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No. 6.)
KOTAVUMACHGI INSCRIPTION OF VIKRAMADITYA V.
67
of fines in respect of certain crimes according to the caste of the offender. This is in keeping with the laws laid down in the Dharmaśāstra.
Of the places mentioned in the inscription, Röņa is the modern Ron, the headquarters of the Ron Taluk in the Dharwar District. Nareyamgal which was the chief town of Nareyamgal12, a sub-division in the Belvola-300 province, is the modern Naregal situated at a distance of 10 miles from Ron. Ummachige is evidently identical with Kötavumachgi where the record was found.
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1 0 Svasti [*] Saunasta-bhuvan-āšraya-Sri-Prithvi-vallabha-mahārā. 2 jädhirāja-paramēsvara-paramabhattārakaṁ Satyā raya-ku3 ļa-tiļakaṁ Chāļukyābharaṇam srimat-Tribhuvanamalla-Vikra4 mădityadēvara räjyam-uttaröttar-ābhivriddhige salutta5 m-ire [Samadhiya ta-parcha-mahālabda mahäsämantādhipati 6 mahā-prachanda-daņdanāyakaṁ pati-mechche-gandai brīmad-Dandana7 yakar Kēšavayyamgal-Beļvola-mūnūra Puligere-mūnūsuvam su8 kha-samkatha-vinodadin-āļuttam-ildu [ll] Srimat-Tribhuvanamalla9 dēvaram pra[r]tthisi Rõnada Maunara Sridhara bhattargge Sa ka-varsha 931
neya 10 Paridhāvi-samvatsarada Pushya suddha ashtami Adityavāra vuttarā11 yana samkrāntiyandu Nareyamgal-Pannerada rolagana Ummachi12 [gelyan sarvvābhyamtara-siddhiyāgi sarvvanamasyav-aggrahāram mā13 di sāsanam beļgode ghalige verasu padedu kuļise kude paded-āyu14 ran=ā=Sridharabhattar=nūsanālvaremmahājana ke bharaṇam-geydu tayagam 15 mahājanakkam prajegam mādida vyavastheyum' dharmma-brayad upabiyada 16 mānyada bhūmiya nivēšanada pramāņamu[m=e]nt=ene Sõmēśvaradēvargge ma17 ttar-āru Bhägiyabbēgva rakke mattar-ppanneradu elkoti-tapodhanara 18 satrakke mattar-ppanneradu Aychagāvuşdana dēgulakke mattar=aydu maney-019 ndu Adityadēvargge mattar=aydu maneyrondu Bettada-Bhagavatige 20 mattar-aydu maney-ondu Nārāyanadēvargge mattar=aydumaney-onda21 nt-ayvattu m attar-kkeyyuman-avara nivēšana mgaļuvam Bendeyabhatárara
sam22 tatiya brahmacharyyavulla naish thika-tapõdhanar=āgiy=anubhavisuvar [1] 23 Māra kabbe-Bhatārige mattar=ppanneradu maney=ondu Nyāsam Prabhākara
vuvam 24 vakkhāņisi gunaśāsanadin-uņba bhatta-vrittim attar=ayvattu? nianey=ondu
chchhattargge
Compare Manusmriti, Chapt. VIII, Vv. 267-268 and Yajiavalky asmriti, Chapt: II, Vv. 220-224. . From ink-improveion. . The t-sign is indistinot and resembles the consonant y mark.
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