Tārācuram/Darasuram, Airavateśvara temple, time of Śrīvallabha, year 9

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

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

Version: 2025-11-21 13:17 (c966eee), last modified 2025-11-17 15:56 (4a4da1c).

Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī kō-māṟ¿ā?-parmmaṉ tiru-puvaṉa-c-cakkaravattikaḷ śrī-vallava-tēvaṟkku yāṇṭu 9-Āvatu tai-mātam 10 4 ti(ka)ti [****] ttuṅka-⟨cōḻa⟩-vaḷanāṭṭu Ūṟṟattūr nā(ṭ)ṭavarōm Irā(ja)rā(ja)curattu periya
⟨2⟩ nāṭṭ-āṉa-k kāvil niṟaivuṟa niṟaintu kuṟai vaṟa-k kuṭi y-iruntu […] ṭaiyar Irā(ja)rā(ja)curam-uṭaiyar nāyaṉāṟku tiru-p-paṇikkum tiru-nāḷukkum Uṭal-āka nāṅkaḷ paṇṇi-k kuṭutta camaiyam Āvatu pēr mutal-p paṭi pēr Oṉṟu-
⟨3⟩ kku Arai-y-āka vanta paṇamum kaṉṟu ¿kolu?kku pēr Oṉṟukku Oṉṟā [***] ta paṇamum pala ta{l}laikkum pēr Oṉṟukku Arai-y-āka vanta paṇamum Eṟucāttu Iṟaṅkucāttukku nūṟṟukku Aiñc-āka vanta paṇam peṟavum Ala-
⟨4⟩ ppaṉa mukappaṉavukkum Im-mā(tiri) peṟavum Iv-vakai-p paṭi taṇṭik [*****] m Iṭattu Aṭaitta katavu taḷḷiyum maṇkalantakattūm veṇkalam Eṭuttum Ippaṭi taṇṭikkoḷḷavum Ippaṭikku-
⟨5⟩ -t taṇṭ(i) vantavar(ka)ḷukku [**] lavi [**] kkappāvāṉa [**********] ciru Arici pa [*******] ppaṭi veṟṟilai Ippaṭi veṉtun kuṟaivaṟuppukaḷu [***] kuṟaivaṟukkakkaṭa […]

Translation

⟨1⟩ Prosperity! Fortune!

⟨1⟩ 9th year of ... month of Tai, day 14.

⟨1–2⟩ ...

⟨2–3⟩ They should get ...

⟨3–4⟩ They should get ...

⟨4⟩ ...

⟨4–5⟩ ...

Commentary

⟨5⟩ The end of the inscription is lost.

Bibliography

Edited in Subramaniam 1954 (SITI 2.563) after Mackenzie MS (GOML D.2728, 219). Edited and translated in Srinivasan 1987.

This digital edition by Emmanuel Francis based on previous editions and photos (E. Francis, 2025). The distinction between initial and medial vowels, and between Grantha and Tamil letters could not be implemented with full confidence. The present digital edition is thus provisional and should be revised with proper visual documentation.

Primary

[Su] Subramaniam, T. N. 1954. South Indian temple inscriptions: Volume II. Critically edited with introduction and notes. Madras Government Oriental Series 121. Madras: Government Oriental Manuscripts Library. Pages 557–558, item 563.

[Sr] Srinivasan, P.R. 1987. “Epigraphical study.” In: Darasuram. Epigraphical Study. Étude architecturale. Étude iconographique. Edited by Françoise L’Hernault. Mémoires Archéologiques 16. Paris: EFEO. Page 28, item a.XI.

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Ala

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Prosperity! Fortune!

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9th year of ...

month of Tai, day 14.

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...

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They should get ...

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They should get ...

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Edited in <bibl><ptr target="bib:Subramaniam1954_01"/></bibl> (SITI 2.563) after Mackenzie MS (GOML D.2728, 219).

Edited and translated in <bibl><ptr target="bib:Srinivasan1987_01"/></bibl>.

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