South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

591.─Ś. 1123.─Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 159. Bezvâḍa Telugu pillar inscription of the Mahâmaṇḍalêśvara Rudradêvarâja^[1] of Maḍapalla in Nâtavâḍi the son of Buddarâja, who was the brother-in-law of the Kâkatiya king Gaṇapati :─

(L. 1).─Śaka-va[r*]shaṁbulu 1123[ḍa]gu Durmukhi-saṁvatsara-Vaiśâkha-śudhdha(ddha) 15 Guruvâramuna.

Thursday, 19th April A.D. 1201.^[2]

592.─Ś.─ 1156.─Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 157. Amarâvatî Sanskṛit and Telugu pillar inscription of Bayyamâmbâ (Kôṭa-Bayyalamahâdêvî),^[3] the daughter of the Mahâmaṇḍalêśvara Rudradêva-mahârâja, the son of Budda and grandson of Durga, who belonged to the Chaturtha-kula or Śûdra caste and resided at Maḍapalli in the Nâthavâḍi (or Nâthavâṭî) district :^[4]─

(L. 212).─Śâk-âbdê tarkka-bâṇa-kshiti-ra(śa)śi-gaṇitê vatsarê=smiṁ^[5] Jay-âkbyê Jyêshṭhê mâ[s=Ȋ]jyavârê Muraripu-divasê śukla-pakshê praśa[stê].

Thursday, 11th May A.D. 1234.

593.─Ś. 1296.─Ep. Ind. Vol. III. p. 288. Naḍupûru^[6] (formerly Sir W. Elliot’s, now British Museum ?) Sanskṛit and Telugu plates[7] of Anna-Vêma of the Reḍḍi dynasty of Koṇḍavîḍu, recording a grant made for the spiritual benefit of his sister Vêmasâni :─

(L. 28).─Śâk-âbdê rasa-ratna-bhânu-1296-gaṇi[tê] grastê vidhau Râhu[ṇ]â Kârt[t*]ikyâṁ.

The date is irregular ; see ibid. p. 287.

In the caste sprung from Vishṇu’s foot (i.e. the fourth or Śûdra caste) was king Prôla ; his son Vêma ; his son Anna-Vôta ; his younger brother Anna-Vêma (Ana-Vêma, surnamed Vasantarâya and Pallava-Trinêtra) ; his sister Vêmasâni, was married to a prince Nallanûṅka. 594.─ Ś. 1300 (for 1301).─Ep. Ind. Vol. III. p. 60, and Plate. Vânapalli (now Madras Museum) plates of Anna-Vêma of the Reḍḍi dynasty of Koṇḍavîḍu ; (composed by Trilôchanârya) :─

(L. 41).─Śak-âbdê gagan-âbhra-viśva-gaṇitê Sidhdhâ(ddhâ)rdhdhi(rthi)-saṁvvatsarê Mâghê kṛishṇa-chaturddaśî-Śiva-tidhau(thau).

Genealogy of Anna-Vêma (Ana-Vêma, here surnamed Jaganobbagaṇḍa,^[8] Kshurikâkalivêtâla, and Karpûravasantarâya) as in No. 593.

595.─Ś. 1313.─Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 328, and Plate in Vol. VI. p. 270. Piṭhâpuram Sanskṛit and Telugu pillar inscription of the Reḍḍi Vêma (Kâṭamareḍḍi-Vêmireḍḍi, i.e. Kâṭaya-Vêma), the son of kâṭa II. (Kâṭamareḍḍi) and Doḍḍasâni-amma (a daughter of Anna-Vôta [of Koṇḍavîḍu]), grandson of Mâra, and great-grandson of Kâṭaya I. :─ (L. 4).─Śaka-varshaṁbulu 1313agunêṁṭi Prajâpati-saṁvvatsara-Pushya-śu 2 Gu | nâṁṭi Makarasaṁkrâṁti-[pu]ṇyakâlamaṁdu. Thursday, 28th December A.D. 1391 ; see ibid. Vol. IV. p. 328.

596.─ Ś. 1333.─Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 321. Tottaramûḍi (now Madras Museum) Sanskrit and Telugu plates^[7] of Vêma (Kâṭaya-Vêma) of Râjamahêndranagara, minister of Kumâragiri of Koṇḍavîḍu ; (composed by Śrîvallabha, the son of Śrîvallabhârya and Lakshmî) :─ (L. 45).─Śrî-Śâkê guṇa-Râma-viśna-gaṇitê Kârt[t*]iky-ahê=bdê Kharê.

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^[1] Compare below, No. 592.
^[2] On this day the tithi of the date commenced 1 h. 38 m. after mean sunrise.
^[3] According to Dr. Hultzsch, she very probably was one of the wives of Kêta II. in No. 590.
^[4] See above, No. 591.
^[5] Read =smiña.
^[6] This is the name of the village granted ; the grant was edited from Sir W. Elliot’s impressions─ Naḍupûru (Vêmapura) was in Kôṇasthala.
^[7] The plates are numbered with Telugu numeral figures.
^[8] I.e. ‘ the only hero in the world.’