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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
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Marudôr is perhaps Tiruppudaimarudur near Ambāsamudram; Mangalapuram of the Maharathas might be Mangalore; Kodumbāļür is in the Pudukkottai State ; Pāndikkodumidi is the village Kodumudi near Karur a station on the South Indian Railway; Kadal is Madura; Vanji is Karür'; Koli is Woraiyur near Trichinopoly ; Pennågadam is in the Tanjore District; and Karavandapuram is the modern Kalakkad in the Tinnevelly District.
TEXT.
First Plate.
Svasti [ll*] 1 Sriyan-chiram vaf-sibir-ansu-fokharas-Siva[b] srit-artti-pratibandha-kiranam [°1
tangtu sauvarna-kapa2 rdda-sundarak-kudarppa-Kandarppa-mada-pramarddanaḥ 2 [10] Visvambhari
bhara-Granta-śësha-viśrama-káraộam [1] .3 kalp-åntam=bhuvi sthējād=anvayah-Pandya-bht bhritám 2 [2] Astambhayat
kshiti-dharam-pravijrimbhamåņam-ambha48-samastam-apibaj-jaladhoš=cha yas-saḥ ["! Kumbh-odbhavo bhavati yasya
munih-purodhas-sa sri-nidhi5 reijayati Pandya-narendra-vamśaḥ 2 [3] Asthäd=apratima-prabhåva-mabitah
Pándy-ábhidhano nidhe6 rəvvārådhvări "mahipatis-tribhuvaně line-pi kalpa-kshayât [1] Dhátrá srishta
vată punasasa 7 jagatām raksharttham-abhyarthitas-tējasvi tanayatvam etya sasino nāmná Budh
akhyo-bhavat 2. [4]
Second Plate; first side. 8 Putras-tasya Purärava bhuja-bala-pradhvasta-daityah-prabhus=tad-Tambē Sikharin--
dra-mastaka-si9 la-vinyasta-anatsya-dvayo [1] Sakr-ārddh-äsana-hära-bhāji Saraņd viśvasya vif
Vambhară-gēha10 svåmini sãivato yadhi jit-ātēsh-amar-äri-prabhau 2 [5*] Datibhtta-divokasi:
kshitidhara-kshu11 bdh-sbhisanksbobhita-kshir-odanvati Kumbha-sambhava-kara-prāpt-abhisheka-kriyo
[lo] isht-artth-ārppaņa12 tarppit-artthi-janat-iptirņpa-kshamă-mandalo janm-āvāpa jaga-tray-archchita-guns[b']
frt-Märavarmmă ni
1 Pandit Baghara Aiyangar of Ramnad has proved from copious references to literature that the earliest Vaiji in Karur. But an inscription at Dbirapuram mentioes the town Kongu-Vaji, suggesting thos, another Vaji which was perhaps the earlier and the capital of Chora.
? From two es allont impressions supplied by Dr. Fleet to Mr. Vonkayya in 1893 and another sapplied by Dr. L. D. Barnett to be in 1915. • There wo ayllables are written on the left margin of the plate. • Bendrarás dari,
Rond -dipaukari.
. Read jagat.
