# Tiruvōṟṟiyūr, time of king Rājādhirāja, year 28 Renato Dávalos and Emmanuel Francis Authors of digital edition: Renato Dávalos, Emmanuel Francis Identifier: DHARMA_INStfaSIIv38p0i0137 Repository: SII adapted (tfa-sii-epigraphy) File path: DHARMA_INStfaSIIv38p0i0137.xml Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil] Commit: 2026-10-19 18:42 (65fc39d), last modified 2026-09-29 11:09 (1120f60) ## Summary Gift of money for special offerings on the day following the festival of Paṅkuṉi-Uttiram. The assembly of Kāvaṉūr alias Kamalanārāyaṇa-caturvēdimaṅkalam received the amount, i.e., 30 kācu and agreed to pay as interest 75 kalams of paddy every year for the expenses of that day. ## Palaeographic description Medial i and ī interchangeable. Medial u and ū interchangeable. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ## Edition ⟨1⟩ svasti śrī 1. Āciriyappā tiṅkaḷer tarutaṉ ṟōṅkalveṇ kuṭai-k-k¿i?⟨ī⟩ḻ nilamakaḷ nilava malarmakaḷ puṇar⟨n⟩tu ceṅkol ōcci-k karuṅkali kaṭin=tu⟨taṉ⟩ maṉṉupal-l ūḻiyuḷ teṉṉavar mūvaruḷ māṉā paraṇaṉ poṉmuṭi āṉā-p parumatiṭ pacu=ntalai porukaḷat tarin=tu ⟨vāraḷa viyakaḻal⟩virakē raḷaṉai ⟨muṉaivayiṟ kayiṟṟāl⟩Āṉai-(k kiṭu)vitt’ acaivil cun=tara-pāṇṭiyaṉai-t ticai keṭa-t ⟨...⟩ tōllai mullaiy¿u?⟨ū⟩⟨r⟩ ṭuratti Olkalil vēṇāṭ ṭ⟨ā⟩cainai (c)¿e?⟨ō⟩ṇāṭṭ’ otukki mēvupukaḻ Irāmakuṭa muvarkeṭa muṉi⟨n⟩tu vēlaikeḻa kān=taḷur-c cālaikalam aṟuttā bhava mallaṉum añca-k kevutal koṅkarum paṭaiyālāṅ⟨2⟩kavu ceṉaiyuḷ kaṇṭa-p payaṉum (ka)ṅkā tara¡n!⟨ṉ⟩um vaṇṭamar kaḷiṟṟōṭu maṭiya-t tiṇṭiṟal vir¿i?⟨u⟩tar{a-r} v¿i?⟨a⟩kkiyum vicaiyā (ta-t)tit⟨ta⟩¡n!⟨ṉ⟩um ta¿k?⟨r⟩umuraṭ cāṅki maiya¡n!⟨ṉ⟩u mutalinar camara p¿i?⟨ī⟩ruvott-uṭaiya nimircuṭar-p poṉṉoṭ’ ayṅk¿e?⟨a⟩ri-p puraviyōṭum piṭittu-t taṉ Āṭai yiṟcayaṅ koṇṭ-uṭai¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ār koḷḷip-pākkai Oḷḷeri maṭuppitt’ ōruta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩it taṇṭāṟ-p poru tirai-y-uṭutta ilaṅkai-k kiṟaivaṉ (A)laṅkal muṭi parin=tu muṉṟaṉakk’ uṭainda teṉṟamiḻ maṇṭalam ⟨m⟩uḻuvatum {m}iḻa(n)tu Ēḻkaṭal ¿I?⟨Ī⟩ḻam pukk’ ilaṅkeśvara¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ ākiya vikkirama pāṇ(ṭi)yaṉai-p parumaṇi muṭicūṭin=ti ṇakara villavar m¿i?⟨ī⟩ṉava⟨3⟩r veñciṉa-c can=nukkiyar villavar mutal eṉa vaṇaṅk v¿i?⟨ī⟩ṟṟirun=ta jayaṅkoṇṭa-cōḻaṉ-ṉ u(ya)rn=ta perumpukaḻ kōvirāja kesari-panmar-āṉa Uṭaiyār śrī-rājādhirājadevarkku yāṇṭu 2 10 8 Āvatu ↝ jayaṅkoṇṭa-cōḻa-maṇṭalattu puḻaṟ-kōṭṭattu kaṉṟi(kai-p)-pēṟūr-nāṭṭu kāvaṉūr-āṉa kamala-nārāyaṇa-c caruppeti-maṅkalattu cavaiyōm paiyy¿u?⟨ū⟩r-k kōṭṭattu āraṇi nilai ciṟuvarampe(ṭā)ṉa mumm¿a?⟨u⟩ṭi-cōḻa-nallūr iḷaiy¡u!⟨ū⟩ṟu kiḻavaṉ nārāyaṇaṉ vēḷi tiruvōṟṟiyur uṭaiyā⟨r⟩ paṅkuṉi Uttirat tiruviḻāvil t¿i?⟨ī⟩rttam Āṭi Aruḷiṉa piṟ⟨4⟩ṟai nāṉṟu Uṭaiyār tū n¿i?⟨ī⟩r āṭṭu Āṭi Aruḷa vāca v-eṇṇai-k kāppu Āḻ(ā)kkum mañcaḷ Iru-palamum Amutukku Arici patakkum caṭṭi-c coṟukku Arici kuṟuṇiyum Amutukku ney Uḻakku-p paruppu Uriyum miḷaku Iru-cevuṭum kaṭuku nāṟ ceviṭum tayir Iru-nāḻiyum palakaṟi nūṟṟup(pa)lamum veṟuṅkāy Irupatum veṟṟilaikkaṭṭu Oṉṟu Uppu Uḻakku nilai viḷakkukku Eṇ(ṇai) Uriyum pattakaḷ tirumēṉikku Eṇṇai āḻ⟨ā⟩kkum mañcaḷ Oru pala [3+]raicum Amutukku Arici kuṟuṇi Iru nāḻiyum kaṟi Irupati¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ palamum ney āḻ⟨ā⟩kkum caṟkarai āḻ⟨ā⟩kkum paruppu Uḻakkum tag⟨5⟩yir nāḻi Uḻakkum ve(ṟu)ṅkāy pattum veṟṟilai nāṟpatu Uppu Uḻakkum miḷaku Oru ceviṭum an=tiyam potu tiruviḻā [9+] ciṟu-kuṟuṇi(yu)m ney Uriyum (caṟ)karai Uḻakkup puḷiṅkaṟikku caṟkarai Uriyum paruppu nāḻiyum miḷaku āḻ[ā]kkum kaṭuku Uḻak(ku)m ta(yi)r nāṉāṉiyum palakaṟi Iru-nūṟṟu palamum Uppu nāḻiyum veṟuṅkāyi Irupatum veṟṟilaik kaṭṭoṉṟum nilai viḷakku nālu(kku) Eṇṇai nāḻiyum tiruviḻāvukku v-eṇṇai nāṟpati nāḻiyum tiruttoṇṭatt¿u?⟨o⟩kai keṭṭaruḷi pattarkaḷn=nukku kuṭukkucaṭṭi-c coṟu⟨6⟩kku Arici kala¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē tūṇiyum miḷaku Uḻakkum pala(kaṟi) mu¡nn!⟨ṉṉ⟩ ūṟṟu-p palamum tayiramutu nā¡n!⟨ṉ⟩āṉiyum (maṟṟum) [10+] ṇai-k kāppu āḻ[ā]kkukku nellu kuṟuṇiyum po¡n!⟨ṉ⟩akattukku Arici Eḻu-kuṟuṇikku Aiñ-ciraṇṭu vaṇṇattāl nellu kala¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē Aiṅ-kuṟuṇi nā-ṉāṉiyum patt-eṭṭu-k kuttal Arici kala¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē tūṇi-p-patakku Iru-nāḻikku Aiñ-ciraṇṭu vaṇṇattāl nellu mukkala¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē Iru-tūṇi-k kuṟuṇi Aiññāḻiyum ney mū-v-uḻakkukku nellu⟨7⟩t- tūṇi Iru nāḻiyum [8+] nāḻiyu [2+] ku nellu tūṇi [5+] ceviṭukku nellu Aiñ-ñāḻiyum tayir-amutu Eḻu-nāḻi Uḻakkukku nellu kuṟuṇi Aiñ-ñāḻi Uḻakkum palakaṟi mu¡nn!⟨ṉṉ⟩ūṟṟu Irupatiṉ palattukku nellu tūṇi-p-patakku Iru-nāḻiyum A(ṭai-k ) kāyamutukku veṟuṅkāy Ai(m)-patukku nellu Ai-ñāḻiyum veṟṟilaikkaṭṭu Iraṇṭ-araikku [ne]llu mu-ṉ-ṉāḻi mū-v-uḻakkum mañcaḷ mu-p-palaṉē ⟨8⟩ tūṇi-p-patakkum pattarkaḷ tirumē¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ikku eṇṇai āḻ⟨ā⟩kkukku nellu nāḻiyum pat⟨ta⟩rkaḷ tiruviḻā Eḻun=taru⟨ḷa⟩ Eṇṇai nāṟ-p-patiṉāḻikku nellu patiṉ kalamum pattarkaḷ caṭṭi-c (coṟṟu)kku miḷaku Uḻakkukku (ne)llu-k kuṟuṇi nā-ṉāḻiyum palakaṟi niṟai muṉ-¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ūṟṟu palattukku nellu-t tūṇi-p-patakku(m) tayir-patiṉ Aṟu-nāḻikku nel ⟨9⟩ [6+] nāḻi Uriyum pattar-cālaikku Arici nāṟ-kala¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē tūṇi-p-patakkukku Aiñ-ciraṇṭu vaṇṇattāl nellu-p patiṉ¡n!⟨ṉ⟩oru kalaṉē-y mu-k-kuṟuṇiyum ney nā-ṉāḻikku nellu kala¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē tūṇi-y pata(ṟ)kku [4+]-ñāḻi nellu kala¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē Iru-tūṇiyum payaṟu-kuṟuṇi nā-ṉāḻikku nellu-t tūṇi nā-ṉāḻiyum miḷaku nāḻikku nellu Ai¡n!⟨ṅ⟩kuṟu ⟨10⟩ [10+]tukku nellu-k kalaṉē mu-k-kuṟuṇi Aiñ-ñāḻiyum veṟṟilai-k kaṭṭu Aim-patukku (nellu) Iru-(tūṇi)-k kuṟuṇi Iru-nāḻiyum kalamiṭu⟨ṅ⟩ kucavaṉukku nellu-k kalamum viṟaku Iṭuvāṉukku nellu Irukala¡n!⟨ṉ⟩e tūṇi-p ⟨11⟩ patakkum Aṭum e[1+] yaṉukkum paricārakam āṇikkum tirumañcaṉa-nīr cumappārkkum ⟨12⟩ tiruvārātaṉai ceyvārkkum tiruppatiyam pāṭuvārkkum tiruvāy-k keḻvi Uṭai⟨13⟩yāṉukkum taḷiyilārkkum tevaraṭiyārkkum kān=taṟ varkkum tiruppaḷḷi-c-civikaiyārkkum tiruppaḷḷi-t-toṅkal-iṭuvārkkum tiruppaḷḷit tā⟨14⟩mam paṟiccu-toṭu-p-pataṟkum Ukaccarkkum āka nellu eṇkala¡n!⟨ṅ⟩ē tūṇi-p-pataṟkum prasādaṅ kuṭukkum paricaṭṭattukku nellu ⟨15⟩ pati¡n!⟨ṉ⟩aṟu kalamum tirun⟨e⟩l patakk-āka Eṇṇai Irupati-nāḻikku {ai}Aiṅ-kala¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē Iru-tūṇiyu-p piḷḷaiyārkku tiṉpaṇṭattukku Aiṅ-kuṟuṇi nā-nāḻiyu-⟨16⟩m ari⟨ci⟩ nellu ai(ym)pattāṟu kala¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē patakkiru nāḻiyum Āka nāḷ Oṉṟukku * Eḻu-patt-aiṅ-kalam Iru-nellu Eḻu-patt-aiṅ-kalattukkum (k)ā⟨17⟩vaṉūr-āna kamala-nārāyaṇa-c caruppeti-maṅkalattu sabhaiyōm koṇṭa kācu mu-p-patukku kācu Oṉṟukku * Arumoḻitevaṉāl I(ru)kala tū⟨18⟩ṇi-p pata(k)k-āka van=ta * Eḻu-patt-aiṅ-kalamum Āṭṭ-āṇṭu tōṟum poliyūṭṭ-āka Ācan=tira-kālamum tēvar-paṇṭā(ra)-tey koṭuvantu Aḷa⟨19⟩p pomāṉōm kāvaṉūr-āṉa kamala-nārāyaṇa-c caruppeti-maṅkalattu sabhaiyōm ∥ ## Bibliography Reported in ARIE 1912–13 (ARIE/1912-1913/B/1912/137). Edited in Swaminathan 2019 (SII 38.137). This digital edition by Renato Dávalos. This translation by Renato Dávalos and Emmanuel Francis (2025). ### Primary [SII] Swaminathan, S. 2019. South Indian inscriptions. Volume XXXVIII: Inscriptions collected during the year 1912. South Indian Inscriptions 38. New Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Director General). Pages 142–145, item 137. ### Secondary ARIE 1912–13. G.O. No. 961, 2nd August 1913. Epigraphy. Recording the progress report of the Assistant Archaeological Superintendent for [Epigraphy], Southern Circle, for the year 1912-1913. Edited by H. Krishna Sastri. No place, 1913. Page 21, appendix B, item 137.