SII 17.177: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Alternative title: “No. 177. (A.R. No. 157 of 1904.) TIRUPPĀLAPPANDAL, CUDDALORE TALUK, SOUTH ARCOT DISTRICT.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: On the south wall of the maṇḍapa in front of the central shrine in the Madhyasthanāthēśvara temple.

This incomplete inscription which is in Tamil verse is in praise of Magadēśaṉ the well-known Bāṇa chief. His natal star is stated to be Uttirāḍam.

Language: Tamil (tam) [Grantha (grantha), Tamil (tamil)].

Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (Original Edition) (south-indian-inscriptions).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0177.

File path: SII17/DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0177.xml.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] tāru muṭiyu muracun tamakkuriya pāru muṭaṉ(p)eṟuvar pārventar virap perum(ā)-
⟨2⟩ ḷ makatecaṉ pereḻutit tattan tirumārpil Āḷolai ceytu ✚ vaṉ maturai viṭ⌈-
⟨3⟩ ṭe kaṭalāṉa māl vaḻuti teṉ maturai viṭṭiṉṟu teṉ kaṭalāṉ naṉnutalāy ma(l)-
⟨4⟩ lār toḷ mākatar komāṉ muṉintāl maṉṉavaruk kellāṅ kaṭalo viṭam [∥]
⟨5⟩ Āḻantarukaṭal vaiy⟨y⟩ttara(cu) celuttiya ceṅkolaracellām veḻan(ta)-
⟨6⟩ rukoṭai vāṇativākaraṉ viti muṟai ceyvatu mey kaṇṭīr Īḻantiṟaiyiṭum [****]
⟨7⟩ kk(e)ppaṭi yiṭumiṉ teṉṉa riṭīrākiṟ coḻaṉ tiṟaiyiṭu miyāṉaik kuṅkaḷai Iṭu(me)-
⟨8⟩ ṉṟiru mitu coṉṉome |⁓ pāroṅku koṟṟak kuṭaivāṇaṉ palapuravit te(roṉ)
⟨9⟩ tiru vuttirāṭanāḷ peruvamai kuṉṟeṭāmāli yāṉaik ko ventar viṟṟiruppa ni [*****]

Commentary

⟨9⟩ viṟṟiruppa ni [5+]. The last foot of this veṇpā is lost.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.177 by Krishnan 1964 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Krishnan, K. G. 1964. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume XVII: Inscriptions collected during the year 1903-04. South Indian Inscriptions 17. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Manager of Publications). Pages 58–59, item 177.

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