Epigraphia Indica Vol 20

SR No.: 032574
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hirananda Shastri
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India
Publication Year: 1929
Total Pages: 188
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 40 MB

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KOTAVUMACHGI INSCRIPTION OF VIKRAMADITYA V.
different headings, namely, the maintenance of the temples and temple servants, the emoluments of Bhatta and Akkariga," the stipends of students and the feeding of the eļkoţi ascetics.* Then follow the specifications of land and taxes levied on festive occasions such as upanayana, narriage, vedic sacrifices, Badube, Kārapunpime and Dipāļige, with a remark that they should be enjoyed by the Urodeya (U. 33-36). It further states (11. 36-43) that fines on certain crimes it has specified, incomes derived from spoils, daśavandha (dasabandha) of escheat property of persons dying intestate and taxes on musical instruments such as kale and maddale are to be utilised for repairs, etc., of the tank called Döyimgere at Ummachige. Lines 43-46 contain the stipulation that the Mahajanas should protect the estates and maintain the gift even in adverse circumstances. The record was written by Govinda-Bhatta and engraved by Chavðja (1. 54).
The inscription is dated the Saka year 934, the 8th day of the bright half of the month Pushya, Paridhāvin samvatsara, Sunday and the Uttarāyaṇa-samkrānti. These details do not appear to be quite regular. Except for the week day, the date corresponds, according to Swamikannu Pillai's Ephemeris, to Tuesday, 23rd December A.D. 1012.
The inscription is important as it reveals the name of a new subordinate of Vikramaditya, viz., the Mahāsāmantadhipati Kosavayya who was administering the two Six-Hundreds at the time of the grant. A record secured from Hosūr in the Gadag Taluk dated in A.D. 1029 refers to the Mahāsāmantādhipati Kēsa varass in the passage“ Mahasamantadhipati mahāprachanda-danda. näyakam Srimat-Kesavarasara tadagra-lanūjam [11*] Svasti samadhigata-pancha-mahasabda mahasandhi-vigrah-ādhipati mahaprachanda-dandanāyaka fri-Vāvanarasar-eradarunürunań...... nāluttam-ire......"as the father of Vāvaparasa who was then governing the two Six-Hundreds under Jayasimba, the younger brother and successor of Vikramaditya V. It is this Vāvanarasa who figures as a subordinate of Jayasimha II in the Hoţtūr inscription of Saka 959 (A.D. 1037) and the Hulgur inscription of Saka 960 (A.D. 1038) Kēka vara sa appears to have succeeded Sobhanarasa' in the administration of the two districts, sometime after A.D. 1004 when, according to a record of Yelisirūr, the latter was stil the governor. We know from the Nilgund inscription of Tails II dated in Saka 904 that Kannapa was appointed as the governor of Belvota-300 and Purigere-300 by Tails II and that he was succeeded by his brother
Akkariga is made up of Akkara (Skt. A kahara) and iga, a taddhita termination indicating knowledge, according to the Sutra rana | 167 of the Karnataka-Bhashábhashana of Nagavartus, p. 62 (Mysore Government edition). The word, therefore, means one who is well versed in the science of) words.'
Elkofi ascetics are probably the devotees of Siva in the form of Mallari who with an army of seven crores destroyed the demona Mala and his brother. Bee for the story Imp. Gas., VOL. XVII, pp. 30 31.
• Badube is a Kanarevo name for the now-moon day of Vaisakha, Karapumpimo for the full-moon day of Jyështha and Dipalige for the now-moon day of Abvina. For Kanarose names of all the full moon days and new moon days of a year, see Dr. Floot's noto in Ep. Ind., Vol. V, pp. 11 f.
An inscription of Vikramaditya V bearing the Saka date 93[6] is notlood in Appendix B (No. 722) of the Madras Epigraphical Report for 1923. But the reading of the last figure is doubtful. (Dee ibid p. 101). A record from Karadihalli in the Mysoro Stato (Ep. Carn., Vol. VII, Sk. 287) belonging to the same king is dated clearly Saka 933, Paridhivin, Pushya, Bu. 13, Monday (Monday, the 29th December A.D. 1012) which may be re garded his latest date known so far. The present inscription is thus six days earlier than the latest epigraph of Vikramaditya V.
5 No. 110 of the Bombay Karnatak collection for 1926-27.
• See above Vol. XVI, pp. 76 ff. and pp. 882 the In the published text of the former record, the name appears to have been wrongly read as Chivanarasa,
1 The relationship between Bobhanarias and keśa Varasa is not disclosed by inscriptions .No. 62 of the Bombay Karnatak collection for 1926-27. • Ep. Ind., YOL. IV, Pp. 206 ft.