Vēlūrpāḷaiyam plates, time of Nandivarman, year 6

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Languages: English (eng) [Latin (latin)], Sanskrit (san) [Grantha (grantha)], Tamil (tam) [Grantha (grantha), Tamil (tamil)].

Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).

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⟨1v1=1⟩ svasti śrīḥ namaś śivāya ∥⁓ nityaM vyāpi nirāmayaM paramayā bhakty-ādhigamyaṁ śivaM vācān dūram aci-

⟨1v2=2⟩ ntyam akṣayam iti prodgīyamānaM budhaiḥ saṁyamy-endriya-vāhinīṁ yati-varair yyan mṛ(g)yate santa-

⟨1v3=3⟩ ta(M) tejas tat param-ārttha-sac cirataran niśreyasāy=āstu va⟨ḥ⟩ ∥⁓ śarvvāṇī-kuca-kuṁkum-āṁka(śu)bhaka-subha-

⟨4⟩ gāḥ proddāma-darpp-āmaradveṣi-vrāta-vadhū-prasādhana-parāmṛṣṭi-prasaṁgocitāḥ yuṣmān pāntu yu-

⟨5⟩ gānta-vahni-vilasad-dīprāstra cakrāśriraṁ śrīkaṇṭhasya śikhaṇḍaratnaruciravyāḷāṁgadā bāha-

⟨6⟩ vaḥ Āsīd aṁbuja-nābha-nābhi-kamalā(d bra)hmā tato ⟨’⟩py aṁgirā(s) (ta)smād deva-gurus tataś śubha-matiś śaṁyu-

⟨7⟩ s tataś śāṁ(yava)ḥ {s}tasmāt ku(m)bha-samudbhava⟨ḥ⟩ smara-ripo(r drau)ṇis tato ⟨’⟩ṁśaḥ kramād asmād vismayanīya-kīrttir a-

⟨8⟩ khila-(kṣmā)-vallabhaḥ pallavaḥ vaṁśas tato ⟨’⟩va⟨r⟩ttata pallavānāṁ rakṣā-vidhi-dhvasta-vipal-la(vā)nā(m·) bhū-

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⟨2r1=9⟩ -bhāra-khedālasa-pannag-endrasāhāyya-niṣṇāta-bhuj-ārggaḷānām· Aśokavarmm-ādiṣu deva-bhūyaṁ ga-

⟨10⟩ te(ṣu vaṁśye)ṣv atha pārtthiveṣu vaṁśasya cū¿ḷ?āmaṇir āvir āsīd bhartt-endirāyā Iva kāḷa-bharttā ∥⁓

⟨11⟩ tat-sutād ajani cūtapallavād vīrakūrcca Iti viśrut-āhvayaḥ yaḥ phaṇīndra-sutayā sahāgrahīd rāja-

⟨12⟩ -cihnam akhilaṁ yaśo-dhanaḥ Anvavāya-nabhaś-candra⟨ḥ⟩ skandaśiṣyas tato ⟨’⟩bhavat ⟨d⟩vijānāṁ ghaṭikāṁ rājñas satya-

⟨13⟩ senā¿t?jahāra yaḥ | gṛhīta-kāñcī-nagaras tato ⟨’⟩bhūt kumāraviṣṇus samareṣu ji(ṣṇu)ḥ bharttā bhuvo

⟨14⟩ ⟨’⟩bhūd atha buddhava⟨r⟩mmā yaś coḷa-sainy-ārṇṇava-¿v?āḍab-āgniḥ sa-viṣṇugope ca narendra-bṛnde gate

⟨15⟩ tato ⟨’⟩jāyata nandivarmmā Anugrahād yena pinākapāṇeḥ pranarttito dṛṣṭi-viṣaḥ phaṇ-īndraḥ Atha prathita-vikra-

⟨16⟩ mo jagati siṁhavarmm-āhvayān nṛpāt para-mad-āpahād ajani siṁhaviṣṇu⟨r⟩ jayī{ḥ} lasat-kramuka-maṇḍalāḥ ka¿ḷ?ama-

⟨17⟩ -kānan-ālaṁkṛtāḥ kavīra-tanay-āñcitās sapadi yena coḷā hṛtāḥ tad-ā¿n?majād āvir abhūn mahendrād upe-

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⟨2v1=18⟩ ndra-kīrtti⟨r⟩nnarasiṁhavarmmā vātāpi-maddhye vijit-āri-va(rgga)⟨ḥ⟩ sthitañ jaya-stambham alaMbhayad yaḥ tataḥ para-mada-ddhva-

⟨19⟩ ṁsī babhūva parameśvaraḥ cāḷukya-kṣitibhṛt-sainya-dhvānta-dhvaṁsa-divākaraḥ tat-putra-sūnur nnarasiṁhavarmmā pu-

⟨20⟩ nar ¿y?yadhād yo ghaṭikāṁ dvijānāṁ śilā-mayaṁ veśma śaśāṁka-mauleḥ kailāsa-ka¿t?pañ ca mahendra-ka-

⟨21⟩ ¿t?paḥ tat-sūnur bhūbhṛtāṁ (m)ānyo babhūva parameśvaraḥ mānavena krameṇ-orvvīm aśād yaḥ kali-śāsanaḥ tad-a-

⟨22⟩ nantaram anvayasya lakṣmīñ catur-a(mbho)nidhi-vāsasā sah-orvvyā samavāpad aśeṣa-pūrvva-(bhū)-

⟨23⟩ bhṛd-guṇa-saṁmeḷana-dhāma nandivarmmā tasy-āṁburāśer iva vāhinīnān nāthasya nānā-guṇa-ra(tna)-

⟨24⟩ -dhāmnaḥ dhīrasya bhūbhṛd-vara-labdha-janmā rev-eva revā mahiṣī babhūva tasyām āvir abhū⟨t⟩ tri-loka-parira-

⟨25⟩ (kṣ-ā)⟨r⟩tthaḥ kṣamā-nandana¿ḥ? sākṣād aṁburuh-ekṣaṇas svayam iha śrī-dantivarmmā nṛpaḥ śauryya-tyāga-kṛtajña-

⟨26⟩ t-ādir amalo yasmin guṇānāṁ gaṇaḥ pr(ā)pt-(ā)nyonya-samāgam-otsava Iva prāpat pra⟨ti⟩ṣṭhāñ ci-

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⟨3r1=27⟩ rāT prakhyātasya kada(m)ba-vaṁ⟨śa⟩-tilakasy-orvvīpater ātmajā vīrāṇāṁ prathamasya pallava-mahārāja-

⟨28⟩ sya tejasvinaḥ Ākhyām aggaḷanimmaṭ-īti ⟨da⟩dhatī śuddh-ānvavāy-ocitā bharttus tasya bhuvo

⟨29⟩ babhūva mahiṣī gaur-īva jetuḥ pur¿a?M |⁓ śrī-nandivarmmāṇam asūta s-eyaṁ sandhy-eva te-

⟨30⟩ jasvinam ambik-eva kumāram atyadbhuta-śakti-yuktaṁ yathā jayantaṁ jayinaṁ śac-īva |⁓ Utkhāta-

⟨31⟩ -khaḍga-nihata-dvipa-kumbha-mukta muktāphalaprapāsite samar-āṁgaṇe yaḥ (|) śatrū-

⟨32⟩ n nihatya samavāpad ananya-la¿v?yāṁ rājya-{ś}śriyaṁ sva-bhuja-vikrama-darppa-śālī |⁓ U(dya)ānaṁ ma-

⟨33⟩ dhunā guṇaiḥ kulabh¿u?va¿ḥ? śīlena vām-e¿rt?ṣaṇā tyāgen-ārtthapatiś śrutena vinaya-

⟨34⟩ s sūryyeṇa pa¿t?m-ākaraḥ prāleya-dyutinā payoda-samay-āpāye nabhaḥ-prāṁgaṇan n-ai-

⟨35⟩ vaṁ (bhā)ti tathā yathā jagad idaṁ yena ¿t?ṣamā-bandhunā pṛthvīpālasya tasya pra¿dh?ita-gu-

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⟨3v1=36⟩ ṇa-ga(ṇo) bappa-bhaṭṭārak-ā¿g?yaś śāstre vede ca sāṁkhye prakaṭita-mahimā yajña-

⟨37⟩ bhaṭṭ-ābhidhāna¡ś! śrī-kaṭṭu-p-paḷḷi-nāmni śruta-vina⟨ya⟩-dharas tuṁga-kailāsa-kalpaṁ grā-

⟨38⟩ me bāl-endu-mauler {bh}bhavanam akṛta yad-bhakti-yoga-pra(tī)taḥ |⁓ pit-ābhavad yasya

⟨39⟩ viśuddha-buddhir ggirām iv-eśaś śivadāsa-nāmā māt-ābhavad yasya guṇais sama¿ś?rai-

⟨40⟩ r ggarīyasī (dre)ṇamaṇir mmah-īva |⁓ pitāmaho yasya viśuddha-vṛttir dvij-āgra-gaṇya-

⟨41⟩ s tamasān ni¿pā?ntā nidhiḥ kalānām i(va) yajña-nāmā babhūva vikhyāta-yaśaḥ-prakāśaḥ tasmai

⟨42⟩ devāya śarvvāya pūjā-satr-ādi-karmaṇe so ⟨’⟩dā¿g? grāman tiru-k-kāṭṭu-p-paḷḷi-nāmāna-

⟨43⟩ m īśvaraḥ ⁓ vijñaptim atr-ākṛta coḷa-vaṁśa-cū¿ḷ?ā-maṇir vviśruta-vikrama-śrīḥ dhīraḥ kumā-

⟨44⟩ rāṁkuśa-nāmadheyas tyāgena rādheya-samaḥ kṛta-jñaḥ |⁓ Atr-ājñaptir abhūn mantrī na-

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⟨4r1=45⟩ mpa-nāmā mahīpateḥ Agradatt-ānvaya-vyoma-śaran-nīhāradīdhiti⟨ḥ⟩ |⁓ vāg-manaḥ-(k)ā-

⟨46⟩ ya-karmmāṇi par-ārtthāny eva yasya saḥ māheśvaro manodhīraḥ praśastiṁ kṛta-

⟨47⟩ vān im(ām·) |⁓ puḻaṟ-kōṭṭattu nāyaṟu-nāṭṭu-t tiru-k-kāṭṭu-p-paḷḷi-p pañcavaram ĀIrakkā-

⟨4r4=48⟩ ṭi Itu kō-vicaiya-nan=tivarmmaṟku yāṇṭu Āṟ-āvatu cōḻa-mahārājar viṇṇappattā-

⟨4r5=49⟩ l Iraiyūr Uṭaiyāṉ nampaṉ āṇatti-y-āka-t tiru-k-kāṭṭu-p-paḷḷi-c caṉṉa-

⟨4r6=50⟩ ...

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⟨5r1=63⟩ kuttevatāṉamāy sarvva-parihāram-āka paradat=ti ceṉṟatu ↝ sukṛtam idam ajasraṁ ra¿t?ṣat-e-

⟨5r2=64⟩ ti ¿t?ṣitīśās sakala-nṛpati-ketus so ⟨’⟩yam āgāmino vaḥ hara-caraṇa-saroj-(o)-

⟨5r3=65⟩ ttaṁsa-cihnena mūrddhnā mukuḷita-kara-(pa)¿t?mo vandate nandivarmmā ↝ sarvvān etān bhāvinaḥ

⟨5r4=66⟩ pā(rtthi)v-endrān bhūyo bhūyaḥ prārtthayaty eṣa rāmaḥ sāmānyo ⟨’⟩’yan dharmma-setu⟨r⟩ nnṛpāṇāṁ kā-

⟨5r5=67⟩ le kāle p(ā)lanīyo bhava¿n?bhiḥ |⁓ kara-kauśala-kṛta-yaśasā ciṟṟaya-putre-

⟨5r6=68⟩ ṇa patra-saṁgho ⟨’⟩yaM [|] likhita¿ṁ? peraya-nāmnā sthapati-kula-vyoma-candreṇa |⁓ kacci-p-

⟨69⟩ -pēṭṭai-m-maṉai-c-cēri-k kāṣṭhakāri makaṉ perayaṉ Eḻuttu |⁓

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Apparatus

Plates

⟨48⟩ °mahārājar ⬦ mahārājar SII.

⟨63⟩ paradat=ti ⬦ paradatti SII.

⟨67⟩ bhava¿n?⟨d⟩bhiḥ B ⬦ bhav¿an?⟨īd⟩bh¿i?⟨a⟩ḥ SII.

⟨68⟩ °vyoma° SII ⬦ °vy¿ā?⟨o⟩ma° B.

Bibliography

Reported in ARIE 1910-11 (ARIE/1910-1911/A/1910-1911/24), in Francis 2013 (IR 88).

Edited in Krishna Sastri 1916, with English translation (SII 2.98). Edited in Subrahmanian 1966. Text and summary in Mahalingam 1988 (IP 121). Sanskrit text and French translation in Brocquet 1997 (B 60).

This revised edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on previous edition(s) and published visual documentation.

Primary

[SII] Krishna Sastri, H. 1916. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume II, Part V: Pallava copper-plate grants from Velurpalayam and Tandantottam. Including title page, preface, table of contents, list of plates, addenda and corrigenda, introduction and index of Volume II. South Indian Inscriptions 2.5. Madras: Government Press. Pages 501–517, item 98.

[TPC] Subrahmanian, T.N. 1966. Pallavar ceppēṭukaḷ muppatu / Thirty Pallava Copper-Plates (Prior to 1000 A.D.) Madras: Tamil Varalatru Kazhagam. [URL]. Pages 249–262.

[IP] Mahalingam, T. V. 1988. Inscriptions of the Pallavas. New Delhi; Delhi: Indian Council of Historical Research; Agam Prakashan. Pages 372–379, item 121.

[B] Brocquet, Sylvain. 1997. “Les inscriptions sanskrites des Pallava : poésie, rituel, idéologie.” Thèse de doctorat, Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle. Paris. Pages 700–718, item 60.

Secondary

ARIE 1910-11. G.O. No. 832, 28th July 1911. Epigraphy. Recording the progress report of the Assistant Archaeological Superintendent for epigraphy, Southern Circle, for the year 1910-1911. Edited by H. Krishna Sastri. No place, 1911. Appendix A/1910-1911/24, pp. 14, 57-61.

Francis, Emmanuel. 2013. Le discours royal dans l’Inde du Sud ancienne : inscriptions et monuments Pallava, IVème-IXème siècles. Tome I : Introduction et sources. Publications de l’Institut orientaliste de Louvain 64. Louvain-la-Neuve; Paris: Université catholique de Louvain, Institut orientaliste; Peeters. Page 300, item IR 88.