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śrī-rājarāja-devar kuṭutta Ūrkaḷil Ūr-natrājakesa riyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ Eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakka-k-kaṭava nellum Iṭa-k-kaṭava poṉṉuṅ kācum pēci-k kallil veṭṭiṉa
rājendra-ciṅka-vaḷa-nāṭṭuśrī-kōyilun tirumuṟṟamum piṭāri kōyiluñ ce
In-nāṭṭu-devarkku nīkki Ēṟa Apaharittu Uṇṭu bhavikka
rājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ eṉṉum
Iśrī-kō
maḻanāṭāṉa rājāśraiya-vaḷa-nāṭṭu-p pācciṟ-kūṟṟattu mīypalāṟṟu Āṉpaṉūr Aḷanta-paṭi nilam Eṇpatē-y mukkāliṉ kīḻ Araiyē nāṉkumā Araikkāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ nāṉkumā
mahādevar tiruvaṉṉibhagavar śrī-kōyilun tirumuṟṟamum piṭārājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakka-k-kaṭava nellu Ai-y-āyiratt' eṇ
Iṉ-ṉāṭṭu-p pācciṟ-kūṟṟattu-k kīḻpalāṟṟu Īṅkaiyūr Aḷanta-paṭi nilam nāṟpatt' aiñc' araiyē Araimā Araikkāṇi-k kīḻ Araiyilum Ūmahādevar śrī-kōyilun tirumuṟṟamum It-tēvar tirumañcaṉa-k kuḷattālum paṟai-c-cēriyālum veḷḷāṉ cuṭukāṭṭālum paṟai-c cuṭukāṭṭālum Āka Iṟa-Ili nīṅku nilam Iraṇṭē mukkāl nrājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakka-k-kaṭava nellu nālāyiratt' iru
6 Iṉ-ṉāṭṭu-p pmahādevar śrī-kōyilun tirumuṟṟamum Ivv-ūrai Ūṭaṟuttu-p puṟavūrkaḷukku nīr pāyum vāykkālum
rājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ eṉṉum
7 Iṉ-ṉāṭṭu-p pācciṟ-kūṟṟattu-rājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ eṉṉum
8 In-nāṭṭu-p pācciṟ-kūṟṟattu kīḻpalāṟṟu cem
r ājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭava
In-nāṭṭu-k kalāra-k kūṟṟattu māntoṭṭam Aḷanta-paṭi nilam patiṉ aiñc' araiyē kāṇi Araikkāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ Araiyē mummāvarai muntirikai-k kīḻ Araiyē Iraṇṭumāvilum Ūr-irukkaiyum Ivv-ūrkkaḷamum kammāṇa cēriyum Ivv-ūr-p paṟai-c-cēriyum Ivv-ūrājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭava
In-nāṭṭu kalāra-k kūṟṟaśrīrājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakka-k-kaṭava nel Āyiratt' orunūṟṟu Aṟupatt' oṉpatiṉ kalaṉē Irutūṇi I
In-nāṭṭu veṇkoṉkuṭi-k kaṇṭattu veṇkoṉkuṭi Aḷanta-paṭi nilam Aimpatē Eḻumā-k kāṇi-k kīḻ mukkālē Orumāvilum Ūr-nattamuṅ kuṭi-y-irukkaiyum Ūruṇi-kuḷamuṅrājakesa
riyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakka-k-kaṭava nel nālāyirattu Eḻunūṟṟu Eṇpattu nāṟkalaṉē Irutūṇi Aṟunāḻi
In-nāṭṭu veṇkoṉkuṭi-k kaṇṭattu mākāṇikuṭi Aḷanta-paṭi nilam Irupattu mūṉṟ' araiyē śrī-kōyilum tirumuṟṟamum piṭāriyār itu teṅkurājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakka-k-kaṭava nel Iraṇṭ' āyirattu munnūṟṟu Orupattu Aiṅkalaṉē kuṟuṇi
In-nāṭṭu cempuṟai-k kaṇṭa
ttu ciṟucempuṟai Aḷanta-paṭi nilam Āṟ' araiyē mummāvarai muntirirājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakka-k-kaṭava nel Aṟunūṟṟ' orupatt' irukalaṉē patakku
In-nāṭṭu-p pāccil-kūṟṟattu-k kīḻpalāṟṟutt' uṟaiyūr nilaṉ nūṟṟ' aimpatt' iraṇṭē mukkālē Araikkāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ Araiyē mūṉṟumā-k kāṇi-k kīḻ mukkālē mūṉṟumā mukkāṇiyilum Ivv-ūr-nattam-kuṭi y-irukkaiyum kiṇaṟum toṭṭiyum veḷḷā
ṉ cuṭukāṭum kōṭṭa-kāraṅkaḷum talaivāy-c-cēriyum Īḻa-c-cēriyum kammāṇa-cēriyum paṟai-c-cēriyum paṟai-c-cuṭukāṭum Ivv-ūr nilattai Ūṭaṟuttu-p poy-p puṟavūrkaḷukku nīr pāyum vāykkālum piṭāri puṉṉaittuṟai-naṅkai kōyilun tirumuṟṟamum piṭāri pōtu-vakśrī-kōyilum tirumuṟṟamum Ivv-ūr-k-kādurggaiyār kōyilun tiruśrī-kōyilun tirumuṟṟamum Aiyaṉ kōyilun tirumuṟṟamum Ivv-ūr-p piṭāri kuturaivaṭṭam-uṭaiyāḷ śrī-kōyilun tirumuṟṟamum Ivv-ūr-k-kuḷamuṅ-karaiyum Āka Iṟai-y-ili nīṅku nilaṉ mūṉṟē kāṇi Araikkāṇi-k kīḻ mukkālē Iraṇṭumā mukkāṇi Araikkāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ Eḻumā Araikkāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ nāṉkumā nīkki nilaṉ nūṟṟu nāṟpatt' oṉpat' araiyē nāṉkumā mukkāṇi-k kīḻ mukkālē kāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ Araiyē Orumāvarai-k kīḻ mukkālē Orumāviṉāl Iṟai kaṭṭiṉa kāṇi-k-kaṭaṉ rājakesariyōṭ'-okkum Āṭavallāṉ e
ṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakka-k-kaṭava nellu-p pati
In-nāṭṭu-k kāri-maṅkalam nilaṉ patiṉ oṉṟe Oṉpatumā-k kāṇi-k kīḻ mukkālē mukkāṇi muntirikai-k kīḻ Araiyē Iraṇṭumāvilum Ivv-ūr nattamum kaḷamum veḷḷāṉ cuṭukśrī-kōyilun tirumuṟṟarājakesariyōṭ' okkum Āṭavallāṉ eṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakka-k-kaṭava nellu Āyiratt' eṇpattu mukkalaṉē Aiññāḻi
nitta-viṉōta-vaḷa-nāṭṭu veṇṇikkūṟṟattu nakaram veṇṇi nilaṉ Irupatt' oṉṟ' araiyē Araikkāṇi
kkīḻ Eṭṭu mā mukkāṇikkīḻ mukkāle Orumāvilum Ivvūr Irukkaiyum kuḷaṅkaḷum karaikaḷum tirukkoyilum Aiyaṉ koyilum paṟaicceriyum cuṭukāṭum ciṟumuṉṉiyūreriyil [ Ivvūroṭum Eṟiṉa Innāṭṭuppūtamaṅkalam nilaṉ Irupattaiñce mukkāle Irumāvarai Araikkāṇi muntirikaikkīḻ mukkāle mūṉṟu mā mukkāṇi Araikkāṇikkīḻ Araiyilum kuḷamuṅkaraiyum cuṭukāṭum paṟaicceri nattamum Ūrnattamum Āy Iṟaiyili nīṅkunilaṉ Araiye nālu mā mukkāṇi muntirikaikkīḻ Oṉpatu mā mukkāṇi muntirikai nīkki nilaṉ Irupattaiñce Iraṇṭu mā mukkāṇi Araikkāṇik[ Iv
vūroṭum Eṟiṉa Innāṭṭuppūtamaṅkalattuppāl mītuveli nilaṉ mūṉṟe kāliṉ kīḻ Eṭṭu māvilum Ūrnattattāl Iṟaiyili nīṅkunilaṉ nālu mākkāṇi Araikkāṇi mun[ Ivvūroṭum Eṟiṉa Innāṭṭu nakarakkārikuṟicci nilaṉ Iraṇṭe mukkāle Orumā mukkāṇi Araikkāṇi muntirikaikkīḻ Āṟu mā Araikkāṇi muntirikaikkīḻ nāṉku māviṉāl poṉ Irupatteṇkaḻañce Oṉpatu mañcāṭiyum Eḻumāvaraiyum [ 2 Ivvūroṭum Eṟiṉa Innāṭṭu vaṭatāmarai nilaṉ Āṟe mukkāle Iraṇṭu mākkāṇikkīḻ Araiye Arai mā muntirikaikkīḻ Araiye Iraṇṭu māvilum Ūrnattamāy Iṟaiyili nīṅkunilaṉ Iraṇṭu mā Araikkāṇi muntirikaikkīḻ Eṭṭu mā nīkki nilaṉ Āṟe mukkāle muntirikaikkīḻ Irumāvarai muntirikaikkīḻ Araiye Iraṇṭu māviṉāl
poṉ Aṟupattu nāṟkaḻañce mukkāle mañcāṭiyum Eṭṭu mā mukkāṇiyum [ 2 Ivvūroṭum Eṟiṉa Innāṭṭu veṇṇittiṟappāṉpaḷḷi[ 2 Āka veṇṇiyum pūtamaṅkalamum pūtamaṅkalattuppāl mītuveliyum nakarakkārikuṟicciyum vaṭatāmaraiyum veṇṇitiṟappāṉpaḷḷiyum Uṭpaṭa nilaṉ Eḻupate mukkāle nāṉmāvarai muntirikaikkīḻ nāṉku mā mukkāṇikkīḻ mukkāle mūṉṟu māvilum Iṟaiyili nīṅkunilaṉ Eḻe mukkāle Orumāvarai Araikkāṇikkīḻ mukkāle mā kāṇi muntirikai
ṟe Iraṇṭu mā mukkāṇi Araikkāṇikkīḻ Eṭṭu mākkāṇi Araikkāṇi muntirikaikkīḻ mukkāle [ 2 Arumśrīkoyilum tīṇṭācce
mmāvarai Araikkāṇi muntirikaikkīḻ Araiye Iraṇṭu māviṉāl Iṟai kaṭṭiṉa kāṇikkaṭaṉ rājakesariyoṭokkum Āṭavallāṉeṉṉum marakkālāl Aḷakkakkaṭava nellu Aiy[ 2 Arumoḻitevavaḷanāṭṭuttakkaḷurnāṭṭu nakaram venśrīkoyilum nan=tavāṉamum pāṇṭavāśvara gṛhattu devar śrīkoyiluntirumuṟṟamuntaḷicceriyuñcuṭukāṭum Āka Iṟaiili nīṅkunilaṉ Eḻaraiye Irumāvarai muntirikaikkīḻ Araiye nāṉku mā mukkāṇi Araikkāṇik[ 2
1. [Hail ! Prosperity !] There was engraved on stone, as orally settled, the revenue in paddy,—which has to be measured by the marakkāl called (after) Āḍavallāṉ, which is equal to a rājakēsari,—and the gold and the money (kāśu), which have to be paid from the land paying taxes; and (there was also engraved on stone) the land free from taxes,—including the village-[site], • • • • • the channels, the Paṟaichchēri, the Kammāṇaśēri and the burning-ground,—in the villages, which [the lord] Śrī-Rājarājadēva had given • • .......
2. The land which forms the portion (vagai) of the cultivators (Veḷḷāṉ),—excluding that which is given to the temple (dēvadāna) and that which is enjoyed by the (royal) palace (? śālābhōga),—(in the village of) Karuppūr in Iṉṉambar-nāḍu, (a subdivision) of [Vaḍakarai-Rājē]ndrasiṁha-vaḷanāḍu, (contains) five (measures), one half, four twentieths, one eightieth, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of one half, one fortieth, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of one half and one twentieth. [There have to be deducted] • • • • • consisting of the village-site, the ponds and (their) banks, the sacred temple and (its) sacred court, the temple of Piḍāri, one third of the pond in which red water-lilies are planted, and the burning-ground • • • • • [The revenue is] five hundred and forty-nine kalam, seven kuṟuṇi and four nāṛi of paddy, • • • • •
3. (In the village of) T[i]ruttēvaṉkuḍi in [Tiruvāli]-nāḍu, (a subdivision) of the same nāḍu, (some) land had been set aside for (the temple of) Kaḍadēvari.e., Agastya.but) had been entirely taken away and enjoyed (by others). Therefore another estate (? mudal) was formed and made over to the cultivators. The land which forms the portion of the cultivators,—excluding the estateand which) has to be enjoyed in common (by all the cultivators),— (contains), according to measurement, twenty-nine (measures of) land, one quarter, three eightieths and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of four twentieths, one eightieth and one hundred-and-sixtieth; and (1/320) of one quarter and one fortieth. The revenue paid as tax is two thousand nine hundred • • • kalam, two tūṇi and one nāṛi of paddy, which has to be measured by the marakkāl) called (after) Āḍavallāṉ, which is equal to a rājakēsari.
4. (The village of) Ku[ṟuv]āṇiyakkuḍi in Tiruvāli-nāḍu, (a subdivision) of the same nāḍu, (contains), according to measurement, forty-six (measures of) land, one fortieth and one hundred-and-sixtieth; (1/320) of three twentieths and three eightieths; and (1/320) of three quarters and one twentieth,—including the Jaina temple. There have to be deducted • • • • • • the village-site, the sacred temple and (its) sacred court • • • • • (There remain) thirty-nine (measures of) land paying taxes, one half, three twentieths, one eightieth and one hundred-and-sixtieth; (1/320) of three quarters, four twentieths and three eightieths; and (1/320) of three quarters and one twentieth. The gold paid as tax is three hundred and four kaṛañju and three mañjāḍi, nine tenths
5. (The village of) Āṉpaṉūr in Mī-Palāṟu,I.e., ‘(the country) on the west of the Palāṟu (river).’a subdivision) of Pāchchiṟkūṟṟam in Maṛa-nāḍu, alias Rājāśraya-vaḷanāḍu, (contains), according to measurement, eighty (measures of) land and three quarters; (1/320) of one half, four twentieths, one hundred-andsixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of four twentieths. There have to be deducted four (measures of) land free from taxes, three quarters, three twentieths, three eightieths and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of one quarter, • • • • • [and (1/320) of one half and two twentieths],—consisting of the village-site, the thrashing-floortheir) banks, the Peruvaḷavāy (channel),Trichinopoly Manual, p. 5.Peruvaḷavāy, passes through this village and irrigates (the village of) Śeṭṭimangalam,Koḷḷiḍam) near the “Upper Anicut” north of Eṛumaṉūr Railway Station, and passes Śeṭṭimaṅgalam two miles from the head-sluice.Mahādēva, (called) Tiru-Vaṉṉi-bhagavar (i.e., Śrī-Vahni-bhagavat), in this village and (its) sacred court, the temple of Piḍāri and (its) sacred court, the temple of Śēṭṭaiyāri.e., Jyēshṭhā) or Mūdēvi is the goddess of misfortune or poverty, who is considered as the elder sister of Lakshmī, the goddess of fortune; see Ziegenbalg's Genealogy of the South-Indian Gods, p. 91.its) sacred court, the pond of Tiruppaiññīli-Mādēvar (Mahādēva)Periyapurāṇam, Tiruppaiññīli is a town sacred to Śiva, which is situated on the north of the Kāvērī.its) banks, the Īṛachchēri of this village, the Paṟaichchēri, the burning-ground of the cultivators, the burning-ground of the Paṟaiyas, and the stone fold (kaṟkiḍai) (for cattle). (There remain) seventy-five (measures of) land, three quarters, • • • • • one fortieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of one half and two twentieths. The revenue paid as tax is five thousand eight hundred and fifty kalam, two tūṇi, (one) kuṟuṇi and one nāṛi of paddy, which has to be measured by the marakkāl) called (after) Āḍavallāṉ, which is equal to a rājakēsari.
6. (The village of) Īṅgaiyūr in Kīṛ-Palāṟu,I.e., ‘(the country) on the east of the Palāṟu (river);’ compare Mī-Palāṟu in paragraph 5.a subdivision) of Pāchchiṟkūṟṟam in the same nāḍu, (contains), according to measurement, forty-five (measures of) land, one half, one fortieth and one hundred-and-sixtieth; and (1/320) of one half. There have to be deducted two (measures of) land free from taxes and three quarters,—consisting of the village-site, the temple of Piḍāri in this village and (its) sacred court, the temple of ..... and (its) sacred court, the sacred temple of Mahādēva in this village and (its) sacred court, the sacred bathing-pond (tirumañjaṉakkuḷam) of this god, the Paṟaichchēri, the burning-ground of the cultivators, and the burning-ground of the Paṟaiyas. (There remain) forty-two (measures of) land, three quarters, one fortieth and one hundred-and-sixtieth; and (1/320) of one half. The revenue paid as tax is four thousand two hundred and seventy-eight kalam, three kuṟuṇi) and four nāṛi) of paddy, which has to be measured by the marakkāl) called (after) Āḍavallāṉ, which is equal to a rājakēsari.
7. (The village of) • • • ṉūr, alias Paṇamaṅgalam, (in) Paṇamaṅgala-Vaṉakarai-paṟṟu, (a subdivision) of Kīṛ-Palāṟu in Pāchchiṟkūṟṟam in the same nāḍu, (contains), according to measurement, forty-two (measures of) land, eight twentieths, • • • • • (1/320) of eight twentieths and three eightieths; and (1/320) of three quarters and one twentieth. There have to be deducted one (measure of) land free from taxes, one half, two twentieths, ..... and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of one half, one twentieth, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of four twentieths,—consisting of the village-site (ūr-irukkai-nattam), the sacred temple of Mahādēva in this village and (its) sacred court, the channels which pass through this village and supply water to other villages, the temple of Piḍāri and (its) sacred court, the public pond (ūruṇi-kuḷam) and (its) banks, the temple of Aiyaṉ and (its) sacred court, the stables,Malayāḷam Dictionary, Paṟaiyas, the Paṟaichchēri and the Īṛachchēri. (There remain) forty (measures of) land, three quarters, three eightieths and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of three quarters, two twentieths, one fortieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of one half and two twentieths. The revenue paid as tax is four thousand and seventy-two kalam, (one) kuṟuṇi and seven nāṛi of paddy, which has to be measured by the marakkāl called (after) Āḍavallāṉ, which is equal to a rājakēsari.
8. (The village of) Śātta[np]āḍi (in) Paṇamaṅgala-Vaṉakarai-paṟṟu, (a subdivision) of Kīṛ-[Pa]lāṟu in Pāchchiṟkūṟṟam in the same nāḍu, (contains), according to measurement, nineteen (measures of) land, one twentieth, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of four twentieths, three eightieths and one hundred-and-sixtieth; and (1/320) of eight twentieths. There have to be deducted four twentieths (of a measure) of land free from taxes, one eightieth and one hundredand-sixtieth; and (1/320) of three quarters and one twentieth,—consisting of the villagesite, the Paṟaichchēri, and the [P]aiṅgē[ṇi] channel, which passes through the land of this village and supplies water to other villages. (There remain) eighteen (measures of) land, three quarters, one twentieth and three eightieths; (1/320) of eight twentieths, three eightieths and one hundred-and-sixtieth; and (1/320) of eight twentieths. The revenue paid as tax is one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three kalam, two tūṇi and three kuṟuṇi of paddy, which has to be measured by the marakkāl) called (after) Āḍavallāṉ, which is equal to a rājakēsari.
9. (The village of) • • kkaṉkuḍi (in) Śem • • ppaṟṟu, (a subdivision) of Kīṛ-Palāṟu in Pāchchiṟkūṟṟam in the same nāḍu, (contains), according to measurement, four (measures of) land, three quarters, two twentieths and three eightieths; (1/320) of six twentieths and three eightieths; (1/320) of three twentieths, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one threehundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320)^3^ of four twentieths. There have to be deducted three twentieths (of a measure) of land free from taxes, one fortieth and one three-hundredand-twentieth; (1/320) of four twentieths and one hundred-and-sixtieth; (1/320) of three quarters, two twentieths, one fortieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320)^3^ of one half and two twentieths,—consisting of the village-site, the Īṛachchēri, the stables and the (Paṟaichchēri. (There remain) four (measures of) land, one half, four twentieths, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of two twentieths, one fortieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of one quarter, one fortieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320)^3^ of one half and two twentieths. The revenue paid as tax is four hundred and sixty-nine kalam, (one) tūṇi and one nāṛi of paddy, which has to be measured by the marakkāl) called (after) Āḍavallāṉ, which is equal to a rājakēsari.
10. (The village of) Māndōṭṭam in Kalārakkūṟṟam, (a subdivision) of the same nāḍu, (contains), according to measurement, fifteen (measures of) land, one half, one eightieth, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of one half, three twentieths, one fortieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of one half and two twentieths. There have to be deducted three quarters (of a measure) of land free from taxes, four twentieths and one hundred-and-sixtieths (1/320) of seven twentieths, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of [four] twentieths, —consisting of the village-site, the thrashing-floor of this village, the Kammāṇaśēri, the Paṟaichchēri of this village, and the Agaiyāṟu (river) at this village. (There remain) fourteen (measures of) land, one half, one twentieth, one eightieth and one three-hundredand-twentieth; (1/320) of six twentieths, one eightieth and one hundred-and-sixtieth; and (1/320) of eight twentieths. The revenue paid as tax is one thousand four hundred and fifty-six kalam, five kuṟuṇi and seven nāṛi of paddy, which has to be measured by the marakkāl) called (after) Āḍavallāṉ, which is equal to a rājakēsari.
11. (The village of) Iṟaiyāṉśēri in Kalārakkūṟṟam, (a subdivision) of the same nāḍu, (contains), according to measurement, twelve (measures of) land, one half, two twentieths, one fortieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of one quarter and three eightieths; and (1/320) of three quarters and one twentieth. There have to be deducted three quarters (of a measure) of land free from taxes, two twentieths, one eightieth and one hundred-andsixtieth; (1/320) of one half and three twentieths; (1/320) of three twentieths, one hundredand-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320)^3^ of three eightieths; and (1/320)kuḍi-irukkai), the Paṟaichchēri, the water-course (nīr-ōḍu-kāl), (called) the Kaṇṇaṉ channel, (and the other) channels which pass through this village and irrigate other villages, the village thrashing-floor of this village, the ponds of this village and (their) banks, the sacred temple of Mādēvar (Mahādēva) in this village and (its) sacred court, and the sacred bathing-pond of this god. (There remain) eleven (measures of) land, three quarters and one hundred-andsixtieth; (1/320) of one half, two twentieths and three eightieths; (1/320) of one half, two twentieths and three eightieths; (1/320)^3^ of three quarters, four twentieths, one hundredand-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320)kalam, two tūṇi, two nāṛi and (one) uri of paddy, which has to be measured by the marakkāl called (after) Āḍavallāṉ, which is equal to a rājakēsari.
12. (The village of) Veṇkōṉkuḍi in Veṇkōṉkuḍi-kaṇḍam,a subdivision) of the same nāḍu, (contains), according to measurement, fifty (measures of) land, seven twentieths and one eightieth; and (1/320) of three quarters and one twentieth. There have to be deducted two (measures of) land free from taxes, one quarter and one eightieth; (1/320) of one twentieth, one fortieth, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of one half and two twentieths,—consisting of the village-site, the site of the houses, the public pond, the land lying waste as pasture for the calves, the site of the houses of the Kaṇmāṇaśēri,i.e., Kammāḷaṉ: see page 47, note 2.Piḍāri and (its) sacred court, the road (vaṛi) which leads to the burning-ground of the cultivators, the burning-ground of the cultivators (itself), the burningground of the Paṟaiyas, the land used as thrashing-floor, the temple of Aiyaṉ and (its) sacred court, the eastern quarter in which Paṟaiya) cultivators (Uṛappaṟaiyar) live, • • • • • • the western Paṟaichchēri in which Paṟaiya cultivators live, and the Nāṭṭār channel,Tanjore Manual.There remain) forty-eight (measures of) land and two twentieths; (1/320) of one half, four twentieths and one eightieth; and (1/320) of eight twentieths. The revenue paid as tax is four thousand seven hundred and eighty-four kalam, two tūṇi) and six nāṛi) of paddy, which has to be measured by the marakkāl) called (after) Āḍavallāṉ, which is equal to a rājakēsari.
13. (The village of) Māgāṇikuḍi in Veṇkōṉkuḍi-kaṇḍam, (a subdivision) of the same nāḍu, (contains), according to measurement, twenty-three (measures of) land, one half, three twentieths and one hundred-and-sixtieth; (1/320) of one eightieth and one hundred-andsixtieth; and (1/320) of eight twentieths. There have to be deducted nine twentieths (of a measure) of land free from taxes, three eightieths, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one threehundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of nine twentieths, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one threehundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of four twentieths,—consisting of the village-site, the thrashing-floor of the village, the sacred temple of Kāḷari.e., Mahākāla) is ‘the leader of a division of the celestial army under the charge of Aiyaṉār’ (see page 48, note 9).and) Piḍāriyār in this village and (its) sacred court, the flower-garden (nandavāṉam) of Piḍāriyār, in which cocoanut-trees grow, the channels which pass through this village and supply water to other villages, the Īṛachchēri, the burning-ground of the cultivators, the burning-ground of the Paṟaiyas, and the Paṟaichchēri. (There remain) twenty-three (measures of) land, three twentieths and one hundred-and-sixtieth; (1/320) of one half, one twentieth, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of four twentieths. The revenue paid as tax is two thousand three hundred and fifteen kalam and (one) kuṟuṇi of paddy, which has to be measured by the marakkāl) called (after) Āḍavallāṉ, which is equal to a rājakēsari.
14. (The village of) Śiṟu-Śembuṟai in Śembuṟai-kaṇḍam, (a subdivision) of the same nāḍu, (contains), according to measurement, six (measures of) land, one half, three twentieths, one fortieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of one half, four twentieths, three eightieths, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth. There have to be deducted seven twentieths (of a measure) of land free from taxes and one eightieth; (1/320) of seven twentieths, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-andtwentieth; and (1/320) of four twentieths,—consisting of the village-site, the stables, the hill (tiḍal) on which (the temple of) Mādēvar (Mahādēva) stands, the channel which branches off from the Kaṇṇaṉ channel, passes • • • the land of this village and supplies water to other villages, the burning-ground of the cultivators, the Kaṇmāṇaśēri, the Paṟaichchēri, and the burning-ground of the Paṟaiyas. (There remain) six (measures of) land, six twentieths, one eightieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of seven twentieths, one fortieth, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of three quarters and one twentieth. The revenue paid as tax is six hundred and twelve kalam) and (one) padakku of paddy, which has to be measured by the marakkāl called (after) Āḍavallāṉ, which is equal to a rājakēsari.
15. (The village of) Tuṟaiyūr in Kīṛ-Palāṟu, (a subdivision) of Pāchchil-kūṟṟam in the same nāḍu, (contains) one hundred and fifty-two (measures of) land, three quarters, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of one half, three twentieths and one eightieth; and (1/320) of three quarters, three twentieths and three eightieths. There have to be deducted three (measures of) land free from taxes, one eightieth and one hundredand-sixtieth; (1/320) of three quarters, two twentieths, three eightieths, one hundred-andsixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of seven twentieths, one hundred-andsixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320)^3^ of four twentieths,—consisting of the site of this village, the site of the houses, the wells (kiṇaṟu) and cisterns (toṭṭi), the burning-ground of the cultivators, the stables, the quarter near the gate (Talaivāychchēri), the Īṛachchēri, the Kammāṇaśēri, the Paṟaichchēri, the burning-ground of the Paṟaiyas, the channels which pass through the land of this village and supply water to other villages, the temple of Piḍāri, (called) Puṉṉaittuṟai-naṅgai, and (its) sacred court, the sacred temple of Piḍāri, (called) Poduva[g]ai-ūr-uḍaiyāḷ, and (its) sacred court, the temple of Kāḍugāḷits) sacred court, the temple of Durgaiyār (Durgā) in this village and (its) sacred court, the foldKāḷar (and) Piḍāriyār in this village and (its) sacred court, the temple of Aiyaṉ and (its) sacred court, the sacred temple of Piḍāri, (called) Kuduraivaṭṭam-uḍaiyāḷ, in this village and (its) sacred court, the ponds of this village and (their) banks. (There remain) one hundred and forty-nine (measures of) land, one half, four twentieths and three eightieths; (1/320) of three quarters, one eightieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of one half, one twentieth and one fortieth; and (1/320)^3^ of three quarters and one twentieth. The revenue paid as tax is fourteen thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight kalam, (one) tūṇi, (one) padakku and one nāṛi of paddy, which has to be measured by the marakkāl called (after) Āḍavallāṉ, which is equal to a rājakēsari.
16. (The village of) Kārimaṅgalam in the same nāḍu (contains) eleven (measures of) land, nine twentieths and one eightieth; (1/320) of three quarters, three eightieths and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of one half and two twentieths. There have to be deducted seven twentieths (of a measure) of land free from taxes, one fortieth, one hundredand-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of three quarters and one fortieth; (1/320) of six twentieths, one eightieth and one hundred-and-sixtieth; and (1/320)^3^ of eight twentieths,—consisting of the site of this village, the thrashing-floor, the burning-ground of the cultivators, the sacred temple of Piḍāri, (called) Tiruvāl-uḍaiyāḷ, and (its) sacred court, the temple of Kāḍugāḷ and (its) sacred court, the Īṛachchēri, the Kammāṇaśēri, the Paṟaichchēri, and the burning-ground of the Paṟaiyas. (There remain) eleven (measures of) land, one twentieth, one fortieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of one eightieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of one quarter, one fortieth and one threehundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of one half and two twentieths. The revenue paid as tax is one thousand and eighty-three kalam and five nāṛi of paddy, which has to be measured by the marakkāl) called (after) Āḍavallāṉ, which is equal to a rājakēsari.)
17. Veṇṇi, a town (nagara) in Veṇṇi-kūṟṟam, (a subdivision) of Nittaviṉōdavaḷanāḍu, (contains) twenty-one (measures of) land, one half and one hundred-and-sixtieth; (1/320) of eight twentieths and three eightieths; and (1/320) of three quarters and one twentieth. There have to be deducted four (measures of) land free from taxes and one hundred-andsixtieth; and (1/320) of two twentieths and one fortieth,—consisting of the site of this village, the ponds and (their) banks, the sacred temple, the temple of Aiyaṉ, the Paṟaichchēri), the burning-ground, and the land used as a pit (paḷḷavāy) which is dug (for) the water from the tank (ēri) (of the village) of Śiṟu-Muṉṉiyūr. (There remain) seventeen (measures of) land and a half; (1/320) of six twentieths and one eightieth; and (1/320) of three quarters and one twentieth. The gold (to be paid) is ninety-three kaṛañju, three mañjāḍi, four tenths and one fortieth.mañjāḍi, means ‘a fortieth,’ and not, as usual, ‘an eightieth,’ just as, in the same case, mañjāḍi or (1/10) kaṛañju, which had passed out of use in the time of Rājarāja.
18. (The village of) Pūdamaṅgalam (i.e., Bhūtamaṅgalam) in the same nāḍu, which adjoins this village (of Veṇṇi), (contains) twenty-five (measures of) land, three quarters, two twentieths, one fortieth, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of three quarters, three twentieths, three eightieths and one hundred-and-sixtieth; and (1/320) of one half. There have to be deducted one half (of a measure) of land free from taxes, four twentieths, three eightieths and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of nine twentieths, three eightieths and one three-hundred-and-twentieth,—consisting of the ponds and (their) banks, the burning-ground, the site of the Paṟaichchēri, and the site of the village. (There remain) twenty-five (measures of) land, two twentieths, three eightieths and one hundred-and-sixtieth; (1/320) of nine twentieths and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of one half. The gold (to be paid) is two hundred and forty-six kaṛañju and a half, three tenths (of a mañjāḍi) and three fortieths.
19. (The village of) Mīduvēli in the same nāḍu, which is a part (pāl) of Pūdamaṅgalam, and which adjoins this village, (contains) three (measures of) land and a quarter; and (1/320) of eight twentieths. There have to be deducted four twentieths (of a measure) of land free from taxes, one eightieth, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-andtwentieth; (1/320) of three quarters, two twentieths, one fortieth and one three-hundred-andtwentieth; and (1/320) of one half and two twentieths,—consisting of the village-site. (There remain) three (measures of) land and one fortieth; (1/320) of one half, one eightieth and one hundred-and-sixtieth; and (1/320) of eight twentieths. The gold (to be paid) is thirty kaṛañju and a quarter, three tenths (of a mañjāḍi) and three fortieths.
20. (The village of) Nagarakkārikuṟichchi in the same nāḍu, which adjoins this village, (contains) two (measures of) land, three quarters, one twentieth, three eightieths, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of six twentieths, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of four twentieths. The gold (to be paid) is twenty-eight kaṛañju, nine mañjāḍi, seven tenths and one twentieth.
21. (The village of) Vaḍatāmarai in the same nāḍu, which adjoins this village, (contains) six (measures of) land, three quarters, two twentieths and one eightieth; (1/320) of one half, one fortieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of one half and two twentieths. There have to be deducted two twentieths (of a measure) of land free from taxes, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of eight twentieths,—consisting of the village-site. (There remain) six (measures of) land, three quarters and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of two twentieths, one fortieth and one threehundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of one half and two twentieths. The gold (to be paid) is sixty-four kaṛañju and three quarters, (one) mañjāḍi, eight tenths and three fortieths.
22. (The village of) Veṇṇi-Tiṟappāṉpaḷḷi in the same nāḍu, which adjoins this village, (contains) ten (measures of) land, one half, two twentieths, one eightieth and one hundred-and-sixtieth; (1/320) of one half, two twentieths and one eightieth; and (1/320) of three quarters and one twentieth. There have to be deducted two (measures of) land free from taxes, one half, four twentieths, three eightieths, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one threehundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of three quarters, three twentieths, one eightieth and one hundred-and-sixtieth; and (1/320) of eight twentieths,—consisting of the ponds and (their) banks, the temple of Śēṭṭai, and the village-site. (There remain) seven (measures of) land, three quarters, two twentieths, one eightieth and one hundred-and-sixtieth; (1/320) of one half, three twentieths, three eightieths and one hundred-and-sixtieth; and (1/320) of eight twentieths. The gold (to be paid) is seventy-seven kaṛañju and three quarters and (one) mañjāḍi.
23. Altogether,the villages of) Veṇṇi, Pūdamaṅgalam, Mīduvēli, which is a part of Pūdamaṅgalam, Nagarakkārikuṟichchi, Vaḍatāmarai and Veṇṇi-Tiṟappāṉ- paḷḷi contain seventy (measures of) land, three quarters, four twentieths, one fortieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of four twentieths and three eightieths; and (1/320) of three quarters and three twentieths. The land free from taxes, which has to be deducted, (contains) seven (measures), three quarters, one twentieth, one fortieth and one hundred-andsixtieth; and (1/320) of three quarters, one twentieth, one eightieth and one three-hundredand-twentieth. (The remaining) land (contains) sixty-three (measures), two twentieths, three eightieths and one hundred-and-sixtieth; (1/320) of eight twentieths, one eightieth, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of three quarters and three twentieths. The gold paid as tax is five hundred and forty-one kaṛañju, (one) mañjāḍi and eight tenths.
24. (The village of) Koḍimaṅgalam, which is enjoyed by the (royal) palace (? śālābhōga), in Takkaḷūr-nāḍu, (a subdivision) of Arumoṛidēva-vaḷanāḍu, (contains) fifty-three (measures of) land, one quarter, one fortieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of one half, three twentieths and one hundred-and-sixtieth. There have to be deducted two (measures of) land free from taxes, one half, one twentieth, one fortieth and one hundred-and-sixtieth; (1/320) of three quarters, one twentieth, one fortieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of one half and two twentieths,—consisting of the village-site, the ponds, the sacred temple, and the Tiṇḍāchchē[ri]. There have (further) to be deducted two twentieths (of a measure) of land free from taxes, one fortieth and one hundred-and-sixtieth,—consisting of the channel which passes through the land of this village and irrigates (the village of) Tirumiṉkuṉṟam. There have (further) to be deducted three eightieths (of a measure) of land free from taxes and one-hundred-and-sixtieth; (1/320) of one half, two twentieths and three eightieths; and (1/320) of three quarters and one twentieth,—consisting of the channels which pass through the land of this village and irrigate (the village of) Paruttiyūr. Altogether, there have to be deducted two (measures of) land free from taxes, three quarters, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-andtwentieth; (1/320) of nine twentieths, one eightieth and one hundred-and-sixtieth; and (1/320) of eight twentieths. (There remain) fifty (measures of) land, one half, one eightieth and one hundred-and-sixtieth; (1/320) of three twentieths, one fortieth, one hundred-and-sixtieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; and (1/320) of one half and two twentieths. The revenue paid as tax is five thousand and fifty-one kalam, two tūṇi, three kuṟuṇi and four ṇāṛi of paddy, which has to be measured by the marakkāl called (after) Āḍavallāṉ, which is equal to a rājakēsari.
25. Vē[n]elviḍugu-Pallavapuram, a town in Takkaḷūr-nāḍu, (a subdivision) of Arumoṛidēva-vaḷanāḍu, (contains), according to measurement, twenty-seven (measures of) land, three quarters, three twentieths and one fortieth; (1/320) of one half and one fortieth; and (1/320) of eight twentieths. There have to be deducted seven (measures of) land free from taxes, one half, two twentieths, one fortieth and one three-hundred-and-twentieth; (1/320) of one half, four twentieths, three eightieths and one hundred-and-sixtieth; and (1/320) of eight twentieths,—consisting of the village-site, the Paṟaichchēri of this village, the Kammāṇaśēri, the ponds included in the village, the ponds in the fields (pulam) and (their) banks, the sacred temple of Tiruvaḍigaḷits) flower-garden, the embankment (kulai) of the Pāṇḍavāy (river),P[u]gaṛ-Īśvara-[gṛi]ham in this village and (its) sacred court, the quarter near the temple (Taḷichchēri), and the burning-ground. (There remain) twenty (measures of) land, one quarter, three eightieths and one hundred-and-sixtieth; and (1/320) of three quarters, one fortieth and one hundred-and-sixtieth. The gold paid as tax is one hundred and sixtyseven kaṛañju and a half, three mañjāḍi, two tenths and one twentieth.
This digital edition treats fractional units such as iraṇṭē mukkālē nāṉku mākkāṇi
), rather than usual segmentation with hyphens (e.g., iraṇṭē mu-k-kālē nāṉku mā-k-kāṇi
). In some cases, segmentation could imply arithmetically misleading parsing. For instance, 8/20 + 1/2
. In contrast, here it is kept as such in order to keep the mathematical reading (that is, 8/20 + 1/40
) aligned with what it is written on the stone.
Therefore, repeated fractional values throughout this record—those that seem to have formed part of a “fractional grid" used to generate specific values—such as
First reported and edited
This edition by Renato Dávalos (2025) based on