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Dr. Bhandarkar

J.F. Fleet

Prof. E. Hultzsch

Prof. F. Kielhorn

Prof. H. Luders

J. Ramayya

E. Senart

J. PH. Vogel

Index-By V. Venkayya

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Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Volume 2, Part 2

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Kalachuri-Chedi Era Part 1

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Paramaras Volume 7, Part 2

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Early Gupta Inscriptions

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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

In the Paṇṭa kula of the fourth caste, Vêma, surnamed Jaganobbagaṇḍa ;[1] his son Ana-Vôta (Anna-Vôta) ; his younger brother Anna-Vêma (Ana-Vêma, surnamed Vasantarâya, and Kshurikâsahâya) ; Ana-Vôta’s Kumâragiri, resided at his capital of Koṇḍavîḍu.─ His minister Kâṭaya-Vâma (Kâṭaya-Vêmaya)[2] received from him the eastern country with Râjamâhêndranagarî as capital.

597.─Ś. 1336.─Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 329. Drâkshârâma Sanskṛit and Telugu pillar inscription of a subordinate of Vêma (Kâṭamareḍḍi-Vêmâreḍḍi, i.e. Kâṭaya-Vêma) :─

(L. 10).─Śaka-varshaṁbulu 1336agunêṁṭi Jaya-saṁvatsara-Kârt[t*]ika-śu 15 Bhâ | nâṁḍu.

Sunday, 28th October A.D. 1414 ; see ibid. p. 328.

The inscription mentions a son of Vêma’s, named, in Telugu, Komaragirireḍḍi.

598.─Ś. 1328 (for 1338).─Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 330. Drâkshârâma Sanskṛit and Telugu pillar inscription of the wife of the subordinate, mentioned in No. 597, of Vêma (i.e. Kâṭaya-Vêma) :─

(L. 15).─Śaka-varshaṁbulu 1328[a]gunêṁṭ[i] Durmmukha-saṁvatsara-Chaitra-[śú] 11 Sô | nâṁḍu.

Monday, 9th March A.D. 1416 ; see ibid. p. 328.

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This inscription also mentions Vêma’s son Komaragirireḍḍi.

599.─Ś. 1352.─Ep. Ind. Vol. V. p. 57. Koṅkuduru (now Madras Museum) Sanskṛit and Telugu plates[3] of the Reḍḍi Dodda II. (Allaya-Doḍḍa) of Râjamahêndranagara :─ (L. 45).─Śrî-Śakê kara-bâṇa-viśva-gaṇitê Sâdhâraṇê vatsarê Paushê=rdhôdaya-nâmni puṇya-samayê.

Sunday, 14th January A.D. 1431 ; see ibid. p. 55, and Ind. Ant. Vol. XXV. p. 345, No. 2.

In the Paṇṭa kula of the fourth caste, Doḍḍa [I.] of the [Po]lvôla gôtra ; his sons Annavrôla, Kôṭaya and Alla (Allâḍa). Of these, Alla married Vêmâmbikâ (a daughter of a Chôḍa prince Bhîma), and had four sons, Vêma, Vîrabhadra, Doḍḍa [II.] and Anna. The eldest of these, Vêma (Allaya-Vêma), had for his capital Râjamahêndranagara, of which he was joint rules with Vîrabhadra. Their younger brother Doḍḍa [II.] (Allaya-Doḍḍa, Allâḍareḍḍi-Doḍḍa) had the surnames Karpûravasantarâya, Saṁgrâmabhîma and Jaganobhagaṇḍa.[1]

600.─Ś. 1191.─Ep. Ind. Vol. V. p. 110, and Plates. Dibbida (now Madras Museum) Plates[4] of Arjuna of the Matsya family of Oḍḍavâdi :[5]

(L.31).─Śâk-âbdê chaṁdra-raṁdhra-kshiti-śaśi-gaṇitê y=âkshay-âdyâ tṛitîyyâ(yâ) Vaiśâkhê mâsi tasyâṁ Ravisuta-divasê.

Saturday, 6th April A.D. 1269 ; see ibid. p. 109.

A mythical being, named Satyamârtaṇḍa, was appointed by Jayatsêna, the lord of Utkala, to rule over the Oḍḍavâdi country, and founded the Matsya family. In this family there were : Bhîma’s younger brother Gaṅga ; his son Vallabha ; his son Yuddhamalla ; his son Gônaṅga [I.] ; his son Bhîma [I.] ; his son Rêvaṇa [I.] ; his son Kokkila ; his son Guḍḍa [I.] ; his son Ȃditya ; his son Kaṇḍi [I.] ; his son Bhîma [II.] and Rêvaṇa [II.] ; Rêvaṇa’s sons Gônaṅga [II.] and Guḍḍa [II.] ; Guḍḍa’s son Kaṇḍi [II.] ; his son Ȃrya (did not reign) ; his son Paragaṇḍa ; his sons Guḍḍa [III.] and Bhîma [III.] ; Bhîma’s son Nṛisiṁha ; his son Maṅkâditya ; his son Bhîma [IV.] ; his younger brother Jayanta, married Chiṅgamâmbâ ; their son Arjuna.

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[1] See above, No. 594, note.
[2] For his genealogy see No. 595 ; his mother’s name here is Doḍḍâmbikâ ; his wife was Mallâmbikâ (a sister of Kumâragiri).
[3] The plates (excepting the 5th and 7th) are numbered with Telugu numeral figures.
[4] The plates are numbered with Telugu numeral figures.─ The text contains some Telugu words.
[5] See Mr. Venkayya’s Report for 1899-1900, p. 32.

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