Language
and Alphabet

MADRAS—contd.
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT
—contd.
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI TALUK—contd.Śrīraṅgam—concld.

Do., south side, facing the Nālikēṭṭānvāśal.

Śaka 1520, Vikārin, [Mithuna] ba. 3, Fri day, uttirāḍam= 1599, A.D., June 1, Friday, ∙55 ; ∙67. The Śaka year cited is wrong for 1521.

Tamil.

Fragmentary. Seems to record a gift (details lost) by a person (name lost) of the Ātrēya gōtra and the Āpastamba sūtra.

Do.,                 do.

Śaka 1392, …eclipse.

Do.

Do. Seems to record the gift of a village as sarvamānya by a Mahāsāmanta (name lost) to the deity on the occasion of an eclipse. The details of the gift are lost.

Do.,                 do.

…., Dhanus śu…, Tiruvādirai.

Do.

Do. Seems to register a gift of land in Rājarāja-vaḷanāḍu, the Nāyakkattanam of [Ti]rumalaidēva-mahārāja, as the offering (avasaram) of Chennappa-nāyakkar.

Do.,                 do.

Śaka 1312 (expressed by the chronogram Rājyalōkē), Pramōda, Kārttika, Utthānadvādaśī = 1390 A.D., October 21.

Sanskrit, Grantha and Tamil.

Fragmentary. Records the gift of 30 cows and a perpetual lamp by Aṇṇappa-uḍaiyar-Chauṇḍappa, son of Viṭṭhappa of Vatsa-gōtra.

Do., South wall (inside) of the Chandana-maṇḍapa, proper left of Sannidhi-Garuḍa.

Śaka 1550, Vibhava, …., Wednesday, Hastā.

Tamil

The characters are very faint and illegible. Records a poliyūṭṭu gift, the details of which cannot be made out.

Do., West wall (inside), south end

….

Śaka 1450, ….

Do.

Do. Contains a list of provisions made for conducting different festivals.

Śaka 1547, Kshaya, Kārttika 15, Vriśchika śu. 5, Tuesday, Tiruvōṇam= 1626 A. D., November  14, Tuesday, ∙11, ∙82. The Śaka year cited in this and the next two Nos. is wrong for 1548.

Do. Barring the details of date other particulars contained in the record are illegible.

• About Us
• Contact Us
• Feedback
• Guestboook
• Copyright Information