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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
(Vol. VII.
8 Arku vaitta tirunundâ vila
9 kku onrukku . . . . . “In the 14th year of the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious Rajarajadêva,Ediriganayan Pottappi-Chola, (one) among the chiefs of the body guard of the Pallava Kôpperujinga, gave to the lord, the god of Tirumudugupram, one perpetual lamp," eto.
From this inscription we learn that Köpperuñjinga claimed to belong to the Pallava family, and that in A.D. 1229-30, i.e. two years before the Tiruvêndipuram inscription, he still acknowledged Rajaraja III. as his sovereign. The defeat which Narasimha II. inflicted on Köpperuñjinga enabled Rajaraja III. to remain in power until at least A.D. 1243-44. About this time he was either ousted or succeeded by his former enemy; for, an inscription of Köpperuñjinga, who had assumed the titles dêra, 'king,' and Sakalabhuvanachakravartin, in the Aru!åļaPerumal temple at Conjeeveram shows that the 18th year of his reign corresponded to SakaSamvat 1182. I subjoin the date-portion of this inscription, and that of three other inscriptions at Tiruvennainallar, Tiruvidaimarudur and Tirukkalukkuyram.
A.-In the Aruļaļa-Perumal temple at Conjeeveram. i Syrsti eri 7 Sakabdam Ayiratt-orunûrru-en[ba]tt-irandiņ mêl sellânigra
Sagalabuva nach[cha]kkaravattiga! sri-Kôpperuñjin[ga][varku yandu [18ávadu) Vyifchika-nayatru apara-pakshattu dasamiyum Nåyarru
kkilamaiyu[m] ..........
"In the [18th) year of the emperor of the whole world, the glorious Kôpperuñjingadêva, which was current after the Saka year one thousand one hundred and eighty-two, . . . . . . . . . 7 a Sunday and the tenth tithi of the second fortnight of the month Vrischika."
B.-In the Vaikuntha-Perumai temple at Tiruvennainallur. 8 1 [Svasti"] [sri ll] Sakalabhuva fachchakravarttiga! sri-Kôpporuñji[n]gadêvar[k*jku
yandu [78]vadu Sim(ha)-nayafru apara-pakshattu chaturtthiyam Velli
kkilamaiyum perra Rêvati-nál.
"In the (7th year of the emperor of the whole world, the glorious Kopperuñjingadêve, on the day of Rêvati, which corresponded to a Friday and to the fourth tithi of the second fortnight of the month Simha."
C.-In the Mahalingasvâmin temple at Tiruvidaimarudur. 1 Svast[i] Sri [11] Sagalabu vagasakkaravattiga! sri-Köpperaõjinga[de]varku yảndu
18vadu Kag[p]i-nayafru půryva-pakshattu panchadasiyum Nayarru-kilam[ai]
perra Sadayattu [nja!
" In the 18th year of the emperor of the whole world, the glorious Kopperunjingadêva, on the day of Satabhishaj, which corresponded to a Sunday and to the fifteenth tithi of the first fortnight of the month Kanya."
See Dr. Gundert's Malayalam Dictionary, p. 2, s.v. agambadi. * This is the Tamil name of Vriddhachalam ; compare South Ind. Insor. Vol. I. p. 128, and Vol. III. p. 152.
* In the Madras Christian College Magazine of March 1892, Mr. Venkayya states that two inscriptions at Tiruvannamalai also call Kopperufijings Pallava or Kadave. Regarding Kådava as a synonym of Pallava, see above, p. 25, and South-Ind. Inser. Vol. III. p. 68.
• See above, p. 161 and note 6. • No. 88 of 1890; see South-Ind. Inser. Vol. II. p. 340, note 5. • The remainder of the line is built in.
A portion of the date, which probably contained the name of the nakshatra, is lout. No. 820 of 1902.
No. 135 of 1895.
