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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
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TRANSLATION. Hail! While the illustrious Mahamandalesvara Krishnadēva-Mahārāya, who conquered all hostile kings, who chastised the kings that were false to their words, who took every country that he saw and who did no: give up any country that he had taken, who was the lord of the eastern, southern, western and northern oceans, who was pleased to come out (glorious) after taking all countries,-was pleased to rule the earth, in the Saka year 1440 expired, corresponding to Bahudhänya, during Uttarāyaṇa, in the month of Mithuna, on Tuesday, when the amāvāsyā of the dark fortnight was current, at the holy time of the solar eclipse and Vșiddhi-yoga, on this day, I, Ponnambalanātha-Toņdaimāņār, the son of Ekapperuma!-Tondaimāņār, the chief of Asantāngi, who knew no fear, who was never perturbed......1 who could present an elephant in return for a lamb, who levied tribute from Ilam (Ceylon) within seven days, ........, who was the lord of Kāñchi, the best of towns, and a devotee at the sacred feet of the god AvudaiyaTambirāņār-having given the (land) situated within the four great boundaries of Mēlür in Solapāņdya-valanādu as tirunāmattukkāni with gold and libation of water to last as long as the Sun and Moon, to the god) Nayiņār Nallamangaibāgar at Tirukkodunkunram in Tirumalai-nādu for the daily requirements of offerings and worship during the Ponnambalanātha-Tondaimāpárbandi (service) in the early morning to the god Nayiņār Nallamangaibāgar, instituted after my own name-(the rights over) its treasures and hidden deposits in this land), its water and stone and its wells, tanks, etc., shall be exclusively enjoyed by the Tambirāpār (god). And as the taxes including kadamai, kāņikkai, vēndukõl, viniyogam and other dues accruing from this village had been remitted, it shall be enjoyed as a tirunāmattukkāni (temple land) and a sarvamānya freehold) as long as the sun and the moon last. The deed shall be engraved on stone and copper and the land enjoyed as tirunāmattukkāni, as long as the moon and the gun last.
He who obstructs this charity shall incur the sin of killing & tawny cow, a Brāhmaṇa, (his own parents and teacher on the banks of the Ganges. In the aforesaid manner the land shall be taken possession on and enjoyed as a sarvamānya. This is the writing of Adiya[r*]kkunallän Karpūrak- Kālingarāyan, the accountant of Arantängi.
No. 20.-NAVAGRAMA GRANT OF THE MAHARAJA HASTIN (GE [1]98).
By K. N. DIKSHIT, M.A., CALOUTTA. This fragmentary plate was handed over to me by the Political Agent, Baghelkhand Agency, who could not give me any definite information regarding its findspot, except that it came from some place in Nāgod State. It has therefore been named after the name of the village granted.
The plate measures 58" in length and 37" to 31' in breadth. It consists of the left half of the first of two plates forming the complete grant, as is clear from a comparison with other grants of Hastin and the portion of the round ring-hole preserved in the centre of the first line, through which the plate appears to have been broken. The missing portion of the plate has been conjecturally restored where possible from other published grants, particularly from the Majhgawām. copper-plate of the same prince. The average size of the letters is t". The characters belong to the northern class of alphabets. They do not present the nail-headed forms of letters as in the Majhgawām plates of Hastin. Attention may also be drawn to the form of n without the * 1 The term mugilin-kil-Ihriyum-Ila. Vanniya-midura-gandan is left untranslated. The latter part means
the proud oonqueror of the Vanniyms of Ceylon'. I'mugilin could be taken as proper name like Mugalay. thphrase may be construed as "the proud oonqueror of the Vappiyas of Ceylon who wore at the book and call of Mugilan."
• Fleet, C. I. I., Vol. III, pp. 106 ff.
