Indian Antiquary Vol 05

SR No.: 032497
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 438
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 20 MB

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JUNE, 1876.]
ANTIQUITIES AT HÅNAGAL..
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Third plate; second side. [0] परिहर्त्तव्यो रक्षितव्यश्च [u] प्रवर्द्धमानविजयराज्यसप्तमस(सं)वत्सर[IO] ET T OUTHEATERTET
I JATHTH: Fourth plate. [1] 178(1) :(t) II. EMETTIIagfirfear
(12) TAT A 467 4:(f#:) Tha TEL TEU 464 19] giờ đểHIỮ Hi đr(ft)sit HG(G:) T HI IH-TI 4 điều [8]: [g IT] Translation.
excellent agrahára-village of Kuravaka. It is Hail! From the victorious city of Veng i to be treated with immunity from all taxation, pura, the Great King Sri-Vijayanandi- and is to be preserved, by the governors of the varma, --who meditates on the feet of the country and the ministers and the favourites holy Chitrarathasvâmî; who is the disciple of and the servants of the king and others, bearthe venerable Bappa; who is a most excellent ing this in mind. This charter has been given worshipper of the holy one; who belongs to the on the eighth day of the dark fortnight of the family of the Sala n ka yanas; the eldest month Pausha of the seventh year of our vicson of the great king Chan da varma, --com- torious reign. The command confers the enjoymands the villagers, together with the ministers ment of the original royal dues there. I Land and others*, at the village of Videnûrapallika has been given by many, and has been conin the country of Kuduhâra :
tinued in grant by many; he, who for the time (Thus) it is. In order to increase our family being possesses the earth, enjoys the fruit of it! and gôtra and piety and fame and splendour The giver of land disports himself for sixty and renown, this village has been given by us thousand years in heaven; but he who confisto those one hundred and fifty-seven Brahmans, cates land, or even he who assents to such belonging to various gôtras and charanast and confiscation), shall dwell for the same namber branches of private study, who reside in the of years in hell!
ON SOME REMAINS OF ANTIQUITY AT HÂNAGAL, IN THE DHARWAD COLLECTORATE, SOUTHERN MARATHA COUNTRY.
BY SIR WALTER ELLIOT, K.C.S.I. In many parts of India we meet with deserted of sculptured stones or broken pottery, which sites presenting indications of former importance local tradition connects with some ancient dyn. in the shape of mounds strewn with fragments asty or family, or with some abandoned line
This letter,--s-is omitted altogether in the original. ing is somewhat doubtful. Dr. Burnell says --South-Indian This letter and the mark of punctuation after
Palæography, p. 87, note 4,-"The grant is, therefore, it, are omitted altogether in the original, through want of
of the royal dues from the village. The village itself (or space at the end of the plate.
the proprietary right to the ground) could not be given
by Hindu law, as it belongs to the oocupanta; all the ring • See note I to the transcription.
could give, is his right to certain shares of the produce, &c. + Charana', -rect, school, branch of the Vedas.
(See the discussion which settle this point in Mima. 1 Tatra Ajfaptih mdlakarabijaka',- but the meansdaltra vi, 7, 8)."