Tiruviṭaivācal, Puṇyanāthasvāmin temple, time of Tribhuvanacakravartin Kulōttuṅga Cōḻa, year 31

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: ARIE 1917-18: “Damaged. Registers a sale of land to the same temple [that is, the the temple of Tiruviṭaivāyiluṭaiyār in Maṅkalanāṭu, a subdivision of Arumoḻitēvavaḷanāṭu].”

Language: Tamil (tam) [Tamil (tamil)].

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⟨1⟩  ⟨Block 1⟩ [sva]sti śrī pukaḻ-mātu [v]iḷaṅka jaya⟨Block 2⟩[mātu virumpa] [nilamakaḷ nilava] ⟨Block 3⟩ (ma)lar makaḷ puṇara Uṟimaiyiṟ ciṟanta ma⟨Block 4⟩[ṇimuṭi cūṭi] [mīṉa]-
⟨2⟩ ⟨Block 1⟩[var] nilaikeṭa villavar kulaitara Ēṉai ma¡nn!ava⟨Block 2⟩[r iriyaluṟ ṟiḻitarat] [tikkaṉai]⟨Block 3⟩-t tum ta¡n! cakkara⟨m⟩ naṭātti v¡i!ra-siṃhāsanattu ⟨Block 4⟩ puvani-muḻut-uṭaiyāl-
⟨3⟩ ⟨Block 1⟩oṭum (viṟṟiruntaruḷiya) kō-v-irājake[saripanma]r-āna tribhuva⟨Block 2⟩[ṉa-c-cakkaravattikaḷ śrī-kulōttu]⟨Block 3⟩(ṅka)-cōḻa-devaṟku yāṇṭu 3 10 1-Āvatu ⟨Block 4⟩ Arumoḻitēva-
⟨4⟩ ⟨Block 1⟩-[vaḷanā]ṭṭu maṅ[kala]-nāṭṭu [****] putukkuṭi ⟨Block 2⟩ [********] ⟨Block 3⟩ [**] kkuṭaiyā¡n! pirāntaka(ṉ) kalaṅkari [*]⟨Block 4⟩ṭ[ai]yāṉ rājarāja-
⟨5⟩ ⟨Block 1⟩-[maṅ]kalanāṭṭu (viḻu)p(parai)yaṉum putukkuṭi (Uṭaiyā)⟨Block 2⟩ṉ [**********] tirucc[iṟ]⟨Block 3⟩(ṟam)palam-uṭaiyāṉ-āṉa Utta⟨Block 4⟩ma-cōḻa-maṅka
⟨6⟩ (la)nāṭṭu [********] nāṭṭu-k-kō-
⟨7⟩ ṉum kēraḷāntaka va [***] ṭṭu [*****] āṟṟum [**********] nāṭṭu-t tiruviṭaivāyi⟨l-u⟩-
⟨8⟩ ṭaiya ma(hā)(tēvar) Ādi [**********] nāṅkaḷ viṟṟu [********] ttil [*******] ruvi-
⟨9⟩ ṭaivāy [*****] kaḷ kāṇiya [**********] vaṭa [******] lukkum kiḻ-(pāṟk’ el)lai [****]-
⟨10⟩ ṟōm nilattukku mēṟkum te¡n!-pāṟk’ ellai [*****] Id-devar tēvatānattukku vaṭakku [******] [**] pāṟk’ ellai [******]-
⟨11⟩ ṇṇa kā [**********] kum vaṭa-pāṟk’ ellai tēvartāṉam [**********] ṇṇāyakut [********] m Ivv-icai(n=ta) [*******] l-
⟨12⟩ laikk’ uṭpaṭṭa nilamum mu-k-kāl [*******] kālukkum I⟨d⟩-devarkaṉmikaḷ pakkal viṟṟu-k (ku)ṭuttu nāṅkaḷ koṇṭa kācu
⟨13⟩ [**] poṉ mu-k-kaḻañcum In-nilam [*****] ka-k koṇṭa kācu muppatt’ e [****] poṉ Aṟu kaḻañcum koṇṭu nilam (viṟ)-
⟨14⟩ ṟu-k kuṭuttōm Ivv-ūrōm I¡ṉ!-nila [*****] Iṟaiyum [***] vācalil pōnta kuṭimai Eppēṟppa(ṭṭa)tum ca
⟨15⟩ [***] ceyya-k-kaṭavōm āka sa⟨m⟩matit[tu] [*****] kuṭuttōm It-tēvaṟkku Ivv-ūrom I⟨n⟩-nilattu [*****]
⟨16⟩ [*****] lam nālu mā [****] nāṭṭu [****] ri Aḻacapākkamuṭiyāṉ ti⟨l⟩laiyāḷi k¿u?ttaṉ tiru-non=tā-vi[ḷakkuk](ku) [*]-
⟨17⟩ ṟam-āka-k koḷḷa I⟨d⟩-devakanmikaḷ pakkal [******] pān Oṉpati¡n! kaḻañcu Ip-poṉ Oṉpatiṉ kaḻañcukkum I⟨n⟩-nilaṅ [******]

⟨1⟩ ⟨Block 1⟩ [sva]sti śrī

1. Āciriyappā

pukaḻ-mātu [v]iḷaṅka jaya⟨Block 2⟩[mātu virumpa]

[nilamakaḷ nilava] ⟨Block 3⟩ (ma)lar makaḷ puṇara

Uṟimaiyiṟ ciṟanta ma⟨Block 4⟩[ṇimuṭi cūṭi]

[mīṉa]⟨2⟩⟨Block 1⟩[var] nilaikeṭa villavar kulaitara

Ēṉai ma⟨ṉṉ⟩ava⟨Block 2⟩[r iriyaluṟ ṟiḻitarat]

[tikkaṉai]⟨Block 3⟩-t tum ta⟨ṉ⟩ cakkara⟨m⟩ naṭātti

v⟨ī⟩ra-siṃhāsanattu

⟨Block 4⟩ puvani-muḻut-uṭaiyāl⟨3⟩⟨Block 1⟩oṭum

(viṟṟiruntaruḷiya)

kō-v-irājake[saripanma]r-āna tribhuva⟨Block 2⟩[ṉa-c-cakkaravattikaḷ śrī-kulōttu]⟨Block 3⟩(ṅka)-cōḻa-devaṟku yāṇṭu 3 10 1-Āvatu

⟨Block 4⟩ Arumoḻitēva⟨4⟩⟨Block 1⟩-[vaḷanā]ṭṭu maṅ[kala]-nāṭṭu [4+] putukkuṭi ⟨Block 2⟩ [8+] ⟨Block 3⟩ [2+] kkuṭaiyā⟨ṉ⟩ pirāntaka(ṉ) kalaṅkari [1+]⟨Block 4⟩ṭ[ai]yāṉ rājarāja⟨5⟩⟨Block 1⟩-[maṅ]kalanāṭṭu (viḻu)p(parai)yaṉum putukkuṭi (Uṭaiyā)⟨Block 2⟩ṉ [10+] tirucc[iṟ]⟨Block 3⟩(ṟam)palam-uṭaiyāṉ-āṉa Utta⟨Block 4⟩ma-cōḻa-maṅka ⟨6⟩ (la)nāṭṭu [8+] nāṭṭu-k-kō⟨7⟩ṉum kēraḷāntaka va [3+] ṭṭu [5+] āṟṟum [10+] nāṭṭu-t tiruviṭaivāyi⟨l-u⟩⟨8⟩ṭaiya ma(hā)(tēvar) Ādi [10+] nāṅkaḷ viṟṟu [8+] ttil [7+] ruvi⟨9⟩ṭaivāy [5+] kaḷ kāṇiya [10+] vaṭa [6+] lukkum

kiḻ-(pāṟk’ el)lai [4+]⟨10⟩ṟōm nilattukku mēṟkum
te⟨ṉ⟩-pāṟk’ ellai [5+] Id-devar tēvatānattukku vaṭakku [6+]
[2+] pāṟk’ ellai [6+]⟨11⟩ṇṇa kā [10+] kum
vaṭa-pāṟk’ ellai tēvartāṉam [10+] ṇṇāyakut [8+] m

Ivv-icai(n=ta) [7+] l⟨12⟩laikk’ uṭpaṭṭa nilamum mu-k-kāl [7+] kālukkum I⟨d⟩-devarkaṉmikaḷ pakkal viṟṟu-k (ku)ṭuttu nāṅkaḷ koṇṭa kācu ⟨13⟩ [2+] poṉ mu-k-kaḻañcum In-nilam [5+] ka-k koṇṭa kācu muppatt’ e [4+] poṉ Aṟu kaḻañcum koṇṭu nilam (viṟ)⟨14⟩ṟu-k kuṭuttōm Ivv-ūrōm

I⟨n⟩-nila [5+] Iṟaiyum [3+] vācalil pōnta kuṭimai Eppēṟppa(ṭṭa)tum ca ⟨15⟩ [3+] ceyya-k-kaṭavōm āka sa⟨m⟩matit[tu] [5+] kuṭuttōm It-tēvaṟkku Ivv-ūrom

I⟨n⟩-nilattu [5+] ⟨16⟩ [5+] lam nālu mā [4+] nāṭṭu [4+] ri Aḻacapākkamuṭiyāṉ ti⟨l⟩laiyāḷi k⟨ū⟩ttaṉ tiru-non=tā-vi[ḷakkuk](ku) [1+]⟨17⟩ṟam-āka-k koḷḷa I⟨d⟩-devakanmikaḷ pakkal [6+] pān Oṉpati⟨ṉ⟩ kaḻañcu

Ip-poṉ Oṉpatiṉ kaḻañcukkum I⟨n⟩-nilaṅ [6+]

⟨1⟩ ⟨Block 1⟩ [sva]sti śrī

1. Āciriyappā

pukaḻ-mātu [v]iḷaṅka jaya⟨Block 2⟩[mātu virumpa]

[nilamakaḷ nilava] ⟨Block 3⟩ (ma)lar makaḷ puṇara

Uṟimaiyiṟ ciṟanta ma⟨Block 4⟩[ṇimuṭi cūṭi]

[mīṉa]⟨2⟩⟨Block 1⟩[var] nilaikeṭa villavar kulaitara

Ēṉai ma¡nn!⟨ṉṉ⟩ava⟨Block 2⟩[r iriyaluṟ ṟiḻitarat]

[tikkaṉai]⟨Block 3⟩-t tum ta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ cakkara⟨m⟩ naṭātti

v¡i!⟨ī⟩ra-siṃhāsanattu

⟨Block 4⟩ puvani-muḻut-uṭaiyāl⟨3⟩⟨Block 1⟩oṭum

(viṟṟiruntaruḷiya)

kō-v-irājake[saripanma]r-āna tribhuva⟨Block 2⟩[ṉa-c-cakkaravattikaḷ śrī-kulōttu]⟨Block 3⟩(ṅka)-cōḻa-devaṟku yāṇṭu 3 10 1-Āvatu

⟨Block 4⟩ Arumoḻitēva⟨4⟩⟨Block 1⟩-[vaḷanā]ṭṭu maṅ[kala]-nāṭṭu [4+] putukkuṭi ⟨Block 2⟩ [8+] ⟨Block 3⟩ [2+] kkuṭaiyā¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ pirāntaka(ṉ) kalaṅkari [1+]⟨Block 4⟩ṭ[ai]yāṉ rājarāja⟨5⟩⟨Block 1⟩-[maṅ]kalanāṭṭu (viḻu)p(parai)yaṉum putukkuṭi (Uṭaiyā)⟨Block 2⟩ṉ [10+] tirucc[iṟ]⟨Block 3⟩(ṟam)palam-uṭaiyāṉ-āṉa Utta⟨Block 4⟩ma-cōḻa-maṅka ⟨6⟩ (la)nāṭṭu [8+] nāṭṭu-k-kō⟨7⟩ṉum kēraḷāntaka va [3+] ṭṭu [5+] āṟṟum [10+] nāṭṭu-t tiruviṭaivāyi⟨l-u⟩⟨8⟩ṭaiya ma(hā)(tēvar) Ādi [10+] nāṅkaḷ viṟṟu [8+] ttil [7+] ruvi⟨9⟩ṭaivāy [5+] kaḷ kāṇiya [10+] vaṭa [6+] lukkum

kiḻ-(pāṟk’ el)lai [4+]⟨10⟩ṟōm nilattukku mēṟkum
te¡n!⟨ṉ⟩-pāṟk’ ellai [5+] Id-devar tēvatānattukku vaṭakku [6+]
[2+] pāṟk’ ellai [6+]⟨11⟩ṇṇa kā [10+] kum
vaṭa-pāṟk’ ellai tēvartāṉam [10+] ṇṇāyakut [8+] m

I¡ṉ!⟨n⟩-nila [5+] Iṟaiyum [3+] vācalil pōnta kuṭimai Eppēṟppa(ṭṭa)tum ca ⟨15⟩ [3+] ceyya-k-kaṭavōm āka sa⟨m⟩matit[tu] [5+] kuṭuttōm It-tēvaṟkku Ivv-ūrom

I⟨n⟩-nilattu [5+] ⟨16⟩ [5+] lam nālu mā [4+] nāṭṭu [4+] ri Aḻacapākkamuṭiyāṉ ti⟨l⟩laiyāḷi k¿u?⟨ū⟩ttaṉ tiru-non=tā-vi[ḷakkuk](ku) [1+]⟨17⟩ṟam-āka-k koḷḷa I⟨d⟩-devakanmikaḷ pakkal [6+] pān Oṉpati¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ kaḻañcu

Ip-poṉ Oṉpatiṉ kaḻañcukkum I⟨n⟩-nilaṅ [6+]

Apparatus

⟨4⟩ [vaḷanā]ṭṭu ⬦ (nā)ṭṭu SII.

⟨5⟩ [maṅ]kalanāṭṭu (viḻu)p(parai)yaṉum ⬦ [2+] kalanāṭṭu [1+] (viḻu)p(parai)yaṉum SII.

Commentary

According to ARIE 1917-18, the inscription is on the south wall of the maṇḍapa in front of the central shrine, which seems to mean the southern wall of the mahāmaṇḍapa.

In July 2024, we observed that two inscribed blocks bearing portions of the first five lines of this inscription are found disonnected and disordered. The blocks no. 1 and no. 3 were found on the western wall of the mahāmaṇḍapa, respectively on its southern edge and on its northern edge. Other blocks could not be traced. We presume that there were at least four blocks. The temple indeed has been renovated in 1960. This would account for the fact that these blocks are now found disonnected and disordered.

There are presently (2024) two gaps in the inscription, consisting in two missing inscribed blocks: block no. 2 and block no. 4. The latter could also be missing before block no. 1, in which case, the present block numbering should be revised (no. 4 becoming no. 1 and nos. 1-3 becoming nos. 2-4).

Bibliography

Reported in ARIE 1917-18 (ARIE/1917-1918/C/1918/13).

Edited in Swaminathan 2024 (SII 44.13).

This edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on autopsy and photos (2024 by Emmanuel Francis) and on Swaminathan 2024 for lines 1-5, on Swaminathan 2024 for lines 6-17 presently (2024) missing.

ASI transcript and estampage(s), if any, yet to be consulted.

Primary

[SII] Swaminathan, S. 2024. South Indian inscriptions. Volume XLIV: Inscriptions collected during the year 1917-18. South Indian Inscriptions 44. New Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Director General). Item 13, pages 22–23.

Secondary

ARIE 1917-18. G.O. No. 1172, 6th September 1918. Epigraphy. Recording, with remarks, the progress report of the Assistant Archaeological Superintendent for epigraphy, Southern Circle, for the year 1917-1918. Edited by H. Krishna Sastri. No place, 1918. Page 90, item 13, appendix C/1918/.

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puvani-muḻut-uṭaiyāl

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<unclear>ṅka</unclear>-cōḻa-<hi rend="grantha">de</hi>vaṟku yāṇṭu <num value="31">3 <g type="numeral">10</g> 1</num>-Āvatu

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Arumoḻitēva

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putukkuṭi

kkuṭaiyā<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> pirāntaka<unclear>ṉ</unclear> kalaṅkari

ṭ<supplied reason="lost">ai</supplied>yāṉ <hi rend="grantha">rājarāja</hi>

-<supplied reason="lost">maṅ</supplied>kalanāṭṭu

<unclear>viḻu</unclear>p<unclear>parai</unclear>yaṉum putukkuṭi <unclear>Uṭaiyā</unclear>

ṉ

tirucc<supplied reason="lost">iṟ</supplied>

<unclear>ṟam</unclear>palam-uṭaiyāṉ-āṉa Utta

<milestone n="4" unit="block" type="gridlike" break="no"/>ma-cōḻa-maṅka

<lb n="6"/><unclear>la</unclear>nāṭṭu

nāṭṭu-k-kō

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ṭṭu

āṟṟum

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ṭaiya <hi rend="grantha">ma<unclear>hā</unclear></hi><unclear>tēvar</unclear> Ādi

nāṅkaḷ viṟṟu

ttil

ruvi

ṭaivāy

kaḷ kāṇiya

vaṭa

lukkum

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I<hi rend="grantha">d-de</hi>var tēvatānattukku

vaṭakku

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pāṟk' ellai

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kuṭuttōm It-tēvaṟkku Ivv-ūrom

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I<supplied reason="omitted">n</supplied>-nilattu

lam nālu mā

nāṭṭu

ri Aḻacapākkamuṭiyāṉ ti<supplied reason="omitted">l</supplied>laiyāḷi

k<choice><sic>u</sic><corr>ū</corr></choice>ttaṉ tiru-non=tā-vi<supplied reason="lost">ḷakkuk</supplied><unclear>ku</unclear>

ṟam-āka-k koḷḷa I<supplied reason="omitted"><hi rend="grantha">d</hi></supplied>-<hi rend="grantha">de</hi>vakanmikaḷ pakkal

pān Oṉpati<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> kaḻañcu

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Ip-poṉ Oṉpatiṉ kaḻañcukkum I<supplied reason="omitted">n</supplied>-nilaṅ

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<lem><supplied reason="lost">maṅ</supplied>kalanāṭṭu <unclear>viḻu</unclear>p<unclear>parai</unclear>yaṉum</lem>

<rdg source="bib:Swaminathan2024_01"><gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character"/> kalanāṭṭu <gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="character"/> <unclear>viḻu</unclear>p<unclear>parai</unclear>yaṉum</rdg>

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<p>According to <bibl><ptr target="bib:ARIE1917-1918"/></bibl>, the inscription is on the south wall of the <foreign>maṇḍapa</foreign> in front of the central shrine, which seems to mean the southern wall of the <foreign>mahāmaṇḍapa</foreign>.</p>

<p>In July 2024, we observed that two inscribed blocks bearing portions of the first five lines of this inscription are found disonnected and disordered. The blocks no. 1 and no. 3 were found on the western wall of the <foreign>mahāmaṇḍapa</foreign>, respectively on its southern edge and on its northern edge. Other blocks could not be traced. We presume that there were at least four blocks. The temple indeed has been renovated in 1960. This would account for the fact that these blocks are now found disonnected and disordered.</p>

<p>There are presently (2024) two gaps in the inscription, consisting in two missing inscribed blocks: block no. 2 and block no. 4. The latter could also be missing before block no. 1, in which case, the present block numbering should be revised (no. 4 becoming no. 1 and nos. 1-3 becoming nos. 2-4).</p>

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<p>Reported in <bibl><ptr target="bib:ARIE1917-1918"/></bibl> (ARIE/1917-1918/C/1918/13).</p>

<p>Edited in <bibl><ptr target="bib:Swaminathan2024_01"/></bibl> (SII 44.13).</p>

<p>This edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on autopsy and photos (2024 by Emmanuel Francis) and on <bibl><ptr target="bib:Swaminathan2024_01"/></bibl> for lines 1-5, on <bibl><ptr target="bib:Swaminathan2024_01"/></bibl> for lines 6-17 presently (2024) missing.</p>

<p>ASI transcript and estampage(s), if any, yet to be consulted.</p>

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