SII 38.11: original edition by S. Swaminathan – No. 11. (A.R. No. 11 of 1912.) TEṈKĀŚI, TENKASI TALUK, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. On the west and south wall, maṇḍapa in front of the shrine, Viśvanāthaśvāmin temple.

Editor: Emmanuel Francis.

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv38p0i0011.

Summary: King: Aḻagaperumāḷ Kulasēkharadēva Year: 2+42. Śaka 1395, Kaṟkkaṭaka 22, ba. di. 11, Tuesday, Mṛigaśrīsha = July 20, 1473. However, the star was Rōhiṇi. This incomplete inscription records the gift of two of land, exempted from taxes, (bhūdāna-iṟaiyili) to a certain Vīra Pāṇḍya Sundarapāṇḍya Bhaṭṭaṉ of Kauśika-gōtra and to some other brāhmaṇas, well-versed in Vēdas, (chaturvēdi-bhaṭṭargaḷ) for reciting Vēdas at the above temple.

Hand description:

Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.

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

Version: (aca1847), last modified (464f524).

Edition

⟨1⟩ śubhamastu ||

I. Anuṣṭubh

sandhārdhya metatu sattaṃ

a

samastasūramaulibhiḥ

b

śāsanaM viśvanādhasya

c

śaMbhorjajayati śāśvataM ||

d

śakābdaM Āyirattu muṉṉūṟṟut toṇṇūṟṟu Añciṉ mel cellā ṉiṉṟa ṉam kumaraṉ (Aḻakaṉ perumāḷ kulacekara)tevaṉukku yāṇṭu Iraṇṭāvati(ṉ) (E)(tir nāṟpattiraṇṭāvatu) karkakaṭaka ñāyaṟṟu Irupattiraṇṭān tiyatiyum Aparapakṣattu Ekādaśiyum maṅkala vāramum peṟṟa mrigaśirṣattu nāḷ Aghamarṣaṇa kauśika gotrattu bodhāyaṉasutrattu vīrapāṇ⟨2⟩ṇḍya sundraṇḍya bhaṭṭaṉukkut teṉṉārināṭṭut teṉkāciyāṉa virapāṇṭiyaccaturvvedimaṅkalattu muṉṉāḷ Adakdhyayanamāk kaṟpitta catu(r)vedi bhaṭṭarkaḷuṭaN Ivvagarattu kūṭṭi Addhayana [9+] k kuḻi bhudāna Iṟaiyili Āka viṭak kaṟpitta nilam Iraṇṭu māvukkum viṭṭa pañcāṅgappiṟakāram teṟku viti Āka tuṭṭarāyar kaṇṭaṉ perunteruvil maṇṇam sannyāsi maṭattukkum nā(rā) [9+]

Commentary

(2) Incomplete.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 38.11 (ARIE/1911-1912/C/1912/11) by Swaminathan 2019 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Swaminathan, S. 2019. South Indian inscriptions. Volume XXXVIII: Inscriptions collected during the year 1912. South Indian Inscriptions 38. New Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Director General). Pages 16–17, item 11.

Secondary

[ARIE] ARIE 1911-1912. G.O. No. 919, 29th July 1912. Epigraphy. Recording the progress report of the Assistant Archaeological Superintendent for epigraphy, Southern Circle, for the year 1911-1912. Edited by H. Krishna Sastri. No place, 1912. Page 41, appendix C/1912, item 11.