Epigraphia Indica Vol 04

Author(s): E Hultzsch
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

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No. 1.)
BRITISH MUSEUM PLATES OF SADASIVARAYA.
engraved by Virapacharya, the son of Virana.' And the inscription ends with five imprecatory verges (153-157), followed by the words fri and fri-Virüpåkaha.
of the first part of the inscription the verses 1-26, which bring the genealogy of Sadasivaraya down to Achyutaraya, correspond to verses 1-22, 24, 25, 32 and 38 of the Unamañjêri plates of Achyutaräys; and the only difference between the two inscriptions so far is this that, while according to verge 14 of Achyutaraya's inscription the lady Obambika bore to the king Nrisimha (Narasa) one son, Achyutêndra, according to verse 14 of the present inscription she had two song, Ranga-kshitindrs and Achyutadávarkys. The inscription (in vv. 27-30) then tells us that, on Achyutêndra's death, his son Venkataraya or Venkatad variya ascended the throne, and that, when after a short time he too had died, the king (kshindpati) Råma, the ruler of the great Karpata kingdom (rájya) and 'husband of (Sadasiva's) sister,' made the ministers install Sadasive-mahârâys, the son of Ranga-kshitindra and Timmambi, on the throne of Vidyanagari. The verses which follow, up to v. 42, eulogize Sadasiva in the usual hyperbolical fashion. What may perhaps be mentioned here, is, that in v. 34 the dust raised by his armies is described as smoke that drove away those gnats-the Sakas (i.e., here, the Muhammadans), and that v. 41 speaks of the Kambhôja (1), Bhoja, Kalinga and Karsháta kings as attendants on his women's apartments. The genealogy of the donor, furnished by this record, accordingly is this :
1. Timma, md. Dévakt.
2. Isvars, md. Bukkama
3. Narva (Nrisimba).
(A.D. 1498).
a. by Tippaji
b. by Nagall -
0. by Obambika
4. Vira-Nrisimha Narasimha).
6. Krisbparaya. Ranga, md. Timmamba. (A.D. 1510-1529).
6. Achyutariya. (A.D. 1680-1641). 7. Venkataraya.
8. Sadasivariya. (A.D. 1642-1667).
The king Rama, spoken of in the preceding, is mentioned again in vv. 141-147. He is there enlogized as the hero, the glorious Ramaraja, the instructor in establishing the glory of the great Karpata kingdom (rdjya), the fruit of long-continued meritorious works (i.6. the son) of the glorious king (bhápdla) Rangaraje, the garland of the Soms vansa, the jewel that
The Upamiljari platoo profeus to be engraved by Vinaphobirya, the son of Mallapa.
1 The same account is given in copper plate inscription of BadASiva's of Saka-Samvat 1182 (current), described in Mr. Sewell's List of Antiquitia, Vol. II. p. 18, No. 81.
* This, of course, is merely an exaggerated reproduction of the verse in the inscriptions of Krishparya and Acbyotardys which makes these kings be waited upon by the kings of Ange, Vanga, and Kaling
As regards the date of these princos, known to me from their own published inscriptions, the earliest date of Krishnardya (Ep. Ind. Vol. I. p. 866) would correspond to either the 23rd or the 24th January, A.D. 1810, and his latest dato (ibid. p. 899) in Monday, the 88rd April, A.D. 1629. The earliest date of Achyutarlys (Ind. Ant. Vol. IV. p. 829) in Monday, the 16th August, A.D. 1530, and his latest date (Ep. Caru. Part I. p. 176 No. 120) would correspond to the 26th January, A.D. 1641. The earliest date of Sadasivariya (ibid. p. 34, No. 12) would correspond to the 87th July, A.D. 1542, and his latest date (South-Ind. Inser. Vol. I. p. 70) is Wednesday, the 5th February, A.D. 1567. Regarding Naraan (Nrisiroha) and Vira-Nrisinaba I can only say that the only date known to me, which admits of veriflentlon, is one of Narsa's reigo, corresponding to the 18th December, A.D. 1498 (Ep. Caru. Part I. p. 180, L. 16). Compare also South Ind. Isaer. Vol. I. Pp. 131-139.
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