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No. 2.] SRISAILAM PLATES OF VIRUPAKSHA: SAKA-SAMVAT 1388.
The boundaries of Sirumaṇātnkur, which in the Kannada portion is called simply Atukara, granted to the god Mallikarjuna are given as follows:
On the east-Gollala Pinnapuram (due east of Atmakur)
Anantapura (south-east of A.) Brahmala Pinnapura (east of A.)
and on the north-east-Peñjara-maḍugu.
Kam nāḍu
Pratapagiri rājyam
botparatam
Brigiri
Anantapura
Brand Anantapura
The following table gives the situation and identification of all the places mentioned in this inscription:
Name as found in the Inscription.
Pinnapura
and
Brahmala Pinnapura
Karivena
Duddyala
Nandikunta.
Rāmāpnra
Indre vara.
Atukūru
Do. Anantapura (south-east of A.) Karivena sime (south-west of A.) Duddyala sime (is west of A.) Nandikunta hola (is north-west of A.) Nětipala hola
Ramapurada hola (north-east of A.) Indresvarada hola
Tungabhadra
Virupaksha's temple.
Nakuḍi Poturājupalli hola
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Modern name.
Srisailam
Portion of the Kurnool District surrounding Sriparvatam. ditto
Ditto
Brahma Anantapura
Pinnapura
Kurnool
Ditto
District.
Ditto
Taluka.
ditto.
Naudikoṭkür.
Ditto.
Ditto.
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Kariena
Ditto
Dudyala
Ditto
Nandikunta
Ditto
Ramapura
Ditto
Indre vara
Ditto
Atmakuru
Ditto
The river which marks the northern boundary of the Madras Presidency.
A famous temple, the presiding deity of which is Śrī Virupaksha, the family god of the Vijayauagara kings, situated in Hampi on the banks of the Tungabhadra.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
I am not able to identify Netipala hola, Poturajupalli and Penjara-maḍugu.
The engraver of the grant was the smith Viranacharya, son of Muddaṇacharya, who was also entitled to two shares in the grant. The record onds, as usual, with imprecatory vorses and the sign-manual of the king, Śri Virupaksha, in Telugu-Kannada characters.
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