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No. 3. 1
THREE TAMIL INSCRIPTIONS OF LALGUDI.
4 kāśu nā
120 [*]nurr-irupadu kāśun(m) muda[1] ke[ḍā]m[si]y poli[y-u]ṭṭināl
5 alappōm-ayinōm ippadi ot[t]i i-kkāsu kondō[m] Iḍaiyārru-nāṭṭu Ilamperuňkāyiruk[k]ai [sabhaiyō]
6 m [*] i-ññey nisadi iru-nāliyum muṭṭil mutt-inattiyum milappa māhēsvararē sabhaiy-agavum tanitt-agavum ni. ' aññāru kkuḍuttom Tirutta vatturai-Mahādēvarkku [*]
lliṭṭa tän vēņḍu kōviņukku pukka
53
2 évara-baṭṭāra[ka]rkku
nisadi
TRANSLATION.
Hail! Prosperity! In the 9th year opposite to the 4th year of (the reign of) king Marañjaḍaiyan corresponding to the day of Sadaiyam, i.e., Satabhishaj (falling) on a Tuesday in the month of Dhanus, king Marañjaḍaiyan alias Päṇḍyakulapati Varagupa-Mahārāya gave into the hands of Aṇḍa-nāṭṭu-Vēlāṇ 120 old kāśu for burning day and night, till the sun and the moon last, two perpetual lamps in the temple of the Mahadeva at Tiruttavatturai in Iḍaiyarru-nāḍu. As interest on these one hundred and twenty käs the capital remaining un-affected-we bound ourselves to measure out daily [two nali of ghes by the nārāya-nāļi measure]. Thus agreeing, we, (the members of) the assembly of Пamperunkay-irukkai in Iḍaiyarru-nadu, received these kasu. If (any) default occurs in (giving) these two nali of ghee daily, we agreed on behalf of the Mahadeva of Tiruttavatturai to pay, either in a body or individually, double the (quantity at) default and a fine of five hundred kānam (of gold) to the royal (officers) inclusive of [nilaikkalam] as the Mahesvaras attached to the central shrine desire.
This gap may be filled up with the words “ rāya nāļiyāl iru-nāļi ney".
The letters laikkalam-u are damaged.
The first y in neyyal is corrected from yi.
Bead Hai.
pan
kaņam dandam-ida ota
TEXT OF C.
1 Svasti śri [*] Kō-Rajakēsaripanma[r*]kku yāṇḍu 13-āvadu Iḍaiyārru nattu-tTiruttavatturai I
Śōlapperumāṇ-adigal
tiru-udappandar
Nangai.
Varaguna-perumāṇār sandir-a
3 dittava iravum pagalum cru nonda-vilakku nisadi uriy ne[y]yal' erivadark. ku kudutta po[n]
4 30 muppadin kalañju ponnum Vadakarai-Mala-nāṭṭu Kalāra-kku(kü)rrattu mēl-kürru pirama
5 dayam Manalkal sabhaiyōm kondu 1-ppon 30 kalañjun-kondu Tirut[ta]. 6 vatturai Peruman-aḍigalukku tiruvilakkiņukku virru-kkuḍutta nilammāvadu Mē[r]7 ppulattu Mapamutți-ttidalin-kilai engal nangu-ma-kkāņiyum pōyum virkkin[ra] 8 nilattukku ellai Sirugavur veṭṭapperrin vaḍavay müņu mā-kkāņiyum pō[yu]
9 m virkkina nilattukku ellai Sirugavür ellai va[y*]kkalin-kkilai irandu
See note 2 on p. 52. Read nilamavadu. Head cheydu.
mavum
10 pöyum virkkina nilattukk-ellai nangalē Talaivāyaṇukku kuḍutta ve
11 ta[plperrin-kilai arai-mavum aga-ttaḍi nanginal nilam araiyum 11
12 ppilam oliviņpri i-ppon 30 [ka*lañjun-kondu i-ilam pattu-chcheyum iraiy. iliyaga virru vilaiy-avanañ-cheyidu'
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