SII 17.205: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Alternative title: “No. 205. (A.R. No. 184 of 1904.) TIRUVAKKARAI, VILUPPURAM TALUK, SOUTH ARCOT DISTRICT.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: On the north wall of the maṇḍapa in front of the central shrine in the Chandramauḷīśvara temple.

Rājādhirāja II. Year [3]: 1165-66 A.D.

This inscription may be assigned to Rājādhirāja II both on grounds of palæography and on account of the donor . . . . . . . . . . . . Śambuvarāyaṉ being a later member of the family of Śambuvarāyas. Further the king bears the title Tribhuvanachakravartigaḷ which is borne only by later members of the main Chōḷa family. The year 3 is mentioned in the body of the inscription (line 8).

In lines 6 and 7 a transaction of the 12th year of śālaikalamaṟutta Rājakēsari is mentioned. This king may be identified with Rājādhirāja I.

The inscription seems to record the gift of land as dēvadāna by Muṉṉūṟṟu Śeṅgēṇi Miṇḍan Śīya . . . . . . . . Appan Śambuvarāyan of Ōymā-nāḍu. Since the inscription is built in, other details are lost.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0205.

File path: SII17/DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0205.xml.

Version: 2026-04-19 12:07 (615297c), last modified 2026-03-21 18:37 (29a5a75).

Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] tiripuvanaccakkarava{ra}rtti⟨ka⟩ḷ śrī Irājātirājatevaṟku Iyāṇ [*******]
⟨2⟩ (ṇ)ṭalattu Ōymāṉāṭṭu munṉūṟṟu ceṅkeṇi miṇṭan ciya [*******]
⟨3⟩ Appan campuvarā(ya)nen Immaṇṭalattu Ōymāṉāṭāna vijaiyara [******]
⟨4⟩ āṉā ttiruvakkar(ai) Āḷuṭaiyā{r}ṟku Immaṇ⟨ṭa⟩lattu O [******]
⟨5⟩ (I) [*] ṉuḷ vaḷappākkattil piṟinta tevatāna brahmadeśa neṟkun(ṟi) [*****]
⟨6⟩ ṉṟu varukīṟa Ūr cālai kalamaṟutta kovirājakecaripaṟmarā [******]
⟨7⟩ yāṇṭu 10 2 Āvatu Ipperumāḷ Aruḷic ceyya nivantaṅkaṭ [******]
⟨8⟩ cellātu kiṭanta Ūr Irājātirāja tevaṟku munṟāvatu mutal [******]
⟨9⟩ ppāṭikāval palvari yāyamakappaṭa tiruvakkarai Āḷuṭaiyā{r}ṟku [******]
⟨10⟩ laiyil subrahmaṇyadevaṟ {ma} tevatānamāka viṭṭen vanniyaṉāna Ama [******]
⟨11⟩ tutaviṟamār pa (l)lavaraiyan geṅkai Iṭai kumari Iṭaic ceytār pā(va) [******]

Apparatus

⟨1⟩ Ōymāṉāṭṭu • It is significant that Ō is here indicated by O short and the symbol for length added generally to consonants.

Commentary

The inscription is built in at the right end.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.205 by Krishnan 1964 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Krishnan, K. G. 1964. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume XVII: Inscriptions collected during the year 1903-04. South Indian Inscriptions 17. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Manager of Publications). Page 73, item 205.

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