Mahābalipuram, time of Rājarāja, year 26

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī tiru-makaḷ pōla-p peru--

⟨2⟩ nila-c-celviyum taṉakkē Urimai pū-

⟨3⟩ ṇṭamai maṉa-k-koḷa-k kān=taḷur-c cā-

⟨4⟩ lai kalam aṟutt-aruḷi veṅkai-ñāṭuṅ ka-

⟨5⟩ ṅka-pāṭiyum nuḷampa-pāṭiyun= taṭikai-

⟨6⟩ -pāṭiyuṅ kuṭa-malai-ñāṭuṅ kol(la)muṅ-

⟨7⟩ kaliṅkamum Eṇ-ṭi¿k?ai pukaḻ tara ī(ḻa)-ma-

⟨8⟩ ṇṭalamum Iraṭṭa-pāṭi Ēḻ’ arai Ila(k)ka-

⟨9⟩ mun= tiṇ-ṭiṟal veṉṟi-t taṇṭāṟ-k (k)o-

⟨10⟩ ṇṭa ta¡ṉn! eḻil vaḷar uḻiyu¡ḷḷ! el-

⟨11⟩ lā yāṇṭun= toḻutaka viḷaṅkum yā-

⟨12⟩ ṇṭē (c)eḻiyarai tēcu koḷ śrī-

⟨13⟩ -kō-rājarājarājakēsarivarmmar-ā-

⟨14⟩ ṉa śrī-rājarājarājadevaṟku yāṇ-

⟨15⟩ ṭu iru-patt’ āṟ-āvatu Āmur-k-kōṭ-

⟨16⟩ ṭatt’ āmur-nāṭṭu nakara-māmalla-purat-

⟨17⟩ tu nakarattōmum periḷamaiyō-

⟨18⟩ mum i{n}(n-naka)rattu jalaśayanat-

⟨19⟩ tu kṣatriyasiṃha-pallava-Īśva⟨ra⟩-

⟨20⟩ ttu devarum Irājasiṃha-(pa)l-

⟨21⟩ lava-Īśvarattu devarum paḷḷi-

⟨22⟩ -koṇṭ-aruḷiya devarum Uṭai-

⟨23⟩ ya bhaṭṭārattu poṉṉil I(t-ta)-

⟨24⟩ ḷikaḷil pati pañcācāryyapa [**]-

⟨25⟩ ṭṭai(cu) devakaṉmikaḷ pa [**]

⟨26⟩ nā(ṅ)kaḷ koṇṭu kaṭava p⟨oṉ pa⟩-

⟨27⟩ ttoṉpatiṉ kaḻaiñ⟨cu⟩ [**]

⟨28⟩ (I)t-devarkaḷukku-t ti [*****]-

⟨29⟩ (ṉa)m-āka Uṭaiyār śrī-ra [****]-

⟨30⟩ (va)r tiru-nāmattāl śrī-[*****]-

⟨31⟩ devaṉ Eṉṟu Ik-⟨kōṭṭam vakai⟩

⟨32⟩ ceykiṉṟa putukk-u⟨ṭaiyaṉ⟩

⟨33⟩ Ekatiraṉ aimpatiṉ [*****]-

⟨34⟩ ñcavāṉañ ceyvika [****]-

⟨35⟩ (ni)lattukku k¡i!ḻ-pā⟨ṟk’ ellai sa⟩-

⟨36⟩ mudra-karai va(ḻi) pāvi [******]-

⟨37⟩ yil meṭṭukkum [****]-

⟨38⟩ ṉ-pāṟk’ ellai Ita [*****]-

⟨39⟩ poku peru vaḻik(ku) [*****]-

⟨40⟩ l-pāṟk’ el(lai) [****]-

⟨41⟩ m kuraṅkaṉ [****]-

⟨42⟩ kku kiḻakku [****]

⟨43⟩ I¡ṉ-n!akara [*******]-

⟨44⟩ ḷḷat(tu) [******]-

⟨45⟩ ḷat(tu) [*******]-

⟨46⟩ t(tukku)m [******]-

⟨47⟩ laiyu [********]-

⟨48⟩ nālāyi [*******]-

⟨49⟩ cu kuḻiyi [*******]

⟨50⟩ poṉ [*******]-

⟨51⟩ E(ri)yum [******]

⟨52⟩ Aka-paṭṭa [*******]

⟨53⟩ (vya)(m-ā)ka [******]

⟨54⟩ kavum Ipa [*****]-

⟨55⟩ kaḻaiñ⟨cu⟩ [*****]-

⟨56⟩ lam viṟṟu [****]-

⟨57⟩ ma(mu)cce [******]

⟨58–62⟩ [5 lost lines]

⟨63⟩ peri [********]-

⟨64⟩ lla [********]-

⟨65⟩ tta [********]-

⟨66⟩ kaṟa [********]-

⟨67⟩ mu [********]

⟨68⟩ [1 lost line]

⟨69⟩ vitta [********]-

⟨70⟩ m vita [*******]-

⟨71⟩ ṟṟuka [********]-

⟨72⟩ ye [********]