Elavaṉācūr, Grāmārdhanātha, time of Vikrama Cōḻa, year 17

Authors of digital edition: Renato Dávalos (reda), Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Palaeographic description: The repha in conjunct is a dot above the letter.

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

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

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrī vikrama-cōḻa-tēvaṟku yāṇṭu 10 7-Āvatu milāṭ-ākiya jaṉa-nāta-vaḷa-nāṭṭu pānūṟ-kūṟṟattu brahma-deya⟨m⟩ Iṟaiyāṉaraiyūr-āṉa śrī-cōḻa-kēraḷa-c-catu⟨r⟩vvēti-maṅkalattu Ūrpākaṅ-koṇṭa tēvar
⟨2⟩ kōyilil tiru-p-paḷḷi Aṟai Āḷuṭaiyāḷ tiru-nāyaṟṟu-k-kiḻamai tōṟum puṟampē Eḻunt-aruḷi-t tiru-c-cāḻal kēṭṭ-aruḷi Amutu ce⟨y⟩t-aruḷi kōyililai-c cuḻal Eḻuṉt-aruḷi mēlē Eḻunt-aruḷukaikku Aṟṟai nāḷaikku vēṇṭum Aḻivukku Uḷvari tiru-
⟨3⟩ -nāyaṟṟu-k kiḻamai Oṉṟukku ti-
⟨4⟩ ru-v-amutu Arici mu-k-kuṟuṇikku nellu Eḻu kuṟuṇi nā-nāḻiyum kaṟi Amutukku nellu nā-nāḻiyum neyy-amutu Uḻakkukku nellu kuṟuṇiyum t¡ai!yir Amutu Iru-nāḻikku nellu nā-nāḻiyum miḷa(k)ku Amutu Oru paṭikku nellu muṉ-nāḻiyum Upp-amutu Urikku nellu Iru-nā[ḻi]-
⟨5⟩ yum tiru-viḷakk’ eṇṇai nāḻikku nellu-t tūṇiyum Aka nāḷ Oṉṟukku nellu-k kala¡n!ē mu-k-kuṟuṇi Āka Ip-paṭi ¿ś?an¡t!rātitta-vaṟ cella-k kaṭavat’ āka Iṉ-nimaṉtam celkaikku taṟai Uṭaiyāṉ viccātiraṉ cakāyan-ā¡n!a viñcirāyaṉ Ivv-ūr pā [*****]
⟨6⟩ Ivv-iruvar pakka(l)lum vilai-koṇṭu v-iṭṭa cōḻa-kēraḷa-nallūrkku-k kiḻ-pā⟨ṟ⟩kk’ ellai deva-tāṉam nal Araicūr Ellai (mē)¿n=ku?m piṭākai ciṟu-pāttu Ellaikku mē⟨ṟ⟩kkum teṉ-pā⟨ṟ⟩kk’ e⟨l⟩lai Ūri niṉṟum kumara-maṇkala-⟨t⟩-teṟa-p pō¡n!a vaḻikku vaṭakkum mēl-pā⟨ṟ⟩k[k]’ e[llai] [********]
⟨7⟩ Āka Icaitta peru-nāṅk’ e(llai)-Uḷ Aka-p-paṭṭa Ēriyum naṉ-ceyum puṉ-ceyum Ā⟨ka⟩ It-taṉaiyum It-t⟨ē⟩var tiru-nāmattilē vilai-koṇṭu It-ta¡n!mam ¿ś?an¡t!rātitta-vaṟ śrī-kāriyañ ceyvār mutal Iṭṭu-k koṇṭu śrī-paṇṭārattilē Aḷan=tu viṭṭu cella

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī

vikrama-cōḻa-tēvaṟku yāṇṭu 10 7-Āvatu

milāṭ-ākiya jaṉa-nāta-vaḷa-nāṭṭu pānūṟ-kūṟṟattu brahma-deya⟨m⟩ Iṟaiyāṉaraiyūr-āṉa śrī-cōḻa-kēraḷa-c-catu⟨r⟩vvēti-maṅkalattu Ūrpākaṅ-koṇṭa tēvar ⟨2⟩ kōyilil tiru-p-paḷḷi Aṟai Āḷuṭaiyāḷ tiru-nāyaṟṟu-k-kiḻamai tōṟum puṟampē Eḻunt-aruḷi-t tiru-c-cāḻal kēṭṭ-aruḷi Amutu ce⟨y⟩t-aruḷi kōyililai-c cuḻal Eḻuṉt-aruḷi mēlē Eḻunt-aruḷukaikku Aṟṟai nāḷaikku vēṇṭum Aḻivukku Uḷvari tiru⟨3⟩-nāyaṟṟu-k kiḻamai Oṉṟukku ti⟨4⟩ru-v-amutu Arici mu-k-kuṟuṇikku nellu Eḻu kuṟuṇi nā-nāḻiyum kaṟi Amutukku nellu nā-nāḻiyum neyy-amutu Uḻakkukku nellu kuṟuṇiyum t¡ai!⟨a⟩yir Amutu Iru-nāḻikku nellu nā-nāḻiyum miḷa(k)ku Amutu Oru paṭikku nellu muṉ-nāḻiyum Upp-amutu Urikku nellu Iru-nā[ḻi]⟨5⟩yum tiru-viḷakk’ eṇṇai nāḻikku nellu-t tūṇiyum Aka nāḷ Oṉṟukku nellu-k kala¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē mu-k-kuṟuṇi Āka Ip-paṭi ¿ś?⟨c⟩an¡t!⟨d⟩rātitta-vaṟ cella-k kaṭavat’ āka Iṉ-nimaṉtam celkaikku taṟai Uṭaiyāṉ viccātiraṉ cakāyan-ā¡n!⟨ṉ⟩a viñcirāyaṉ Ivv-ūr pā [5+]

⟨6⟩ Ivv-iruvar pakka(l)lum vilai-koṇṭu v-iṭṭa cōḻa-kēraḷa-nallūrkku-k

kiḻ-pā⟨ṟ⟩kk’ ellai deva-tāṉam nal Araicūr Ellai (mē)¿n=ku?⟨ṟku⟩m piṭākai ciṟu-pāttu Ellaikku mē⟨ṟ⟩kkum
teṉ-pā⟨ṟ⟩kk’ e⟨l⟩lai Ūri niṉṟum kumara-maṇkala-⟨t⟩-teṟa-p pō¡n!⟨ṉ⟩a vaḻikku vaṭakkum
mēl-pā⟨ṟ⟩k[k]’ e[llai] [8+]

⟨7⟩ Āka Icaitta peru-nāṅk’ e(llai)-Uḷ Aka-p-paṭṭa Ēriyum naṉ-ceyum puṉ-ceyum Ā⟨ka⟩ It-taṉaiyum It-t⟨ē⟩var tiru-nāmattilē vilai-koṇṭu It-ta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩mam ¿ś?⟨c⟩an¡t!⟨d⟩rātitta-vaṟ śrī-kāriyañ ceyvār mutal Iṭṭu-k koṇṭu śrī-paṇṭārattilē Aḷan=tu viṭṭu cella

Apparatus

⟨4⟩ Iru-nā[ḻi]⟨5⟩yum ⬦ Iru-nā [4+]⟨5⟩yum SII.

⟨6⟩ mēl-pā⟨ṟ⟩k[k]’ e[llai] ⬦ mēl-pā[ṟ]k[k][.]e [10+] SII.

Translation

⟨1⟩ Prosperity! Fortune!

⟨1⟩ 17th year of the king Vikrama Cōḻa.

⟨1–6⟩ For the expenses (aḻivukku) necessary (vēṇṭum) for ..., that is, ... so that it is bound to go (cella-k kaṭavat’ āka) as long as the moon and the sun ...

⟨6–7⟩ Whereas, to [the village of] Cōlakēraḷanallūr, which is given, after buying it from these two persons, [the boundaries] are (āka) [as follows]:

the eastern boundary is west to ...;
the southern boundary is north to ...;
the western boundary [is east to] […];

whereas there are tanks, wet-land ands dry-lands comprised within the great boundaries [so] described (icaitta), having bought that much in the glorious name of this God, this pious donation (it-ta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩mam) ...

Bibliography

Reported in ARIE 1906-07 (ARIE/1906-1907/B/1906/165).

Edited in Srinivasa Rao et al. 1967 (SII 22.165).

This digital edition by Renato Dávalos and Emmanuel Francis (2024), based on Srinivasa Rao et al. 1967. This translation by Renato Dávalos and Emmanuel Francis (2024).

Primary

[SII] Srinivasa Rao, G.V. 1983. South Indian inscriptions. Volume XXII, Part I: inscriptions collected during the year 1905-06. South Indian Inscriptions 22.1. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Director General). Pages 135–136, item 165.

Secondary

ARIE 1906-07. G.O. No. 503, 27th June 1907. Epigraphy. Reviewing the annual progress report of the Assistant Archaeological Superintendent for -, Southern Circle, for the year 1906-1907. Edited by V. Venkayya. No place, 1907. Page 20, appendix B/1906, item 165.

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