SII 3.166: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Alternative title: “XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No. 166.—ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE JALANATHESVARA TEMPLE AT TAKKOLAM. No. 7 of 1897.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This record is dated in the 3rd year of Pārthivēndravarman and registers a gift of money by the merchants for a sleeping cot presented by queen Arumoḻinaṅgai to the temple of Tiruvūral-Āḷvār. Mention has been made, in Nos. 49 and 52 of 1898 printed below, of Tribhuvana-Mahādēviyār, another queen of Pārthivēndra. Villavaṉ-Mādēviyār still another queen of his, is mentioned in No. 193 below.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0166.

File path: SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0166.xml.

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [||]
⟨2⟩ koppā(rtthi)-
⟨3⟩ ventrapanmaṟ-
⟨4⟩ ku yāṇṭu (3)
⟨5⟩ Āvatu Uṭa(ya)-
⟨6⟩ ār teviyār A-
⟨7⟩ rumoḻinaṅ-
⟨8⟩ kaiyār takko-
⟨9⟩ lattut (ti)-
⟨10⟩ ruvūṟal Āḷvārkku vaiytta tiru⟨p⟩(pa)-
⟨11⟩ ⟨ḷ⟩ḷikkaṭṭil O(ṉ)(ṟu)kku ⟨ku⟩ṭutto⟨m⟩ nakara⟨t⟩tom
⟨12⟩ policai cekuttu Oṉpatiṉ mañcā-
⟨13⟩ ṭi poṉ peṟa Āṭṭorumippana Iṭu-
⟨14⟩ vomānom (mu)ṉṟāvatumutal can=tirā-
⟨15⟩ t¿a?tt¿i?val [||]

Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

Hail ! Prosperity ! In the [3]rd year of (the reign of) king Pārthivēndravarman, we the merchants (nagarattōm) gave gold that would secure annually nine mañjāḍi by means of interest in a lump-sum from the third (year) as long as the moon and the sun (endure), for one sacred sleeping cot given by Arumoḻinaṅgaiyār, wife of the king (uḍaiyār), to (the temple of) Tiruvūral-Āḷvār at Takkōlam.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.166 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. Page 343, item 166.

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