SII 17.218: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Alternative title: “No. 218. (A.R. No. 196 of 1904.) TIRUVAKKARAI, VILUPPURAM TALUK, SOUTH ARCOT DISTRICT.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: On the left side of the gōpura of the first prākāra of the Chandramauḷīśvara temple.

Ś. 1352: 1430 A.D.

This inscription records in Tamil verse the construction of a gōpuram and tirumaṇḍapam for the god at Vakkarai by Śemmandai Gāṅgēyaṉ, the chief of Kambakkaḷiṟṟaṇṇalidūr (?).

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0218.

File path: SII17/DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0218.xml.

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Edition

⟨1⟩ vimpac cakara maṟṟorāyirattu muṉṉū-
⟨2⟩ ṟṟukku me laimpattiraṇṭiṉil vakkarai
⟨3⟩ yārkkaṇi kopuramuñ cempoṟṟiru-
⟨4⟩ maṇṭapamuṅ kaṇṭāṉ ceñcoṟ-
⟨5⟩ tevaracaṉ kampakkaḷiṟṟaṇṇalitūr-
⟨6⟩ maṉ cemmantai kāṅkeyaṉe ௳

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.218 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). Pages 78–79, item 218.

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