Tirunaḷḷāṟu, Tarppāraṇyēcuvarar temple, 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.

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

Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00103.

File path: DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00103.xml.

Version: 2026-11-09 18:23 (fbd1441), last modified 2026-09-29 11:10 (5251b7d).

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⟩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

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

This edition by G. Vijayavenugopal. Revised and curated by Emmanuel Francis, based on photos (N. Ramaswamy, 2016).

Primary

[K&V] Kuppusamy, Bahour S. & 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. & 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 1965–66. 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="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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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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<p>This edition by G. Vijayavenugopal. Revised and curated by Emmanuel Francis, based on photos (N. Ramaswamy, 2016).</p>

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