Vellaveli Brahmi Inscription is a rock-cut record on rocks in Thalavai ( Vellavely) of

Batticaloa Batticaloa ( ta, மட்டக்களப்பு, ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu''; si, මඩකලපුව, ''Maḍakalapuwa'') is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the B ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. The place located 50 km away from Batticaloa through Kaluvanchikudy A4 road. The place is surrounded by rocks and hills. There are about four inscriptions, and 3 out of 4 cannot readable or damaged due to natural impact. Some parts of rocks are carved by human activity, which could have happened in ancient days. The initial finding says that it is dated to approximately 2200 years,வரலாற்று முக்கியத்துவம் வாய்ந்த வெல்லாவெளிப் பிராமிச் சாசனங்கள்
/ref> and it has mix of both Brahmi and Prakrit.

The inscription

The following letters can be seen in the inscription:

Translation

The rough translation says “Ship caption ''Shamathaya'', who has the title ''Parumaka'', given this rock”. The word ''Parumaka'' literally means lord, and the word ''Naavika'' could be a sailboat as per use of Sangam literature’sகண்ணகி 'மாநாய்கன் குலக்கொம்பர்' (சிலப்பதிகாரம், மங்கல வாழ்த்துப் பாடல்) wording.

References

{{Reflist Batticaloa Sri Lanka inscriptions