Tanjore, Bṛhadīśvara, time of Tirumalai, Śaka year 1377 (SII 2.23)

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: Upper and lower row of upper tier of southern base of the vimāna, eastern edge.

Palaeographic description: The formulaic verse in line A1 is in larger characters.

Languages: Sanskrit (san) [Grantha (grantha)], Tamil (tam) [Grantha (grantha), Tamil (tamil)].

Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (tfa) (tfa-sii-epigraphy).

Identifier: DHARMA_INStfaSIIv02p0i0023.

File path: DHARMA_INStfaSIIv02p0i0023.xml.

Version: 2026-06-02 17:59 (7fb681f), last modified 2026-06-02 17:59 (7fb681f).

Edition

Upper row of upper tier

⟨A1⟩ dāna-pālanayor mmaddhye dānā¿ś? chreyo ⟨’⟩nupālanaM [|] dā¿r?āT svargam avāpnot¿a? pālanād acyutaM padaM [∥ 1]
⟨A2⟩ (௳) śubham astu śrī [∥] śakābdaM Ā[yirattu] muṉṉūṟṟu Eḻupattu Eḻiṉ mēṟ cellā niṉṟa bhāva-varuṣattukku-c cellum
⟨A3⟩ yuva-varuṣam cittirai ௴ (10 7) [**] śrīmaN mahā-maṇḍaleśvaraN ¿meti?¿ṉi?¿misara? kaṇṭa kaṭṭāri cāḷuva-cāḷuva {ti}tirumalai-tēva-
⟨A4⟩ -mahārācar tañcāvūr va [***] ṇṭayam ta(ñ)ca-mā-maṇi-kaṇṭaṅkuṟai nākaḷāpuram paḻamāṟaṉ Ēri ¿Aṉ?pati¿N? mēl Akaram
⟨A5⟩ vēlaṅkuṭi Ammai-¡A![ppa-pu?]ram teṉ¡A!ḷūr karu¿y?ūr maruvūr Irācē{nti}ndra-cōḻa-nallūr cuṅkan-tavi⟨r⟩tta-cōḻa-nallūr-āṉa
⟨A6⟩ tirumalai-Ir=āca-puram camuttiṟa [**] (ya?)-puram Āka Inta Akaraṅkaḷil vāriyaN kāraṇattāṉukku n¿ī?rupam taṅkaḷ Akaraṅkaḷukku Avatāvaga-
⟨A7⟩ kkaṉai rājasapakkaṉai pradhānijoṭi karaṇikkacoṭi talaiyār(i)kkam māvaṭai maravaṭai kuḷavaṭai maṟṟu-
⟨A8⟩ m E¿pepa?rpaṭ=ṭa pala Upādhikaḷu⟨⟨m⟩⟩ kaḻittu viṭ=ṭa Aḷavukku candrāditya-varaiyum sarvva-mā¡nn!yam-āka sukhamē Irukka_vum ௳ _

Horizontal plane of lower row of upper tier

⟨B1⟩ rājāviṉ Aruḷi ceyal paṭikku mantra-mūrtti veṭṭuvitta(tu)

Apparatus

⟨A2⟩ Ā[yirattu] ⬦ Ā(yirattu) SII.

⟨A3⟩ (10 7) [2+] SII • The number 17 is probably followed by the symbol for tēti (௳) and possibly also by a punctuation. — ⟨A3⟩ ¿meti?⟨medi⟩¿ṉi?⟨nī⟩¿misara?⟨śvara⟩ SII

⟨A5⟩ Ammai¡A!⟨ya⟩[ppapu?]ram ⬦ AmmaiA[ppapu?]ram SII. — ⟨A5⟩ karu¿y?⟨pp⟩ūr SII • Unless one should read karup=pūr.

⟨A6⟩ camuttiṟa [2+] (ya?)puram ⬦ camuttiṟa [3+] puram SII.

⟨A7⟩ pradhānijoṭi ⬦ (pra)dhānijoṭi SII. — ⟨A7⟩ talaiyār(i)kkam ⬦ talaiyā(ri)kkam SII.

⟨A8⟩ Upādhikaḷu⟨⟨m⟩⟩ kaḻittu ⬦ Upādhikaḷu(m i)ḻittu SII.

Commentary

⟨B1⟩ This is line 9 in Hultzsch 1891. It is engraved on the horizontal plane a the top of the lower tier.

Bibliography

Edited and translated in Hultzsch 1891, with visual documentation (SII 2.23).

This revised edition by Emmanuel Francis based on Hultzsch 1891, visual documentation therein and photos (E. Francis, 2025).

Primary

[SII] Hultzsch, Eugen Julius Theodor. 1891. South-Indian inscriptions: Tamil inscriptions of Rajaraja, Rajendra-chola, and others in the Rajarajesvara temple at Tanjavur. Volume II, Part I: Inscriptions on the walls of the central shrine. South Indian Inscriptions 2.1. Madras: Government Press. Pages 117–119, item 23, plate V.

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<hi rend="grantha">śrīmaN mahā-maṇḍa</hi>le<hi rend="grantha">śvaraN</hi> <choice><sic>meti</sic><corr><hi rend="grantha">medi</hi></corr></choice><choice><sic>ṉi</sic><corr>nī</corr></choice><choice><sic><hi rend="grantha">misa</hi>ra</sic><corr><hi rend="grantha">śvara</hi></corr></choice> kaṇṭa kaṭṭāri cāḷuva-cāḷuva <surplus>ti</surplus>tirumalai-tēva

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taṅkaḷ Akaraṅkaḷukku Avatāva<hi rend="grantha">ga</hi>

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<lb n="B1" style="text-align: right"/><hi rend="grantha">rājā</hi>viṉ Aruḷi ceyal paṭikku <hi rend="grantha">mantra-mūrtti</hi> veṭṭuvitta<unclear>tu</unclear>

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<rdg source="bib:Hultzsch1891_01">camuttiṟa <gap reason="lost" quantity="3" unit="character"/> puram</rdg>

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<rdg source="bib:Hultzsch1891_01">Upā<hi rend="grantha">dhi</hi>kaḷu<unclear>m i</unclear>ḻittu</rdg>

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