Varichiyur (வரிச்சியூர்) - 2

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VII. Varichiyur (வரிச்சியூர்) - 16
16.
A.
. . .  ṭā  . . .   ī  tā  vai  kā  . . .  [ru]. . .  ṉa  nū  ṟu  kā  lā  ne  la
B.
. . . ṭā . . . ītā  vaika1   . . .  [ru]  na nūṟu  kala2  nel
    
அ.
. . . டா . . .  ஈ தா வை கா . . .  [ரு]. . . ன நு று கா லா நெ ல
    
ஆ.
. . . டா . . . ஈதா வைக . . .  [ரு]. . .ன நூறு கல நெல்
Translation
. . . behold ... to endow ... hundred kalams of paddy. 3 
Locus
On the brow of the main cave facing east, above the drip ledge. The rock has disintegrated and the surface badly fissured. The inscription has survived only in disjointed fragments and is difficult to make out. The present reading is based on the CICT Ta. Br. Photographic Survey.
No. of lines
1
Length
Approximately 158 cm. (extant).
Date
ca. 2nd century B.C.E.
Notes
1. vaikka.
2. From kalam 'a grain measure'.
3. The cave has a large number of stone beds indicating the earlier existence of a large Jaina monastery here. The endowment was apparently for feeding the monks.
Field Notes