SII 4.340: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Alternative title: “No. 340. (A.R. No. 17 of 1890). ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE SAME TEMPLE.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv04p0i0340.

File path: SII04/DHARMA_INSSIIv04p0i0340.xml.

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⟨1⟩ tirumaṉṉi vaḷara (Irunila) [***] yum poṟ [*] (ya)ppāvaiyum cirttani(c)celviyun=taṉ perun=teviyarā(ki) I(ṉpu)ṟa neṭun=tuyi(lū)-
⟨2⟩ ḻiyu(ḷi)ṭaitu(ṟ)aiṉāṭu n=tuṭarvaṉave⟨li⟩ppaṭar vaṉavāciyum cuḷḷicūḻma⟨ti⟩ḷ koḷḷippā⟨k⟩kaiyum ṉaṇṇa⟨ṟ⟩karumu(ra)ṇ maṇṇaikka(ṭa)⟨k⟩-
⟨3⟩ kamum porukaṭa liḻat(tarai)ca(r)ta muṭiyum Āṅkavaṉṟeviya roṅkeḻil muṭiyum muṉ⟨ṉa⟩varpak⟨kal⟩ teṉna⟨va⟩ṉ vai⟨t⟩ta (cunta)ramuṭiyu min=tira ṉā(ra)mu n=teṇ [***]
⟨4⟩ Īḻamaṇṭalamuḻuvatum E(ṟi)paṭaikkeraḷaṉ muṟaimaiyiṟ cūṭum kulataṉamākiya p¿ā?lar pukaḻ mu(ṭi)yuñ ceṅkatirmālaiyuñ caṅkati⟨r⟩ ve [**********]
⟨5⟩ yāṉaiyum peṇṭir paṇṭāramum nittiraneṭuṅka(ṭa) luttiralāṭamum veṟimalart tirtta teṟipuṉaṟ-
⟨6⟩ kaṅkaiyum [*****] ṉaṭuvuṭ (palakala)ñ ce(lu)ttic caṅkirāmavi(cayo)ttuṅkapanmaṉākiya (kiṭā)rattaraiyaṉai vākayam [*******]
⟨7⟩ pa⟨k⟩kariyoṭu [***] ṭutturimaiyilp piṟakkiya peruniti(ppira)kkamum Ārtta vaṉa(kaṉakar) po⟨rt⟩toḻilvāca(lil) vicjātara tora(ṇa)-
⟨8⟩ motto [*****] ṇipputavamum kaṉamaṇikkatavamum niṟai śrīvijaiyamum tuṟainirp paṉṉaiyum vaṉmalai(yū) [****]
⟨9⟩ (yū)rum Āḻkaṭalakaḻcūḻ māyiruṭiṅkamum kalaṅkā valviṉai Ilaṅkācokamum (koppuṟu) [****]
⟨10⟩ ṉal māppapāḷamum kāvalampuricai mevilipaṅkamum viḷaippa(n=tū) ṟi-
⟨11⟩ ṭai vaḷaippa⟨n⟩tūṟum kalaittakkor pukaḻ talaittakkolamum titamāva-
⟨12⟩ lviṉai mātamaliṅkamum kalāmutirkkaṭuntiṟal (I)lāmurite(ca)mu(m)
⟨13⟩ teṉakkalarpoḻil māṉakkavāramum toṭukaṭaṟkā(va)(ṟ)kaṭu-
⟨14⟩ muraṭ{k}kaṭāramum māpporutaṇṭāl koṇ(ṭa) kopparakeca(ri)-
⟨15⟩ vanmarāṉa Uṭaiyār śrīrājen=tiracoḻa(t)evaṟkku yāṇṭu 3 10 (1) Āvatu (ja)(ya)-
⟨16⟩ ṅkoṇṭacoḻamaṇṭalattu perumpāṇap(āṭi)
⟨17⟩ karaivaḻi tiruvallamuṭai⟨ya⟩ par¿ā?meśva⟨ra⟩rkku valaṅkai [***]
⟨18⟩ nittaviṉotaterin=tavalaṅkaiveḷaik [****] n=tāviḷakkoṉṟi (nuk=ku)
⟨19⟩ viṭṭa Āṭutoṇṇūṟum tiruvuṇṇā(ḻi)kai Uṭaiyārkaḷum [**]
⟨20⟩ vakammikaḷum kaik [*******] candrādittavar muṭṭā-
⟨21⟩ mai celuttuvo [*******] heśvarar-
⟨22⟩ rakṣai ⟨||⟩

⟨1⟩ tirumaṉṉi vaḷara (Irunila) [3+] yum poṟ [1+] (ya)ppāvaiyum cirttani(c)celviyun=taṉ perun=teviyarā(ki) I(ṉpu)ṟa neṭun=tuyi(lū)⟨2⟩ḻiyu(ḷi)ṭaitu(ṟ)aiṉāṭu n=tuṭarvaṉave⟨li⟩ppaṭar vaṉavāciyum cuḷḷicūḻma⟨ti⟩ḷ koḷḷippā⟨k⟩kaiyum ṉaṇṇa⟨ṟ⟩karumu(ra)ṇ maṇṇaikka(ṭa)⟨k⟩⟨3⟩kamum porukaṭa liḻat(tarai)ca(r)ta muṭiyum Āṅkavaṉṟeviya roṅkeḻil muṭiyum muṉ⟨ṉa⟩varpak⟨kal⟩ teṉna⟨va⟩ṉ vai⟨t⟩ta (cunta)ramuṭiyu min=tira ṉā(ra)mu n=teṇ [3+] ⟨4⟩ Īḻamaṇṭalamuḻuvatum E(ṟi)paṭaikkeraḷaṉ muṟaimaiyiṟ cūṭum kulataṉamākiya p⟨a⟩lar pukaḻ mu(ṭi)yuñ ceṅkatirmālaiyuñ caṅkati⟨r⟩ ve [10+] ⟨5⟩ yāṉaiyum peṇṭir paṇṭāramum nittiraneṭuṅka(ṭa) luttiralāṭamum veṟimalart tirtta teṟipuṉaṟ⟨6⟩kaṅkaiyum [5+] ṉaṭuvuṭ (palakala)ñ ce(lu)ttic caṅkirāmavi(cayo)ttuṅkapanmaṉākiya (kiṭā)rattaraiyaṉai vākayam [7+] ⟨7⟩ pa⟨k⟩kariyoṭu [3+] ṭutturimaiyilp piṟakkiya peruniti(ppira)kkamum Ārtta vaṉa(kaṉakar) po⟨rt⟩toḻilvāca(lil) vicjātara tora(ṇa)⟨8⟩motto [5+] ṇipputavamum kaṉamaṇikkatavamum niṟai śrīvijaiyamum tuṟainirp paṉṉaiyum vaṉmalai(yū) [4+] ⟨9⟩ (yū)rum Āḻkaṭalakaḻcūḻ māyiruṭiṅkamum kalaṅkā valviṉai Ilaṅkācokamum (koppuṟu) [4+] ⟨10⟩ ṉal māppapāḷamum kāvalampuricai mevilipaṅkamum viḷaippa(n=tū) ṟi⟨11⟩ṭai vaḷaippa⟨n⟩tūṟum kalaittakkor pukaḻ talaittakkolamum titamāva⟨12⟩lviṉai mātamaliṅkamum kalāmutirkkaṭuntiṟal (I)lāmurite(ca)mu(m) ⟨13⟩ teṉakkalarpoḻil māṉakkavāramum toṭukaṭaṟkā(va)(ṟ)kaṭu⟨14⟩muraṭ{k}kaṭāramum māpporutaṇṭāl koṇ(ṭa) kopparakeca(ri)⟨15⟩vanmarāṉa Uṭaiyār śrīrājen=tiracoḻa(t)evaṟkku yāṇṭu 3 10 (1) Āvatu (ja)(ya)⟨16⟩ṅkoṇṭacoḻamaṇṭalattu perumpāṇap(āṭi) ⟨17⟩ karaivaḻi tiruvallamuṭai⟨ya⟩ par⟨a⟩meśva⟨ra⟩rkku valaṅkai [3+] ⟨18⟩ nittaviṉotaterin=tavalaṅkaiveḷaik [4+] n=tāviḷakkoṉṟi (nuk=ku) ⟨19⟩ viṭṭa Āṭutoṇṇūṟum tiruvuṇṇā(ḻi)kai Uṭaiyārkaḷum [2+] ⟨20⟩ vakammikaḷum kaik [7+] candrādittavar muṭṭā⟨21⟩mai celuttuvo [7+] heśvarar⟨22⟩rakṣai ⟨||⟩

⟨1⟩ tirumaṉṉi vaḷara (Irunila) [3+] yum poṟ [1+] (ya)ppāvaiyum cirttani(c)celviyun=taṉ perun=teviyarā(ki) I(ṉpu)ṟa neṭun=tuyi(lū)⟨2⟩ḻiyu(ḷi)ṭaitu(ṟ)aiṉāṭu n=tuṭarvaṉave⟨li⟩ppaṭar vaṉavāciyum cuḷḷicūḻma⟨ti⟩ḷ koḷḷippā⟨k⟩kaiyum ṉaṇṇa⟨ṟ⟩karumu(ra)ṇ maṇṇaikka(ṭa)⟨k⟩⟨3⟩kamum porukaṭa liḻat(tarai)ca(r)ta muṭiyum Āṅkavaṉṟeviya roṅkeḻil muṭiyum muṉ⟨ṉa⟩varpak⟨kal⟩ teṉna⟨va⟩ṉ vai⟨t⟩ta (cunta)ramuṭiyu min=tira ṉā(ra)mu n=teṇ [3+] ⟨4⟩ Īḻamaṇṭalamuḻuvatum E(ṟi)paṭaikkeraḷaṉ muṟaimaiyiṟ cūṭum kulataṉamākiya p¿ā?⟨a⟩lar pukaḻ mu(ṭi)yuñ ceṅkatirmālaiyuñ caṅkati⟨r⟩ ve [10+] ⟨5⟩ yāṉaiyum peṇṭir paṇṭāramum nittiraneṭuṅka(ṭa) luttiralāṭamum veṟimalart tirtta teṟipuṉaṟ⟨6⟩kaṅkaiyum [5+] ṉaṭuvuṭ (palakala)ñ ce(lu)ttic caṅkirāmavi(cayo)ttuṅkapanmaṉākiya (kiṭā)rattaraiyaṉai vākayam [7+] ⟨7⟩ pa⟨k⟩kariyoṭu [3+] ṭutturimaiyilp piṟakkiya peruniti(ppira)kkamum Ārtta vaṉa(kaṉakar) po⟨rt⟩toḻilvāca(lil) vicjātara tora(ṇa)⟨8⟩motto [5+] ṇipputavamum kaṉamaṇikkatavamum niṟai śrīvijaiyamum tuṟainirp paṉṉaiyum vaṉmalai(yū) [4+] ⟨9⟩ (yū)rum Āḻkaṭalakaḻcūḻ māyiruṭiṅkamum kalaṅkā valviṉai Ilaṅkācokamum (koppuṟu) [4+] ⟨10⟩ ṉal māppapāḷamum kāvalampuricai mevilipaṅkamum viḷaippa(n=tū) ṟi⟨11⟩ṭai vaḷaippa⟨n⟩tūṟum kalaittakkor pukaḻ talaittakkolamum titamāva⟨12⟩lviṉai mātamaliṅkamum kalāmutirkkaṭuntiṟal (I)lāmurite(ca)mu(m) ⟨13⟩ teṉakkalarpoḻil māṉakkavāramum toṭukaṭaṟkā(va)(ṟ)kaṭu⟨14⟩muraṭ{k}kaṭāramum māpporutaṇṭāl koṇ(ṭa) kopparakeca(ri)⟨15⟩vanmarāṉa Uṭaiyār śrīrājen=tiracoḻa(t)evaṟkku yāṇṭu 3 10 (1) Āvatu (ja)(ya)⟨16⟩ṅkoṇṭacoḻamaṇṭalattu perumpāṇap(āṭi) ⟨17⟩ karaivaḻi tiruvallamuṭai⟨ya⟩ par¿ā?⟨a⟩meśva⟨ra⟩rkku valaṅkai [3+] ⟨18⟩ nittaviṉotaterin=tavalaṅkaiveḷaik [4+] n=tāviḷakkoṉṟi (nuk=ku) ⟨19⟩ viṭṭa Āṭutoṇṇūṟum tiruvuṇṇā(ḻi)kai Uṭaiyārkaḷum [2+] ⟨20⟩ vakammikaḷum kaik [7+] candrādittavar muṭṭā⟨21⟩mai celuttuvo [7+] heśvarar⟨22⟩rakṣai ⟨||⟩

Commentary

⟨5⟩ About five to six lines are missing. The existing impression does not show any traces of them.

⟨22⟩ The following six lines are engraved at the end of this inscription: ⟨1⟩ m tiruvallattu sa [7+] vūr śiva⟨2⟩brāhmaṇan kau [5+] tu Ippaṭi ⟨3⟩ Aṟiveṉ kuṇṭu [6+] mutakrama⟨4⟩vittaṉen Ippaṭi [7+] tevarkku ⟨5⟩ tirumeyppūccukku vaitta [6+] ⟨6⟩ lai Ittevarkku tiruviḷa [5+]

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 4.340 by Krishna Sastri 1923 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Krishna Sastri, H. 1923. South-Indian inscriptions (texts). Volume IV: Miscellaneous inscriptions from the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada countries and Ceylon. South Indian Inscriptions 4. Madras: Government Press. Page 95, item 340.

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