# SII 14.188: original edition by A. S. Ramanatha Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 188. (A.R. No. 616 of 1916.) SĒRMĀDĒVI,
AMBASAMUDRAM TALUK, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE
CENTRAL SHRINE, AMMAINĀTHA TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0188

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII14/DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0188.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This damaged inscription of the 25th year of Māṟavarmaṉ
Vikrama-Chōḷapāṇḍyadēva registers a gift of 25 sheep, made by a shepherd
of the village for burning half a lamp in the Kayilāyamuḍaiya-Mahādēva
temple at Nigariliśōḻa-chatur vēdimaṅgalam.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] (komāṟa)panmarāṉa Uṭaiyār śrī
vikkirama(co)⟨2⟩⌉(ḻa)pāṇṭiyatevaṟku yāṇṭu (2) 10 5⁓Āvatu rājarāja⟨p⟩
pā⟨3⟩(ṇ)ṭināṭṭu Uttamacoḻa vaḷanāṭṭu muḷḷināṭṭu brahma⌈⟨4⟩d(e)yam
nikarilicoḻaccaruppetimaṅkalattu śrī kayilāya⟨5⟩muṭaiyamaratevaṟku
I(v)vūrirukkum Iṭaicci [1+] llāṅ(kuṭi)⟨6⟩centaṉ makaṉ [8+] cātti vaicca
(vi)⟨7⟩ḷakku Araikku [4+] perāṭu 2 10 5 I(v)vā⟨8⟩(ṭi)rupat(t)(ai)(ntum)
kaikkoṇṭu I neyāḻākku ⟨9⟩ [4+] ṭṭuvatā(ka) veṭṭikkuṭi Iṭaiyaṉ A⟨10⟩(ppi)
pulla [1+] ṉaṉ Ivaṉukku Iṟaippu(ṇai)kkā⟨11⟩[4+]

## Apparatus

⟨6⟩ makaṉ [8+] • The record is much damaged at this place.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 14.188 (ARIE/1916-1917/B/1916/616) 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). Pages 103–104, item 188.