Thambiluvil Inscription
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Thambiluvil Inscription is a Tamil inscription dated to 16th Century CE initially found at Thambiluvil village in Ampara District, Sri Lanka. This inscription was donated by Vijayabahu VII of Kotte mentioning about his donation of "Vōvil" or "Wowil" to a temple.[1][2]
This inscription was observed by Hugh Nevill, a British Ceylon civil servant at Thambiluvil Sri Kannaki amman temple in the 1800s.[1] The mount of lord Murugan - "peacock" engraved in that inscription let him to assume that it was belong to the nearest Thirukkovil Murugan Temple and he brought it there.[3] Thambiluvil Inscription still can be seen in the small "Museum" in that temple.
Epigraphy
The cuboid shaped inscription which is nearly 1.5 m in height, is engraved with a peacock and a pair of Trident and Spear, the holy weapons of Hindu gods, Shiva and Murugan in its two sides. Its other two sides contain the old Tamil scripts which state the purpose of the inscription.
ஸ்ரீ
Srī
சங்கபோதி
caṅkapōti
பருமரான
parumarāṉa
திறிபுவனச்
tiṟipuvaṉac
சக்கரவர்த்திகள்
cakkaravarttikaḷ
ஸ்ரீ
srī
விசயபாகு
vicayapāku
தேவற்கு
tēvaṟku
ஆண்டு
āṇṭu
பத்தாவதில்
pattāvatil
தை
tai
மாதம்
mātam
20
20
தியதி,
tiyati,
சிவஞான
civañāṉa
சங்கரர்
caṅkarar
கோவிலுக்குக்
kōvilukkuk
கொடுத்த
koṭutta
வோவில்.
vōvil.
இந்த
Inta
தன்மத்துக்கு
taṉmattukku
அகித்தம்
akittam
செய்தானாகில்
ceytāṉākil
கெங்கைக்
keṅkaik
கரையில்
karaiyil
காராம்பசுவைக்
kārāmpacuvaik
கொன்ற
koṉṟa
பாவத்தை
pāvattai
அடையக்
aṭaiyak
கடவராகவும்
kaṭavarākavum
Protector of Sri Sangabodhi, The Lord of three worlds, His holiness "Sri Vijayabahu Devar" gave vōvil to "Sivanjana Sangarar Temple" on 20th of "Thai month" of 10th year of his reign. If anyone violate this Dharma, they will suffer with the sin of killing a cow in the bank of river Ganges.