South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

gaṇita-jñair=bbudhais=tadâ|| Śâlîvâhana-varshêshu nêtra-bâṇa-nag-êndubhiḥ | pramitêshu Vikṛity-abdê Śrâvaṇê mâsi maṅgalê || Kṛishṇa-pakshê cha pañchamyâṁ tithau Chandrasya vâsarê | Monday, 9th August A.D. 1830 ; see Ind. Ant. Vol. XXV. p. 346, No. 6.

Q.─ Miscellaneous undated^[1] Inscriptions.

1014.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 316, and Plates. Koṇḍamudi (now Madras Museum) Prâkṛit^[2] Plates^[3] of the Mahârâja (or Râjâ) Jayavarman of the gôtra of the Bṛihatphalâyanas, issued from the camp (or capital) of Kûdûra,^[4] and copied on the plates in the 10th year (of the king’s reign) :─ (L. 41).─ saṁva 10 hê pa 1 diva 1.

1015.─ Ind. Ant. Vol. IX. p. 102, and Plate. Guṇṭûr district (formerly Sir W. Elliot’s, now British Museum ?) plates^[5] of the Râjâ Attivarman, born in the family (kula) of king (nṛipati) Kandara, which was born in the race (vaṁśa) of the great sage Ânanda.

1016.─ Ind. Ant. Vol. XVIII. p. 366, and Plate. Kômaraliṅgam (spurious^[6]) Sanskṛit and Kanarese plates^[7] of a king or chief Ravidatta (of the Punnâḍu-vishaya ?), recording grants made from Kitthipura (? Kîrtipura) with the permission of a certain Cheramma :─

(L. 12).─ Pâlgunamâsyâm[8] Âdityavârê Rêvati(tî)-nakshatrê sûryya-grâhâṇê.^[9]

A king Râshṭravarman of the Kâśyapa gôtra (?) ; his son Nâgadatta ; his son Bhujaṅgâdhirâja(?) (whose wife was the daughter of a king Siṅgavarman) ; his son Skandavarman ; his son Punnâṭarâja (?) ; his descendant (?) Ravidatta.

1017.─ Yudhishṭhira-Śaka 89.─ Ind. Ant. Vol. IV. p. 333 ; PSOCI. No. 30 ; Mysore Inscr. No. 139, p. 251. Bhîmankaṭṭi (near Tîrthahaḷḷi in Mysore, spurious^[10]) plates of the Mahârâjâdhirâja Janamêjaya of the Kuru kula, issued from Kishkindhyâ-nagarî :─

(L. 4).─ Yudhithi(shṭhi)ra-Śakê Plavaṁg-âkhyê yê(ê)kônanavati-vatsarê Sahasya-mâsi amâvâsyâṁ Saumyavâsarê . . .

(L. 29).─ uparâga-samaya(yê).

1018.─ Ind. Ant. Vol. VIII. p. 91. Bêgûr (spurious^[11]) plates of the Pâṇḍava Mahârâjâdhirâja Chakravartin^[12] Janamêjaya, lord of, and residing at, Hastinâpura :─

Chaitra-mâsê kṛishṇa-pakshê Bhauma-dinê tritiyâyâm Indra-bha-nakshatrê sankrânta-vyatipâta tan-nimitta.

1019.─ Proceedings Beng. As. Soc. 1873, p. 76 ; Ind. Ant. Vol. I. p. 375 ; PSOCI. No. 32 ; Mysore Inscr. No. 133, p. 238. Kuppagaḍḍe or Sorab (spurious^[13]) plates of the Pâṇḍava Mahârâjâdhirâja Chakravartin Janamêjaya, lord of, and residing at, Hastinâpura :─

(L. 15).─ Chaitra-mâsê krîshṇa-pakshê Sôma-d[inê] Bharaṇî-mahânakshatrê saṁkrâṁtî-vyatîpâta-nîmîttê.

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^[1] One (spurious) inscription, No. 1017, is dated in the Yudhishṭhira-Śaka 89.
^[2] The legend on the seal is in Sanskṛit. The alphabet used closely resembles that of No. 617.
^[3] The (eight) plates are marked with numerical symbols, and other numerical symbols occur in the text date.
^[4] Kûdûrahâra, in which the village granted was situated, “ may be a more ancient form of Gudrahâra,
Gudravâra, Gudrâvâra or Gudrâra.”
^[5] The characters are an early form of Grantha, not later in my opinion than about A.D. 650 ; see Ep. Ind.
Vol. V. p. 122, note 4.─ For an ancient inscription (at Chêzarla in the Kistna district) of apparently the same family
see Mr. Venkayya’s Report for 1900, p. 5.
^[6] See Ind. Ant. Vol. XXX. p. 215, No. 11.
^[7] Of about the 9th century A.D. (?).
^[8] Read Phâlgun-âmâvâsyâṁ.
^[9] Read –grahaṇê.
^[10] See Ind. Ant. Vol. XXX. p. 219, No. 41 ; compare ibid. Vol. I. p. 375 ff.
^[11] See ibid. Vol. XXX. p. 220, No. 42.
^[12] Compare above, No. 273.
^[13] See Ind. Ant. Vol. XXX. p. 220, No. 43.