South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

40 karaḥ sa-daṁḍa-daś-âparâdhas=saṁbhṛit-ôpâtta-pratyayas^[1]=s-ôtpasyamâna-vishṭiti(ka)ḥ sa-dhânya-hiraṇy-âdêyaḥ dvâdaśa-puhpavâṭaḥ ^[2]paṁchâśaduttara-śata-ha-
41 [sta]-vistârah=paṁchaśata-hasta-pramâṇ-âyâmaḥ gṛihâṇâm=âghâṭas=samuditaḥ ^[3]pravêśyas=sarvva-râjakîy[â*]nâm=ahastaprakshêpaṇîyaḥ â-
42 [cha]ṁdr-ârkk-ârṇṇava-kshiti-sarit-parvvata-samakâlînaḥ putra-pautr-ânvaya-krâmêṇa pratipâlyaḥ pûrvapradatta-dêvabrahmadâya-raḥitô=hya(bhya)-
43 [n]tarasi[d*]dhyâ bhûmichhidra-nyâyêna ||^[4] Śakanṛipa-kâl-âtîta-saṁvatsara- śatêshu saptasu dvâ(dvya)śîty-adhikêshu tadabhyadhika-samanantara- pravarttamâna-tra-^[5]
44 yôśititama-Vikrama-saṁvatsar-ântarggat-Âśvayuja-paurṇṇamâsyâṁ sarvvagrâsi- sômagrahaṇê mahâ-parvvaṇibaḷi-paksha-vaiśvadêv-âgnihôtr-âti-
45 thi-santarppaṇâd^[6]=dhâr-ôdak-âtisarggêṇa pratipâditaḥ || Tath=âtr=aiva tat- Koḷanûr[a]^[7] tad-[bh]ukti-madhya-vartty-Avaravâ[ḍ]i- | Beṇḍanûru- | Muduguṁḍi- | Kittaivo-
46 ḷe- | Suḷḷa- | Mus[a]- | Ḍa[dh]ere- | Mâvinûru- | Mattikaṭṭe- | Nîla[guṁ]dage- | Tâḷikhêḍa- | B[e]ḷḷeru- | Saṁgama- | Pirisiṁgi- | Muttalagere- | Kâkeyanûru-^[8] | Behuru- |
47 Âlûgu- | [Pârvva]nagere- | Hosaṁ[ja]ḷa[lu]- | I[ṁ]dugalu- | Neri[la]ge- | Haganûru- | Uhalâru- | Iṇḍagere- | Munivaḷḷi- | Koṭṭa[s]e- | Oḍḍiṭṭage- | Si[kimabri ?]- |
48 Giri[pi]ḍalu- | nâmadhêyêshv=êtêshu Koḷanûr-âṭa^[9] tad-bhukti-varttishu tṛi(tri)ṁśatsv=api grâmêshv=êkaika-grâmê dvâdaśa nivarttanâni bhûmêḥ pratipâditâni [||*] Atô=sy=ô-
49 chitayâ ^[10]dêvadâyadâya-sthityâ bhuṁjatô bhôjayataḥ kṛishataḥ karshayataḥ pratidiśatô vâ na kaiśchid=aḷp=âpi paripanthanâ kâryyâ tath=â-
50 gâmi-bhadra-nṛipatibhir=asmad-vaṁśyair=anyair=vvâ sâmânya[ṁ] bhûmi-dâna-phalam= avêtya vidyul-lôḷâny=aiśvaryyâṇi tṛiṇâgra-lagna-jalabindu-chaṁchaḷaṁ cha jî-
51 vitam=âkaḷayya svadâya-nirvviśêshô=samd-dâyô=numantavyaḥ pratipâḷayitabya(vya)ś= cha [|*] Yas=tv=ajñâna-timira-paṭaḷ-âvṛita-matir=^[11]âchchhidyamânakaṁ

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52 ch(v)=ânumôdêta sa paṁchabhir=mmahâpâtakais=sôpapâtakaiś=cha^[12] saṁyuktaḥ syâd=ity=^[13]uktaṁ bhagavatâ vêda-byâ(vyâ)sêna^[14] || ^[15]Shashṭir=vvarsha-sahasrâni svarggê tishṭhati
53 bhûmidaḥ [|*] âchchhêttâ ch=ânumantâ cha tâny=êva narakê vasêt || [37*] Viṁdhy-âṭavîshv=atôyâsu śushka-kôṭara-vâsishu(naḥ) [|*] kṛishṇasarppâ hi jâyaṁtê bhûmi-

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^[1] The term intended apparently is sabhûtôpâttapratyâyas, which occurs in other inscriptions.
^[2] Instead of the sentence commencing here and ending with samuditaḥ, a single compound should have been used, qualifying grâmaḥ.
^[3] Here achâṭabhaṭa- has been omitted.
^[4] This sign of punctuation should be struck out.
^[5] Read –tryaśîtitama-.
^[6] The passage commencing with baḷi- is quite out of place here, the object of the grant having already been stated correctly in lines 37 and 38. In inscriptions where a similar statement is properly made we find charu (instead of paksha) and –saṁtarpaṇârtham. For the following dhâr-ôdaº of this inscription one would have expected ady=ôdaº.
^[7] Read ºnûrê (?).
^[8] Originally Kâṁkeº was engraved.
^[9] Read –âghâṭê (?).
^[10] Read dêvadâya-.
^[11] Read –matir=âchachhindyâd=âchchhiº.
^[12] This cha should have been omitted.
^[13] Read iti || Uktaṁ cha bhaº.
^{[ 14]} After this the word Vyâsêna has been omitted. ^[15] Metre of verses 37 and 38 : Ślôka (Anushṭubh). Read Shashṭiṁ vaº.