Indian Antiquary Vol 51

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
NOVEMBER, 1922
discredit indicate birth in another family. He is called Arikesari (lion to foes), Asaniisama (condescending), Marravarman (8. 62). Mr. Vênkayya says that he appeared on the Udayagiri. But the plates say only that he came out like the sun that rests on the middle of the Udayagirt (11.51-52).
He won at Pazhi and Nêlvsli (ul. 53-54). In the latter, Mr. Venkayya says he fought with Vilveli. Mr. K. V. Subrahmanya Ayyar thinks that the Pallavas from Vilveli (Villivalam in Chingleput district) over-ran the Pandyas (Hist. Sketches, Anc. Dekh., pp. 123–5). But why should the plates, which claim victories over Colas, Ceras and even Kurrunadas, men tion the Pallavas only through a village? The passage only means "the army fenced in (veli) by bowmen (vil)" (7.53), and all guesses as to whether Vilveli was a person or place are needless.
Then Mârra destroyed the Kurrunâdas, won Sênnilam, many times defeated the Kerala “ who ruled the whole earth unrivalled " and thus was then most powerful in S. India, cap. tured the capital Kozhi (Urraiyûr) of the Coļas, and performed many hiranya-garbhas and tuabharas (U. 55-60).
His son was king (ko) Sadaiyan, who won at Marudûr, destroyed thc Ây-vel, and at the great city Mangala-pura (Mangalore), the Maharatha, and-was called Cera, Cola was Karnata and Kongas' king (U 62-70).
The Ay-veļ are the Ay kings of Nânjinâd in S. Travancore, whose inscriptions were published in Trav. Arch. Ser. Mr. Venkayya read the name as Aya Val, but, riming with ey (U. 63-4) and tiváy (U. 94-5), it must be Ay-ve!, and even the dot is seen in the latter lines, though its use is not uniform in these plates. The Sangbam works also have only Ay. Andiran and Ay-Eyinan, and we have a place Aykkuçi, even to-day.
Maharatha indicates a Calukya, but Dr. Dubreuil's equation with Vikramaditya I (Pallavas, p. 68) is untonable, as the latter fought at Pêravaļanallar, not Mangalapura. His guesses as to the relations of the Pallava and Pandya Rajasimhas are based only on their identical titles.
Sadaiyan's son was Marran (11.71, 88). Mr. Venkayya, mistaking winter Mårrun (Må rran of the horse-chariot), thought the name was Ter-Marran. But this ignores mán. Hy also construes manter Varodayan (Irraiyanår : Ahappôrul-st. 31, 42, 59, 169, 298, 326) to hint at a king Ter-Varodayan, when Varodayan was only a title of Nêdu-märran.
This Mårran fought at Neduvayal, Kurrumadai, Manni-kuricci, Tiru-mangai, Pavalar, Kodum-pâlûr, the Pallava at Kuzhumbûr, and at Pêriyalôr, crossed tho Kavori apd subdued Köngu of the Mazhavas (Mazha-kôngam) (11. 72–81). At Pandik-Kodumuçi, be wor. shipped Pasupati (1. 82) with gold-heaps and gems (l. 83). He then allied himself by marriage (sambandham) with Ganga-raja of the Kôngas (Kôngaravan) (U. 83-4). This refers to his marrying the Mazhava princess. So she was the daughter of Ganga-raja, the Mazhava king of tho Kongas. Then he performed countless gosahasras (1000 cows), hiranyagarbhas and tuldbhdras, and renewed the walls named (@nnum) Kädal, Vanci, and Kozhi (1. 84-7).
Mr. Venkayya, ignoring ennum, mistook the walls for those of the Pandya, Cola and Cera capitals. But all the walls might have been in Madura and only named after the other capitals in memory of a previous conquest of the Colas and Ceras. But renewed indiostes the oonquest as this Mårran's grandfather's. It is more natural for a king to have renewed his own and not other's walls.