Trichy, time of Rājakesarivarman, year 16

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrī tiru-makaḷ pōla(-p peru)-nila-c-celviyum ta(ṉakkē y-urimai) pūṇṭamai maṉa-k-ko-

⟨2⟩ ḷa kānta¿ḷḷ?ūr-c cā¿ll?ai kala¿mm? aṟutt-aru¿ḷḷ?i vēṅkai-nāṭu kaṅ-

⟨3⟩ (ka)-pāṭiyum nuḷampa-pāṭiyum taṭi(k)ai-pāṭiyum kuṭama(lai-n)āṭum kol-

⟨4⟩ lamum kaliṅkamum tiṇ(ṭiṟal) v(e)ṟṟi taṇ(ṭ)āl ko(ṇ)ṭa ta¡ṉṉ! (e)ḻil vaḷar

⟨5⟩ Ūḻiyuḷ (E)llā (v-i)yāṇṭum toḻutaka viḷaṅkum yāṇ(ṭē) ceḻiyarai-

⟨6⟩ -t tēcukoḷ śrī-kō-v-irājajasari-paṉma(r)kku yāṇṭu 10 6-Āvatu

⟨7⟩ Ūṟaiyū(r)-kūṟṟattu ciṟṟam(pal)tiru-c-cirāppa¿ḷ?i Init’ irun(t’aru)ḷiya tiripūva-

⟨8⟩ ṉapatikku m¡u!labṛttyaṉ-āṉa ta(ṇ)ṭesvara-p-perumāḷ Aruḷā(l) pati-pāta-m¡u!la-p-

⟨9⟩ -paṭṭuṭai-p-(pa)ñcācā¿ṟṟ?iya (tē)vakaṉmikaḷōmum ciṟṟampa(l) Ūrōmum It⌈-

⟨10⟩ (t)ēvar tēva(tāṉam) viḷattūr-n(ā)ṭṭu Ālaṅkuṭi Uttama-cōḻa-p-pērāṟṟu kiḻak

⟨11⟩ [**] kka [******] maṇaliṭum kaḷarum tiṭalum-āy-k kiṭanta nilaṉ 2 Iṉṉi-

⟨12⟩ lam (Iraṇṭarai)yum cūralūr-kūṟ(ṟat)tu cūra(lūṟ) kiḻavaṉ kampaṉ ma(ṇiyaṉ){n}-āṉa vik-

⟨13⟩ (ki)rama-ciṅka-muvē{va}ntavēḷā(n I)ttēvar cit(ti)rai tirunāḷ (On)patu nāḷum brā-

⟨14⟩ hmaṇarum civa-(yō)kikaḷum tapasyarum Uṇṇa Ivaṉ Iṉṉi(lam ti)rutti vacakki-k ko-

⟨15⟩ ḷḷap peṟuvāṉ āka viṟṟu-k ku(ṭut)ta nilattukk’ icai(n)ta kiḻ-pā(ṟk)’ ellai tiruvaraṅ-

⟨16⟩ ka-tēvatēvat(āṉa)m koṭṭiṭa(v)aiyum pañcakkālattu nilattukku (mē)ṟkum teṉ-

⟨17⟩ -pāṟkk’ ellai [tiru]varaṅka-tēvatāṉam tāḷum pu(lat)tu⟨k⟩ku vaṭakkum mēl-pārkk’ e-

⟨18⟩ llai (nakkaṉ) [**] ṅkulam uḷḷiṭṭārum (na) mamaṭṭi(yum) nakkaṉ koṟṟa virāṭi

⟨19⟩ (U)ḷḷiṭṭār (ni)laṅkaḷu⟨k⟩ku kiḻakkum vaṭa-pāṟ⟨k⟩’ ellai tiruvaraṅka-tēvatāṉam cā-

⟨20⟩ ntakuṭikku-t teṟkum Ivvicai(n)ta peru-nāṅk’ ellaiyuḷḷ akappaṭṭa nilam

⟨21⟩ Iraṇṭaraiyum viṟ⟨ṟu⟩-k kuṭut(tu Iṉ-ṉi)lattukku vilai [***] (ka)ḻañc’ āka Ippoṉ ¡Añ!-ka-

⟨22⟩ ¡ai!ñcukkum Iṉṉilam (vi)ṟṟu-k kuṭuttu Ipp(oṉ) ¡(Añ)!-(kaḻa)ñcum paṇṭārattu vaip-

⟨23⟩ pittu-⟨k⟩ koṇṭu Iṉṉilam citti(rai ti)ru-nāḷ Oṉpatu ṉāḷum br¿a?hmaṇa(ru)m śiva-¿c?ōki⟨ka⟩ḷum tapasyarum Uṇṇa

⟨24⟩ Iṉṉilam Ipparicu kal mēl veṭṭik (k)oḷḷa-p peṟuvāṉ āka cūralūr kiḻavaṉ kampaṉ maṇiyaṉ-āna vikkirama-ciñka-mu-

⟨25⟩ (vē)n=tavēḷāṉukku viṟṟu-⟨k⟩ kuṭuttō(m) (ca)ṇṭēśvara-perumāḷ Aruḷāl pati-p(ā)ta-m¡u!lappaṭṭuṭai-p-pañcā⟨cā⟩ryya-tēvaka(ṉmika)-

⟨26⟩ (ḷō)m ci¿n?ṟampal Ūrōmum Ivv-a [***] m paṇikka Eḻutiṉēṉ vaṇṇaka[*]ṇa ku(ṭu) nak [**********]

Apparatus

⟨7, 9, 26⟩ ciṟṟampal ⬦ SIITVM reads ciṟṟāmpal (blue Indian water-lily). Maybe read ciṟṟampala°.

⟨14⟩ civa(yō)kikaḷum • The kompu in is clear.

⟨17⟩ [tiru]varaṅka° ⬦ [2+] varaṅka° SII.

⟨25⟩ °tēvaka(ṉmika)⟨26⟩(ḷō)m • The kompu in ḷō is clear.

Translation

⟨1⟩ Hail! Prosperity!

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Bibliography

Reported in ARIE 1904-1905 (ARIE/1904-1905/A/1904/412).

Edited, with a summary, in Krishnan 1964 (SII 17.442). Summary in Mahalingam 1991 (Tp 1136).

This digital edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on Krishnan 1964.

Photos by Adeline Levivier (October 2022).

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). Page 179, item 442.

Secondary

ARIE 1904-1905. G.O. No. 518, 18th July 1905. Epigraphy. Recording the annual report of the Government Epigraphist for the year 1904-1905, and directing that the report be forwarded to the government of India. Edited by V. Venkayya. No place, 1905. Page 15, appendix A/1904, item 412.

[TVM] Mahalingam, T. V. 1991. A topographical list of inscriptions in the Tamil Nadu and Kerala states. Volume Eight: Tiruchchirappalli district. New Delhi: ICHR. Pages 252–253, item Tp 1136.