Tirunaḷḷāṟu, Tarppāraṇyēcuvarar, time of Rājādhirāja, year 30

Authors of digital edition: G. Vijayavenugopal (vija), Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Palaeographic description: No distinction between e and ē, nor between o and ō.

Languages: Sanskrit (san), Tamil (tam).

Version: 2025-07-16 14:38 (945c2a7), last modified 2024-06-06 16:20 (eecdbd5).

Edition

⟨Zone 1⟩
⟨1⟩ svasti śrī tiṅ-
⟨2⟩ kaḷ-ēr taru taṉ(ṟo)-
⟨3⟩ ṅkal veṇ-kuṭai-k k¡i!ḻ-
⟨4⟩ (n)i(la-ma)kaḷ nilava ma(la)r-(ma)ka(ḷ)-
⟨5⟩ (pu)ṇarn=tu [c]eṅ⟨kō⟩l ōcci-k karuṅ-ka-
⟨6⟩ li kaṭintu tantaiyar tamai-
⟨7⟩ (ya)ṉ tampiyar taṉ ṟiru m¿a?nta-
⟨8⟩ r eṉṟ’ ivarai maṇi-muṭi cūṭṭi-
⟨9⟩ -k kaṉṉ(i) kāvalar teṉṉavar m¡u!-
⟨10⟩ varuḷ vāṉakam Oruva¡n!ukk’ aruḷi-
⟨11⟩ -k kā¡n!akam Iruvarukk’ aḷittu-p
⟨12⟩ porucilai-c cēralaṉ vēlai
⟨13⟩ keḻu kāntaḷūr-c-cālai kalam aṟuppitt’ ilaṅkaiyaṟ
⟨14⟩ karaicaiyum Alaṅkal vallavaṉaiyum kaṉṉa
⟨15⟩ kucciyar-k kāvalaṉaiyum poṉṉaṇi muṭi-t-talai
⟨16⟩ taṭintu taṉ koṭippaṭai-y ēvi-k kaṉṉāṭakar viṭu
⟨17⟩ kaṭakari puraḷa-t taṉṉā(ṭai)yiṟ ṟamiḻp paraṇi koṇṭo-
⟨18⟩ ṉṉār vaccira neṭuvāḷ viccayaṉ veru neḷitt’ añci-
⟨19⟩ -y ōṭattaṉ vañciyam paṭaiyāl āṅkavaṉ (p)itāvai mā-
⟨20⟩ tāvoṭuñ catarmali vīṅku n¡i!r-p pūṇṭ¡u!r veñcama-t taka-
⟨21⟩ -p-paṭutt’ ayaṟpaṭai Āhavamallaṉ payattoṭum vara-
⟨22⟩ viṭum Oṟṟarai v¿e?ruvara-p piṭippitt’ āṅkavar mār¿v?il
⟨23⟩ Āhavamalla¡n!um yāṅ¿k?aṇum añci¡n!a¡n! e¡n!{(n)}ṉa keḻu-
⟨24⟩ t(i)-[c] c[e]lu[t]tiya piṉṉai-t taṉ puli-k-koṭi-p pa-
⟨25⟩ ṭaiñar ōṭṭa vari vāraṇa varaicai-k kaṭal-purai ciṟu-
⟨26⟩ tuṟai peruntuṟai teyvabhīmaratiy eṉṟ’ uṟu tuṟai
⟨27⟩ m¡u!ṉṟilu muṇar puna[l] (ā)ṭṭi-y āṅkava¡n! ētta-k kiriyil Ō-
⟨28⟩ ṅku kal Uḻuvaiyēṟeḻuti Uyarjayastambham
⟨29⟩ Eḻil peṟa (n)iṟutti-t taṉ kaḻal paṇin toḻukum
⟨30⟩ Araicar(ka)ḷ(o)ṭu ceṇṭāṭi-p porupuli v¡i!ra-k-koṭi-
⟨31⟩ yoṭu tiyāka-k-koṭi-y e(ṭu)tt’ oṉṉalar kavarnta

⟨Zone 2⟩
⟨32⟩ toṉ ṉeti-p piṟakkam Ira(va)-
⟨33⟩ lar āṉōrkk’ ¡i!yntu viravali lava-
⟨34⟩ ṉ viṭu taṇattukk’ avaṉ velpu(ra)-
⟨35⟩ vi nuḷampa¡(n)!(u)m kā(ḷ)i dāsa¡n!um
⟨36⟩ viḷamparun= tāṟcāmuṇṭa¡n!um pōr-
⟨37⟩ kom maṉum villavarājaṉum [mu]]-
⟨38⟩ taliṉar veñcama-t tiriyal p(o)[ru]-
⟨39⟩ tavar perun¿e?ti kavarn=tu kūccaran u-
⟨40⟩ ppaḷa¡n! koyma(la)r-p pacun(ta)-
⟨41⟩ lai tarātatayalappa¡n! taṭi(n)[tu]
⟨42⟩ (mu)¡(n)! (koṇ)ṭu takaivana ta[p]pai
⟨43⟩ muṉ ṟaippa Appakai ce[k]ut-
⟨44⟩ t’ uppaḷa¡n! vaḻiyiṟ tappila pa[kai]-
⟨45⟩ -v araicarkaḷ āṅkatu m¡i!ṭka māṭṭ(ā)-
⟨46⟩ tu ta[¡n!] pūṅkaḻal caraṇeṉa-p (pu)-
⟨47⟩ ku⟨n⟩ta Araṇava⟨r*⟩kk’ aḷittu taṭa-muṭi [mī]-
⟨48⟩ ṭṭu-k kuṭuttu-t taṭa-muṭi-k kiṭaṅ ku(ṭu)t-
⟨49⟩ t’ irunta taṭaṅ-kai vanta tappai-
⟨50⟩ yai-p paṟittuṭa¡n! koṇṭu pōn-
⟨51⟩ ⟨ta⟩ p(i)¡n! Aṟattulantañ-
⟨52⟩ ciyum Añcātā¡n!āy veñ-
⟨53⟩ camaṅ karuti viṭa vanta peṟkaṭai-
⟨54⟩ kaḷ mu¡n! pe[ṟi ta]va⟨r⟩k=ku ⟨ku⟩ṟai varin to-
⟨55⟩ rutā¡n! cārat [**] Aṟaikaḻal taṉ pu-
⟨56⟩ kaḻ pā(ta/cu) muṉpa māpiraṭṭaril Oru-
⟨57⟩ vaṉai-p peṇṇuṭai Uṭutti
⟨58⟩ Or[u]vāṉai Añcu cikaipaṭa-c ci-

⟨Zone 3⟩
⟨59⟩ [*] rappittavaṉ [vi]ṭutta
⟨60⟩ pēṟkaṭai taṉṉuṭaṉ
⟨61⟩ pōkki Āhavamallaṉum
⟨62⟩ Āhavamalliyum Eṉṟu
⟨63⟩ piyar Iṭuvittu Aṉṟavaṉ
⟨64⟩ [viṭu]tta pēṟkaṭai taṉṉu-
⟨65⟩ [ṭ]aṉ pōkk(i) Uṭkuṭaṉ [**]
⟨66⟩ (nila)viṭātu c(e)ṉṟa [***]-
⟨67⟩ [*] [mu]tuk’ iṭa-p porutu taṉ
⟨68⟩ [kkay]il muṉ tā¡n!oru [*]-
⟨69⟩ [**] [maṟa] māna-k kai malai ta-
⟨70⟩ [ṭavi]-k ka¡ll!iyāṇapuram e[ṉ]-
⟨71⟩ ṉṉun toṉṉakar tukaḷe-
⟨72⟩ ḻa-t tukaippit taṉ nakar A-
⟨73⟩ rai(cuṟai karu) māḷi[k]ai po-
⟨74⟩ [ṭi]y[āk]ki Aṅkatu kākka [ni]-
⟨75⟩ ṉṟa pū [**] [**] rākuta-
⟨76⟩ ṉ mu[ta] [*****] ḷiṟṟ’ a-
⟨77⟩ raicar mu [*****] r pariyo-
⟨78⟩ ṭuṅ kar[iyoṭum paṭṭuka]-p

⟨Zone 4⟩
⟨79⟩ [***] perunakar v(i)jaiyarāja(ṉ) e-
⟨80⟩ ṉṟu vīra-Abhiṣekañ ce-
⟨81⟩ ytu śrī-keḻu viśvalōkat(tu)
⟨82⟩ viḷaṅku maṉu neṟi niṉṟu
⟨83⟩ [Aśva]mētañ ceyt’ araicu vī⟨ṟ⟩-
⟨84⟩ ṟ-irun[ta] jayaṅ-koṇṭa-cōḻa¡(n)!
⟨85⟩ (Uyar)n=ta perumpukaḻ kō-v-irāja-
⟨86⟩ k[ē](sa)ri Enal āki-p pēca Eṇṭi-
⟨87⟩ [cai-y] [***] niṟain=ta kīrtti śrī-vi-
⟨88⟩ jai⟨ya⟩-(rā)j[e]n¡t!radevarkku yāṇṭu
⟨89⟩ 3 10 ~ Āva[tu] Uyya-k-koṇṭār-
⟨90⟩ -vaḷanāṭṭu muḻaiyūr-[nāṭ](ṭu) brahmadeyan tiru-naḷḷāṟ-uṭai-
⟨91⟩ yār śivabrahmaṇaṉ kāśyapaṉ vaikuntaṉ tūvaṭi-
⟨92⟩ paṭṭaṉuṅ kāśyapaṉ (kaṇa)[pa]ti vaikuntaṉuṅ kāśyapa
⟨93⟩ nakka(ṉ t)iru-nā⟨ra⟩ṇa-paṭṭaṉuṅ kāśyapaṉ tiru-nā⟨ra⟩ṇaṉ ku-
⟨94⟩ ḷuntāṉ paṭṭaṉuṅ kāśyapaṉ celva-naḷ[ḷāṟu]-tēva-
⟨95⟩ ṉuṅ kāśyapaṉ (pa)ṭṭa-nāraṇaṉuṅ kāśyapa nārāyaṇa-
⟨96⟩ ¡ṉṉ! aru(ḷ)moḻ[i](yu)ṅ kautavaṉ [i]rupattu nālvaṉ
⟨97⟩ cemmāṉum kautavaṉ kaṭampaṉ cōm[āciyā] [***]-
⟨98⟩ raiyaṉ nakkaṉ (m)ātava-paṭṭaṉum ivv-aṉai[vōm] [***] (c)[i]-
⟨99⟩ khāmaṇi-vaḷan(ā)ṭṭu muḻaiyūr-nāṭṭu viḻi(yū)r [vēḷḷā]ḷaṉ
⟨100⟩ viḻiyūr-uṭaiyāṉ kommaṉ tātaṉ kaiyāl iyāṅ-
⟨101⟩ kaḷ koṇṭu [**] Aṉṟāṭu naṟ-kācu 4 10 5 Ik-kācu nā-
⟨102⟩ ṟpatt’ aiñcuṅ koṇṭu kāc’ oṉṟuk[ku] nellu-k ka-
⟨103⟩ lam-āka Āṭṭai vaṭṭam nāṟpatt’ aiṅ [****] lu-p pa-
⟨104⟩ licai polivat’ ākavum polin=ta [*****] [U]-
⟨105⟩ ṭaiyār tiru-naḷḷāṟ-uṭaiyārk=ku-c ci(ṟu-kālai) san=t[i]yil

⟨Zone 5⟩
⟨106⟩ [tiru]man=tirapōṉakattukk[u] [.]a A-
⟨107⟩ yṅ kaṟi-y-amutu Oṉ [****] [a]-
⟨108⟩ mutu Uriyum Aṭaikkā-y-amu(tu) [*]-
⟨109⟩ ttum {finalgomutra} pūṟvatēśamuṅ k [**]-
⟨110⟩ ṭ’ aruḷ(i)ṉa periya-tēvaṟku yā [*] (ṭ-u)-
⟨111⟩ ṭaiyāṉ tātaṉ komma(ṉ) [*]-
⟨112⟩ tukku-p (pali)cai cekutal [**]-
⟨113⟩ kku O¡n!ṟum poli-y-ūṭṭ-āka [**]
⟨114⟩ kaṭavōm āṉōm (i)k-kōyi[l]-
⟨115⟩ brāhmaṇarōm {finalgomutra} Ivarkaḷ [aruḷ]-
⟨116⟩ moḻitēva-vaḷanāṭṭup pu [**]
⟨117⟩ veḷḷāḷaṉ kaṇa¿v?ati kaḷi[ya]-
⟨118⟩ ¡ṉṉ! eḻuttu {finalgomutra}

⟨Zone 1⟩ ⟨1⟩ svasti śrī

1. Āciriyappā

tiṅ⟨2⟩kaḷ-ēr taru taṉ(ṟo)⟨3⟩ṅkal veṇ-kuṭai-k k⟨ī⟩ḻ

⟨4⟩(n)i(la-ma)kaḷ nilava ma(la)r-(ma)ka(ḷ)

⟨5⟩(pu)ṇarn=tu [c]eṅ⟨kō⟩l ōcci-k karuṅ-ka⟨6⟩li kaṭintu

tantaiyar tamai⟨7⟩(ya)ṉ tampiyar taṉ ṟiru

m⟨ai⟩nta⟨8⟩r eṉṟ’ ivarai maṇi-muṭi cūṭṭi⟨9⟩-k

kaṉṉ(i) kāvalar teṉṉavar m⟨ū⟩⟨10⟩varuḷ

vāṉakam Oruva⟨ṉ⟩ukk’ aruḷi⟨11⟩-k kā⟨ṉ⟩akam

Iruvarukk’ aḷittu-p ⟨12⟩ porucilai-c cēralaṉ

vēlai ⟨13⟩ keḻu kāntaḷūr-c-cālai kalam aṟuppitt’

ilaṅkaiyaṟ ⟨14⟩ karaicaiyum Alaṅkal vallavaṉaiyum

kaṉṉa ⟨15⟩ kucciyar-k kāvalaṉaiyum poṉṉaṇi

muṭi-t-talai ⟨16⟩ taṭintu taṉ koṭippaṭai-y ēvi-k

kaṉṉāṭakar viṭu ⟨17⟩ kaṭakari puraḷa-t

taṉṉā(ṭai)yiṟ ṟamiḻp paraṇi koṇṭo⟨18⟩ṉṉār

vaccira neṭuvāḷ viccayaṉ veru neḷitt’

añci⟨19⟩-y ōṭattaṉ vañciyam paṭaiyāl

āṅkavaṉ (p)itāvai mā⟨20⟩tāvoṭuñ catarmali

vīṅku n⟨ī⟩r-p pūṇṭ⟨ū⟩r veñcama-t taka⟨21⟩-p-paṭutt’

ayaṟpaṭai Āhavamallaṉ payattoṭum

vara⟨22⟩viṭum Oṟṟarai v⟨o⟩ruvara-p piṭippitt’

āṅkavar mār⟨p⟩il ⟨23⟩ Āhavamalla⟨ṉ⟩um

yāṅ⟨ṅ⟩aṇum añci⟨ṉ⟩a⟨ṉ⟩ e⟨ṉ⟩{(n)}ṉa keḻu⟨24⟩t(i)-[c]

c[e]lu[t]tiya piṉṉai-t taṉ puli-k-koṭi-p pa⟨25⟩ṭaiñar

ōṭṭa vari vāraṇa varaicai-k kaṭal-purai

ciṟu⟨26⟩tuṟai peruntuṟai teyvabhīmaratiy eṉṟ’

uṟu tuṟai ⟨27⟩ m⟨ū⟩ṉṟilu muṇar puna[l] (ā)ṭṭi-y

āṅkava⟨ṉ⟩ ētta-k kiriyil Ō⟨28⟩ṅku kal

Uḻuvaiyēṟeḻuti Uyarjayastambham

⟨29⟩ Eḻil peṟa (n)iṟutti-t taṉ kaḻal paṇin toḻukum

⟨30⟩ Araicar(ka)ḷ(o)ṭu ceṇṭāṭi-p porupuli

v⟨ī⟩ra-k-koṭi⟨31⟩yoṭu tiyāka-k-koṭi-y e(ṭu)tt’

oṉṉalar kavarnta ⟨Zone 2⟩ ⟨32⟩ toṉ ṉeti-p piṟakkam

Ira(va)⟨33⟩lar āṉōrkk’ ⟨ī⟩yntu

viravali lava⟨34⟩ṉ viṭu taṇattukk’

avaṉ velpu(ra)⟨35⟩vi nuḷampa⟨ṉ⟩(u)m kā(ḷ)i

dāsa⟨ṉ⟩um ⟨36⟩ viḷamparun= tāṟcāmuṇṭa⟨ṉ⟩um

pōr⟨37⟩kom maṉum villavarājaṉum [mu]]⟨38⟩taliṉar

veñcama-t tiriyal p(o)[ru]⟨39⟩tavar perun⟨i⟩ti kavarn=tu

kūccaran u⟨40⟩ppaḷa⟨ṉ⟩ koyma(la)r-p

pacun(ta)⟨41⟩lai tarātatayalappa⟨ṉ⟩ taṭi(n)[tu] ⟨42⟩ (mu)⟨ṉ⟩

(koṇ)ṭu takaivana ta[p]pai ⟨43⟩ muṉ ṟaippa Appakai ce[k]ut⟨44⟩t’

uppaḷa⟨ṉ⟩ vaḻiyiṟ tappila pa[kai]⟨45⟩-v araicarkaḷ

āṅkatu m⟨ī⟩ṭka māṭṭ(ā)⟨46⟩tu ta[⟨ṉ⟩]

pūṅkaḻal caraṇeṉa-p (pu)⟨47⟩ku⟨n⟩ta Araṇava⟨r*⟩kk’ aḷittu

taṭa-muṭi [mī]⟨48⟩ṭṭu-k kuṭuttu-t taṭa-muṭi-k kiṭaṅ

ku(ṭu)t⟨49⟩t’ irunta taṭaṅ-kai vanta tappai⟨50⟩yai-p

paṟittuṭa⟨ṉ⟩ koṇṭu pōn⟨51⟩⟨ta⟩ p(i)⟨ṉ⟩

Aṟattulantañ⟨52⟩ciyum Añcātā⟨ṉ⟩āy

veñ⟨53⟩camaṅ karuti viṭa vanta peṟkaṭai⟨54⟩kaḷ

mu⟨ṉ⟩ pe[ṟi ta]va⟨r⟩k=ku ⟨ku⟩ṟai varin to⟨55⟩rutā⟨ṉ⟩

cārat [ca. 2+] Aṟaikaḻal taṉ pu⟨56⟩kaḻ pā(ta/cu) muṉpa māpiraṭṭaril

Oru⟨57⟩vaṉai-p peṇṇuṭai Uṭutti ⟨58⟩ Or[u]vāṉai

Añcu cikaipaṭa-c ci⟨Zone 3⟩⟨59⟩[ca. 1+] rappittavaṉ [vi]ṭutta

⟨60⟩ pēṟkaṭai taṉṉuṭaṉ ⟨61⟩ pōkki

Āhavamallaṉum ⟨62⟩ Āhavamalliyum

Eṉṟu ⟨63⟩ piyar Iṭuvittu Aṉṟavaṉ ⟨64⟩ [viṭu]tta

pēṟkaṭai taṉṉu⟨65⟩[ṭ]aṉ pōkk(i) Uṭkuṭaṉ

[ca. 2+] ⟨66⟩ (nila)viṭātu c(e)ṉṟa [ca. 3+]⟨67⟩[ca. 1+] [mu]tuk’ iṭa-p

porutu taṉ ⟨68⟩ [kkay]il muṉ tā⟨ṉ⟩oru [ca. 1+]⟨69⟩[ca. 2+] [maṟa] māna-k

kai malai ta⟨70⟩[ṭavi]-k ka⟨l⟩iyāṇapuram e[ṉ]⟨71⟩ṉṉun

toṉṉakar tukaḷe⟨72⟩ḻa-t tukaippit taṉ nakar

A⟨73⟩rai(cuṟai karu) māḷi[k]ai po⟨74⟩[ṭi]y[āk]ki

Aṅkatu kākka [ni]⟨75⟩ṉṟa pū [ca. 2+]

[ca. 2+] rākuta⟨76⟩ṉ mu[ta] [ca. 5+] ḷiṟṟ’

a⟨77⟩raicar mu [ca. 5+] r pariyo⟨78⟩ṭuṅ

kar[iyoṭum paṭṭuka]-p ⟨Zone 4⟩ ⟨79⟩ [ca. 3+] perunakar

v(i)jaiyarāja(ṉ) e⟨80⟩ṉṟu

vīra-Abhiṣekañ ce⟨81⟩ytu śrī-keḻu

viśvalōkat(tu) ⟨82⟩ viḷaṅku maṉu neṟi niṉṟu

⟨83⟩ [Aśva]mētañ ceyt’ araicu vī⟨ṟ⟩⟨84⟩ṟ-irun[ta]

jayaṅ-koṇṭa-cōḻa⟨ṉ⟩ ⟨85⟩ (Uyar)n=ta perumpukaḻ

kō-v-irāja⟨86⟩k[ē](sa)ri Enal āki-p pēca Eṇṭi⟨87⟩[cai-y] [ca. 3+] niṟain=ta kīrtti śrī-vi⟨88⟩jai⟨ya⟩-(rā)j[e]n⟨d⟩radevarkku yāṇṭu ⟨89⟩ 3 10 ~ Āva[tu]

Uyya-k-koṇṭār⟨90⟩-vaḷanāṭṭu muḻaiyūr-[nāṭ](ṭu) brahmadeyan tiru-naḷḷāṟ-uṭai⟨91⟩yār śivabrahmaṇaṉ kāśyapaṉ vaikuntaṉ tūvaṭi⟨92⟩paṭṭaṉuṅ kāśyapaṉ (kaṇa)[pa]ti vaikuntaṉuṅ kāśyapa ⟨93⟩ nakka(ṉ t)iru-nā⟨ra⟩ṇa-paṭṭaṉuṅ kāśyapaṉ tiru-nā⟨ra⟩ṇaṉ ku⟨94⟩ḷuntāṉ paṭṭaṉuṅ kāśyapaṉ celva-naḷ[ḷāṟu]-tēva⟨95⟩ṉuṅ kāśyapaṉ (pa)ṭṭa-nāraṇaṉuṅ kāśyapa nārāyaṇa⟨96⟩⟨ṉ⟩ aru(ḷ)moḻ[i](yu)ṅ kautavaṉ [i]rupattu nālvaṉ ⟨97⟩ cemmāṉum kautavaṉ kaṭampaṉ cōm[āciyā] [ca. 3+]⟨98⟩raiyaṉ nakkaṉ (m)ātava-paṭṭaṉum ivv-aṉai[vōm] [ca. 3+] (c)[i]⟨99⟩khāmaṇi-vaḷan(ā)ṭṭu muḻaiyūr-nāṭṭu viḻi(yū)r [vēḷḷā]ḷaṉ ⟨100⟩ viḻiyūr-uṭaiyāṉ kommaṉ tātaṉ kaiyāl iyāṅ⟨101⟩kaḷ koṇṭu [ca. 2+] Aṉṟāṭu naṟ-kācu 4 10 5

Ik-kācu nā⟨102⟩ṟpatt’ aiñcuṅ koṇṭu kāc’ oṉṟuk[ku] nellu-k ka⟨103⟩lam-āka Āṭṭai vaṭṭam nāṟpatt’ aiṅ [ca. 4+] lu-p pa⟨104⟩licai polivat’ ākavum

polin=ta [ca. 5+] [U]⟨105⟩ṭaiyār tiru-naḷḷāṟ-uṭaiyārk=ku-c ci(ṟu-kālai) san=t[i]yil ⟨Zone 5⟩ ⟨106⟩ [tiru]man=tirapōṉakattukk[u] [.]a A⟨107⟩yṅ kaṟi-y-amutu Oṉ [ca. 4+] [a]⟨108⟩mutu Uriyum Aṭaikkā-y-amu(tu) [ca. 1+]⟨109⟩ttum {finalgomutra}

pūṟvatēśamuṅ k [ca. 2+]⟨110⟩ṭ’ aruḷ(i)ṉa periya-tēvaṟku yā [ca. 1+] (ṭ-u)⟨111⟩ṭaiyāṉ tātaṉ komma(ṉ) [ca. 1+]⟨112⟩tukku-p (pali)cai cekutal [ca. 2+]⟨113⟩kku O⟨ṉ⟩ṟum poli-y-ūṭṭ-āka [ca. 2+] ⟨114⟩ kaṭavōm āṉōm (i)k-kōyi[l]⟨115⟩brāhmaṇarōm {finalgomutra}

Ivarkaḷ [aruḷ]⟨116⟩moḻitēva-vaḷanāṭṭup pu [ca. 2+] ⟨117⟩ veḷḷāḷaṉ kaṇa⟨p⟩ati kaḷi[ya]⟨118⟩⟨ṉ⟩ eḻuttu {finalgomutra}

⟨Zone 1⟩ ⟨1⟩ svasti śrī

1. Āciriyappā

tiṅ⟨2⟩kaḷ-ēr taru taṉ(ṟo)⟨3⟩ṅkal veṇ-kuṭai-k k¡i!⟨ī⟩ḻ

⟨4⟩(n)i(la-ma)kaḷ nilava ma(la)r-(ma)ka(ḷ)

⟨5⟩(pu)ṇarn=tu [c]eṅ⟨kō⟩l ōcci-k karuṅ-ka⟨6⟩li kaṭintu

tantaiyar tamai⟨7⟩(ya)ṉ tampiyar taṉ ṟiru

m¿a?⟨ai⟩nta⟨8⟩r eṉṟ’ ivarai maṇi-muṭi cūṭṭi⟨9⟩-k

kaṉṉ(i) kāvalar teṉṉavar m¡u!⟨ū⟩⟨10⟩varuḷ

vāṉakam Oruva¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ukk’ aruḷi⟨11⟩-k kā¡n!⟨ṉ⟩akam

Iruvarukk’ aḷittu-p ⟨12⟩ porucilai-c cēralaṉ

vēlai ⟨13⟩ keḻu kāntaḷūr-c-cālai kalam aṟuppitt’

ilaṅkaiyaṟ ⟨14⟩ karaicaiyum Alaṅkal vallavaṉaiyum

kaṉṉa ⟨15⟩ kucciyar-k kāvalaṉaiyum poṉṉaṇi

muṭi-t-talai ⟨16⟩ taṭintu taṉ koṭippaṭai-y ēvi-k

kaṉṉāṭakar viṭu ⟨17⟩ kaṭakari puraḷa-t

taṉṉā(ṭai)yiṟ ṟamiḻp paraṇi koṇṭo⟨18⟩ṉṉār

vaccira neṭuvāḷ viccayaṉ veru neḷitt’

añci⟨19⟩-y ōṭattaṉ vañciyam paṭaiyāl

āṅkavaṉ (p)itāvai mā⟨20⟩tāvoṭuñ catarmali

vīṅku n¡i!⟨ī⟩r-p pūṇṭ¡u!⟨ū⟩r veñcama-t taka⟨21⟩-p-paṭutt’

ayaṟpaṭai Āhavamallaṉ payattoṭum

vara⟨22⟩viṭum Oṟṟarai v¿e?⟨o⟩ruvara-p piṭippitt’

āṅkavar mār¿v?⟨p⟩il ⟨23⟩ Āhavamalla¡n!⟨ṉ⟩um

yāṅ¿k?⟨ṅ⟩aṇum añci¡n!⟨ṉ⟩a¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ e¡n!⟨ṉ⟩{(n)}ṉa keḻu⟨24⟩t(i)-[c]

c[e]lu[t]tiya piṉṉai-t taṉ puli-k-koṭi-p pa⟨25⟩ṭaiñar

ōṭṭa vari vāraṇa varaicai-k kaṭal-purai

ciṟu⟨26⟩tuṟai peruntuṟai teyvabhīmaratiy eṉṟ’

uṟu tuṟai ⟨27⟩ m¡u!⟨ū⟩ṉṟilu muṇar puna[l] (ā)ṭṭi-y

āṅkava¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ ētta-k kiriyil Ō⟨28⟩ṅku kal

Uḻuvaiyēṟeḻuti Uyarjayastambham

⟨29⟩ Eḻil peṟa (n)iṟutti-t taṉ kaḻal paṇin toḻukum

⟨30⟩ Araicar(ka)ḷ(o)ṭu ceṇṭāṭi-p porupuli

v¡i!⟨ī⟩ra-k-koṭi⟨31⟩yoṭu tiyāka-k-koṭi-y e(ṭu)tt’

oṉṉalar kavarnta ⟨Zone 2⟩ ⟨32⟩ toṉ ṉeti-p piṟakkam

Ira(va)⟨33⟩lar āṉōrkk’ ¡i!⟨ī⟩yntu

viravali lava⟨34⟩ṉ viṭu taṇattukk’

avaṉ velpu(ra)⟨35⟩vi nuḷampa¡(n)!⟨ṉ⟩(u)m kā(ḷ)i

dāsa¡n!⟨ṉ⟩um ⟨36⟩ viḷamparun= tāṟcāmuṇṭa¡n!⟨ṉ⟩um

pōr⟨37⟩kom maṉum villavarājaṉum [mu]]⟨38⟩taliṉar

veñcama-t tiriyal p(o)[ru]⟨39⟩tavar perun¿e?⟨i⟩ti kavarn=tu

kūccaran u⟨40⟩ppaḷa¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ koyma(la)r-p

pacun(ta)⟨41⟩lai tarātatayalappa¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ taṭi(n)[tu] ⟨42⟩ (mu)¡(n)!⟨ṉ⟩

(koṇ)ṭu takaivana ta[p]pai ⟨43⟩ muṉ ṟaippa Appakai ce[k]ut⟨44⟩t’

uppaḷa¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ vaḻiyiṟ tappila pa[kai]⟨45⟩-v araicarkaḷ

āṅkatu m¡i!⟨ī⟩ṭka māṭṭ(ā)⟨46⟩tu ta[¡n!⟨ṉ⟩]

pūṅkaḻal caraṇeṉa-p (pu)⟨47⟩ku⟨n⟩ta Araṇava⟨r*⟩kk’ aḷittu

taṭa-muṭi [mī]⟨48⟩ṭṭu-k kuṭuttu-t taṭa-muṭi-k kiṭaṅ

ku(ṭu)t⟨49⟩t’ irunta taṭaṅ-kai vanta tappai⟨50⟩yai-p

paṟittuṭa¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ koṇṭu pōn⟨51⟩⟨ta⟩ p(i)¡n!⟨ṉ⟩

Aṟattulantañ⟨52⟩ciyum Añcātā¡n!⟨ṉ⟩āy

veñ⟨53⟩camaṅ karuti viṭa vanta peṟkaṭai⟨54⟩kaḷ

mu¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ pe[ṟi ta]va⟨r⟩k=ku ⟨ku⟩ṟai varin to⟨55⟩rutā¡n!⟨ṉ⟩

cārat [ca. 2+] Aṟaikaḻal taṉ pu⟨56⟩kaḻ pā(ta/cu) muṉpa māpiraṭṭaril

Oru⟨57⟩vaṉai-p peṇṇuṭai Uṭutti ⟨58⟩ Or[u]vāṉai

Añcu cikaipaṭa-c ci⟨Zone 3⟩⟨59⟩[ca. 1+] rappittavaṉ [vi]ṭutta

⟨60⟩ pēṟkaṭai taṉṉuṭaṉ ⟨61⟩ pōkki

Āhavamallaṉum ⟨62⟩ Āhavamalliyum

Eṉṟu ⟨63⟩ piyar Iṭuvittu Aṉṟavaṉ ⟨64⟩ [viṭu]tta

pēṟkaṭai taṉṉu⟨65⟩[ṭ]aṉ pōkk(i) Uṭkuṭaṉ

[ca. 2+] ⟨66⟩ (nila)viṭātu c(e)ṉṟa [ca. 3+]⟨67⟩[ca. 1+] [mu]tuk’ iṭa-p

porutu taṉ ⟨68⟩ [kkay]il muṉ tā¡n!⟨ṉ⟩oru [ca. 1+]⟨69⟩[ca. 2+] [maṟa] māna-k

kai malai ta⟨70⟩[ṭavi]-k ka¡ll!⟨l⟩iyāṇapuram e[ṉ]⟨71⟩ṉṉun

toṉṉakar tukaḷe⟨72⟩ḻa-t tukaippit taṉ nakar

A⟨73⟩rai(cuṟai karu) māḷi[k]ai po⟨74⟩[ṭi]y[āk]ki

Aṅkatu kākka [ni]⟨75⟩ṉṟa pū [ca. 2+]

[ca. 2+] rākuta⟨76⟩ṉ mu[ta] [ca. 5+] ḷiṟṟ’

a⟨77⟩raicar mu [ca. 5+] r pariyo⟨78⟩ṭuṅ

kar[iyoṭum paṭṭuka]-p ⟨Zone 4⟩ ⟨79⟩ [ca. 3+] perunakar

v(i)jaiyarāja(ṉ) e⟨80⟩ṉṟu

vīra-Abhiṣekañ ce⟨81⟩ytu śrī-keḻu

viśvalōkat(tu) ⟨82⟩ viḷaṅku maṉu neṟi niṉṟu

⟨83⟩ [Aśva]mētañ ceyt’ araicu vī⟨ṟ⟩⟨84⟩ṟ-irun[ta]

jayaṅ-koṇṭa-cōḻa¡(n)!⟨ṉ⟩ ⟨85⟩ (Uyar)n=ta perumpukaḻ

kō-v-irāja⟨86⟩k[ē](sa)ri Enal āki-p pēca Eṇṭi⟨87⟩[cai-y] [ca. 3+] niṟain=ta kīrtti śrī-vi⟨88⟩jai⟨ya⟩-(rā)j[e]n¡t!⟨d⟩radevarkku yāṇṭu ⟨89⟩ 3 10 ~ Āva[tu]

Uyya-k-koṇṭār⟨90⟩-vaḷanāṭṭu muḻaiyūr-[nāṭ](ṭu) brahmadeyan tiru-naḷḷāṟ-uṭai⟨91⟩yār śivabrahmaṇaṉ kāśyapaṉ vaikuntaṉ tūvaṭi⟨92⟩paṭṭaṉuṅ kāśyapaṉ (kaṇa)[pa]ti vaikuntaṉuṅ kāśyapa ⟨93⟩ nakka(ṉ t)iru-nā⟨ra⟩ṇa-paṭṭaṉuṅ kāśyapaṉ tiru-nā⟨ra⟩ṇaṉ ku⟨94⟩ḷuntāṉ paṭṭaṉuṅ kāśyapaṉ celva-naḷ[ḷāṟu]-tēva⟨95⟩ṉuṅ kāśyapaṉ (pa)ṭṭa-nāraṇaṉuṅ kāśyapa nārāyaṇa⟨96⟩¡ṉṉ!⟨ṉ⟩ aru(ḷ)moḻ[i](yu)ṅ kautavaṉ [i]rupattu nālvaṉ ⟨97⟩ cemmāṉum kautavaṉ kaṭampaṉ cōm[āciyā] [ca. 3+]⟨98⟩raiyaṉ nakkaṉ (m)ātava-paṭṭaṉum ivv-aṉai[vōm] [ca. 3+] (c)[i]⟨99⟩khāmaṇi-vaḷan(ā)ṭṭu muḻaiyūr-nāṭṭu viḻi(yū)r [vēḷḷā]ḷaṉ ⟨100⟩ viḻiyūr-uṭaiyāṉ kommaṉ tātaṉ kaiyāl iyāṅ⟨101⟩kaḷ koṇṭu [ca. 2+] Aṉṟāṭu naṟ-kācu 4 10 5

Ik-kācu nā⟨102⟩ṟpatt’ aiñcuṅ koṇṭu kāc’ oṉṟuk[ku] nellu-k ka⟨103⟩lam-āka Āṭṭai vaṭṭam nāṟpatt’ aiṅ [ca. 4+] lu-p pa⟨104⟩licai polivat’ ākavum

pūṟvatēśamuṅ k [ca. 2+]⟨110⟩ṭ’ aruḷ(i)ṉa periya-tēvaṟku yā [ca. 1+] (ṭ-u)⟨111⟩ṭaiyāṉ tātaṉ komma(ṉ) [ca. 1+]⟨112⟩tukku-p (pali)cai cekutal [ca. 2+]⟨113⟩kku O¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ṟum poli-y-ūṭṭ-āka [ca. 2+] ⟨114⟩ kaṭavōm āṉōm (i)k-kōyi[l]⟨115⟩brāhmaṇarōm {finalgomutra}

Ivarkaḷ [aruḷ]⟨116⟩moḻitēva-vaḷanāṭṭup pu [ca. 2+] ⟨117⟩ veḷḷāḷaṉ kaṇa¿v?⟨p⟩ati kaḷi[ya]⟨118⟩¡ṉṉ!⟨ṉ⟩ eḻuttu {finalgomutra}

Translation by Emmanuel Francis

⟨1⟩ Prosperity! Fortune!

⟨1–85⟩ [meykkīrtti of Rājādhirāja I Cōḻa]

⟨85–89⟩ 30th year of the glorious and victorious king Rājendra¹, [whose] fame fills the eight directions […] ...

⟨89–101⟩ [There are] 45 fine gold coins, there should be ...

⟨101–104⟩ With these fourty-five gold coins...

⟨104–109⟩ ...

⟨109–115⟩ We, the Brahmins of this temple have become those who have to ...

⟨115–118⟩ [signature of witness]

Commentary

For the different versions of the meykkīrtti of Rājādhirāja I Cōḻa, see Cuppiramaṇiyam 1983 (pages 39-45).

Bibliography

First edited in Kuppusamy and Vijayavenugopal 2006 (PI 453). First translated in Kuppusamy and Vijayavenugopal 2010 (PI 453). Re-edited in Vicayavēṇukōpāl 2017 (Tirunaḷḷāṟu 3), with photos.

This edition revised by G. Vijayavenugopal (2019). Review and updates (based on photos by N. Ramaswamy), encoding, critical apparatus and translation by Emmanuel Francis (2020).

Primary

[K+V] Kuppusamy, Bahour S. and G. Vijayavenugopal. 2006. Pondicherry inscriptions. Part I: Introduction and texts with notes = Putuccēri mānilak kalveṭṭukkaḷ. Pondichéry: Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient; Institut français de Pondichéry. Item 453, pages 394–399.

[K+al] Kuppusamy, Bahour S. and G. Vijayavenugopal. 2010. Pondicherry inscriptions. Part II: Translation, appendices, glossary and phrases, [and] preface = Putuccēri mānilak kalveṭṭukkaḷ. Pondichéry: Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient; Institut français de Pondichéry. Item 453, pages 188–189.

[V] Vicayavēṇukōpāl, Kō. 2017. tirunaḷḷāṟu aruḷmikku tarppāraṇyecvarar tirukkōyil kalveṭṭukaḷ. Tirunaḷḷāru: aruḷmikku Tarppāraṇyecvarar tirukkōyil tēvastānam. Item 3, pages 18–21.

Secondary

Cuppiramaṇiyam, Pu. 1983. Meykkīrttikaḷ. Ceṉṉai: ulakat tamilārāycci niruvaṉam. Pages 39–45.

ARIE 1965-1966. Annual report on Indian epigraphy for 1965-66. Edited by Govind Swamirao Gai. n.p. Page 86, appendixes B/1965-1966, item 444.

Notes

1. Rājādhirāja, in fact.

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<l n="10">ilaṅkaiyaṟ <lb n="14"/>karaicaiyum Alaṅkal vallavaṉaiyum</l>

<l n="11">kaṉṉa <lb n="15"/>kucciyar-k kāvalaṉaiyum poṉṉaṇi</l>

<l n="12">muṭi-t-talai <lb n="16"/>taṭintu taṉ koṭippaṭai-y ēvi-k</l>

<l n="13">kaṉṉāṭakar viṭu <lb n="17"/>kaṭakari puraḷa-t</l>

<l n="14">taṉṉā<unclear>ṭai</unclear>yiṟ ṟamiḻp paraṇi koṇṭo <lb n="18" break="no"/>ṉṉār</l>

<l n="15">vaccira neṭuvāḷ viccayaṉ veru neḷitt’</l>

<l n="16">añci<lb n="19" break="no"/>-y ōṭattaṉ vañciyam paṭaiyāl</l>

<l n="17">āṅkavaṉ <unclear>p</unclear>itāvai mā<lb n="20" break="no"/>tāvoṭuñ catarmali</l>

<l n="18">vīṅku n<choice><orig>i</orig><reg>ī</reg></choice>r-p pūṇṭ<choice><orig>u</orig><reg>ū</reg></choice>r veñcama-t taka<lb n="21" break="no"/>-p-paṭutt’</l>

<l n="19">ayaṟpaṭai Ā<hi rend="grantha">ha</hi>vamallaṉ payattoṭum</l>

<l n="20">vara<lb n="22" break="no"/>viṭum Oṟṟarai v<choice><sic>e</sic><corr>o</corr></choice>ruvara-p piṭippitt'</l>

<l n="21">āṅkavar mār<choice><sic>v</sic><corr>p</corr></choice>il <lb n="23"/>Āhavamalla<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>um</l>

<l n="23">c<supplied reason="lost">e</supplied>lu<supplied reason="lost">t</supplied>tiya piṉṉai-t taṉ puli-k-koṭi-p pa<lb n="25" break="no"/>ṭaiñar</l>

<l n="24">ōṭṭa vari vāraṇa varaicai-k kaṭal-purai</l>

<l n="25">ciṟu<lb n="26" break="no"/>tuṟai peruntuṟai teyva<hi rend="grantha">bhī</hi>ma<hi rend="grantha">ra</hi>tiy eṉṟ’</l>

<l n="26">uṟu tuṟai<lb n="27"/>m<choice><orig>u</orig><reg>ū</reg></choice>ṉṟilu muṇar puna<supplied reason="lost">l</supplied> <unclear>ā</unclear>ṭṭi-y</l>

<l n="27">āṅkava<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> ētta-k kiriyil Ō<lb n="28" break="no"/>ṅku kal</l>

<l n="28">Uḻuvaiyēṟeḻuti Uyar<hi rend="grantha">ja</hi>ya<hi rend="grantha">sta</hi>m<hi rend="grantha">bha</hi>m</l>

<l n="29"><lb n="29"/>Eḻil peṟa <unclear>n</unclear>iṟutti-t taṉ kaḻal paṇin toḻukum</l>

<l n="30"><lb n="30"/>Araicar<unclear>ka</unclear>ḷ<unclear>o</unclear>ṭu ceṇṭāṭi-p porupuli</l>

<l n="31">v<choice><orig>i</orig><reg>ī</reg></choice>ra-k-koṭi<lb n="31" break="no"/>yoṭu tiyāka-k-koṭi-y e<unclear>ṭu</unclear>tt’</l>

<l n="32">oṉṉalar kavarnta <milestone type="pagelike" unit="zone" n="2"/><lb n="32"/>toṉ ṉeti-p piṟakkam</l>

<l n="33">Ira<unclear>va</unclear><lb n="33" break="no"/>lar āṉōrkk’ <choice><orig>i</orig><reg>ī</reg></choice>yntu

</l>

<l n="34">viravali lava<lb n="34" break="no"/>ṉ viṭu taṇattukk’</l>

<l n="35">avaṉ velpu<unclear>ra</unclear><lb n="35" break="no"/>vi nuḷampa<choice><orig><unclear>n</unclear></orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice><unclear>u</unclear>m kā<unclear>ḷ</unclear>i</l>

<l n="36"><hi rend="grantha">dāsa</hi><choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>um <lb n="36"/>viḷamparun= tāṟcāmuṇṭa<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>um</l>

<l n="37">pōr<lb n="37" break="no"/>kom maṉum villavarājaṉum <supplied reason="lost">mu</supplied>]<lb n="38" break="no"/>taliṉar</l>

<l n="38">veñcama-t tiriyal p<unclear>o</unclear><supplied reason="lost">ru</supplied><lb n="39" break="no"/>tavar perun<choice><sic>e</sic><corr>i</corr></choice>ti kavarn=tu</l>

<l n="39">kūccaran u<lb n="40" break="no"/>ppaḷa<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> koyma(la)r-p</l>

<l n="40">pacun<unclear>ta</unclear><lb n="41" break="no"/>lai tarātatayalappa<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> taṭi<unclear>n</unclear><supplied reason="lost">tu</supplied> <lb n="42"/><unclear>mu</unclear><choice><orig><unclear>n</unclear></orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice></l>

<l n="41"><unclear>koṇ</unclear>ṭu takaivana ta<supplied reason="lost">p</supplied>pai <lb n="43"/>muṉ ṟaippa Appakai ce<supplied reason="lost">k</supplied>ut<lb n="44" break="no"/>t’</l>

<l n="42">uppaḷa<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> vaḻiyiṟ tappila pa<supplied reason="lost">kai</supplied><lb n="45" break="no"/>-v araicarkaḷ</l>

<l n="43">āṅkatu m<choice><orig>i</orig><reg>ī</reg></choice>ṭka māṭṭ<unclear>ā</unclear> <lb n="46" break="no"/>tu ta<supplied reason="lost"><choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice></supplied></l>

<l n="44">pūṅkaḻal caraṇeṉa-p <unclear>pu</unclear><lb n="47" break="no"/>ku<supplied reason="omitted">n</supplied>ta Araṇava<supplied reason="omitted">r*</supplied>kk’ aḷittu</l>

<l n="45">taṭa-muṭi <supplied reason="lost">mī</supplied><lb n="48" break="no"/>ṭṭu-k kuṭuttu-t taṭa-muṭi-k kiṭaṅ</l>

<l n="46">ku<unclear>ṭu</unclear>t <lb n="49" break="no"/>t’ irunta taṭaṅ-kai vanta tappai <lb n="50" break="no"/>yai-p</l>

<l n="47">paṟittuṭa<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> koṇṭu pōn<lb n="51" break="no"/><supplied reason="omitted">ta</supplied> p<unclear>i</unclear><choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice></l>

<l n="48">Aṟattulantañ<lb n="52" break="no"/>ciyum Añcātā<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>āy</l>

<l n="49">veñ<lb n="53" break="no"/>camaṅ karuti viṭa vanta peṟkaṭai<lb n="54" break="no"/>kaḷ</l>

<l n="50">mu<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> pe<supplied reason="lost">ṟi ta</supplied>va<supplied reason="omitted">r</supplied>k=ku <supplied reason="omitted">ku</supplied>ṟai varin to<lb n="55" break="no"/>rutā<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice></l>

<l n="51">cārat <gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character" precision="low"/> Aṟaikaḻal taṉ pu<lb n="56" break="no"/>kaḻ pā<choice><unclear>ta</unclear><unclear>cu</unclear></choice> muṉpa māpiraṭṭaril</l>

<l n="52">Oru<lb n="57" break="no"/>vaṉai-p peṇṇuṭai Uṭutti <lb n="58"/>Or<supplied reason="lost">u</supplied>vāṉai</l>

<l n="53">Añcu cikaipaṭa-c ci<milestone type="pagelike" unit="zone" n="3" break="no"/><lb n="59" break="no"/><gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="character" precision="low"/> rappittavaṉ <supplied reason="lost">vi</supplied>ṭutta</l>

<l n="54"><lb n="60"/>pēṟkaṭai taṉṉuṭaṉ <lb n="61"/>pōkki</l>

<l n="55">Ā<hi rend="grantha">ha</hi>vamallaṉum <lb n="62"/>Ā<hi rend="grantha">ha</hi>vamalliyum</l>

<l n="56">Eṉṟu <lb n="63"/>piyar Iṭuvittu Aṉṟavaṉ <lb n="64"/><supplied reason="lost">viṭu</supplied>tta</l>

<l n="57">pēṟkaṭai taṉṉu<lb n="65" break="no"/><supplied reason="lost">ṭ</supplied>aṉ pōkk<unclear>i</unclear> Uṭkuṭaṉ</l>

<l n="58"><gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character" precision="low"/> <lb n="66"/><unclear>nila</unclear>viṭātu c<unclear>e</unclear>ṉṟa <gap reason="lost" quantity="3" unit="character" precision="low"/> <lb n="67" break="no"/><gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="character" precision="low"/> <supplied reason="lost">mu</supplied>tuk’ iṭa-p</l>

<l n="59">porutu taṉ <lb n="68"/><supplied reason="lost">kkay</supplied>il muṉ tā<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>oru <gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="character" precision="low"/> <lb n="69" break="no"/><gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character" precision="low"/> <supplied reason="lost">maṟa</supplied> māna-k</l>

<l n="60">kai malai ta<lb n="70" break="no"/><supplied reason="lost">ṭavi</supplied>-k ka<choice><orig>ll</orig><reg>l</reg></choice>iyāṇapuram e<supplied reason="lost">ṉ</supplied><lb n="71" break="no"/>ṉṉun</l>

<l n="61">toṉṉakar tukaḷe<lb n="72" break="no"/>ḻa-t tukaippit taṉ nakar</l>

<l n="62">A<lb n="73" break="no"/>rai<unclear>cuṟai karu</unclear> māḷi<supplied reason="lost">k</supplied>ai po<lb n="74" break="no"/><supplied reason="lost">ṭi</supplied>y<supplied reason="lost">āk</supplied>ki</l>

<l n="63">Aṅkatu kākka <supplied reason="lost">ni</supplied><lb n="75" break="no"/>ṉṟa pū <gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character" precision="low"/></l>

<l n="64"><gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character" precision="low"/> rākuta<lb n="76" break="no"/>ṉ mu<supplied reason="lost">ta</supplied> <gap reason="lost" quantity="5" unit="character" precision="low"/> ḷiṟṟ'</l>

<l n="65">a<lb n="77" break="no"/>raicar mu <gap reason="lost" quantity="5" unit="character" precision="low"/> r pariyo<lb n="78" break="no"/>ṭuṅ</l>

<l n="66">kar<supplied reason="lost">iyoṭum paṭṭuka</supplied>-p <milestone type="pagelike" unit="zone" n="4"/><lb n="79"/><gap reason="lost" quantity="3" unit="character" precision="low"/> perunakar</l>

<l n="68">vīra-A<hi rend="grantha">bhiṣe</hi>kañ ce<lb n="81" break="no"/>ytu <hi rend="grantha">śrī</hi>-keḻu</l>

<l n="69">vi<hi rend="grantha">śva</hi>lōkat<unclear>tu</unclear> <lb n="82"/>viḷaṅku maṉu neṟi niṉṟu</l>

<l n="70"><lb n="83"/><supplied reason="lost">A<hi rend="grantha">śva</hi></supplied>mētañ ceyt’ araicu vī<supplied reason="omitted">ṟ</supplied><lb n="84" break="no"/>ṟ-irun<supplied reason="lost">ta</supplied></l>

<l n="71"><hi rend="grantha">ja</hi>yaṅ-koṇṭa-cōḻa<choice><orig><unclear>n</unclear></orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> <lb n="85"/><unclear>Uyar</unclear>n=ta perumpukaḻ </l>

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<p>

kō-v-irā<hi rend="grantha">ja</hi>

<lb n="86" break="no"/>k<supplied reason="lost">ē</supplied><hi rend="grantha"><unclear>sa</unclear></hi>ri Enal āki-p pēca Eṇṭi

<lb n="87" break="no"/><supplied reason="lost">cai-y</supplied> <gap reason="lost" quantity="3" unit="character" precision="low"/> niṟain=ta kīrtti <hi rend="grantha">śrī</hi>-vi

<lb n="88" break="no"/><hi rend="grantha">jai</hi><supplied reason="omitted">ya</supplied>-<unclear>rā</unclear><hi rend="grantha">j<supplied reason="lost">e</supplied>n<choice><orig>t</orig><reg>d</reg></choice>rade</hi>varkku yāṇṭu

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<p>

Uyya-k-koṇṭār

<lb n="90" break="no"/>-vaḷanāṭṭu muḻaiyūr-<supplied reason="lost">nāṭ</supplied><unclear>ṭu</unclear> <hi rend="grantha">brahmade</hi>yan tiru-naḷḷāṟ-uṭai

<lb n="91" break="no"/>yār <hi rend="grantha">śi</hi>va<hi rend="grantha">brahma</hi>ṇaṉ kā<hi rend="grantha">śya</hi>paṉ vaikuntaṉ tūvaṭi

<lb n="92" break="no"/>paṭṭaṉuṅ kā<hi rend="grantha">śya</hi>paṉ <unclear>kaṇa</unclear><supplied reason="lost">pa</supplied>ti vaikuntaṉuṅ kā<hi rend="grantha">śya</hi>pa

<lb n="93"/>nakka<unclear>ṉ t</unclear>iru-nā<supplied reason="omitted">ra</supplied>ṇa-paṭṭaṉuṅ kā<hi rend="grantha">śya</hi>paṉ tiru-nā<supplied reason="omitted">ra</supplied>ṇaṉ ku

<lb n="94" break="no"/>ḷuntāṉ paṭṭaṉuṅ kā<hi rend="grantha">śya</hi>paṉ celva-naḷ<supplied reason="lost">ḷāṟu</supplied>-tēva

<lb n="95" break="no"/>ṉuṅ kā<hi rend="grantha">śya</hi>paṉ <unclear>pa</unclear>ṭṭa-nāraṇaṉuṅ kā<hi rend="grantha">śya</hi>pa nārāyaṇa

<lb n="96" break="no"/><choice><orig>ṉṉ</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> aru<unclear>ḷ</unclear>moḻ<supplied reason="lost">i</supplied><unclear>yu</unclear>ṅ kautavaṉ <supplied reason="lost">i</supplied>rupattu nālvaṉ

<lb n="97"/>cemmāṉum kautavaṉ kaṭampaṉ cōm<supplied reason="lost">āciyā</supplied> <gap reason="lost" quantity="3" unit="character" precision="low"/>

<lb n="98" break="no"/>raiyaṉ nakkaṉ <unclear>m</unclear>ātava-paṭṭaṉum ivv-aṉai<supplied reason="lost">vōm</supplied> <gap reason="lost" quantity="3" unit="character" precision="low"/> <unclear>c</unclear><supplied reason="lost">i</supplied>

<lb n="99" break="no"/><hi rend="grantha">khā</hi>maṇi-vaḷan<unclear>ā</unclear>ṭṭu muḻaiyūr-nāṭṭu viḻi<unclear>yū</unclear>r <supplied reason="lost">vēḷḷā</supplied>ḷaṉ

<lb n="100"/>viḻiyūr-uṭaiyāṉ kommaṉ tātaṉ kaiyāl iyāṅ

<lb n="101" break="no"/>kaḷ koṇṭu <gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character" precision="low"/> Aṉṟāṭu naṟ-kācu <num value="40">4 <g type="numeral">10</g> 5</num>

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<p>

Ik-kācu nā

<lb n="102" break="no"/>ṟpatt’ aiñcuṅ koṇṭu kāc’ oṉṟuk<supplied reason="lost">ku</supplied> nellu-k ka

<lb n="103" break="no"/>lam-āka Āṭṭai vaṭṭam nāṟpatt’ aiṅ <gap reason="lost" quantity="4" unit="character" precision="low"/> lu-p pa

<lb n="104" break="no"/>licai polivat’ ākavum

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<p>

polin=ta <gap reason="lost" quantity="5" unit="character" precision="low"/> <supplied reason="lost">U</supplied>

<lb n="105" break="no"/>ṭaiyār tiru-naḷḷāṟ-uṭaiyārk=ku-c ci<unclear>ṟu-kālai</unclear> <hi rend="grantha">sa</hi>n=t<supplied reason="lost">i</supplied>yil

<lb n="106"/><supplied reason="lost">tiru</supplied>man=tirapōṉakattukk<supplied reason="lost">u</supplied> <seg type="aksara"><seg type="component" subtype="body"><gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="component"/></seg>a</seg> A

<lb n="107" break="no"/>yṅ kaṟi-y-amutu Oṉ <gap reason="lost" quantity="4" unit="character" precision="low"/> <supplied reason="lost">a</supplied>

<lb n="108" break="no"/>mutu Uriyum Aṭaikkā-y-amu<unclear>tu</unclear> <gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="character" precision="low"/>

<lb n="109" break="no"/>ttum {finalgomutra}

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<p>

pūṟvatē<hi rend="grantha">śa</hi>muṅ k <gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character" precision="low"/>

<lb n="110" break="no"/>ṭ’ aruḷ<unclear>i</unclear>ṉa periya-tēvaṟku yā <gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="character" precision="low"/> <unclear>ṭ-u</unclear>

<lb n="111" break="no"/>ṭaiyāṉ tātaṉ komma<unclear>ṉ</unclear> <gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="character" precision="low"/>

<lb n="112" break="no"/>tukku-p <unclear>pali</unclear>cai cekutal <gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character" precision="low"/>

<lb n="114"/>kaṭavōm āṉōm <unclear>i</unclear>k-kōyi<supplied reason="lost">l</supplied>

<lb n="115" break="no"/><hi rend="grantha">brāhma</hi>ṇarōm {finalgomutra}

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<p>

Ivarkaḷ <supplied reason="lost">aruḷ</supplied>

<lb n="116" break="no"/>moḻitēva-vaḷanāṭṭup pu <gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character" precision="low"/>

<lb n="117"/>veḷḷāḷaṉ kaṇa<choice><sic>v</sic><corr>p</corr></choice>ati kaḷi<supplied reason="lost">ya</supplied>

<lb n="118" break="no"/><choice><orig>ṉṉ</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> eḻuttu {finalgomutra}

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Prosperity! Fortune!

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[<foreign>meykkīrtti</foreign> of Rājādhirāja I Cōḻa]

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30th year of the glorious and victorious king Rājendra<note>Rājādhirāja, in fact.</note>, <supplied reason="subaudible">whose</supplied> fame fills the eight directions <gap reason="lost"/> ...

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<supplied reason="subaudible">There are</supplied> 45 fine gold coins, there should be ...

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With these fourty-five gold coins...

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...

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We, the Brahmins of this temple have become those who have to ...

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[signature of witness]

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<p>For the different versions of the <foreign>meykkīrtti</foreign> of Rājādhirāja I Cōḻa, see <bibl><ptr target="bib:Cuppiramaniyam1983_01"/> </bibl> (pages 39-45).</p>

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First edited in <bibl><ptr target="bib:Kuppusamy+Vijayavenugopal2006_01"/></bibl> (PI 453).

First translated in <bibl><ptr target="bib:Kuppusamy+al2010_01"/></bibl> (PI 453).

Re-edited in <bibl><ptr target="bib:Vijayavenugopal2017_01"/></bibl> (Tirunaḷḷāṟu 3), with photos.

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This edition revised by G. Vijayavenugopal (2019).

Review and updates (based on photos by N. Ramaswamy), encoding, critical apparatus and translation by Emmanuel Francis (2020).

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