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MARCH, 1879.]
TWO EASTERN CHALUKYA COPPERPLATE GRANTS.
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village now called Gottimukkula, which may the writing being on the insides of both onter be the Gottibrôlu of the inscription. Brólu plates, and both sides of the inner one. The is a common termination of villages in the seal of the ring on which they are strong is eastern delta of the Krishna. A dupu I 31 in diameter. It bears for device the Chacannot identify.
luky a Boar, above which is the elephant-goad, With regard to the subscription, common and above that the crescent-moon. Under the both to Mr. Fleet's and this grant, “djñāptik Boar are the words "Sri-Tribhuwandinkousa." Kataka-rájah", see Mr. Fleet's note to Ind. The ring on which the plates are strung is 5" Ant., Vol. VII., p. 19.
in diameter. The original of this grant consists of three It will be noticed that this grant gives forty plates, each measuring 88" long by 4 broad, years to Vijayaditya-Bhattâ raka.
Transcription. I. (1) Śivamusstu sarvya-ja[ga]taḥ[11*]Svasti Srimatâm sakala-bhuvana-sažinstûyamâna-Ma(2) navya-sagôtrâņâm Hâriti-putrâņâm Kó(kau)śikhi(kî)-vara-prasada-labdha
râjyânâm-(ņår) Ma(3) tri-gana-paripálitânam Svâmi-Mahâsêna-pâd-anudhyâtânâm b hagavan-Nara(4) yana-prasada-samâsâdita-vara-varába-lâmchhan-6kshana kshana-vasikri(5) t-Aráti-mandalánam-asvamodh-ôvabhritha-nina-pavitrikrita-vapusham (6) Chalukyanam k ulam-alamkarishộ ôh. Satyasraya-Vallabhasya-bhratê Kubja
Vishnuvarddhano (7) shtâ dasa-varshâņi | tat-putrô Jayasińhs-Vallabhô(bha)-strayas-trimsad=varshani
. tad-bhrâtu(8) r-Indra-râjasya satah Vishộu-râjâ nava 1 tat-putrô Manggi-yava-rajah
pamchcha (cha)-vimsatim (9) tat-putro Jayasimhah trayôdaśal tad-[d*]vaimâtur-anzjah Kokkiliḥ shaņ=
ma sân II.a. (10) tasya jyêshthô bhrâtâ tameuchchâtya Vishņuvarddhanas=sapta-trimbatam tat-patrở
Vijaya(11) ditya-bhattarakaḥ ashtådaśa tat-sutô Vishộuvarddhanah shat-trinbatam
tat-sunur-ashtôtta(12) ra-narồndreśvar-ayatananâm kartta | Vijậyadityas-chatvarimsatam' tad
âtmajah Kali(13) Vishnuvarddhanô=shtadaśa mâsân tat-putrô Vijayaditya-mahârâjas-cha-tad. (14) tus chatvárimsatam
angja-yuvarâjâd=Vikramaditya-namnah (15) prabhur-abhavad=arâti-vrâta-tal-anil-6(an)ghaḥ
nirupama-ntipa-Bhi(16) mas-trimsatan vatsarânâminni(ni)ja-guna-gaņa-kirtti-vyâpta-dik-chakravalah[io]
Tat-sung(17) [ro] Vvijayadityaḥ ghaņ=mâsân=Venggi-mandalam Trikalingg-atavi-yuktam
paripálya ["di-] (18) va yayê (yau) | Ajáyata sutas-tasya bhd-bhâr-Odvahana kshama Amma-raII.6. (19) ja-mahîpå lah palit-aśôgha-bhûtalah [ll*] Yasya pad-abaja-chchâyâm=&(20) sritam raja-mandalam dandit-ârâti-kôdandam manditan mandala-trayê.
kund-éndu-dha (21) valam yasya Faso ramjita-bhatalam 1 gåyanti galit-ârâtė[ro] 1".
vvidyadharyyô= (22) pi viņayâ Sa sarvvalókåśraya-Śri-Vishņuvarddhana-mahârâjah Pennata(23) vádi-Vishaya-niyasino râshtrakata-pramukhân kutim(tum)binas=saryvân-AhQ(24) y=êttham-Ajmapayati II. Viditam asta vah no] Chalukya-Bhima-bhûpâla-dh(25) ttri(tri) dhâtr=iva ch=&parâ kshamayâ Kshatriya-pråyå Nägipotir=iti śruta || Å
* divan. Space is left at the end of line 8 for the di, but it is omitted.
This mark of punctuation is unnecessary.