SII 22.407: original edition by G.V. Srinivasa Rao

Alternative title: No. 407. (A.R. No. 407 of 1906) TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT, TIRUNELVELI TALUK, MARUGĀLTALAI. ON A BOULDER IN THE MIDDLE OF HILL KNOWN AS PŪVILUḌAIYĀR-MALAI.

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This is an inscription of one line in early Brāhmī characters (of the Aśokan period) engraved on the overhanging rock of a cave on the floor of which are cut seven stone beds, popularly known as Pāṇḍavar-paḍukkai. This along with similar inscriptions from other places in the South have been published by Shri K.V. Subrahmanya Aiyar in a paper read before the Oriental Conference held at Madras in 1924.

Language: Undetermined (und) [Script (unspecified) (script_unspecified)].

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv22p0i0407.

File path: SII_B_clean/SII22/DHARMA_INSSIIv22p0i0407.xml.

Version: 2026-11-14 15:07 (85a1dec), last modified 2026-11-07 16:32 (02af180).

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 22.407 by Srinivasa Rao 1997 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Srinivasa Rao, G.V. 1997. South Indian inscriptions. Volume XXII, Part II: inscriptions collected during the year 1906. South Indian Inscriptions 22.2. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Director General). Page 341, item 407.

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