SII 17.268: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Alternative title: “No. 268. (A.R. No. 245 of 1904). CHANDRAGIRI, CHANDRAGIRI TALUK, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: On the south wall of the maṇḍapa in front of the temple called Mandi-Giḍḍaṅgi.

This inscription records a gift to god Virūpāksha[Nayiṉār] and goddess Kāḷikāḍēvī in Chandragiri. It refers to the mortgage of a piece of land called Karumā[n] kāṇi on Mārgaḻi 23rd, Viḷambi, to Kāmāṇḍai, son of Kāmi Reḍḍi a veḷḷāḻa of Āyittaṉpaḷḷi, by Kuppaṉ Kuṉṟi, son of Karumāṇi Mā[i]rāśan of Paṉaippākkam, which mortgage is stated to have been redeemed by payment of 220 paṇam in two instalments, one of 120 paṇam on Kārttigai 10, Śōbhakṛit, and another of 100 paṇam on Āvaṇ 10 Kīlaka. It also mentions Añju-jātiyār. Other details are lost as the inscription is damaged.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0268.

File path: SII17/DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0268.xml.

Version: 2026-04-19 12:07 (615297c), last modified 2026-03-27 15:33 (61d43fc).

Edition

⟨1⟩ viḷam(pi)varuṣam mārkaḻi <symbol> 2 10 3 tiyati śrīmatu cantira
⟨2⟩ kiriyi(l) virupākṣa (nayiṉār)kkum kāḷikā-
⟨3⟩ tevikkum Āyittaṉpaḷḷiyil veḷḷā-
⟨4⟩ ḻaril kāmiraṭṭiyār makaṉ kāmāṇṭaikku
⟨5⟩ paṉaippākkattil karumāṇi mā(I)rācaṉ
⟨6⟩ makaṉ kuppaṉ kuṉ(ṟi) karumā(n) kā(ṇi) Oṟṟiyāka vai-
⟨7⟩ ttu copakiṟu(tu) varuṣam kāttikai <symbol> 10⁓ tiyativiṭ(ṭa)
⟨8⟩ tiṭṭil <symbol> 100 2 10m kilaka(va)ruṣam Āvaṇi <symbol> 10⁓tiyati viṭṭa
⟨9⟩ tiṭṭil <symbol> 100 Āka <symbol> (2 100 2 10) (pa)ṇa(m I)ruṉūṟ(ṟi)-
⟨10⟩ rupatu [****] nayiṉāṟku Iraṇ(ṭu)
⟨11⟩ paṅku(m) kāḷikātevi(yāṟku) [***] (paṅ)kum Ā [*****]
⟨12⟩ Ittukkuk kuṭutte(ṉ) [******]
⟨13⟩ [****] yivaṉ kuṭuttukku [*****] Ivaṉukku
⟨14⟩ kāraṉa Añcujātiyāru(m)

Commentary

⟨5⟩ Añcujātiyāru(m) [5+]. Incomplete and damaged.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.268 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). Page 109, item 268.

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