# SII 38.11: original edition by S. Swaminathan

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: 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

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv38p0i0011

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII38/DHARMA_INSSIIv38p0i0011.xml

Languages: Sanskrit [Grantha], Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## 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 mā 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.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ śubhamastu ⟨∥⟩

1. Anuṣṭubh

sandhārdhya metatu sattaṁ
samastasūramaulibhiḥ
śāsanaM viśvanādhasya
śaMbhorjajayati śāśvataM ⟨∥⟩

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
sundrapāṇḍya 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 1911–12. 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.