# SII 14, appendix, no. 2: original edition by A. S. Ramanatha Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 2. (A.R. No. 29 of 1930-31.) TIRUKKŌḌIKĀVAL,
KUMBAKONAM TALUK, TANJORE DISTRICT. On the south wall of the
Tirukkōṭīśvara temple

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv14p2i0002

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII14/DHARMA_INSSIIv14p2i0002.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This epigraph, dated in the eleventh year of Māṟañjaḍaiyaṉ records a
gift of 30 kaḻañju of gold for a lamp in the temple.

It is stated that the original stray stone on which this inscription was
engraved, became useless and that this is a copy of the old record (Vide
No. 36 of 1930-31)

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī ⟨∥⟩ Ituvum moru paḻaṅkal paṭi ⟨∥⟩ komāṟa⟨ñ⟩caṭaiyaṟku
yā(ṇṭu pa)tiṉṉo [5+] l mahādevaṟkku tiruviḷakkiṉukku kuṭutta tippokkuc
cempoṉ muppatiṉ kaḻañcu Itaṉ palicaiyāl nāluḻakkum piḻaiyā
nāḻiyoṭo⟨2⟩kkum muḻaiyāl na[2+]ṭi Uḻakku [4+]y taḷi Aṟcippāṟ kaḷa(ntu)
non=tāvi […] paḻaya kalpaṭi In=ta śrīvimānattile Eṟa veṭṭinamaiyil muṉ
ṉivvājagam veṭṭikkiṭanta taṉik kallāl Ubhaiyogam Illāmaiyil Atu
tavit⟨ta⟩tu ⟨3⟩ Itu muṭṭiṟ paṉmāyeśvavara(r)e (kaṭai)k kūṭṭappeṟṟār ⟨∥⟩

## Apparatus

⟨1⟩ (pa)tiṉṉo[5+] • This portion of the inscription is built into the
Dakshiṇāmūrthi shrine.

⟨2⟩ non=tāvi […] • This portion of the inscription is built into the
Dakshiṇāmūrthi shrine.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 14, appendix, no. 2
(ARIE/1930-1931/B/1930-1931/29) by Ramanatha Ayyar 1962 converted to
DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

See also edition by Valérie Gillet (INSPandya00269).

### 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 167, item 2.