Current Version: draft, 2024-04-22Z
Editor: Emmanuel Francis.
DHARMA Identifier: INSPallava00084
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kō-vicaya-nanti-vi-
2kkirama-paṉmarukku yāṇ-
3ṭu Aimpatāvat(iṉ)
(karē) Aka-
4ḷūr-t tūmpu kampayaṉā-
5r iṭuvittār
Ip-pēr-ērik-
6{(ka/k)}ku-p paṭṭi-k kāṭi pērūr
7(Unaruma) paṭṭiyil (tuna)-
8nāḻi vaittu-k kuṭuttār paṭā-
9rakku kampai-
10yara⟨iya⟩ṉ
1 -vicaya- ◇ °vijaya° MDS; IP; °vicaiya° D
2 °paṉmarukku ◇ MDS IP; °parumaṟku D
3 Aimpatāvat(iṉ karē) ◇ Aimpatāvatiṉ karē MDS; Aimpatāvat(iṉ karē) IP; Aimpatāvatiṉ karai D • IP suggests to read aimpatāvatu karai-
5–6 Ippērērik/{(ka/k)}kup ◇ Ippērērik/{(ka/k)}kup MDS; (I/i)ppērērik/{(ka/k)}kup IP; (I/i)vērik/kup D
6 pērūr ◇ pērūr MDS IP; vaittār D
7 (Unaruma) ◇ Unaruma MDS; (Unaruma) IP; (ū/u)rārum D • D’s reading makes sense, but need to be confirmed from the original. — 7 (tuna) ◇ tuna MDS; (tuna) IP; mun D • IP suggests to read mun- or ain-. The reading mu-n-nāḻi is indeed meaningful.
8 vaittuk ◇ vaitta {t} MDS; vaittuk IP D — 8–9 paṭā/rakku ◇ paṭā/rakku MDS IP; pa/[9*] tārarkku D • D’s reading stops here. His edition has thus 9 lines, instead of 10.
9–10 kampai/yara⟨iya⟩ṉ ◇ kampai/yaraṉ MDS; kampai/yara⟨ya⟩ṉ IP; D
1Fortune!
1-3Fiftieth year of the victorious king Nandivikramavarman.
3-5
5-10
1Fortune !
1-3Quinzième année du victorieux roi Nandivikramavarman.
3-5
5-10
See DHARMA_INSPallava00340 .
It is not clear which edition is to be taken as reference. Sampath or Dayalan? It is not clear if Dayalan had a fresh reading of the inscription or simply edited the previous editions.
Edited in Sampath 1968; text and summary in Mahalingam 1988 (IP no. 84); edited in Dayalan 2005.
Encoded here by Emmanuel Francis (2020), based on previous editions.