Śrīvaramaṅgala Grant, time of ***, year ***

Editors: V. Venkayya, Emmanuel Francis.

Identifier: DHARMA_INSPandya10003.

Hand description:

Tamil. The puḷḷi is consistently used.

Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.

Repository: Pāṇḍya (tfa-pandya-epigraphy).

Version: (945e21f), last modified (2d81413).

Edition

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⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨01⟩ svasti

⟨1v1=1⟩ ⟨Page 2r⟩ ⟨Page 2v⟩ ⟨Page 3r⟩ ⟨Page 3v⟩ ⟨Page 4r⟩ ⟨Page 4v⟩ ⟨Page 5r⟩ ⟨Page 5v⟩ ⟨Page 6r⟩ ⟨6r1=78⟩ ⟨6r2=79⟩ ⟨6r3=80⟩ ⟨6r4=81⟩ ...

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

a

nānyad asti bhuvi dharmma-sādhanam·

b

tasya cāpaha⟨6v3=86⟩raṇād ṛte tathā

c

nānyad asti bhuvi pāpa-sādhanam·

d
VIII. Anuṣṭubh

bahubhi⟨6v4=87⟩r vvasudhā dattā

a

rājabhis sagarādibhiḥ

b

yasya yadā bhū⟨6v5=88⟩mis

c

tasya tasya tadā phalam·

d
IX. Anuṣṭubh

na viṣaṃ viṣam ity āhūr

a

brahmasvaṃ vi⟨6v6=89⟩ṣam ucyate

b

viṣam ekākinaṃ haṃti

c

brahmasvam· putra-pautri⟨7r1=90⟩kam·

d
X. Anuṣṭubh

brahma-sva-rakṣaṇād anyat

a

puṇya-mūlan na vidyate

b

tasyātilaṃgha⟨7r2=91⟩nād anyat

c

pāpa-mūlan na vidyate (<daṇḍa>)

d

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,

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

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And likewise apart of seizing it,

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

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(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.