu Ivvāṇṭu.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 14.183 (ARIE/1909-1910/B/1909/434) 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 101, item 183.