# Kuttālam, Mayavaram, time of Rājarāja I, year 23

Renato Dávalos

Author of digital edition: Renato Dávalos

Identifier: DHARMA_INStfaSIIv13p0i0170

Repository: SII adapted (tfa-sii-epigraphy)

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Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

Commit: 2026-11-13 15:30 (078960b), last modified 2026-11-11 17:46
(9feb835)

## Summary

Donation of a pillar.

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## Edition

### Part A

⟨A1=1⟩ [4+]ṉaica ⟨A2=2⟩ [4+]ā-p parakēsa[2+] ⟨A3=3⟩ [4+]Uttama cōḻa[2+]
⟨A4=4⟩ [6+]ḷiḻa (i)ṉṉi ⟨A5=5⟩ [6+]devar-uṭaiya ⟨A6=6⟩ pa[9+] ⟨A7=7⟩
nā[9+] ⟨A8=8⟩ nila[9+] ⟨A9=9⟩ nila[9+] ⟨A10=10⟩ māvum (kāvirinallūr)[3+]
⟨A11=11⟩ paḻa devadāṉam Iṟaiyi ⟨A12=12⟩ li nilam mukkālē-y nā

### Part B

⟨B1=13⟩ [5+]ppa nārāṇa ⟨B2=14⟩ [4+]uṭaiya-pirāṭṭiyār[3+] ⟨B3=15⟩ (i)ṭṭu
ku[4+]nilam araiyu ⟨B4=16⟩ m āḻvā[3+]yilaiccu[4+] ⟨B5=17⟩ Āka[4+]kka
mukunate ⟨B6=18⟩ kkum [4+]poṉa ⟨B7=19⟩ [10+]ṉ I ⟨B8=20⟩ [8+]patiṉ māvum

### Part C

⟨C1=21⟩ tirukkomiluṭai ⟨C2=22⟩ yārkaḷ erikkakaṭavarkaḷā⟨C3=23⟩y muṉpu
kallil veṭṭikki⟨C4=24⟩ṭanta tirun¡o!⟨a⟩n=tā-viḷakku⟨C5=25⟩tiṉ
nāl-araiyum Āka nilam ⟨C6=26⟩ patiṉ-eḻē-y nāṉku-mā mukkāṇi⟨C7=27⟩kkiḻ
Arai muntirikaiyum aṉai⟨C8=28⟩muppata-tāṟum
tirun¡o!⟨a⟩n=tā-viḷa⟨C9=29⟩kku-p patiṉ nāl-arai Itaṉuḷ ⟨C10=30⟩
taṅkuṟaiyāy-k kamukun teṅkum ⟨C11=31⟩ pū nantavāṉamum āka I(yā)kku kiḷa
ni⟨C12=32⟩laṉ Iraṇṭē-y Oṉpatiṉ māvu⟨C13=33⟩m de ⟨C14=34⟩ tākavum
tirukkōyil uṭaiyārkaḷ ⟨C15=35⟩ muṉ māṇ muṉṟu ceytu U(ṇ)ṭu⟨C16=36⟩varum
nilam vēliyum paḻampaṭi ⟨C17=37⟩ māṇ muṉṟum ceytuṇṭu varuva ⟨C18=38⟩
tākavum tirukkōyil uṭaiyārkaḷu⟨C19=39⟩m Ukaccarkaḷum Irāja
niyōgat=ta⟨C20=40⟩l śrī-kā⟨ri⟩yañ ceyvāṉum Aṭikaḷ ⟨C21=41⟩ māru(m)
kavari-p piṇākkaḷum kuṭiyiru⟨k⟩ka ⟨C22=42⟩ maṭaviḷākamāṉa nilam
Eḻu-māvu⟨C23=43⟩m maṭaviḷākavum tirukkoyil u⟨C24=44⟩ṭaiyārkaḷ Erikka
kaṭavārkku kaṉmēl ⟨C25=45⟩ mun veṭṭi-k kiṭakkum
tirun¡o!⟨a⟩n=tā-vi⟨C26=46⟩ḷakku-p patiṉ nāl araiyum
paḻampa⟨C27=47⟩ṭiyē-y tirun¡o!⟨a⟩n=tā-viḷakk’ erikka-ka⟨C28=48⟩ṭavārkaḷ
ākavum kāviriṉallūrk(ku)ḷ ⟨C29=49⟩ Āḻvār maṉai muppattāṟum
deva⟨C30=50⟩dāṉam-āṉa nila muḻuṅ kuṭikaḷ kuṭi⟨C31=51⟩y ākkavun niṟutti
nivantañ ce⟨C32=52⟩yu nilam patiṉ muṉṟē-y Eṭṭu-mā ⟨C33=53⟩ mukkāṇi-k
k¿i?⟨ī⟩ḻ Arai muntirikēyu

### Part D

⟨D1=54⟩ nivantañ ⟨D2=55⟩ ceytapaṭi Ā⟨D3=56⟩ḻvārkku-p paya⟨D4=57⟩ṟu-p
po¡n!⟨ṉ⟩akatti-⟨D5=58⟩ṟkuṭ-paṭac ciṟuk(ā)⟨D6=59⟩laikku Arici
kuṟu⟨D7=60⟩ṇiyum Uccam ⟨D8=61⟩ pōtaikku Ari⟨D9=62⟩ci kuṟuṇiyum
A⟨D10=63⟩ntiyam pōtai ⟨D11=64⟩ ⟨k⟩ku Arici kuṟuṇi⟨D12=65⟩yum
Arddhayāma⟨D13=66⟩ttukku Arici na⟨D14=67⟩ṉāḻiyum Āka A ⟨D15=68⟩ rici
mukkuṟuṇi nā ⟨D16=69⟩ ṉāḻikku{kku} kuṟuvā

### Part E

⟨E1=70⟩ḷ kūli uṭpa⟨E2=71⟩ṭa Añc’ iraṇ⟨E3=72⟩ṭu vaṇṇam ⟨E4=73⟩ nellu
Iru-tū⟨E5=74⟩ṇi Aṟu-nāḻiyum payaṟ⟨E6=75⟩ṟu-p pō¡n!⟨ṉ⟩a⟨E7=76⟩ruppukku-p
payaṟu nā-nāḻi ⟨E8=77⟩ kku nellu-k kuṟuṇiyu⟨E9=78⟩m payaṟṟu-p
pō¡n!⟨ṉ⟩akattu⟨E10=79⟩kku-c caṟkaṟai-y Iru-palat⟨E11=80⟩tukku nellu
nāḻiyuriyu⟨E12=81⟩m nēy-y amirtu ciṟukā⟨E13=82⟩laikkuḻakkum
Uccam-pō⟨E14=83⟩taikkum Antiyam-pō⟨E15=84⟩taikkum
Arddhayāmattu⟨E16=85⟩kkum nālu pōtaiykkum ⟨E17=86⟩ porikkaṟi Amutukkum
ā⟨E18=87⟩ka nē⟨y⟩-y amu⟨tā⟩ḻākkum āka nē⟨E19=88⟩y nāḻikkum nellu-t
⟨E20=89⟩ tūṇiyum kaṟi-y-amirtu ⟨E21=90⟩ nālu pōtai-y-kkum
ku⟨E22=91⟩mmāya Amurtukkum parupp’ a⟨E23=92⟩mutukkum puḻukku-k-kaṟi-y
o⟨E24=93⟩ṉrukkum kutakaḷi-y oṉṟu⟨E25=94⟩kkum pori-k-kaṟi-y-amut’
o⟨E26=95⟩ṉṟukkum ākka kāyam uṭpaṭa ⟨E27=96⟩ nellu-k kuṟuṇi Oru
nāḻi⟨E28=97⟩yun tayir-amutu nā-nāḻik⟨E29=98⟩ku nellu-k kuṟuṇi
nāṉā⟨E30=99⟩ḻiyum Aṭaikkāy-amutu I⟨E31=100⟩rupatukkum
veṟṟilai-p⟨E32=101⟩paṟṟ’ oṉṟukkum

### Part F

⟨F1=102⟩ nellu nāṉā⟨F2=103⟩ḻiyum tiru-v-amu⟨F3=104⟩t’ iṭa viṟakku
(ne)⟨F4=105⟩llu nā-ṉāḻiyu⟨F5=106⟩mañcaṭ kāppukku ne⟨F6=107⟩llu nāḻiyum
[2+]ma ⟨F7=108⟩ [2+](Uccam pōtu)ḻa-k[2+]⟨F8=109⟩kkālu (po)[3+] ⟨F9=110⟩
ḻampu nāḻikku [4+] ⟨F10=111⟩ Iru-palattukku nellu-p pa⟨F11=112⟩takkum
citārikku nel kuṟu⟨F12=113⟩ṇiyum dīpamālai ciṟu⟨F13=114⟩kālai-p
pati-nañcum U⟨F14=115⟩ccam-pōtu [4+]m ⟨F15=116⟩ Irāvai-k kaimpatum
⟨F16=117⟩ āka dīpamālai Eḻupat(t)ai⟨F17=118⟩ñcukku Eṇṇai
Iru-nāḻi⟨F18=119⟩yum śrī[3+]kku kaiy ⟨F19=120⟩ viḷakkukkum āka
paricāraṅkaḷukku ⟨F20=121⟩ sandhiviḷakkukkum āka Eṇṇai⟨F21=122⟩nāḻiyum
āka Eṇṇai muṉ ⟨F22=123⟩ ṉālikku nellu-k kalamum⟨F23=124⟩āka nicata nellu
Irukala⟨F24=125⟩(ṉē-y Iru-tūṇi Aiññā)⟨F25=126⟩ḻiyuri-y āka Orāṭṭaikku ⌈
⟨F26=127⟩ nellu-t toḷḷāyira-t⟨F27=128⟩t’ eṇpatiṉ kaḷaṉē-y ⟨F28=129⟩ Eḻu
kuṟuṇi nā-nāḻiyum pari⟨F29=130⟩caṭṭam Īraṇaikku Orāṭṭai⟨F30=131⟩kku
nellu-p patiṉ A⟨F31=132⟩ṟu kalamum jalapa-vi

### Part G

⟨G1=133⟩tra nāllu⟨G2=134⟩kku Orāṭṭai⟨G3=135⟩kku nellu
mu(kka)⟨G4=136⟩lamum tiru[3+]⟨G5=137⟩kai Iraṇṭukku O⟨G6=138⟩rāṭṭai
nel⟨G7=139⟩lu Eṇ-kalamum ⟨G8=140⟩ vitāṉam Oṉṟi⟨G9=141⟩ṟku Orāṭṭaikku
ne⟨G10=142⟩llu Aiṅ-kalamu⟨G11=143⟩m tirumeṟkaṭṭi O¡n!⟨ṉ⟩⟨G12=144⟩ṟukku
Orāṭṭaikku ⌈⟨G12=145⟩na⟨l⟩ mukkalamum āka

### Part H

⟨H1=146⟩ nellu muppattaiṅkala⟨H2=147⟩mum āka Orāṭṭai nāḷaikku
ve⟨H3=148⟩ṇṭu nellu Āyiratt’ o⟨H4=149⟩ru patt’ aiṅ-kalaṉē-y
Eḻu-kuṟuṇi⟨H5=150⟩ṉā nāḻikku nilaṉ Āṟē-y Aṟumā⟨H6=151⟩mukkāṇi muntirikai
Arai muntiri⌈⟨H7=152⟩kai Ā⟨ḻ⟩vārai-t tiruvārātiṉai ceyyum
bra⟨H8=153⟩hmaṇaṉ oruvaṉukku-k kappaṭa muṭpaṭa ⟨H9=154⟩ nicati nellu-p
patakku nā-ṉāḻi-y āka ⟨H10=155⟩ Orāṭṭai nellu Eḻu-patt’
aiṅ⟨H11=156⟩kalattukku nilaṉ Oṉpati mākkāṇi⟨H12=157⟩y araikkāṇiyum
tirukkōyil uṭaiyār⟨H13=158⟩kaḷ muṉ vēli nilaṅ koṇṭu ceytu va⟨H14=159⟩rum
māṇ muṉṟileṭun tiru-v-amut’ aṭ⟨ṭ⟩avun tirumañ⟨H15=160⟩caṉa nirum
taṇṇ¿i?⟨ī⟩r amutu cumantaṭṭavum tiruvārāti⟨H16=161⟩ṉai ceyyu nampikku
paricārakañ ceyyavum⟨H17=162⟩tirumēy pūccu-t tekkavum vitāṉam
pi⟨H18=163⟩ṭikkavum Uṭpaṭa veṇṭum āṉa Iraṇṭiṉu⟨H19=164⟩kku nicata
nellu-k kuṟuṇi nā-ṉāḻi-y āka Orā⟨H20=165⟩ṭṭai nāḷaikku nellu nāṟpatt’
aiṅkalattiṟ ⟨H21=166⟩ nilam kālē-y Arai māvarai-k-kāṇi
tiruppaḷi⟨H22=167⟩ttāmam paṟittu-t toṭuppār muvarkku⟨H23=168⟩nicata
nellu-k kuṟuṇi nā-ṉāḻi-y āka Orāṭ⟨H24=169⟩ṭaikku nellu nāṟpatt’
aiṅkalattu-k⟨H25=170⟩ku nilaṉ kālē Araimāvarai-k
kāṇi⟨H26=171⟩tirumuṟ⟨ṟa⟩n tiruvalakiṭṭu-t tirumeḻukkiṭuva⟨H27=172⟩r
muvarkku nicata nellu-k kuṟuṇi nā-ṉāḻi-y ā⟨H28=173⟩ka Orāṭṭaikku nellu
nāṟpatt’ aiṅkala⟨H29=174⟩ttukku nilaṉ kālē-y Araimā-v araikkāṇi
⟨H30=175⟩ (Ukacu) talaippaṟai-y oṉṟum attaḷamu⟨H31=176⟩ṉṟum kaṟaṭikai
oṉṟum caṅk’ iraṇṭum kāḷam ira⟨H32=177⟩ṇṭum cekaṇṭikai-y oṉṟum tāḷam
O⟨H33=178⟩(raṇai)yum kaimaṇi oraṇaiyum āka Åka pa⟨H34=179⟩nṉiraṇṭum
tirumañcaṉamum tiru

### Part I

⟨I1=180⟩vamutum bhruta⟨I2=181⟩baliyum śrī-ba⟨I3=182⟩liyum
Arddhayāma⟨I4=183⟩mum pa(ḷ)ḷi-y eḻucciyum⟨I5=184⟩koṭṭuvat’ āka nicatam
pe⟨I6=185⟩ṟu nellu Iru-tūṇi-k kuṟu⟨I7=186⟩ṇi Iru-nāḻi-y āka
Orāṭṭai-k⟨I8=⟩ku nellu Iru-nūṟṟ’ eḻupatt’ ē⟨I9=⟩™lu kala¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē tūṇi-p
patakkukku (ni)⟨I10=⟩laṉ Oṉṟ’araiyē-y nāṉku⟨I11=⟩māvarai Araikkāṇi
muntiri⟨I12=⟩kai tirumēykāppār iruvarkku-k ka⟨I13=⟩ppaṭam uṭpaṭa nicata
nellu mukkuṟu⟨I14=⟩ṇi-y āka Orāṭṭaikku nellu-t to⟨I15=⟩ṇṇūṟṟu-k
kalattukku nilaṉ Arai⟨I16=⟩yē-y mākāṇi karaṇattāṉ O⟨I17=⟩⟨ru⟩vaṉukku
nicata nellu Aṟupatiṉ kalattu⟨I18=⟩ku nilaṉ Eḻuyāvarai
rāja-niyō⟨I19=⟩gat=tāl śrīkā{ya}ryañ ceyv⟨ā⟩ṉu⟨I20=⟩kku nicatam patakk’
Āka Orāṭṭaikku ne⟨I21=⟩llu Aṟupati¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ kalattiṟku nilaṉ
(E)⟨I22=⟩ḻumāvarai [4+]tiyam pāṭuvār i⟨I23=⟩[8+]tam patakk’ āka Orā
⟨I24=⟩ [ṭṭai] [5+]pati¡n!⟨ṉ⟩kalattiṟku⟨I25=⟩[7+]kku nel(lu) pa

### Part J

⟨K1=⟩ tiṉ kalattiṟku ni⟨K2=⟩lam Araikkāl Āḻ⟨K3=⟩vār tirttam
āṭiyaru⟨K4=⟩ḷum vaikāci vicāka-ttiṟku-t⟨K5=⟩tiruviḻāviṟkum veṇṭu
palavica⟨K6=⟩ttiṟku nellu nūṟṟaim pati⟨K7=⟩¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ kalattiṟku nilaṉ
mukkālē-y mu ⟨K8=⟩ naṟumā mukkāṇi saṁkrānti tōṟu⟨K9=⟩m nūṟṟeṭṭu-k
kalacam āṭiyaruḷavum ⟨K10=⟩ kalavariciyā [5+] ti [4+] ca⟨K11=⟩yam uṭpaṭa
[10+]⟨K12=⟩ṭum palavicattu [6+] ḷaikku⟨K13=⟩ppaṉ iraṇṭu snamanattukkum
āka ni⟨K14=⟩laṉ Oṉṟē-y Aṟumā [4+] ⟨K15=⟩ [5+] devar śāsana⟨K16=⟩[2+] ṭi
I[2+] meyaḷantu ⟨K17=⟩ [2+] ḷanta [4+]ṭi nibantam ⟨K18=⟩ [9+]vukaṅ
⟨K19=⟩ [5+] mukuṉ teṅ ⟨K20=⟩ [3+] ṇṭu kāḻcci ceyta nilamum ⟨K21=⟩
nibandhañ ceyka-v eṉṟu It⟨K22=⟩tirukkaṟṟaḷi Eṭuppittu Ide⟨K23=⟩vark [5+]
tta śrī Uttama⌉⟨K24=⟩cōḻarai-t tiruvayiṟuvāytta ⟨K25=⟩ Uṭaiya-pirāṭṭiyār
cempiyaṉ ⟨K26=⟩ ⟨K27=⟩ ⟨K28=⟩

## Translation

⟨1⟩ Prosperity! Fortune!

⟨2–4⟩ 26th year of the king Sundara Pāṇḍya.

⟨4–10⟩ This stone[1] ⟨is⟩ the pious donation (dharma) of the a
kāśyapa[2], Sundara Pāṇḍya Brahmarāja alias Eṭuttakkaiyaḻakiyāṉ, son of
Nampi, from Rājāśrayacaturvedimaṅgala alias Cēlam.

## Bibliography

First reported in ARIE 1925–26 (ARIE/1925-1926/C/1926/103).

First edited in Srinivasa Rao 1952 (SII 13.170).

Encoded and translated here for DHARMA (ERC n° 809994) by Renato
Davalos, based on Srinivasa Rao 1952.

### Primary

[SII] Srinivasa Rao, G.V. 1952. South-Indian inscriptions (texts) (with
introductory notes in English). Volume XIII: The Cholas. South Indian
Inscriptions 13. Madras: Archaeological Survey of India. Pages 92–95,
item 170.

### Secondary

ARIE 1925–26. Annual report on South-Indian epigraphy for the year
ending 31st March 1926. Edited by G. Venkoba Rao. Calcutta: Government
of India, 1927. Page 43, appendix C/1926, item 103.

[1] That is, the pillar on which the inscription is engraved.

[2] That is, belonging to the gotra of Kaśyapa.