SII 23.140: original edition by G.V. Srinivasa Rao

Alternative title: “No. 140. (A.R. No. 140 of 1907.) Koḍumbāḷūr, Kulattur Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District Muchukundēśvara temple—on three stones built into the pond in front of the temple”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis.

Summary: These are fragments of some Kannaḍa inscriptions in early characters. One of them refers to the reign of Madurekōṇḍa Kōpa . . . . . . . . . and to a case of self immolation by an individual by means of khaṇḍasphuṭita (mutilation of flesh ?). The second piece mentions a tank built for (?) one . . . . . . Kēsarīśvaradēva, and the third refers to Vīra-Pāṇḍya-Iḷaṅgōvēḷār ruling at Koḍumbāḷūr, Vikrama . . . . . . . . . dēva and to one Māramaseṭṭi.

Language: Kannada (kan) [Kannada (kannada)].

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Piece I.

⟨A1⟩ [******]ḷūru[******]
⟨A2⟩ [***](rmma)paripāḷana
⟨A3⟩ verggaḍe Āneya(ba)lu
⟨A4⟩ [***]lāgi kāṭigelda
⟨A5⟩ (madu)re kōṇḍa kō(va)
⟨A6⟩ [***]vijaya rājya
⟨A7⟩ pālisuttamire||(ja)
⟨A8⟩ kaṇḍasvuṭita(sva)dāra
⟨A9⟩ ka(vva)ge (pi)ḷi yamma
⟨A10⟩ [***]māṇi(kya) parya(ṁ)ka
⟨A11⟩ [*********]saḷayya

Piece II.

⟨B1⟩ pra[*********]gu
⟨B2⟩ tta[*********]yapaḷadi
⟨B3⟩ [**********](ka)yya
⟨B4⟩ [****************]
⟨B5⟩ [**********](I)ka
⟨B6⟩ yavar�pravardha(mā)
⟨B7⟩ [***]rājyamaprati
⟨B8⟩ kēsarīśvarade[***]ti
⟨B9⟩ Āragaṇḍadi Elā[***]
⟨B10⟩ (ni)ka biṭṭa kō(nēru)
⟨B11⟩ [***]mayaṇakana[******]

Piece III.

⟨C1⟩ [***]rddamana[*********]tsara[*********]da
⟨C2⟩ śrī vīrapāṇḍya(I)ḷa(ṁ gō)vēḷā[*********]ni
⟨C3⟩ koḍumbāḷūrāḷuttamiṟdu[*********]ttama vikrama
⟨C4⟩ [*********]dēvargge ma[*********]mā[*********]sthita
⟨C5⟩ [*********]seṭṭiya mārama seṭṭiyara ma[*]

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 23.140 by Srinivasa Rao 1979 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Srinivasa Rao, G.V. 1979. South Indian inscriptions. Volume XXIII: inscriptions collected during the year 1906-07. South Indian Inscriptions 23. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Director-General). Pages 111–112, item 140.

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