SII 14.11: original edition by A. S. Ramanatha Ayyar – No. 11. (A.R. No. 413 of 1904.) TIRUCHCHIRĀPPAḶḶĪ, TIRUCHCHIRAPPALLI TALUK, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT. ON A PILLAR IN THE UPPER ROCK-CUT CAVE OF THE HILL.

Editor: Emmanuel Francis.

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0011.

Summary: This record engraved in archaic Tamil characters with puḷḷis marked for basic consonants, is dated in the 9th year opposite to the 4th year of the reign of Māṟañjaḍaiyaṉ, who is referred to also as Pāṇḍyādhipati-Varaguṇa. The king is stated to have given 537 kaḻañju of gold to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -nāṭṭu-vēḷāṉ, out of which four gold paṭṭams and a gold flower were made for decorating the God Tirumalai-Perumāṉaḍigaḷ. The astronomical details contained in the record are unfortunately mutilated.

Hand description:

Language: Tamil.

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

Version: (e64779b), last modified (c11f789).

Edition

⟨1⟩ svastiśrī [|] komāṟañ [4+] ṇṭu [2+] ⟨2⟩ ṉkāvati ṉetir ro(ṉ) [4+] ⟨3⟩ yaṟṟu veḷḷikkiḻa(mai) [4+] ⟨4⟩ malaip perumāṉaṭikaḷu(kku) [4+] ⟨5⟩ ṉa pāñjyādhipati varakuṇa [4+] ⟨6⟩ ṭṭu veḷāṉ kaiyil viṭutan [4+] ⟨7⟩ ñnūṟu Ivai Oru kācu (k) [4+] ⟨8⟩ maiñcāṭi Um kuṉṟiyā [4+] ⟨9⟩ ṉ Ainūṟṟu muppatteḻu kaḻai [4+] ⟨10⟩ Ip poṉṉil nānūṟṟu kaḻaiñcu (po)⟨11⟩ṉnūl ce⟨y⟩tu tirumeṉi cāt [4+] ⟨12⟩ (ṟ)paṭṭa nāṉku nūṟṟumuppat [4+] ⟨13⟩ carai poṉṉāl ceytu tiru(m)e [4+] ⟨14⟩ tta poṟ(pūvu) Oṉṟu Ivai [4+] ⟨15⟩ yum pātamulamum nakarat [4+] ⟨16⟩ tu (||) Itu panmāhe [4+]

Commentary

The ends of the lines are completely worn out.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 14.11 (ARIE/1904-1905/A/1904/413) by Ramanatha Ayyar 1962 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Ramanatha Ayyar, A. S. 1962. South Indian inscriptions. Volume XIV: The Pāṇḍyas. South Indian Inscriptions 14. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Manager of Publications). Page 7, item 11.