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No. 24.)
UNAMANJERI PLATES OF ACHYUTARAYA.
minister, the secretary (ráyasa) Venkatadri, a son of the minister Timmsys and grande of the minister MoBalimadûvirama, who belonged to the gôtra of Harita, was a distinguished student of the Yajurvêda, and followed the sutra of  pastamba.
Verse 109 then states that this is an edict (fâsana) of Achyutaraye. Verses 110 and 111 add that this edict on copper, by the order of the Maharaya Achyatendra, was composed by Sabhâpati, and engraved by Vtranáchårya, the son of Mallana. And the insoription ends with five of the ordinary benedictive and imprecatory verses. Below it is engraved, in large Kanarose characters, the word fori-Viru(ra)paksha.
TEXT.
First Plate. 1 Sri-Ganadhipataye namaḥ 1001 Namastanga-sirag-chambi-chandra-chams. 2 ra-chåravel trailokya-nagar-arambha-m Alastambhảya Sambhave I(I) [1] Harêr-19183 varahasya damshtra-damdaḥ sa* påtu vah! Hemadri-kalasd yatra dhatri chchha
[t"]tra-sri4 ya dadhan 1(II) [2] Kalyaņây=&sta tad-dhåma p[ro]atytiha-timir-åpaham yad=
Gajo=py=Age5 j-odbhatarh Hariņ=&picha půjyatê (ID) [3] Asti kshiramayad-devairemathya
mânân=ms6 bârbudheḥ | navanitam=ivæðdbhdtam=apanista®)-tamo maha (II) (4) Tasg=
âsît=tanayas-tapô7 bi(bhi)r=atulair=anvartha-nama Budhaḥ 16 punyair-asya Purtrave ba(bhu)ja-balair
dya[r"]=dvi8 sham nighvataḥ | tasy=Ayur-Nahusho-sya tasya pu(pa)rushổ yadda(dahe) Y
yâtiditan? 9 khyâtastasya to Turvasur-Vasu-nibhaḥ śri-Devayani-patêh (ID) [5] Tad-vamso
Dêvaki10 jânir=didspê timma-bhûpatiḥ | yasasti Tuluv-êmdréshu Yadôḥ Kpishņa iva
Anyau ve Job) 1601 Tatô=bhůd-Bukkama-jânir-tsvara-kshitipalakaḥ atrasamanganabhran12 gam mauļi-ratnam mahîbu(bhu)jam (II) [7] Sarasåd=adabhättasmán=Naras
avanipala13 kah Dbvakl-naħdankt-Kamð Dêvaki-nandanad-iva ICID 587. "Vividha-Bukrit-odda14 mê Râmêsvara-pramukhê muhur=mudita-hridaya sthåné sthåné vyadhatta yathavi. 15 dhi 17 budha-parivritô nând-dânâni yo bhuvi shodaśa tribhuvana-jan-816 dgîtam spi(sphi)tam yaśaḥ punaruktayan (II) [9] 10Kávérim-êsu ba[d]dhya
bahala-jala17 rayên tâm vilamghy=aiva 11 satram jiva-gråhar grihîtvå samiti bhaja-bald18 t=tam cha rajyam tadiyam kritvå Sriramga-půrvam tad-api nija-vase pattanam 19 yo babhAge(8) 119 kirtti-stambham nikhaya tribhuvana-bhavana-atyaman-apadanaḥ
[ll 10*]
This name oecurs (with the date A.D. 1536) in the list of grent ministers and chiefs during the reigos of Krishna, Achyuta, and Sadasiva, compiled by Mr. R. Sewell, Lists of Antiquities, Vol. II. p. 249.
* From impressions supplied to me by Dr. Hultzacb. Metre of verse 1-4: ślka (Anushțubb). • Read
Metre : Sardúlavikridita. • This sign d panctuation is saperfluous. 7 Read Yaydlih kahitas. • Metre of vernee 6-8: siðka (Anushțubh).
Metre : Hariņi. 16 Metre of verses 10 and 11: Sragdhara. 1 The original has a sign of punctuation between ghyai and oa. 1 This sign of punctuation is superfluons.
