SII 3.152: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Alternative title: “XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No. 152.—ON THE SOUTH-EAST WALL OF THE VAIKUNTHA-PERUMAL TEMPLE AT UTTARAMALLUR. No. 88 of 1898.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: The subjoined record informs us that certain lands were made tax-free by the great assembly of Uttaramēru-chaturvēdimaṅgalam in the 2nd year of king Partma (i.e., Pārthivēndra)-Mahārāja, ‘who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya’.

Palaeographic description: The virāma or puḷḷi is marked almost throughout and where the double consonants are combined with the ē and ō signs, this puḷḷi is omitted.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0152.

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Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [||] virapāṇṭiya(ṉ talaik)oṇṭa ko partmamahārājaṟku yāṇṭu Iraṇṭāvatu kā(liyū)rkkoṭṭattu taṉkū(ṟṟu)ttaramerucatu⟨r⟩vve [*********]
⟨2⟩ rameruvatiyiṉ meṟku mu⟨ta⟩ṟcatukkattu Iraṇṭāntaraṅ kuḻi Irunūṟṟunāṟpatum Iṅke talaittaraṅ kuḻi Aiññūṟṟuaṟupatum ⟨I⟩ṅke mun [************]
⟨3⟩ kku pati¿Ai(ñ)?tāṅ ka⟨ṇ⟩ṇāṟṟu Amanināraṇavatiyin meṟkku Ai¿ñ?tāñccatukkattu kamuku talaittara [**********]
⟨4⟩ liyākappaṇitetom pe{p}ruṅkuṟi sabhaiyom Itu virodhañ cceytārai dha(nm)āsanatte Irupattaiṅkaḻañcu poṉ daṇḍam mutpa [*******]
⟨5⟩ bhaiyār paṇikka sabhai Uḷ Iruṉtu E⟨ḻu⟩tineṉ Ivūr madhyasthaṉ ci⟨va⟩dāsa(ṉ) brahmapriyaneṉ Ittevarkkut tirume(y)k(āva)l¿a?m maṟṟum [**********]
⟨6⟩ ṭiyum maṟṟum Epeparlpa Iṟaiyum Ūrom koḷḷappeṟātomākavum I¿vv?aṟ¿ai? Epeparppaṭṭatum Idedavarkku Iṟuppārākavum I⟨p⟩paricu vai⟨t⟩tom[||] Iti⟨ṟṟi⟩ṟampiṉār ga⟨ṅ⟩kai [********]

Apparatus

⟨1⟩ partmamahārājaṟku • partma probably stands for pārtthivendra.

⟨3⟩ Ai(ñ)tā • Read ṉaiñcā or ṉaintā. — ⟨3⟩ Ai¿ñ?⟨n⟩tā • Read Aiñcā or Aintā.

⟨4⟩ paṇitetom • Here is an early form of writing tto which often occurs in inscriptions. — ⟨4⟩ dha(nm)āsanatte • For the orthographical peculiarity involved in cce, tte, ttai and other such conjunct consonants in this record see the remarks in the previous note.

⟨6⟩ Epeparlpa • See above, note 6, and read epperppaṭṭa.

Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 2nd year of (the reign of) king Partma (i.e., Pārthivēndra)-Mahārāja who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya . . . . . . . . . . Uttaramēruchaturvē[dimaṅgalam*] (situated) in its (own) subdivision in Kāliyūrkōṭṭam. Two hundred and forty kuḻi of second rate (land) in the first śadukkam (situated) to the west of (the path called) [Utta]ramēru-vadi . . . . . ; five hundred and sixty kuḻi of first rate (land) in this same place . . . . . . . ; in this same place . . . . . . . of first rate areca (land) in the fifth śadukkam (situated) to the west of (the path called) Amaṉināraṇa-vadi of the fifteenth kaṇṇāṟu . . . . . . . . We (the members) of the big assembly ordered (to be) [tax-free] . . . . Those who obstruct this (charity) (shall be liable to pay) a fine of 25 kaḻañju of gold to the seat of justice . . . . . . . . I, Śivadāsaṉ Brahmapriyaṉ, an arbitrator (madhyastha) of this village, being in the assembly wrote (this) at the command of the members of the assembly. The sacred watch of the image of this god and . . . . . . we (the residents) of the village (ūrōm) agreed that we shall not receive any kind of taxes . . . . . shall themselves pay to this god every kind (of tax). Those who act against this . . . . Gaṅgā (the Ganges) . . . . .

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.152 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 323–324, item 152.

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<lem><hi rend="grantha">partmamahārāja</hi>ṟku</lem>

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<note>Read <foreign>ṉaiñcā</foreign> or <foreign>ṉaintā</foreign>.</note>

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<note>Read <foreign>Aiñcā</foreign> or <foreign>Aintā</foreign>.</note>

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<lem>paṇitetom</lem>

<note>Here is an early form of writing <foreign>tto</foreign> which often occurs in inscriptions.</note>

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<lem><hi rend="grantha">dha<unclear>nm</unclear>āsa</hi>natte</lem>

<note>For the orthographical peculiarity involved in <foreign>cce</foreign>, <foreign>tte</foreign>, <foreign>tt<hi rend="grantha">ai</hi></foreign> and other such conjunct consonants in this record see the remarks in the previous note.</note>

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<lem>Epeparlpa</lem>

<note>See above, note 6, and read <foreign>epperppaṭṭa</foreign>.</note>

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<p>Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 2nd year of (<hi rend="italic">the reign of</hi>) king <hi rend="bold">Partma</hi> (<hi rend="italic">i.e.</hi>, <hi rend="bold">Pārthivēndra</hi>)-<hi rend="bold">Mahārāja</hi> who took the head of <hi rend="bold">Vīra-Pāṇḍya . . . . . . . . . . Uttaramēruchaturvē[dimaṅgalam*]</hi> (<hi rend="italic">situated</hi>) in its (<hi rend="italic">own</hi>) subdivision in <hi rend="bold">Kāliyūrkōṭṭam</hi>. Two hundred and forty <hi rend="italic">kuḻi</hi> of second rate (<hi rend="italic">land</hi>) in the first <hi rend="italic">śadukkam (situated</hi>) to the west of (<hi rend="italic">the path called</hi>) <hi rend="bold">[Utta]ramēru-vadi</hi> . . . . . ; five hundred and sixty <hi rend="italic">kuḻi</hi> of first rate (<hi rend="italic">land</hi>) in this same place . . . . . . . ; in this same place . . . . . . . of first rate areca (<hi rend="italic">land</hi>) in the fifth <hi rend="italic">śadukkam (situated</hi>) to the west of (<hi rend="italic">the path called</hi>) <hi rend="bold">Amaṉināraṇa-vadi</hi> of the fifteenth <hi rend="italic">kaṇṇāṟu</hi> . . . . . . . . We (<hi rend="italic">the members</hi>) of the big assembly ordered (<hi rend="italic">to be</hi>) [tax-free] . . . . Those who obstruct this (<hi rend="italic">charity) (shall be liable to pay</hi>) a fine of 25 <hi rend="italic">kaḻañju</hi> of gold to the seat of justice . . . . . . . . I, <hi rend="bold">Śivadāsaṉ Brahmapriyaṉ</hi>, an arbitrator (<hi rend="italic">madhyastha</hi>) of this village, being in the assembly wrote (<hi rend="italic">this</hi>) at the command of the members of the assembly. The sacred watch of the image of this god and . . . . . . we (<hi rend="italic">the residents</hi>) of the village (<hi rend="italic">ūrōm</hi>) agreed that we shall not receive any kind of taxes . . . . . shall themselves pay to this god every kind (<hi rend="italic">of tax</hi>). Those who act against this . . . . <hi rend="bold">Gaṅgā</hi> (the Ganges) . . . . .</p>

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