Epigraphia Indica Vol 06

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

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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
[Vol. VI.
him with the Chellaketana, whose son Lôkaditya alias Chellapatáka (the younger brother of Chelladhvaja), of the Makula kula, in A.D. 897 was governing the Vadsvåss country at Bankapura, 80 named by his father after his own name (Bankësa); and there can therefore be hardly any doubt that the date of our inscription (in A.D. 860) may give us a true date for the time of Bankega. The exploits of Bankėsa are told in verses 22-31. As leader of the hereditary forces, he at the king's command invaded Gangavåời' (the country of the Western Gangas), took the fort of Kedala, pat to flight the ruler of Talsvanapura, and after crossing the river Kåvêri, conquered the enemy's country. Recalled then by Amoghavarsha on account of disturbances which had broken out at home, and in which, as appears from verse 31, the king's own son was concerned, be quickly returned, and succeeded in quelling the insurrection and restoring his master's fortune. - The Talavanapura here mentioned is the well-known capital of the Western Gangas, the modern Talakad on the left bank of the river Kåverf;" and Kedala may perhaps be the modern Kaidala' which, according to the map in Mr. Rice's Mysore Inscriptions, is to the north-east of Kadaba.
As regards the places mentioned in connection with the actual grant, Koļanura has already beon stated to be the village of Konnur, where the inscription is. The village granted, Taleyûra, which was in the Majjantiys-seventy bhukts, has not been identified; nor have its boundaries, Bondanúru, S&saveva[du], Padilagere, and Kilsvada. In addition to the main grant, twelve nivartanas of land were granted at Kolangra itself, and at each of the thirty villages which are enumerated in lines 45-48. Eleven of these may be identified with modern villages at & reasonable distance from Konnor, thus:
Avaravacdji=Owruddee,' Aurwádi;' 6 miles west by north from Konnor: Bendanúru= 'Bennoor;' 11 miles north of Owruddee;' Sulla ='Soolah,' Sula;' 5 miles east by south from Konnor; MAvingru='Mannoor;' 8 miles east by south from Kondur; Mattikatte='Matteekattee,'. Matikatti;' 12 miles north by east from Konnar; Nila[gunjdage='Neelgoondee;' 5 miles north-east from Konnar; Talikhede=Tallakodda;' Tálakwád ;' 24 miles north-west from Konnir; Bellleru= Bolleeree;' 27 miles west-north-west from Konnar; Muttalagere="Mootulgeeree,' Matalgeri;' 7 miles east by north from Konnar; Kakeyanúru='Kakanoor,' Káknar;' 74 miles north-west from Kounůr; Neri[la]ge= 'Neerlehgee, 'Niralgi;' 9 miles north by west from Konnür.
1 See the passage from the Jaina Uttarapurdna, first published in Ind. Ant. VOL. XII. p. 217, and afterwards, moro correctly, in Prof. Bhandarkar's Raport for 1888-84, p. 489; also Prof. Bhandarkar's remarks, ibid. p. 430 and pp. 120 and 121. Our inscription shows that in the Sanskrit text Mukula, and not Padmdlaya, must be taken to be the name of LokAditya's family. The biruda Chellaldiana (or Sellabdtana) Mr. Pathak in Jour, Bo. 43. Soc. Vol. XVIII. p. 323 has translated by cloth-bannered' (see Dr. Fleet's Dynasties, p. 403, note 2), but, o farm I can see, the Kanarese word for cloth' is solo = Sanskrit chlla. Böhtlingk's Dictionary gives aila (from the Kadambarl) and olla in the sense of a kind of weapon ;' and Kittel's Dictionary has felle falle-falya, 's dart,
Avelin. s spear tipped with iron, a pike' to., and also sellele allehajalya; I think that these are the words with which the first part of the biruda should be connected. In support of this view, I would state that I And
alla the first part of a proper ame in Sollavidyddbara (Ep. Ind. Vol. I. p. 54, line 29 of the text), and that in the verse in which the name occur (where I would alter the corrupt rolulldlila.pdpind to nolla-Lalita pd pind, the author too apparently has understood sella to denote some kind of weapon (Sellsvidyadhara, whose hand is fondled by the javelin'). Compare also the biruda Sellapidega in Ep. Ind. Vol. II. p. 219, 1. 61.
The wars with the Gangas are often spoken of in Rashfrskats records. In Sanskrit inscriptions the name of their country is ordinarily written Gangapdi.
Regarding Annoglavarsha's wars with rebellious members of his owa family, see e.g. Ep. Ind. Vol. I. p. 58. I am not aware that elsewhere his own son is spoken of in this connection.
• See Dr. Fleet's Dynaatios, p. 299.
There is a Bennoor,' 3 miles north-west of Konndr, and another village of the same name will be mentioned below.
. Most of these hare been identifed for me by Dr. Fleet