SII 3.143: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Alternative title: “XIV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARAKESARIVARMAN UTTAMA-CHOLA. No. 143.—ON A SLAB BUILT INTO THE FLOOR OF THE VERANDAH ROUND THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE ADHIPURISVARA TEMPLE AT TIRUVORRIYUR. No. 166 of 1912.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This inscription which is dated in the 15th year of Parakēsarivarman Uttama-Chōḷa mentions Śeṉṉi-Yeṟipaḍaichchōḻaṉ Uttamaśōḻaṉ who was probably an officer of the king. The first part of the name suggests that this chief would have been connected with Śeṉṉi-yeṟi-paḍai, i.e., the warlike army of Śeṉṉi.

Language: Tamil (tam) [Tamil (tamil)].

Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (Original Edition) (south-indian-inscriptions).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0143.

File path: SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0143.xml.

Version: 2026-02-03 16:20 (df30148), last modified 2026-02-01 23:10 (8355b45).

Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [||] śrīU-
⟨2⟩ ttamacoḻadevark-
⟨3⟩ kopparakesariva(rmma)-
⟨4⟩ (ṟku) yāṇṭu patiṉain=tā-
⟨5⟩ vatu Uttamacoḻar (ti)-
⟨6⟩ ruvoṟṟiyūr mahā(d)e-
⟨7⟩ varkku śrībalideva-
⟨8⟩ raiyum kāḷameṭ(ṭu)-
⟨9⟩ ṅ kavarippiṇākka(ḷ)
⟨10⟩ Irupattunālvarkku-
⟨11⟩ k kavarikaiyyum (de)-
⟨12⟩ va(r)āyamey koṇ(ṭu)
⟨13⟩ poṉṉāle cey-
⟨14⟩ vittuk kuṭukkaveṉ(ṟa)-
⟨15⟩ ruḷucceyyac cey-
⟨16⟩ viyttiṭṭapaṭi(y) ceṉ-
⟨17⟩ ṉi yeṟipaṭaiccoḻa-
⟨18⟩ ṉuttamacoḻaṉ E [*]
⟨19⟩ (pa)tiṟ(ṟa)cattitama

Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 15th year of (the reign of) king Parakēsarivarman the glorious Uttama-Chōḷadēva, Uttama-Chōḷa having been pleased to order to make and present in gold to (the temple of) Mahādēva at Tiruvoṟṟiyūr, (an image of) Śrībalidēva, eight trumpets, and fly-whisks for the twenty-four fly-whisk-women from the taxes of the king, (these) were made and presented (by) Śeṉṉi-Yeṟipaḍaichchōḻaṉ Uttamaśōḻaṉ . . . . . .

Commentary

The inscription is a fragment.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.143 by Krishna Sastri 1920 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Krishna Sastri, H. 1920. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume III: Miscellaneous inscriptions from the Tamil country. Part III: Inscriptions of Aditya I, Parantaka I, Madiraikonda, Rajakesarivarman, Parantaka II, Uttama-Chola, Parthivendravarman and Aditya-Karikala and the Tiruvalangadu plates of Rajendra-Chola I. South Indian Inscriptions 3.3. Madras: Government Press. Pages 293–294, item 143.

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