South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

The names of the other nineteen villages are Muduguṇḍi, Kittaivoḷe, Mus[a], Ḍa[dh]ere,^[1] Saṁgama, Pirisiṅgi, Behuru,^[2] Âlûgu, [Pârva]nagere, Hosañ[ja]ḷa[lu], I[n]dugalu, Haganûru, Unalâru, Iṇḍagere, Munivaḷḷi, Koṭṭa[s]e, Oḍḍiṭṭage, Si[kimabri ?], and Giri[pi]ḍalu.

Stating distinctly what I have indicated above, I consider it possible that lines 1-59 of this inscription really were based on a copper-plate charter ; at the same time, I feel certain that, if such was the case, the transcribers have taken so great liberties with the original as to deprive this ‘ copy ’ of the value of an authentic document.

TEXT.^[3]

1 ^[4]Śriyah=priyas=saṁgata-viśvarûpas=sudarśana-chchhinna-parâvalêpaḥ [|*] diśyâd = anaṁtah=praṇat-âmarêṁdraḥ śriyaṁ mam=âdyah=paramâṁ Jinêṁḍraḥ || [1*] [5]Ananta-bhô-
2 ga-sthitir-atra pâtu vaḥ pratâpaśîḷa-prabhav-ôdayâchaḷaḥ [|*] su-Râ[sh]ṭrakûṭ- ôrjjita-vaṁśa-pûrvvajas=sa Vîra-Nârâyaṇa êva yô vibhuḥ || [2*] Tadîya-bhûp- âya-
3 ta-Yâdav-ânvayê kramêṇa vârddhâv=iva ratna-saṁchayaḥ [|*] babhûva Gôviṁda- mahîpatir=bhbhu(bbhu)vaḥ prasâdhanô^[6] Prichchhakarâja-nandanaḥ || [3*] Iṁdr- âvanîpâḷa-sutêna dhâriṇî prasâritâ
4 yêna Pṛithu-prabhâvinâ [|*] mah-aujasâ vairi-tamô nirâkṛitaṁ pratâpa-śîḷêna [sa] Karkkara-prabhuḥ || [4*] Tatô=bhavad=daṁti-ghaṭ-âbhimarddanô Himâchaḷâd= ûrjjita-sê-

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5 tu-sîmna(ma)taḥ^[7] [|*] khaḷîkṛi-ôdvṛitta-mahîpa-maṁḍaḷaḥ kuḷ-âgraṇîḥ^[8] yô bhuvi Dantidurgga-râṭ || [5*] Svayaṁba(va)rîbhûta-raṇâṁgaṇê tatas=sa nirvvyapêkshaṁ Śubhatuṁga-vallabhaḥ [|*] chaka-
6 rsha Châḷukya-kuḷa-śriyaṁ baḷâd=vilôḷa-pâḷidhvaja-mâḷa-bhâriṇîṁ || [6*] Jay- ôchchasiṁhâsana-châmar-ôrjjitas=sit-âtapatrô[9] pratipaksha-râjya(ja)^[10]-hâ [|*] Akâlavarsh-ôrjjita-bhû-
7 pa-nâmakô babhûva râjarshir-aśêsha-puṇyataḥ || [7*] ^[11]Tatah=Prabhûtavarshô= bhûd=^[12]Dhârâvarsha-sutaś=śarair=ddhârâvarshâyitaṁ yêna saṁgrâma-bhuvi bhûbhujâ || [8*] Tasya sutaḥ ||
8 Yaj-janma-kâḷê dêvêṁdrair=âdishṭaṁ vṛishabhô bhuvaḥ [|*] bhôkt=êti Himavat- sêtu-paryyant-âṁbudhimêkhaḷ[â*]ṁ || [9*] Tatah=Prabhûtavarshas=san svayaṁ- pûrṇṇa-manôrathaḥ [|*] Jagattuṁgas=Sumê-
9 rur=vvâ bhûbhṛitâm=upari sthitaḥ || [10*] Bandhûnâṁ^[13] bandhurâṇâm=uchita-nija- kuḷê pûrvvajânâṁ prajânâṁ jâtânâṁ Vallabhânâṁ bhuvana-bharita^[14]-satkîrtti- mûrtti-sthitânâṁ [|*] trâtuṁ kîrttiṁ sa-lô-

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^[1] Perhaps the modern ‘ Dáderkop,’ 24 miles south-west from Konnûr.
^[2] Perhaps the ‘ Beeoor ’ of the map, 15½ miles west from Konnûr.
^[3] From Dr. Fleet’s impression.
^{[ 4]} Metre : Upajâti.
^[5] Metre of verses 2-7 : Vaṁśastha.
^[6] Read ºdhanaḥ ; this correction may have been made already in the original.
^[7] Before both ablatives the preposition â should have been used ; compare e.g. above, Vol. III. p. 106, line 14 of the text.
^[8] Read ºṇîr=.
^[9] Read ºpatraḥ.
^[10] This correction may have been made already in the original.
^[11] Metre of verses 8-10 : Ślôka (Anushṭubh).
^[12] Originally bhûrddh⺠was engraved.
^[13] Metre : Sragdharâ.
^[14] The word bharita, properly ‘ filled with,’ is used wrongly here in the sense of ‘ filling ’; compare Inscriptions at Sravaṇa-Beḷgoḷa, p. 108, l. 1.