________________
No. 18 ]
EIGHT INSCRIPTIONS OF KADAVARAYA CHIEFS
Mēlūr-nādu, Anăngūr-nādu, Aragūr-nādu, Aviyaņūr-nādu, Dāmar-nädy," Emappērūr-nūdu, Pēpingūr-nādu,' Kayavapākkai-nādu, Idaiyaru-nādu, Panaiyur-nādu, etc. Of these Kil-Amūr-nādu, Mērka-nādu, and Perugapūr-nādu occur in our inscriptions. The main division in which Tirumuņaippādi was situated is called differently in different inscriptions.11
TEXTS
1 Svasti Sri " K[]r-valar mēņi-kkamala-kkaņņan pâr-valar=undi-pPallavar-peruman
Su[kallabuva[nalchakkaravatti Kuda[l-Avani]-yalappirandan Ko=pPoruñjingan kurai-kala-Kādavap Sogmaraiy-äkkan budar-väl=eduttu=ppiņvara-nadandu pilan-tirand-aruliya kavalar-tambiran k appár-amudar-Arunamálvarai-pperumal tamakku=chcheyda tiruppani terind=edutt-uraippir=kādir-ka[m]biyun-kadir-maņi maku(ta)muñ=chen-kadir-e[ri]kkum=angaśuttamum b ākuvalaiyamum (pa)impor.
pulato il 11-13 tiruvudaiy-adaiyun-tirukkalar=kil=i[du]m 2 pēdaipadamum (pi]rang-irut-kantamum=ila-ñāyirsin-eli-[ni]ran=tönra valar-māņikka
vāļi veyil-arumbiya viri-kadal=Avaniyāļappirandān-tiruvāsigaiyuñ=chingăsunamun= karpaga-virukkamu=muttin-pandalum=õdari-maikkaņ=Umaiy-isai-pāļi ādiyavadirun=kalar-Perumāļukk=iņa-māņikkam=ilanga-chcheyda Baratamvalla-Perumalcunun=tiruvāsigaiyuñ=chiganda sen-kadir-oli-viļangu māņikkamun=tulangum vayiramun-kattiya polan-k Küdamañjaŋamun-kannär-amudar Kämakköttatta
Uņņāmulaiyām-Umaiyaval taŋakku-pparumaņi niraitta tiruvudaiya3 daiyum venri-vēl-kondu kunr-egi Murugan chchenniga-mēņiyun=dēviyar mēņiyu=maiññiga
ttögai vannamum adai ya]pponniram-äkkiya por-pani palavu[m] Mallai. Kavala-Niskankamallan Pallavar-vēndan Barata[m]vallan Kudal-Avaniyalappirandān seydanav=ippaņiy-adangavum=ivan sirand=ūļi-kālam vāli[ * ] Ivaŋ magan vidū vāgai-kKadavakumaran v än-pugal Mallaiyu-Mayilaiyun-Kañchiyun= Ta[ndaga)-nādun-tan-punar-Pā[li]yum Pennaiyun-Kõvalum Perugaiyum1=udaiyavaş
ennarun-chirappil yāvaru=maditta 1 Arvalam (Nos. 350 of 1902; 275 of 1936-7) and Tirunavalūr alias Rājādittapuram (Nos. 355, 357, 374 and 375 of 1902) were situated in it.
Káttuppäkkam was a village in it. * It had the brakmadēya Araśūr (No. 414 of 1921). • Ranadhiramangalam was in it (Nos. 419 of 1921 and 30 of 1903).
Kiliyur was a village in it (Nos. 382 and 388 of 1909).
• In Emappêrür-nädlu were Emappērür (Nos. 123 of 1932-3; 515 of 1921) which comprised portions of Tiruk. koilur and Siddhalingamadam, Nālür (No. 513 of 1921), Semmärrür (No. 81 of 1909) and Kuduppañjirrür alias Munajyarāditta-chaturvēdimangalam (No. 527 of 1921). Emapperür was called Rajendrasolanallur (No. 123 of 1933-3; No. 515 of 1921) while the same name was given to Palaiyur in Palaiyur-nadu in the same mandalam (No. 409 of 1921).
? In it was Pēringur (Nos. 378 of 1909, 371 of 1936-7). No. 31 of 1903. Aggalanemmadi-chaturvēdimangalam was a brahmaddya in it. No. 323 of 1921. It had Idaiyaru in it (No. 278 of 1928-9). 10 Within it was Våvalur-nadu, and Jananátha-chaturvēdimangalam was a tapiyar in it (No. 271 of 1936-7).
11 Rājēndragola-vaļanāļu (Nos. 123 of 1932-3; 517 of 1921); Jayangondasöla-valanádu (No. 115 of 1932-3); Rajaraja valanādu (No. 414 of 1921 ; No. 515 of 1927; No. 402 of 1909; 312 of 1902); Gangaikondabola. vaļanādu (No. 378 of 1909; No. 381 of 1909); Virudarajabhayankarsvalanadu (No. 67 of 1918).
12 8. 1. I., Vol. VIII, No. 69. The inscription is engraved on the west wall of the first präkära of the Arunichalēsvara temple at Tiruvappamalai, Tiruvappamalai Taluk, North Arcot Distriot.
18 Read riru 14 The syllable yum is omitted here.
15 The reading mevugaiyum given in the 8. 1. I. is wrong. It has been seertained that the sbore rosding Perugaiyum is correct.
