South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

617.─Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 86, and Plates.^[1] Mayidavôlu (now Madras Museum) Prâkṛit Plates^[2] of the Pallava Yuvamahârâja Śivaskandavarman, of the 10th year (of the reign of his predecessor) ; issued from Kâñchîpura :─

(L. 25).─ sa[ṁ]vachhara[ṁ] dasamaṁ 10 gimhâ pakho chhaṭho 6 divasaṁ paṁchami 5.^[3]

618.─Ep. Ind. Vol. I. p. 5, and Plates. Hîrahaḍagalli Prâkṛit plates^[4] of the 8th year (of the reign) of the Pallava Dharmamahâjâdhirâja Śivaskandavarman, issued from Kâñchîpura :─

(L. 49).─ saṁva 8 vâsa 6 diva 5.^[3]

619.─ Ind. Ant. Vol. V. p. 51, and Plates ; PSOCI. No. 267. Uruvupalli^[5] plates of the Pallava Dharmayuvamahârâja Vishṇugôpavarman, the son of the Mahârâja Skandavarman II., grandson of the Mahârâja Vîravarman, and great-grandson of the Mahârâja Skandavarman I. ; of the 11th year (of the reign) of the Mahârâja Siṁhavarman I. ; issued from Palakkaḍa :^[6]─

(L. 33).─ Siṁhavarmma-mâ(ma)hârâjasya vijaya-saṁvatsarê êkâdaśê Paushya(sha)-mâsê kṛishṇa-pakshê daśamyâm.

620.─ Ind. Ant. Vol. V. p. 155, and Plates. Mâṅgaḷûr[5] plates of the 8th year of the reign of the Pallava Dharmamahârâja Siṁhavarman II., the son of the Yuvarâja Vishṇugôpa (Vishṇugôpavarman), grandson of the Mahârâja Skandavarman II., and great-grandson of the Mahârâja Vîravarman ; issued from Daśanapura :─

(L. 26).─ samêdhamâna-vijayarâjy-âshṭama-saṁvatsara-Chaitramâsa-śuklapaksha-pañchamyâm.

621.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. III. 145 ; Ind. Ant. Vol. VIII. p. 168, Plates. Udayêndiram (spurious^[7]) plates of the first year of the reign of the Pallava Dharmamahârâja Nandivarman, the son of the Mahârâja Skandavarman grandson of the Mahârâja Siṁhavarman, and great-grandson of the Râjâ Skandavarman ; issued from Kâñchipura :─

(L. 19).─ pravardhamâna-ve(vi)je(ja)yarâjya-prata(tha)[ma*]-sa[ṁva*]tsarê Va(vai)-śâka(kha)-mâsê śukuksh[ê]^[8] pañchamyâ[ṁ].

The plates contain a Tamil endorsement of the 26th year (of the reign) of king Parakêsarivarman who took Madirai, i.e. the Chôḷa king Parântaka I.^[9] 622.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. I. p. 398, and Plate. Darśi (now Madras Museum) first plate only of a great-grandson of the [Pallava] Mahârâja Vîrakôrchavarman, issued from Daśanapura.

623.─ South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. II. No. 72, p. 341, and Plate. Vallam cave Tamil inscription, recording the foundation of a temple by Skandasêna, the son of Vasantapriyarâja, a vassal of Pagâppiḍugu^[10] Lalitâṅkura Śatrumalla Guṇabhara Mahêndrapôtarâja (i.e. probably, the Pallava Mahêndravarman I.).

624.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 153, and Plate. Mahêndravâḍi inscription of Guṇabhara (Mahêndra), (i.e., probably, the Pallava Mahêndravarman I.).

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^[1] For the seal see Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. Plate facing p. 294.
^[2] Plates ii. to viii. are numbered with numerical symbols. The alphabet closely resembles that of No. 1014.
^[3] These numbers are denoted by numerical symbols.
^[4] The (eight) plates are numbered with numerical symbols.─ See also Ep. Ind. Vol. II. p. 483.
^[5] This is the name of the village granted ; the inscription was edited from Sir W. Elliot’s impressions. The plates are numbered with numerical symbols.
^[6] The inscription records a grant to a temple founded by a Sênâpati Vishṇuvarman. See the same name above, in Nos. 609 and 614.
^[7] See Ind. Ant. Vol. XXX. p. 215, No. 9.
^[8] Read śukla-pakshê.
^[9] See below, No. 634 and No. 681 ff.
^[10] I.e. ‘ the thunderbolt which cannot be split.’