Śrīvaramaṅgala Grant, time of , year

Editors: V. Venkayya, Emmanuel Francis.

Identifier: DHARMA_INSPandya10003.

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Tamil. The puḷḷi is consistently used.

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Repository: Pāṇḍya (tfa-pandya-epigraphy).

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maṟ·ṟ’ itaṉai⟨6r5=82⟩k· kāt·tāraṉ· malar-aṭi Eṉ· muṭi mēlaṉa E⟨6r6=83⟩ṉ·ṟu koṟ·ṟavaṉē-y· paṇitt-aruḷi-t· teṟṟ’ eṉa ⟨Page 6v⟩ ⟨6v1=84⟩ tāmra-śāsanañ· cey·vit·tāṉ· ⁋

VII. uncertain

brahmadeya-paripā⟨6v2=85⟩lanād ṛte

nānyad asti bhuvi dharmma-sādhanam·

tasya cāpaha⟨6v3=86⟩raṇād ṛte tathā

nānyad asti bhuvi pāpa-sādhanam· ⁋

VIII. Anuṣṭubh

bahubhi⟨6v4=87⟩r vvasudhā dattā

rājabhis sagarādibhiḥ

yasya yadā bhū⟨6v5=88⟩mis

tasya tasya tadā phalam· ⁋

IX. Anuṣṭubh

na viṣaṃ viṣam ity āhūr

brahmasvaṃ vi⟨6v6=89⟩ṣam ucyate

viṣam ekākinaṃ haṃti

brahmasvam· putra-pautri⟨7r1=90⟩kam· ⁋

X. Anuṣṭubh

brahma-sva-rakṣaṇād anyat

puṇya-mūlan na vidyate

tasyātilaṃgha⟨7r2=91⟩nād anyat

pāpa-mūlan na vidyate (<daṇḍa>)

pāṇ·ṭi-p⟨·⟩ perum· paṇaikāraṉ· ma⟨7r3=92⟩kaṉ pāṇṭi-p· perum· paṇaikāraṉ-ākiya Arikesa⟨7r4=93⟩ri Eḻut·tu ⁋

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Translation by Emmanuel Francis

(82–84) Furthermore, having said “the lotus-feet of he who protects this are on my head”, having graciously ordered [so], the king (koṟṟavaṉ) had this copper order made, as ... (teṟṟu/tēṟṟu).

VII

Apart from protecting a brahmadeya,

There is no other means of attaining dharma on this earth;

And likewise apart of seizing it,

There is not other means of obtaining sin on this earth.

(91–93) Writing of Arikesarin, alias Pāṇṭi Perum Paṇaikkāraṉ, son of Pāṇṭi Perum Paṇaikkāraṉ.

Bibliography

Edited in Venkayya 1893, with English translation and facsimiles; in S.N. 1967, with facsimiles (PCP 2); in Krishnan 2002, with English translation (IEP 11).

This digital edition by Emmanuel Francis (2024), based on Venkayya 1893 and on photos (V. Gillet, 2010).

Primary

[V] Venkayya, V. 1893. “Madras Musem plates of Jatilavarman.” IA 22, pp. 57–75.

[PCP] S.N. 1967. Pāṇṭiyār ceppēṭukaḷ pattu = Ten Pandya copper-plates. Madras: Tamiḻ varalāṟṟu kaḻakam = Tamil Varalatru Kazhagam. Pages 49–70, item 2.

[K] Krishnan, K. G. 2002. Inscriptions of the early Pāṇḍyas (from c. 300 B.C. to 984 A.D.) New Delhi: ICHR & Northern Book Centre. Pages 17–21, item 11.

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