Cāḷuvaṉ Kuppam, time of (Kampa)varman, year 18

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Contributor: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: Pillar inscription recording a donation of gold for maintaining a perpetual lamp and of land to provide sacred food-offerings. Very similar (content, individual mentioned) to INSPallava00506.

Language: Tamil (tam) [Grantha (grantha), Tamil (tamil)].

Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSPallava00507.

File path: DHARMA_INSPallava00507.xml.

Version: 2026-08-14 13:33 (d9e9623), last modified 2026-07-17 15:32 (ecb0276).

Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī (kampa-va)-
⟨2⟩ (r)mmaṟku yāṇṭu patiṉ-ēḻ-ā-
⟨3⟩ vatu maṉaiyir-kōṭṭattu ma-
⟨4⟩ ṉaiyiṟ cāṇṭalya (kōṅ) kiḻa-
⟨5⟩ varkaḷil ciyacarmmaṉṉā-
⟨6⟩ ṉ śrī-kampapaṭṭaṉ brāhma-
⟨7⟩ ṇi vasandhaṉā⟨r⟩ tiru-
⟨8⟩ -v-iḻiccil śrī-(su)-
⟨9⟩ brahma¡ṇṇy!a-bhaṭārarkku
⟨10⟩ nontā-viḷakku-k kuṭu-
⟨11⟩ tta poṉ pati(ṉ-a)-
⟨12⟩ ¡r!u kaḻañcu Ip-poṉ-
⟨13⟩ -Il kaḻañciṉ vā-
⟨14⟩ y aṟu nāḻi Eṇṇai
⟨15⟩ palicai-y-āka (Aṭṭāṇ)-
⟨16⟩ ṭu tōṟum mu [****]
⟨17⟩ A¿y?paci ce [****]-
⟨18⟩ ṭa-t toṇṇū(ṟu)
⟨19⟩ nāḻi Eṇṇai E-
⟨20⟩ rip¿v?ippōm āṉō-
⟨21⟩ m sabhaiyōm I-
⟨22⟩ n=ta pirāṭṭiyār tiru-v-a-
⟨23⟩ mirtukku-k kuṭutta
⟨24⟩ kiḻāṉ ceṟuvil
⟨25⟩ van=ta pōkam Ā-
⟨26⟩ ṭṭāṇṭu tōṟum
⟨27⟩ Iruntu kuṭu-
⟨28⟩ ppōm āṉōm
⟨29⟩ sabhaiyōm

Apparatus

⟨6⟩ brāhma⟨7⟩ṇi ⬦ prāma⟨7⟩ṇi I; brhamani R; pirāma⟨7⟩ṇi B.

⟨8⟩ °(su)⟨9⟩brahma¡ṇṇy!⟨ṇy⟩a-bhaṭārarkku ⬦ °(su)⟨9⟩prahmaṇṇaya-paṭṭārarkku I; sub⟨9⟩rahmanya bhattararku R; °(su)⟨9⟩pirāmaṇa paṭṭārarkku B.

⟨19⟩ E⟨20⟩rip¿v?⟨p⟩ippōm ⬦ E⟨20⟩riyvippōm I; E⟨20⟩rivippom R; E⟨20⟩rivippōm B.

⟨21⟩ sabhaiyōm ⬦ capaiyōm I B; sabhaiyōm R.

⟨29⟩ sabhaiyōm ⬦ capaiyōm I B; sabhaiyōm R.

Translation

⟨1⟩ Prosperity! Fortune!

⟨1–3⟩ Seventeenth year of Kampavarmaṉ.¹

⟨1–12⟩ ⟨There are⟩ sixteen kaḻañcus of gold that ... Vacantaṉār, the Brahmin ⟨spouse⟩ of ... gave for a perpetual lamp for the glorious Subrahmaṇya ...

⟨12–21⟩ We, the members of the assembly, have become those who will have ...

⟨21–29⟩ We, the members of the assembly, have become those who will give ...

Bibliography

Edited in Irājavēl 2006 (Āvaṇam 17.23.2), in Rajavelu 2008, in B.

This revised edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on photos (2009, by Emmanuel Francis²) and, otherwise, on the previous editions. The distinction between initial and medial vowels, and between Grantha and Tamil letters could not be implemented with full confidence. The present digital edition is thus provisional and should be revised with proper visual documentation.

Primary

[I] Irājavēl, Cu. 2006. “cāluvaṅkuppam cila putiya kalveṭṭukaḷ.” Āvaṇam 17, pp. 127–129. Pages 128–129, item 2.

[R] Rajavelu, S. 2008. “Recent discoveries near Mamallapuram.” In: Airāvati: Felicitation volume in honour of Iravatham Mahadevan. Chennai: Varalaaru.com, pp. 177–190. Pages 182–183, item 2.

[B] Badhreenath, Sathyabhama. 2015. Śāḷuvan̤kuppam excavations 2005-07. New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India. Pages 150–152, item 3.

Notes

1. Sanskrit Kampavarman.
2. Partial photographic coverage.

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