Kunnāṇṭārkōyil, time of Tantipōttaraiyaṉ, year 5 author of digital edition Emmanuel Francis DHARMA Paris, CEIAS DHARMA_INSPallava00099

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svasti śrī

kō-vicaiya-tanti -pōttaraiyaṟku yāṇṭu 5-Ā vatu

māṟappiṭuviṉār-āyiṉā pē rati Araiyarkaḷ aṭiyāṉ vāli vaṭu kaṉ-āyiṉa kalimūrkka-Iḷavaraiyaṉ ceyta kuḷam vāli Ēri

Ik-kuḷa m lrakṣittāṉṉṉ aṭi Eṉ ṟalai moēlaṉa

-pōttaraiyaṟku ppōttaraiyaṟku pōttaraiyaṟku 5-Ā vatu 5 Ā vatu 5 ñcā vatu moēlaṉa mēralaṉa mēlaṉa The original incorrect spelling cannot be mera, as this inscription makes the distinction between medial ā and ra. Both and read a piḷḷaiyār cūḻi after this final word, but there is no punctuation mark on the stone.

Prosperity!

5th year of the victorious king Tantippōttaraiyaṉ.Sanskrit Dantin + Tamil Pōttaraiyaṉ. That is, the Pallava king Dantin, that is, Dantivarman Pallava.

This is the pond that Kalimūrkka-Iḷavaraiyaṉ, alias Vāḻi Vaṭukaṉ, a servant of the honourable king Pērati, alias Māṟappiṭuviṉār, made; its name is the Vāli tank.

The feet of he who protects this pond are on my head.

Reported in (ARIE/1914-1915/B/1914/348).

Edited in (IPS 17). Text and summary in (IP 99). Edited in (SII 34.348).

This revised edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on photos.

10 17 19-20 17 337 99 321 348 37 B/1914 348 17 41 Summary only.