Tiruvāvaṭutuṟai, Gomuktīśvara temple, time of Parakesarivarman Rājendra Cōḻa, year 28

Authors of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr), Renato Dávalos (reda).

Summary: Vimāna, northern wall, west of central niche, and upper part of base, right below. Land donation, that is, remission of taxes by provision of gold for tax payment obtained from Caṇḍeśvara, by the members of the assembly of Mēṟkiḷimaṅkalam.

Palaeographic description: No distinction between e and ē, nor between o and ō. Dental n regularly found instead of expected alveolar ṉ.

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

Repository: Tiruvāvaṭutuṟai (tfa-tiruvavatuturai-epigraphy).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSTiruvavatuturai10103.

File path: DHARMA_INSTiruvavatuturai10103.xml.

Version: 2026-10-14 15:20 (dd8c36a), last modified 2026-10-03 16:50 (4dd3f1e).

Edition

⟨Zone A: Wall⟩
⟨1⟩ (svasti śrī)
⟨2⟩ tiruma⟨ṉ⟩ṉi vaḷara Iru-nila-ma-
⟨3⟩ ṭantaiyum poṟṟaya-(p)-
⟨4⟩ pāvaiyum c¡i!r{n=}taṉi-c ce-
⟨5⟩ lviyum taṉ peru¡n! tēviyar (ā)-
⟨6⟩ ki{yā} I¡n!puṟ¿u? neṭutuyar v-¡(u)!ḻi¿v?(u)-
⟨7⟩ ḷ Iṭaitu(ṟai) ¡ñ!āṭum tuṭarva(ṉa vē)-
⟨8⟩ li-p paṭarva¡n!a{ṉā} v[āci](y)um cu⟨ḷ⟩ḷi c¡u!(ḻ)-
⟨9⟩ mati¡ḷ!-k ko⟨ḷ⟩ḷ¿a?p pāk(k)[ai]______-
⟨10⟩ yum naṇṇaṟk’ ar¿a?m¿u?raṇ maṇṇaik kaṭakka-
⟨11⟩ mum poru-kaṭal Īḻatt’ arai(ya)r ta⟨m⟩ muṭiyum
⟨12⟩ Āṅkavar tēviyar ōṅke(ḻi)l muṭiyu⟨m⟩ mu-
⟨13⟩ ṉṉavar pakkal te¡n!ṉavar vaitta cunta⟨ra⟩-
⟨14⟩ -muṭiyum Intira¡n! āramun teṇtirai Īḻa-ma-
⟨15⟩ ṇṭala⟨m⟩ muḻuvatum Eṟi-paṭai-k kēraḷaṉ mu(ṟai)-
⟨16⟩ maiyiṟ cūṭ¿iyu? kulataṉam ākiya palar pukaḻ (mu)-
⟨17⟩ ṭiyum c¿a?ṅkatir mālaiyuṉ caṅkat(i)r vēlai tol
⟨18⟩ peruṅ-kāval palpaḻan= tīyvuñ ciṉavil ce(ru)-
⟨19⟩ vil iru-patt’ oru kāl araicukaḷai kaṭṭa paracu rāma-
⟨20⟩ ṉ mēlvara cān=timaṟ ṟīvaraṇ karuti Iruttiya
⟨21⟩ cempoṟ ṟiruttaku ⟨mu⟩ṭiyum payaṅkoṭu paḻimi-
⟨22⟩ ka muyaṅkil mutukiṭṭ’ oḷittacaya ciṅka¡(n)!
⟨23⟩ Aḷapp¿e?rum pukaḻoṭum p¡i!ṭiyal iraṭṭa pāṭi y-ēḻarai y-ilakkamu⟨m⟩ nava-n¡e!ti--
⟨24⟩ k kula-p-peru-malaika(ḷu)m vikkirama-v¡i!rar cakkara-k-kōṭṭamu⟨m⟩ mutirpaṭa vall¿a? matura ma-
⟨25⟩ ṇṭalamum kāmi(ṭ)ai vaḷ¿a? nāmaṇaik kōṇaiyum veñcil¿a? v¡i!rar pa(ñca)-p-paḷ-
⟨26⟩ ḷiyum pāc¿a?ṭai-p paḻa¡n!a mācuṇit tēcamum Ayarvilvaṇ k¡i!rtti y-āti-
⟨27⟩ -nakara-vaiyil ca(nti)[raṉ] tolku[la]t tintira rataṉai viḷaiyamar-
⟨28⟩ -k kaḷattu kiḷaiyoṭum piṭittu palataṉat toṭuniṟai kula-
⟨29⟩ (ta)¡n!a-k kuvaiyuṅ kiṭṭaruṉ ceṟimiḷai Oṭṭa-viṣaiyamu⟨⟩ p(ū)cura⟨r⟩ cērnaṟ kōca⟨la⟩-
⟨30⟩ (nā)ṭun= ta¡n!ma-pālaṉai ve⟨m⟩muṉai yaḻittu vaṇtuṟai cōlai taṇ-
⟨31⟩ ṭa puttiyum Iraṇacūraṉai muṟaṇur-t tākki tikkaṇ(ai) k¡i!rtti t¡e!kkaṇa-lāṭamuṅ kōvin=ta-
⟨32⟩ can=taṉ māviḻi[n] tōṭa-t taṅkāta cāral vaṅkāḷa-tēcamun toṭukaṭal caṅku voṭṭalam yiv-
⟨33⟩ {n}ṉai veñcam viḷākatt’ añcuvi(t)t-aruḷi Oṉtiṟal iyāṉaiyum peṇṭir paṇṭāramum nitt¿a?-
⟨34⟩ la neṭuṅkaṭal utt¡i!ra-lāṭamu⟨m⟩ veṟimalar t¡i!rt⟨tat⟩t’ eṟipuṉaṟ kaṅkaiyum alaikaṭal naṭuvuṭ
⟨35⟩ palakalañ c¿o?luttic caṅkirāma-vicaiyottuṅka panma¡n! ākiya k¡i!ṭāratt’ araiyaṉai vāka-
⟨36⟩ yam porukaṭal kumpa-k kariyoṭum aka-p-paṭutt’ urimaiyil piṟaykkiya peru n¡e!ti piṟakkamu⟨m⟩ Ār{n=t}-
⟨37⟩ ttavā¡n! akanaka⟨r⟩p pōr-t toḻil vācalil viccā-t¿i?ra-[tōraṇamum mu]ttoḷir puṉaimaṇi-

⟨Zone B: Moulding⟩
⟨38⟩ -p putavamu⟨m⟩ ka¡n!amaṇ(i)-k katavamun niṟai¿ji?⟨r⟩ vicaiyamum tuṟainīr-p pa¿n?ṇaiyum na⟨ṉ⟩malai y¡u!r(e/ai)yiṟ
⟨39⟩ ṟo[ṉ]malai yūrum Āḻkaṭal akaḻcūḻ mā¿ra? ṭiṅkamu⟨m⟩ kalaṅkā valviṉai Ilaṅkā ⟨A⟩cōkamu⟨m⟩ k¿o?ppuṟu
⟨40⟩ niṟaipuṉal māppap pāḷamu⟨m⟩ kāvalam puricai mēvili⟨m⟩ paṅkam(u)⟨m⟩ viḷai⟨p⟩pan tūr(u)ṭai vaḷaippan tū(ru)m
⟨41⟩ kalaitta-k kō(ṟ)pukaḻ-⟨t⟩ tal¿a?-t takkōlamum ¿ni?ta{ṭa}⟨mar⟩ valviṉai mātam¿a?liṅkamu⟨m⟩ kalām[utir ka](ṭu)n=tiṟa¡ll! ilāmuri tēca(mu?)-
⟨42⟩ (n?) tēṉa-k kalarpoḻil mānakka vāramu⟨m⟩ toṭuka⟨ṭa⟩l kāval ka¿r?umura-k k¡i!ṭāramu⟨m⟩ mā-p-poru taṇṭā⟨ṟ⟩-k koṇṭa kō-p-para⌈-
⟨43⟩ -kēcari-panma(r)-ā¡n!a Uṭaiyār śrī-rājen¡t!ra-cōḻa-devarkku yāṇṭu (2) 10 8-Āvatu U⟨y⟩ya(k)koṇṭār-vaḷanāṭṭu-t tiru-vaḻuntūr-nāṭṭu mēṟ-

⟨Zone C: Moulding⟩

⟨44⟩ -kiḷi-maṅkalattu sabhaiyōm In-nāṭṭu tiraim¡u!r-nāṭṭu śrī-tiru-vāvaṭutuṟai (I) ¡n!it’ eḻunt-aruḷi Irunta tiri-puvaṉa-Ātipatikku m¡u!lapirittiyaṉ-ākiya Āti-caṇṭēśvara-tēvarkku Iṟai-y-ili piramāṇa-

⟨45⟩ ñ ceytu kuṭutta paric’ āvatu mummuṭi-cōḻa-vā⟨y⟩kkālukku vaṭakku⟨m⟩ muḷḷikuṭaiyā¡n! cey ye¡n!ṟu pēr-kuva-p-paṭta nilam kuḻ(i Ā)yiratti¡n!āl ni⟨la⟩m Arai In-nilam Araikkum k¡i!ḻ-pā¡r!k’ ellai peri-

⟨46⟩ ya vēḷattu-p peṇtāṭṭi tūtuva¡n! Ar(u)moḻi nilattukku mērkkum te¡n!-pā¡r!k’ ellai mēr-p-paṭiyāṉ nilattukku vaṭakkum mēl-pā¡r!-

⟨47⟩ laikku kiḻakkum vaṭa-pā¡r!k’ellai periya vēḷattu-p peṇṭāṭṭi tūtuva¡n! Arumoḻi nilattukku-t teṟkkum Āka Iv-

⟨Zone D: Moulding⟩

⟨48⟩ v-icaitta peru-nā¡n!k’ ellaiyuḷḷum Akapaṭṭa nilam Araikkum Inta caṇṭēśvara-tēvar pakkal nā(ṅ)kaḷ koṇṭa kācu Iru-nūṟu Ik-kācu Iru-nūṟum koṇṭu In-nilam Araiy(u)m

⟨49⟩ yāṇṭu 2 10 -Āvatu mutal cantirātittaval tiru-k-koṟṟav(ā)calil pōnta kuṭimaiyum Ūr iṭu varippāṭum veṭṭi-vētiṉai veḷḷāṉ veṭṭiyum Uḷppaṭa Eppērppa⟨ṭ⟩ṭatum In-nilattāl vantatu sabhaiyōmē Iṟukka In-nilam Iṟai-Ili ceytu kuṭuttōm tiru-v-āvaṭu-tuṟai I¡n!it’ eḻunt-aruḷi Inta tiri-puva¡n!a-bhavatikku m¡u!lapi(ri)ttiya¡n!-ākiya Āti-caṇṭeśvara-tēvarkku mēṟ-k-kiḷimaṅka⟨la⟩ttu sabhaiyōm In-nila-

⟨50⟩ m cuṭṭi Iṟaiyum Eccōṟum cila variyum veṭṭiyum kāṭṭil pēr po¡n!pattu-p po¡n! ma¡n!ṟiyum

⟨Zone E: Wall⟩
⟨51⟩ Iṟuppittum cantirāti-
⟨52⟩ ttaval Iṟai-y-ili Anupavi-
⟨53⟩ kka peṟuvat’ āka Iṟai-y-ili cey-
⟨54⟩ tu kuṭuttōm caṇṭēśvara-tēva-
⟨55⟩ rkku mē¡r!-k-kiḷi-maṅkalattu sabhai-
⟨56⟩ yōm In-nilam kallilum
⟨57⟩ cempilum veṭṭi-k koḷ-
⟨58⟩ ḷa-p peṟuvat’ āka Iṟai-y-I{il}i-p pi⟨ra⟩ma-
⟨59⟩ ṇam c¿ai?tu kuṭuttōm caṇṭēśvara-
⟨60⟩ -tēvarkku mē⟨ṟ⟩-k-kiḷimaṅkalattu
⟨61⟩ In-nilam Uṭaiyār rājen¡t!ra-
⟨62⟩ -cōḻa-tēvar kuru-tēvar tiru-nāmam
⟨63⟩ sa⟨r⟩vva-tēva¡n! tiru-maṭattē Itil-p p(ō)-
⟨64⟩ nta pōkam koṇṭu śrī-⟨pa⟩nmāhe(śva)(rar)-
⟨65⟩ kku niccaṟ-p paṭi Amutu c¿ai?-
⟨66⟩ t-aruḷa kututtōm mē¡r!-k-kiḷi-ma-
⟨67⟩ ṅkalattu sabhaiyōm Ip-
⟨68⟩ pari¿t?u paṇittār piṟāntūr tiru-
⟨69⟩ -veṇkāṭa-paṭṭa-somai-yājiyā-
⟨70⟩ rum kuravacari-tatta-paṭṭa¡n!um Iḻakkanti-
⟨71⟩ ṟattu cantira-cēkara-kirama-vitta¡n!um
⟨72⟩ piṟāntūr nārayaṇa-k-kirama-vitta¡n!u-
⟨73⟩ m kārampi-c-ceṭṭu-c c¡i!-rāma-k-kirama-vi-
⟨74⟩ tta¡n!um pāṟkonṟai-t tiruvaraṅka-
⟨75⟩ kiramavitta¡n!um kompuṟatt¿a? śrī-kūṣṇa-k-kira-
⟨76⟩ ma-vitta¡n!um kuravacari śrī-kūṣṇa-pura-tēva-paṭṭa¡n!u-
⟨77⟩ m piṟān=tūr-t tāmōtira-k-kirama-vitta¡n!um
⟨78⟩ kuravacari-c-ca¡n!ṉaiya-k-kirama-vitta¡n!um cakara-p-pōt-
⟨79⟩ ta¡n! Aiyyakkuṭṭi-sahasrā¡n!um ku⟨ra⟩vacari Iḷaiya Akkā-
⟨80⟩ ḷa-k-kirama-vitta¡n!um piṟān=tūr nan=ti-canma-k-kiramavit=ta¡n!u-
⟨81⟩ m kuravacari ca{na}n=tira-cēkara-sahasrā¡n!um kompuṟattu-
⟨82⟩ -c caṅkāra-nārayaṇa-k-kirama-vitta¡n!um paṇiyāl pa-
⟨83⟩ ṇi kēṭṭu Iṟai-Ili Āvaṇam Eḻuti¡n!ē¡n! madhya⟨s⟩ta-
⟨84⟩ {ta}¡n! Utaiya tivākara¡n! tiru-vicalūrā¡n! samañcasa-
⟨85⟩ priya¡n! Eḻuttu ⟨⟨Ippaṭi Aṟivē¡n! kuravacari Akkā⟩⟩ḷa-k-kiramavitta¡n!ē¡n! Ip-paṭi Aṟi-
⟨86⟩ vē¡n! na(n=)ti-canma-k-kiramavitta¡n!ē¡n! Ip-paṭi Aṟivē¡n! karā-
⟨87⟩ mpi-c-ceṭṭu c¡i!-rāma-k-kiramavitta¡n!ē¡n! Ip-paṭi Aṟivē¡n! kura-
⟨88⟩ vacari śrī-kūṣṇa-pura-tēva-paṭṭa¡n!ē¡n! Ip-paṭi Aṟivē¡n! cakara-p-pō-
⟨89⟩ tta Aiyyakuṭṭi sā⟨ha⟩srā¡n!ē¡n! Ip-paṭi Aṟivē¡n! piṟān=tūr tāmō-
⟨90⟩ tara-k-kiramavitta¡n!ē¡n! Ip-paṭi Aṟivē¡n! Iḻakkantiṟattu can=t⟨i⟩ra-
⟨91⟩ cēkara-k-kiramavitta¡n!ē¡n! |

⟨Zone A: Wall⟩ ⟨1⟩ (svasti śrī)

1. Āciriyappā

⟨2⟩ tiruma⟨ṉ⟩ṉi vaḷara Iru-nila-ma⟨3⟩ṭantaiyum

poṟṟaya-(p)⟨4⟩pāvaiyum c⟨ī⟩rtaṉi-c ce⟨5⟩lviyum

taṉ peru⟨ṉ⟩ tēviyar (ā)⟨6⟩ki I⟨ṉ⟩puṟ⟨a⟩

neṭutuyar v-⟨ū⟩ḻi⟨y⟩(u)⟨7⟩ḷ Iṭaitu(ṟai) ⟨n⟩āṭum

tuṭarva(ṉa vē)⟨8⟩li-p paṭarva⟨ṉ⟩a v[āci](y)um

cu⟨ḷ⟩ḷi c⟨ū⟩(ḻ)⟨9⟩mati⟨l⟩-k ko⟨ḷ⟩ḷ⟨i⟩p pāk(k)[ai]______⟨10⟩yum

naṇṇaṟk’ ar⟨u⟩m⟨a⟩raṇ maṇṇaik kaṭakka⟨11⟩mum

poru-kaṭal Īḻatt’ arai(ya)r ta⟨m⟩ muṭiyum

⟨12⟩ Āṅkavar tēviyar ōṅke(ḻi)l muṭiyu⟨m⟩

mu⟨13⟩ṉṉavar pakkal te⟨ṉ⟩ṉavar vaitta

cunta⟨ra⟩⟨14⟩-muṭiyum Intira⟨ṉ⟩ āramun

teṇtirai Īḻa-ma⟨15⟩ṇṭala⟨m⟩ muḻuvatum

Eṟi-paṭai-k kēraḷaṉ mu(ṟai)⟨16⟩maiyiṟ cūṭ⟨um⟩

kulataṉam ākiya palar pukaḻ (mu)⟨17⟩ṭiyum

c⟨e⟩ṅkatir mālaiyuṉ caṅkat(i)r vēlai

tol ⟨18⟩ peruṅ-kāval palpaḻan= tīyvuñ

ciṉavil ce(ru)⟨19⟩vil iru-patt’ oru kāl

araicukaḷai kaṭṭa paracu rāma⟨20⟩ṉ

mēlvara cān=timaṟ ṟīvaraṇ karuti

Iruttiya ⟨21⟩ cempoṟ ṟiruttaku ⟨mu⟩ṭiyum

payaṅkoṭu paḻimi⟨22⟩ka muyaṅkil mutukiṭṭ’

oḷittacaya ciṅka⟨ṉ⟩ ⟨23⟩ Aḷapp⟨a⟩rum pukaḻoṭum

p⟨ī⟩ṭiyal iraṭṭa pāṭi y-ēḻarai

y-ilakkamu⟨m⟩ nava-n⟨i⟩ti-⟨24⟩k kula-p-peru-malaika(ḷu)m

vikkirama-v⟨ī⟩rar cakkara-k-kōṭṭamu⟨m⟩

mutirpaṭa vall⟨ai⟩ matura ma⟨25⟩ṇṭalamum

kāmi(ṭ)ai vaḷ⟨aiya⟩ nāmaṇaik kōṇaiyum

veñcil⟨ai⟩ v⟨ī⟩rar pa(ñca)-p-paḷ⟨26⟩ḷiyum

pāc⟨u⟩ṭai-p paḻa⟨ṉ⟩a mācuṇit tēcamum

Ayarvilvaṇ k⟨ī⟩rtti y-āti⟨27⟩-nakara-vaiyil

ca(nti)[raṉ] tolku[la]t tintira rataṉai

viḷaiyamar⟨28⟩-k kaḷattu kiḷaiyoṭum piṭittu

palataṉat toṭuniṟai kula⟨29⟩(ta)⟨ṉ⟩a-k kuvaiyuṅ

kiṭṭaruṉ ceṟimiḷai Oṭṭa-viṣaiyamu⟨⟩

p(ū)cura⟨r⟩ cērnaṟ kōca⟨la⟩⟨30⟩(nā)ṭun=

ta⟨ṉ⟩ma-pālaṉai ve⟨m⟩muṉai yaḻittu

vaṇtuṟai cōlai taṇ⟨31⟩ṭa puttiyum

Iraṇacūraṉai muṟaṇur-t tākki

tikkaṇ(ai) k⟨ī⟩rtti t⟨a⟩kkaṇa-lāṭamuṅ

kōvin=ta⟨32⟩can=taṉ māviḻi[n] tōṭa-t

taṅkāta cāral vaṅkāḷa-tēcamun

toṭukaṭal caṅku voṭṭalam yiv⟨33⟩ṉai

veñcam viḷākatt’ añcuvi(t)t-aruḷi

Oṉtiṟal iyāṉaiyum peṇṭir paṇṭāramum

nitt⟨i⟩⟨34⟩la neṭuṅkaṭal utt⟨a⟩ra-lāṭamu⟨m⟩

veṟimalar t⟨ī⟩rt⟨tat⟩t’ eṟipuṉaṟ kaṅkaiyum

alaikaṭal naṭuvuṭ ⟨35⟩ palakalañ c⟨e⟩luttic

caṅkirāma-vicaiyottuṅka panma⟨ṉ⟩

ākiya k⟨a⟩ṭāratt’ araiyaṉai vāka⟨36⟩yam

porukaṭal kumpa-k kariyoṭum aka-p-paṭutt’

urimaiyil piṟaykkiya peru n⟨i⟩ti piṟakkamu⟨m⟩

Ār⟨37⟩ttavā⟨ṉ⟩ akanaka⟨r⟩p pōr-t toḻil vācalil

viccā-t⟨a⟩ra-[tōraṇamum mu]ttoḷir

puṉaimaṇi⟨Zone B: Moulding⟩⟨38⟩-p putavamu⟨m⟩ ka⟨ṉ⟩amaṇ(i)-k katavamun

niṟai⟨cī⟩⟨r⟩ vicaiyamum tuṟainīr-p pa⟨ṇ⟩ṇaiyum

na⟨ṉ⟩malai y⟨ū⟩r(e/ai)yiṟ ⟨39⟩ ṟo[ṉ]malai yūrum

Āḻkaṭal akaḻcūḻ mā⟨yiru⟩ ṭiṅkamu⟨m⟩

kalaṅkā valviṉai Ilaṅkā ⟨A⟩cōkamu⟨m⟩

k⟨ā⟩ppuṟu ⟨40⟩ niṟaipuṉal māppap pāḷamu⟨m⟩

kāvalam puricai mēvili⟨m⟩ paṅkam(u)⟨m⟩

viḷai⟨p⟩pan tūr(u)ṭai vaḷaippan tū(ru)m

⟨41⟩ kalaitta-k kō(ṟ)pukaḻ-⟨t⟩ tal⟨ai⟩-t takkōlamum

⟨tī⟩ta⟨mar⟩ valviṉai mātam⟨ā⟩liṅkamu⟨m⟩

kalām[utir ka](ṭu)n=tiṟa⟨l⟩ ilāmuri tēca(mu?)⟨42⟩(n?)

tēṉa-k kalarpoḻil mānakka vāramu⟨m⟩

toṭuka⟨ṭa⟩l kāval ka⟨ṭ⟩umura-k k⟨a⟩ṭāramu⟨m⟩

mā-p-poru taṇṭā⟨ṟ⟩-k koṇṭa

kō-p-para⌈⟨43⟩-kēcari-panma(r)-ā⟨ṉ⟩a Uṭaiyār śrī-rājen⟨d⟩ra-cōḻa-devarkku yāṇṭu (2) 10 8-Āvatu

U⟨y⟩ya(k)koṇṭār-vaḷanāṭṭu-t tiru-vaḻuntūr-nāṭṭu mēṟ⟨Zone C: Moulding⟩⟨44⟩-kiḷi-maṅkalattu sabhaiyōm In-nāṭṭu tiraim⟨ū⟩r-nāṭṭu śrī-tiru-vāvaṭutuṟai (I) ⟨ṉ⟩it’ eḻunt-aruḷi Irunta tiri-puvaṉa-Ātipatikku m⟨ū⟩lapirittiyaṉ-ākiya Āti-caṇṭēśvara-tēvarkku Iṟai-y-ili piramāṇa⟨45⟩ñ ceytu kuṭutta paric’ āvatu

mummuṭi-cōḻa-vā⟨y⟩kkālukku vaṭakku⟨m⟩ muḷḷikuṭaiyā⟨ṉ⟩ cey ye⟨ṉ⟩ṟu pēr-kuva-p-paṭta nilam kuḻ(i Ā)yiratti⟨ṉ⟩āl ni⟨la⟩m Arai

In-nilam Araikkum

k⟨ī⟩ḻ-pā⟨ṟ⟩k’ ellai peri⟨46⟩ya vēḷattu-p peṇtāṭṭi tūtuva⟨ṉ⟩ Ar(u)moḻi nilattukku mērkkum
te⟨ṉ⟩-pā⟨ṟ⟩k’ ellai mēr-p-paṭiyāṉ nilattukku vaṭakkum
mēl-pā⟨ṟ⟩⟨47⟩laikku kiḻakkum
vaṭa-pā⟨ṟ⟩k’ellai periya vēḷattu-p peṇṭāṭṭi tūtuva⟨ṉ⟩ Arumoḻi nilattukku-t teṟkkum

Āka Iv⟨Zone D: Moulding⟩⟨48⟩v-icaitta peru-nā⟨ṉ⟩k’ ellaiyuḷḷum Akapaṭṭa nilam Araikkum Inta caṇṭēśvara-tēvar pakkal nā(ṅ)kaḷ koṇṭa kācu Iru-nūṟu

Ik-kācu Iru-nūṟum koṇṭu In-nilam Araiy(u)m ⟨49⟩ yāṇṭu 2 10 -Āvatu mutal cantirātittaval tiru-k-koṟṟav(ā)calil pōnta kuṭimaiyum Ūr iṭu varippāṭum veṭṭi-vētiṉai veḷḷāṉ veṭṭiyum Uḷppaṭa Eppērppa⟨ṭ⟩ṭatum In-nilattāl vantatu sabhaiyōmē Iṟukka In-nilam Iṟai-Ili ceytu kuṭuttōm tiru-v-āvaṭu-tuṟai I⟨ṉ⟩it’ eḻunt-aruḷi Inta tiri-puva⟨ṉ⟩a-bhavatikku m⟨ū⟩lapi(ri)ttiya⟨ṉ⟩-ākiya Āti-caṇṭeśvara-tēvarkku mēṟ-k-kiḷimaṅka⟨la⟩ttu sabhaiyōm

In-nila⟨50⟩m cuṭṭi Iṟaiyum Eccōṟum cila variyum veṭṭiyum kāṭṭil pēr po⟨ṉ⟩pattu-p po⟨ṉ⟩ ma⟨ṉ⟩ṟiyum ⟨Zone E: Wall⟩ ⟨51⟩ Iṟuppittum cantirāti⟨52⟩ttaval Iṟai-y-ili Anupavi⟨53⟩kka peṟuvat’ āka Iṟai-y-ili cey⟨54⟩tu kuṭuttōm caṇṭēśvara-tēva⟨55⟩rkku mē⟨ṟ⟩-k-kiḷi-maṅkalattu sabhai⟨56⟩yōm

In-nilam kallilum ⟨57⟩ cempilum veṭṭi-k koḷ⟨58⟩ḷa-p peṟuvat’ āka Iṟai-y-Ii-p pi⟨ra⟩ma⟨59⟩ṇam c⟨ey⟩tu kuṭuttōm

caṇṭēśvara⟨60⟩-tēvarkku mē⟨ṟ⟩-k-kiḷimaṅkalattu ⟨61⟩ In-nilam Uṭaiyār rājen⟨d⟩ra⟨62⟩-cōḻa-tēvar kuru-tēvar tiru-nāmam ⟨63⟩ sa⟨r⟩vva-tēva⟨ṉ⟩ tiru-maṭattē Itil-p p(ō)⟨64⟩nta pōkam koṇṭu śrī-⟨pa⟩nmāhe(śva)(rar)⟨65⟩kku niccaṟ-p paṭi Amutu c⟨ey⟩⟨66⟩t-aruḷa kututtōm mē⟨ṟ⟩-k-kiḷi-ma⟨67⟩ṅkalattu sabhaiyōm

Ip⟨68⟩pari⟨c⟩u paṇittār

piṟāntūr tiru⟨69⟩-veṇkāṭa-paṭṭa-somai-yājiyā⟨70⟩rum
kuravacari-tatta-paṭṭa⟨ṉ⟩um
Iḻakkanti⟨71⟩ṟattu cantira-cēkara-kirama-vitta⟨ṉ⟩um
⟨72⟩ piṟāntūr nārayaṇa-k-kirama-vitta⟨ṉ⟩u⟨73⟩m
kārampi-c-ceṭṭu-c c⟨ī⟩-rāma-k-kirama-vi⟨74⟩tta⟨ṉ⟩um
pāṟkonṟai-t tiruvaraṅka⟨75⟩kiramavitta⟨ṉ⟩um
kompuṟatt⟨u⟩ śrī-kūṣṇa-k-kira⟨76⟩ma-vitta⟨ṉ⟩um
kuravacari śrī-kūṣṇa-pura-tēva-paṭṭa⟨ṉ⟩u⟨77⟩m
piṟān=tūr-t tāmōtira-k-kirama-vitta⟨ṉ⟩um
⟨78⟩ kuravacari-c-ca⟨ṉ⟩ṉaiya-k-kirama-vitta⟨ṉ⟩um
cakara-p-pōt⟨79⟩ta⟨ṉ⟩ Aiyyakkuṭṭi-sahasrā⟨ṉ⟩um
ku⟨ra⟩vacari Iḷaiya Akkā⟨80⟩ḷa-k-kirama-vitta⟨ṉ⟩um
piṟān=tūr nan=ti-canma-k-kiramavit=ta⟨ṉ⟩u⟨81⟩m
kuravacari can=tira-cēkara-sahasrā⟨ṉ⟩um
kompuṟattu⟨82⟩-c caṅkāra-nārayaṇa-k-kirama-vitta⟨ṉ⟩um

paṇiyāl pa⟨83⟩ṇi kēṭṭu Iṟai-Ili Āvaṇam Eḻuti⟨ṉ⟩ē⟨ṉ⟩ madhya⟨s⟩ta⟨84⟩⟨ṉ⟩ Utaiya tivākara⟨ṉ⟩ tiru-vicalūrā⟨ṉ⟩ samañcasa⟨85⟩priya⟨ṉ⟩ Eḻuttu

⟨⟨Ippaṭi Aṟivē⟨ṉ⟩ kuravacari Akkā⟩⟩ḷa-k-kiramavitta⟨ṉ⟩ē⟨ṉ⟩
Ip-paṭi Aṟi⟨86⟩vē⟨ṉ⟩ na(n=)ti-canma-k-kiramavitta⟨ṉ⟩ē⟨ṉ⟩
Ip-paṭi Aṟivē⟨ṉ⟩ karā⟨87⟩mpi-c-ceṭṭu c⟨ī⟩-rāma-k-kiramavitta⟨ṉ⟩ē⟨ṉ⟩
Ip-paṭi Aṟivē⟨ṉ⟩ kura⟨88⟩vacari śrī-kūṣṇa-pura-tēva-paṭṭa⟨ṉ⟩ē⟨ṉ⟩
Ip-paṭi Aṟivē⟨ṉ⟩ cakara-p-pō⟨89⟩tta Aiyyakuṭṭi sā⟨ha⟩srā⟨ṉ⟩ē⟨ṉ⟩
Ip-paṭi Aṟivē⟨ṉ⟩ piṟān=tūr tāmō⟨90⟩tara-k-kiramavitta⟨ṉ⟩ē⟨ṉ⟩
Ip-paṭi Aṟivē⟨ṉ⟩ Iḻakkantiṟattu can=t⟨i⟩ra⟨91⟩cēkara-k-kiramavitta⟨ṉ⟩ē⟨ṉ⟩ |

⟨Zone A: Wall⟩ ⟨1⟩ (svasti śrī)

1. Āciriyappā

⟨2⟩ tiruma⟨ṉ⟩ṉi vaḷara Iru-nila-ma⟨3⟩ṭantaiyum

poṟṟaya-(p)⟨4⟩pāvaiyum c¡i!⟨ī⟩r{n=}taṉi-c ce⟨5⟩lviyum

taṉ peru¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ tēviyar (ā)⟨6⟩ki{yā} I¡n!⟨ṉ⟩puṟ¿u?⟨a⟩

neṭutuyar v-¡(u)!⟨ū⟩ḻi¿v?⟨y⟩(u)⟨7⟩ḷ Iṭaitu(ṟai) ¡ñ!⟨n⟩āṭum

tuṭarva(ṉa vē)⟨8⟩li-p paṭarva¡n!⟨ṉ⟩a{ṉā} v[āci](y)um

cu⟨ḷ⟩ḷi c¡u!⟨ū⟩(ḻ)⟨9⟩mati¡ḷ!⟨l⟩-k ko⟨ḷ⟩ḷ¿a?⟨i⟩p pāk(k)[ai]______⟨10⟩yum

naṇṇaṟk’ ar¿a?⟨u⟩m¿u?⟨a⟩raṇ maṇṇaik kaṭakka⟨11⟩mum

poru-kaṭal Īḻatt’ arai(ya)r ta⟨m⟩ muṭiyum

⟨12⟩ Āṅkavar tēviyar ōṅke(ḻi)l muṭiyu⟨m⟩

mu⟨13⟩ṉṉavar pakkal te¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ṉavar vaitta

cunta⟨ra⟩⟨14⟩-muṭiyum Intira¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ āramun

teṇtirai Īḻa-ma⟨15⟩ṇṭala⟨m⟩ muḻuvatum

Eṟi-paṭai-k kēraḷaṉ mu(ṟai)⟨16⟩maiyiṟ cūṭ¿iyu?⟨um⟩

kulataṉam ākiya palar pukaḻ (mu)⟨17⟩ṭiyum

c¿a?⟨e⟩ṅkatir mālaiyuṉ caṅkat(i)r vēlai

tol ⟨18⟩ peruṅ-kāval palpaḻan= tīyvuñ

ciṉavil ce(ru)⟨19⟩vil iru-patt’ oru kāl

araicukaḷai kaṭṭa paracu rāma⟨20⟩ṉ

mēlvara cān=timaṟ ṟīvaraṇ karuti

Iruttiya ⟨21⟩ cempoṟ ṟiruttaku ⟨mu⟩ṭiyum

payaṅkoṭu paḻimi⟨22⟩ka muyaṅkil mutukiṭṭ’

oḷittacaya ciṅka¡(n)!⟨ṉ⟩ ⟨23⟩ Aḷapp¿e?⟨a⟩rum pukaḻoṭum

p¡i!⟨ī⟩ṭiyal iraṭṭa pāṭi y-ēḻarai

y-ilakkamu⟨m⟩ nava-n¡e!⟨i⟩ti-⟨24⟩k kula-p-peru-malaika(ḷu)m

vikkirama-v¡i!⟨ī⟩rar cakkara-k-kōṭṭamu⟨m⟩

mutirpaṭa vall¿a?⟨ai⟩ matura ma⟨25⟩ṇṭalamum

kāmi(ṭ)ai vaḷ¿a?⟨aiya⟩ nāmaṇaik kōṇaiyum

veñcil¿a?⟨ai⟩ v¡i!⟨ī⟩rar pa(ñca)-p-paḷ⟨26⟩ḷiyum

pāc¿a?⟨u⟩ṭai-p paḻa¡n!⟨ṉ⟩a mācuṇit tēcamum

Ayarvilvaṇ k¡i!⟨ī⟩rtti y-āti⟨27⟩-nakara-vaiyil

ca(nti)[raṉ] tolku[la]t tintira rataṉai

viḷaiyamar⟨28⟩-k kaḷattu kiḷaiyoṭum piṭittu

palataṉat toṭuniṟai kula⟨29⟩(ta)¡n!⟨ṉ⟩a-k kuvaiyuṅ

kiṭṭaruṉ ceṟimiḷai Oṭṭa-viṣaiyamu⟨⟩

p(ū)cura⟨r⟩ cērnaṟ kōca⟨la⟩⟨30⟩(nā)ṭun=

ta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ma-pālaṉai ve⟨m⟩muṉai yaḻittu

vaṇtuṟai cōlai taṇ⟨31⟩ṭa puttiyum

Iraṇacūraṉai muṟaṇur-t tākki

tikkaṇ(ai) k¡i!⟨ī⟩rtti t¡e!⟨a⟩kkaṇa-lāṭamuṅ

kōvin=ta⟨32⟩can=taṉ māviḻi[n] tōṭa-t

taṅkāta cāral vaṅkāḷa-tēcamun

toṭukaṭal caṅku voṭṭalam yiv⟨33⟩{n}ṉai

veñcam viḷākatt’ añcuvi(t)t-aruḷi

Oṉtiṟal iyāṉaiyum peṇṭir paṇṭāramum

nitt¿a?⟨i⟩⟨34⟩la neṭuṅkaṭal utt¡i!⟨a⟩ra-lāṭamu⟨m⟩

veṟimalar t¡i!⟨ī⟩rt⟨tat⟩t’ eṟipuṉaṟ kaṅkaiyum

alaikaṭal naṭuvuṭ ⟨35⟩ palakalañ c¿o?⟨e⟩luttic

caṅkirāma-vicaiyottuṅka panma¡n!⟨ṉ⟩

ākiya k¡i!⟨a⟩ṭāratt’ araiyaṉai vāka⟨36⟩yam

porukaṭal kumpa-k kariyoṭum aka-p-paṭutt’

urimaiyil piṟaykkiya peru n¡e!⟨i⟩ti piṟakkamu⟨m⟩

Ār{n=t}⟨37⟩ttavā¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ akanaka⟨r⟩p pōr-t toḻil vācalil

viccā-t¿i?⟨a⟩ra-[tōraṇamum mu]ttoḷir

puṉaimaṇi⟨Zone B: Moulding⟩⟨38⟩-p putavamu⟨m⟩ ka¡n!⟨ṉ⟩amaṇ(i)-k katavamun

niṟai¿ji?⟨cī⟩⟨r⟩ vicaiyamum tuṟainīr-p pa¿n?⟨ṇ⟩ṇaiyum

na⟨ṉ⟩malai y¡u!⟨ū⟩r(e/ai)yiṟ ⟨39⟩ ṟo[ṉ]malai yūrum

Āḻkaṭal akaḻcūḻ mā¿ra?⟨yiru⟩ ṭiṅkamu⟨m⟩

kalaṅkā valviṉai Ilaṅkā ⟨A⟩cōkamu⟨m⟩

k¿o?⟨ā⟩ppuṟu ⟨40⟩ niṟaipuṉal māppap pāḷamu⟨m⟩

kāvalam puricai mēvili⟨m⟩ paṅkam(u)⟨m⟩

viḷai⟨p⟩pan tūr(u)ṭai vaḷaippan tū(ru)m

⟨41⟩ kalaitta-k kō(ṟ)pukaḻ-⟨t⟩ tal¿a?⟨ai⟩-t takkōlamum

¿ni?⟨tī⟩ta{ṭa}⟨mar⟩ valviṉai mātam¿a?⟨ā⟩liṅkamu⟨m⟩

kalām[utir ka](ṭu)n=tiṟa¡ll!⟨l⟩ ilāmuri tēca(mu?)⟨42⟩(n?)

tēṉa-k kalarpoḻil mānakka vāramu⟨m⟩

toṭuka⟨ṭa⟩l kāval ka¿r?⟨ṭ⟩umura-k k¡i!⟨a⟩ṭāramu⟨m⟩

mā-p-poru taṇṭā⟨ṟ⟩-k koṇṭa

kō-p-para⌈⟨43⟩-kēcari-panma(r)-ā¡n!⟨ṉ⟩a Uṭaiyār śrī-rājen¡t!⟨d⟩ra-cōḻa-devarkku yāṇṭu (2) 10 8-Āvatu

U⟨y⟩ya(k)koṇṭār-vaḷanāṭṭu-t tiru-vaḻuntūr-nāṭṭu mēṟ⟨Zone C: Moulding⟩⟨44⟩-kiḷi-maṅkalattu sabhaiyōm In-nāṭṭu tiraim¡u!⟨ū⟩r-nāṭṭu śrī-tiru-vāvaṭutuṟai (I) ¡n!⟨ṉ⟩it’ eḻunt-aruḷi Irunta tiri-puvaṉa-Ātipatikku m¡u!⟨ū⟩lapirittiyaṉ-ākiya Āti-caṇṭēśvara-tēvarkku Iṟai-y-ili piramāṇa⟨45⟩ñ ceytu kuṭutta paric’ āvatu

mummuṭi-cōḻa-vā⟨y⟩kkālukku vaṭakku⟨m⟩ muḷḷikuṭaiyā¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ cey ye¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ṟu pēr-kuva-p-paṭta nilam kuḻ(i Ā)yiratti¡n!⟨ṉ⟩āl ni⟨la⟩m Arai

In-nilam Araikkum

k¡i!⟨ī⟩ḻ-pā¡r!⟨ṟ⟩k’ ellai peri⟨46⟩ya vēḷattu-p peṇtāṭṭi tūtuva¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ Ar(u)moḻi nilattukku mērkkum
te¡n!⟨ṉ⟩-pā¡r!⟨ṟ⟩k’ ellai mēr-p-paṭiyāṉ nilattukku vaṭakkum
mēl-pā¡r!⟨ṟ⟩⟨47⟩laikku kiḻakkum
vaṭa-pā¡r!⟨ṟ⟩k’ellai periya vēḷattu-p peṇṭāṭṭi tūtuva¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ Arumoḻi nilattukku-t teṟkkum

Āka Iv⟨Zone D: Moulding⟩⟨48⟩v-icaitta peru-nā¡n!⟨ṉ⟩k’ ellaiyuḷḷum Akapaṭṭa nilam Araikkum Inta caṇṭēśvara-tēvar pakkal nā(ṅ)kaḷ koṇṭa kācu Iru-nūṟu

Ik-kācu Iru-nūṟum koṇṭu In-nilam Araiy(u)m ⟨49⟩ yāṇṭu 2 10 -Āvatu mutal cantirātittaval tiru-k-koṟṟav(ā)calil pōnta kuṭimaiyum Ūr iṭu varippāṭum veṭṭi-vētiṉai veḷḷāṉ veṭṭiyum Uḷppaṭa Eppērppa⟨ṭ⟩ṭatum In-nilattāl vantatu sabhaiyōmē Iṟukka In-nilam Iṟai-Ili ceytu kuṭuttōm tiru-v-āvaṭu-tuṟai I¡n!⟨ṉ⟩it’ eḻunt-aruḷi Inta tiri-puva¡n!⟨ṉ⟩a-bhavatikku m¡u!⟨ū⟩lapi(ri)ttiya¡n!⟨ṉ⟩-ākiya Āti-caṇṭeśvara-tēvarkku mēṟ-k-kiḷimaṅka⟨la⟩ttu sabhaiyōm

In-nila⟨50⟩m cuṭṭi Iṟaiyum Eccōṟum cila variyum veṭṭiyum kāṭṭil pēr po¡n!⟨ṉ⟩pattu-p po¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ ma¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ṟiyum ⟨Zone E: Wall⟩ ⟨51⟩ Iṟuppittum cantirāti⟨52⟩ttaval Iṟai-y-ili Anupavi⟨53⟩kka peṟuvat’ āka Iṟai-y-ili cey⟨54⟩tu kuṭuttōm caṇṭēśvara-tēva⟨55⟩rkku mē¡r!⟨ṟ⟩-k-kiḷi-maṅkalattu sabhai⟨56⟩yōm

In-nilam kallilum ⟨57⟩ cempilum veṭṭi-k koḷ⟨58⟩ḷa-p peṟuvat’ āka Iṟai-y-I{il}i-p pi⟨ra⟩ma⟨59⟩ṇam c¿ai?⟨ey⟩tu kuṭuttōm

caṇṭēśvara⟨60⟩-tēvarkku mē⟨ṟ⟩-k-kiḷimaṅkalattu ⟨61⟩ In-nilam Uṭaiyār rājen¡t!⟨d⟩ra⟨62⟩-cōḻa-tēvar kuru-tēvar tiru-nāmam ⟨63⟩ sa⟨r⟩vva-tēva¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ tiru-maṭattē Itil-p p(ō)⟨64⟩nta pōkam koṇṭu śrī-⟨pa⟩nmāhe(śva)(rar)⟨65⟩kku niccaṟ-p paṭi Amutu c¿ai?⟨ey⟩⟨66⟩t-aruḷa kututtōm mē¡r!⟨ṟ⟩-k-kiḷi-ma⟨67⟩ṅkalattu sabhaiyōm

Ip⟨68⟩pari¿t?⟨c⟩u paṇittār

piṟāntūr tiru⟨69⟩-veṇkāṭa-paṭṭa-somai-yājiyā⟨70⟩rum
kuravacari-tatta-paṭṭa¡n!⟨ṉ⟩um
Iḻakkanti⟨71⟩ṟattu cantira-cēkara-kirama-vitta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩um
⟨72⟩ piṟāntūr nārayaṇa-k-kirama-vitta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩u⟨73⟩m
kārampi-c-ceṭṭu-c c¡i!⟨ī⟩-rāma-k-kirama-vi⟨74⟩tta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩um
pāṟkonṟai-t tiruvaraṅka⟨75⟩kiramavitta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩um
kompuṟatt¿a?⟨u⟩ śrī-kūṣṇa-k-kira⟨76⟩ma-vitta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩um
kuravacari śrī-kūṣṇa-pura-tēva-paṭṭa¡n!⟨ṉ⟩u⟨77⟩m
piṟān=tūr-t tāmōtira-k-kirama-vitta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩um
⟨78⟩ kuravacari-c-ca¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ṉaiya-k-kirama-vitta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩um
cakara-p-pōt⟨79⟩ta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ Aiyyakkuṭṭi-sahasrā¡n!⟨ṉ⟩um
ku⟨ra⟩vacari Iḷaiya Akkā⟨80⟩ḷa-k-kirama-vitta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩um
piṟān=tūr nan=ti-canma-k-kiramavit=ta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩u⟨81⟩m
kuravacari ca{na}n=tira-cēkara-sahasrā¡n!⟨ṉ⟩um
kompuṟattu⟨82⟩-c caṅkāra-nārayaṇa-k-kirama-vitta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩um

paṇiyāl pa⟨83⟩ṇi kēṭṭu Iṟai-Ili Āvaṇam Eḻuti¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ madhya⟨s⟩ta⟨84⟩{ta}¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ Utaiya tivākara¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ tiru-vicalūrā¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ samañcasa⟨85⟩priya¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ Eḻuttu

⟨⟨Ippaṭi Aṟivē¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ kuravacari Akkā⟩⟩ḷa-k-kiramavitta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē¡n!⟨ṉ⟩
Ip-paṭi Aṟi⟨86⟩vē¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ na(n=)ti-canma-k-kiramavitta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē¡n!⟨ṉ⟩
Ip-paṭi Aṟivē¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ karā⟨87⟩mpi-c-ceṭṭu c¡i!⟨ī⟩-rāma-k-kiramavitta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē¡n!⟨ṉ⟩
Ip-paṭi Aṟivē¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ kura⟨88⟩vacari śrī-kūṣṇa-pura-tēva-paṭṭa¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē¡n!⟨ṉ⟩
Ip-paṭi Aṟivē¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ cakara-p-pō⟨89⟩tta Aiyyakuṭṭi sā⟨ha⟩srā¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē¡n!⟨ṉ⟩
Ip-paṭi Aṟivē¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ piṟān=tūr tāmō⟨90⟩tara-k-kiramavitta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē¡n!⟨ṉ⟩
Ip-paṭi Aṟivē¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ Iḻakkantiṟattu can=t⟨i⟩ra⟨91⟩cēkara-k-kiramavitta¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ē¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ |

Apparatus

⟨37⟩ [mu]ttoḷir ⬦ moyttoḷir ASI.

⟨70⟩ tatta ⬦ cutta ASI.

⟨78⟩ ca¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ṉaiya ⬦ caknaiya ASI.

Translation

⟨1⟩ Prosperity! Fortune!

⟨42–43⟩ (2)8th year of the lord, the glorious king Rājendra Cōḻa alias the king Parakesarivarman,

⟨1–42⟩ who took ... [meykkiṟtti of Rājendra I Cōḻa].

⟨43–45⟩ This is the manner in which we, the members of the assembly of Mēṟkkiḷimaṅkalam,¹ ... gave ...

⟨45⟩ There is half ⟨a vēli⟩ of land ...

⟨45–48⟩ Whereas to this half ⟨a vēli⟩ of land, ⟨the boundaries are as follows:⟩

the eastern boundary is ...;
the southern boundary is ...;
the western boundary is ...;
the northern boundary is ...

for the land comprised within the four great boundaries thus described, ⟨there are⟩ two hundred kācus that we obtained from this god Caṇḍeśvara.

⟨48–49⟩ With these two hundred kācus, this ⟨a vēli⟩ of land ... we, the members of the assembly of Mēṟkkiḷimaṅkalam, we gave ...

⟨49–56⟩ ...

⟨56–59⟩ So as to obtain ... we made and gave ...

⟨60–67⟩ So as to graciously make food-offerings (amutu ceyt-aruḷa) ... for the many great devotees of Īśvara (paṉ-māheśvarar) ... in the glorious maṭha ⟨named⟩ Sarvadeva ⟨after⟩ the glorious name of the royal guru of the king Rājendra Cōḻa ... we gave ⟨thus⟩, we the members of the assembly of Mēṟkkiḷimaṅkalam.

⟨67–83⟩ Those who have ordered so ⟨are⟩:

Tiru-veṇkāṭa-paṭṭa-somai-yājiyār ⟨of⟩ Piṟāntūr,
...

⟨82–85⟩ ... I have written ...; ⟨these are the⟩ writing of ...

⟨85–91⟩ ⟨The witnesses attest as follows:⟩

In this manner, I know, I, Kuravacari Akkāḷakkiramavittaṉ.
In this manner, I know, I, ...
In this manner, I know, I, ...
In this manner, I know, I, ...
In this manner, I know, I, ...
In this manner, I know, I, ...
In this manner, I know, I, ...

Commentary

The inscription INSTiruvavatuturai10104, which starts immediately in line 41 after the final daṇḍa, appears to be connected with the present inscription INSTiruvavatuturai10103, as a kind of continuation.

Bibliography

Reported in ARIE 1924–25 (ARIE/1924-1925/B/1925/103).

This edition by Emmanuel Francis and Renato Dávalos, based on photos (E. Francis, 2024 and 2025), and ASI transcript available on BharatSHRI, Bharat Shared Repository of Inscriptions (accessed 2026-06-21). Thanks to Centamiḻ Celvaṉ for his feedback.

Primary

[ASI] No name. N.d. “ASI transcript.”

Secondary

[ARIE] ARIE 1924–25. Annual report on South-Indian epigraphy for the year ending 31st March 1925. Edited by G. Venkoba Rao. Calcutta: Government Press, 1926. Page 23, appendix B/1925, item 103.

Notes

1. West Kiḷimaṅkalam

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<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>it’ eḻunt-aruḷi Irunta tiri-puvaṉa-<hi rend="grantha">Ātipatikku</hi> m<choice><orig>u</orig><reg>ū</reg></choice>lapirittiyaṉ-ākiya Āti-caṇṭē<hi rend="grantha">śva</hi>ra-tēvarkku Iṟai-y-ili piramāṇa

<lb n="45" break="no"/>ñ ceytu kuṭutta paric’ āvatu

mummuṭi-cōḻa-vā<supplied reason="omitted">y</supplied>kkālukku vaṭakku<supplied reason="subaudible">m</supplied> muḷḷikuṭaiyā<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> cey ye<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>ṟu pēr-kuva-p-paṭta nilam kuḻ<unclear>i Ā</unclear>yiratti<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>āl ni<supplied reason="omitted">la</supplied>m Arai

In-nilam Araikkum

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<item>k<choice><orig>i</orig><reg>ī</reg></choice>ḻ-pā<choice><orig>r</orig><reg>ṟ</reg></choice>k’ ellai peri

<lb n="46" break="no"/>ya vēḷattu-p peṇtāṭṭi tūtuva<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> Ar<unclear>u</unclear>moḻi nilattukku mērkkum</item>

<item>te<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>-pā<choice><orig>r</orig><reg>ṟ</reg></choice>k’ ellai mēr-p-paṭiyāṉ

nilattukku vaṭakkum</item>

<item>mēl-pā<choice><orig>r</orig><reg>ṟ</reg></choice><lb n="47" break="no"/>laikku kiḻakkum</item>

<item>vaṭa-pā<choice><orig>r</orig><reg>ṟ</reg></choice>k’ellai periya vēḷattu-p peṇṭāṭṭi tūtuva<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> Arumoḻi nilattukku-t teṟkkum</item>

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Āka

<milestone type="pagelike" n="D" unit="zone" break="no"/><label xml:lang="eng">Moulding</label>

<lb n="48" break="no"/>v-icaitta peru-nā<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>k’ ellaiyuḷḷum Akapaṭṭa nilam Araikkum Inta caṇṭē<hi rend="grantha">śva</hi>ra-tēvar pakkal nā<unclear>ṅ</unclear>kaḷ koṇṭa kācu Iru-nūṟu

Ik-kācu Iru-nūṟum koṇṭu In-nilam Araiy<unclear>u</unclear>m

<lb n="49"/>yāṇṭu <num value="28">2 <g type="numeral">10</g> </num>-Āvatu mutal cantirātittaval tiru-k-koṟṟav<unclear>ā</unclear>calil pōnta kuṭimaiyum Ūr iṭu varippāṭum veṭṭi-vētiṉai veḷḷāṉ veṭṭiyum Uḷppaṭa Eppērppa<supplied reason="omitted">ṭ</supplied>ṭatum In-nilattāl vantatu <hi rend="grantha">sabhai</hi>yōmē Iṟukka In-nilam Iṟai-Ili ceytu kuṭuttōm tiru-v-āvaṭu-tuṟai I<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>it’ eḻunt-aruḷi Inta tiri-puva<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>a-<hi rend="grantha">bha</hi>vatikku m<choice><orig>u</orig><reg>ū</reg></choice>lapi<unclear>ri</unclear>ttiya<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>-ākiya Āti-caṇṭe<hi rend="grantha">śva</hi>ra-tēvarkku mēṟ-k-kiḷimaṅka<supplied reason="omitted">la</supplied>ttu <hi rend="grantha">sabhai</hi>yōm

In-nila<lb n="50" break="no"/>m cuṭṭi Iṟaiyum Eccōṟum cila variyum veṭṭiyum kāṭṭil pēr po<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>pattu-p po<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> ma<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>ṟiyum

<lb n="51"/>Iṟuppittum cantirāti

<lb n="52" break="no"/>ttaval Iṟai-y-ili Anupavi

<lb n="53" break="no"/>kka peṟuvat’ āka Iṟai-y-ili cey

<lb n="54" break="no"/>tu kuṭuttōm

caṇṭē<hi rend="grantha">śva</hi>ra-tēva

<lb n="55" break="no"/>rkku mē<choice><orig>r</orig><reg>ṟ</reg></choice>-k-kiḷi-maṅkalattu <hi rend="grantha">sabhai</hi>

<lb n="56" break="no"/>yōm

In-nilam kallilum

<lb n="57"/>cempilum veṭṭi-k koḷ

<lb n="58" break="no"/>ḷa-p peṟuvat’ āka Iṟai-y-I<surplus>il</surplus>i-p pi<supplied reason="omitted">ra</supplied>ma

<lb n="59" break="no"/>ṇam c<choice><sic>ai</sic><corr>ey</corr></choice>tu kuṭuttōm

caṇṭē<hi rend="grantha">śva</hi>ra

<lb n="60" break="no"/>-tēvarkku mē<supplied reason="omitted">ṟ</supplied>-k-kiḷimaṅkalattu

<lb n="61"/>In-nilam Uṭaiyār rā<hi rend="grantha">jen<choice><orig>t</orig><reg>d</reg></choice>ra</hi>

<lb n="62" break="no"/>-cōḻa-tēvar kuru-tēvar tiru-nāmam

<lb n="63"/>sa<reg>r</reg>vva-tēva<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> tiru-maṭattē Itil-p p<unclear>ō</unclear>

<lb n="64" break="no"/>nta pōkam koṇṭu <hi rend="grantha">śrī-<supplied reason="omitted">pa</supplied>nmāhe<unclear>śva</unclear></hi><unclear>rar</unclear>

<lb n="65" break="no"/>kku niccaṟ-p paṭi Amutu c<choice><sic>ai</sic><corr>ey</corr></choice>

<lb n="66" break="no"/>t-aruḷa kututtōm

mē<choice><orig>r</orig><reg>ṟ</reg></choice>-k-kiḷi-ma

<lb n="67" break="no"/>ṅkalattu <hi rend="grantha">sabhai</hi>yōm

<lb n="68" break="no"/>pari<choice><sic>t</sic><corr>c</corr></choice>u paṇittār

<list><item>piṟāntūr tiru

<lb n="69" break="no"/>-veṇkāṭa-paṭṭa-<hi rend="grantha">somai</hi>-yā<hi rend="grantha"/>jiyā

<item>kuravacari-tatta-paṭṭa<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>um</item>

<item>Iḻakkanti

<lb n="71" break="no"/>ṟattu cantira-cēkara-kirama-vitta<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>um</item>

<item><lb n="72"/>piṟāntūr nārayaṇa-k-kirama-vitta<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>u

<item>kārampi-c-ceṭṭu-c c<choice><orig>i</orig><reg>ī</reg></choice>-rāma-k-kirama-vi

<item>pāṟkonṟai-t tiruvaraṅka

<lb n="75" break="no"/>kiramavitta<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>um</item>

<item>kompuṟatt<choice><sic>a</sic><corr>u</corr></choice> <hi rend="grantha">śrī</hi>-kū<hi rend="grantha">ṣṇa</hi>-k-kira

<lb n="76" break="no"/>ma-vitta<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>um</item>

<item>kuravacari śrī-kūṣṇa-pura-tēva-paṭṭa<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>u

<item>piṟān=tūr-t tāmōtira-k-kirama-vitta<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>um</item>

<item><lb n="78"/>kuravacari-c-ca<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>ṉaiya-k-kirama-vitta<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>um</item>

<item>cakara-p-pōt

<lb n="79" break="no"/>ta<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> Aiyyakkuṭṭi-<hi rend="grantha">sahasrā</hi><choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>um</item>

<item>ku<supplied reason="omitted">ra</supplied>vacari Iḷaiya Akkā

<lb n="80" break="no"/>ḷa-k-kirama-vitta<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>um</item>

<item>piṟān=tūr nan=ti-ca<hi rend="grantha">nma</hi>-k-kiramavit=ta<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>u

<item>kuravacari ca<surplus>na</surplus>n=tira-cēkara-<hi rend="grantha">sahasrā</hi><choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>um</item>

<item>kompuṟattu

<lb n="82" break="no"/>-c caṅkāra-nārayaṇa-k-kirama-vitta<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>um</item></list>

paṇiyāl pa

<lb n="83" break="no"/>ṇi kēṭṭu Iṟai-Ili Āvaṇam Eḻuti<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>ē<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> <hi rend="grantha">madhya<supplied reason="omitted">s</supplied></hi>ta

<lb n="84" break="no"/><surplus>ta</surplus><choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> Utaiya tivākara<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> tiru-vicalūrā<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> <hi rend="grantha">sama</hi>ñca<hi rend="grantha">sa</hi>

<lb n="85" break="no"/><hi rend="grantha">pri</hi>ya<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> Eḻuttu

<list>

<item><add place="above" rend="mark">Ippaṭi Aṟivē<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> kuravacari Akkā</add>ḷa-k-kiramavitta<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>ē<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice></item>

<item>Ip-paṭi Aṟi

<lb n="86" break="no"/>vē<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> na<unclear>n=</unclear>ti-canma-k-kiramavitta<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>ē<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice></item>

<item>Ip-paṭi Aṟivē<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> karā

<lb n="87" break="no"/>mpi-c-ceṭṭu c<choice><orig>i</orig><reg>ī</reg></choice>-rāma-k-kiramavitta<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>ē<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice></item>

<item>Ip-paṭi Aṟivē<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> kura

<lb n="88" break="no"/>vacari <hi rend="grantha">śrī</hi>-kū<hi rend="grantha">ṣṇa</hi>-pura-tēva-paṭṭa<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>ē<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice></item>

<item>Ip-paṭi Aṟivē<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> cakara-p-pō

<lb n="89" break="no"/>tta Aiyyakuṭṭi <hi rend="grantha">sā<supplied reason="omitted">ha</supplied>srā</hi><choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>ē<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice></item>

<item>Ip-paṭi Aṟivē<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> piṟān=tūr tāmō

<lb n="90" break="no"/>tara-k-kiramavitta<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>ē<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice></item>

<item>Ip-paṭi Aṟivē<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice> Iḻakkantiṟattu can=t<supplied reason="omitted">i</supplied>ra

<lb n="91" break="no"/>cēkara-k-kiramavitta<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>ē<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>

</list>

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<lem><supplied reason="lost">mu</supplied>ttoḷir</lem>

<rdg source="bib:ASI">moyttoḷir</rdg>

</app>

<lem>tatta</lem>

<rdg source="bib:ASI">cutta</rdg>

</app>

<lem>ca<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>ṉaiya</lem>

<rdg source="bib:ASI">caknaiya</rdg>

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Prosperity! Fortune!

<unclear>2</unclear>8th year of the lord, the glorious king Rājendra Cōḻa <hi rend="italic">alias</hi> the king Parakesarivarman,

who took ... [<foreign>meykkiṟtti</foreign> of Rājendra I Cōḻa].

This is the manner in which we, the members of the assembly of Mēṟkkiḷimaṅkalam,<note>West Kiḷimaṅkalam</note>

...

gave

...

There is half <supplied reason="subaudible">a <foreign>vēli</foreign></supplied> of land ...

Whereas

to this half <supplied reason="subaudible">a <foreign>vēli</foreign></supplied> of land,

<supplied reason="subaudible">the boundaries are as follows:</supplied>

<list>

<item>

the eastern boundary is ...;

</item>

<item>

the southern boundary is ...;

</item>

<item>

the western boundary is ...;

</item>

<item>

the northern boundary is ...</item>

</list>

for the land comprised within the four great boundaries thus described, <supplied reason="subaudible">there are</supplied>

two hundred <foreign>kācu</foreign>s that we obtained from this god Caṇḍeśvara.

With these two hundred <foreign>kācu</foreign>s, this <supplied reason="subaudible">a <foreign>vēli</foreign></supplied> of land

...

we, the members of the assembly of Mēṟkkiḷimaṅkalam, we gave

...

...

So as to obtain

...

we made and gave

...

So as to graciously make food-offerings <supplied reason="explanation"><foreign>amutu ceyt-aruḷa</foreign></supplied>

...

for the many great devotees of Īśvara <supplied reason="explanation"><foreign>paṉ-māheśvarar</foreign></supplied>

...

in the glorious <foreign>maṭha</foreign> <supplied reason="subaudible">named</supplied> Sarvadeva <supplied reason="subaudible">after</supplied> the glorious name of the royal <foreign>guru</foreign> of the king Rājendra Cōḻa

...

we gave <supplied reason="subaudible">thus</supplied>, we the members of the assembly of Mēṟkkiḷimaṅkalam.

Those who have ordered so <supplied reason="subaudible">are</supplied>:

<list>

<item>Tiru-veṇkāṭa-paṭṭa-somai-yājiyār <supplied reason="subaudible">of</supplied> Piṟāntūr,</item>

</list>

...

I have written ...;

<supplied reason="subaudible">these are the</supplied> writing of ...

<supplied reason="subaudible">The witnesses attest as follows:</supplied>

<list>

<item>In this manner, I know, I, Kuravacari Akkāḷakkiramavittaṉ.</item>

<item>In this manner, I know, I, ...</item>

</list>

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The inscription <ref target="DHARMA_INSTiruvavatuturai10104"/>, which starts immediately in line 41 after the final <foreign>daṇḍa</foreign>, appears to be connected with the present inscription <ref target="DHARMA_INSTiruvavatuturai10103"/>, as a kind of continuation.

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Reported in <bibl><ptr target="bib:ARIE1924-1925"/></bibl> (ARIE/1924-1925/B/1925/103).

This edition by Emmanuel Francis and Renato Dávalos, based on photos (E. Francis, 2024 and 2025), and ASI transcript available on <ref>BharatSHRI, Bharat Shared Repository of Inscriptions</ref> (accessed 2026-06-21). Thanks to Centamiḻ Celvaṉ for his feedback.

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