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OCTOBER, 1892.]
TAMIL HISTORICAL TEXTS.
(35) Viliña kadalkalum talai virittalamara Kudatichai
Tannâļukantu tânum tânaiyum
(40) Cheyapperuntiruvum vâlâ oņkan Madantaiyar iddamum milâtu kodutta Venkari niraiyum Konkumandalamum Sinkalam ennum paraņi irandum Iruvichai kaikondu inaiviya pukalodu (45) Pandimaṇḍalan kola tiravalattadaittu Vempari talaikalum poru kari kulankaļum Tantira vâriyum udaittây vantu
Vada kadal ten kadal padarvatu pôla
Tan peruñchênaiyai êvi
Line 42. Line 57.
(50) Panchavar aivarum poruta pôrkkalattu
Añchi veruvi nelittôdi
Araṇena pukka kadaṛattadaittu Marravar tammai vanachararakki Orraivechuram éṛrikorra
(55) Vichaiyat tampam tichai torum niṛutti Muttin Chilapamum muttamil Potiyilum Matta veikari padum maiyya Chaiyyamum Kanniyum kaikkond arulittennâd Ellaikâddi kudamalai nåddularachar
(60) Ellâm tani vichum pêra
Kurukalar kulaiya Köttar ulpada Neritorum nilaikaliddaruli naṛipunal Kalingamanḍslamum kaippaduttarulis
(65) Tiral kolaramum tiruppayattalankalum pôla Viramum tiyâkamum vilańkappârtola Chivanidattumaiyena Tiyakavalli
Avani mulatudaiyâludan iruppa, avaludan Kankai virṛirantena mañkaiyar tilatam
(70) Elichaivallapi élulakam udaiyâl Vâlirum ponninitiruppa
Alichûlavani mulutudaiyâlodum
I give below the different readings in the preambles of the four inscriptions of Kalôttanga-Chôladeva which I have examined. A stands for the inscription at Kanchipuram, B for that at Kilpaluvar, C for Tiruvidaimarudur and D for Tirukkalukkupṛam.
Line 2. A has nadatti for nadappa.
Line 5. A has vankaliru for matavarai. B and C have matuvarai for matavarai.
Line 12. A has ponnaniâdaiyum for ponniådaiyum. Line 13. A and D have tavirtu for tavira vantu.
Line 16. A has ponni for munnai.
Line 20. Line 23.
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B has tirunilal venkudat for tirunilal.
A has kalañchér kaliru for kuñcharam. B has kalañcherriraju for kuñcharam. C has kalañchori kaliru for kuñcharam.
B & C. have kanka for konku.
B has teyva for chayya.
Line 59. B has éval for ellai.
Lines 63 & 64. D has appulattalankalum konkumandalamum for maripunal kalinka mandalamum.
