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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA
[Vol. XXX Chaurayya, Prabhu Jakkarasa and the eight hittus. The village Ekamchi was a dēvavāda of the god Koppanātha at Telasamga included in the tract of Kanambade Three Hundred which was under the authority of Mahamandalesvara Sahadēva-Näyaka. The gift was made in the presence of the god Kalidēva by smearing with flour.
Mahamandalesvara Sahadēva-Nayaka of the present record is apparently identical with Sahadēva of the Kokatnür inscription" (1235 A.C.) and Sahadēva Dandanátha of the Mankami epigraph (1205 A.C.). It is noteworthy that all these three records belong to the reign of Simhana. In the Mankani inscription Sahadēva is said to be ruling over Tardavādi 1000; but in the Kokatūr charter no definite area is assigned to him, nor does he bear a designation. Still, the latter speaks of his conquests over such far-off regions as Mālava, Maleyala and Andhra. It may be surmised from this that by this time he had risen to a high position by dint of his prowess. In the Kokațnūr epigraph Nagarasa is said to be ruling over the tract of Kanambade, implying thereby that Sahadeva exercised authority over a wider region.
The place-names mentioned in the inscription are: Kanambade Three Hundred, Telasanga and Ekamchi, Of these Kanambade Three Hundred and Telasanga occur in a number of inscriptions of this area. Kanambade is identified with Kanmadi, about 10 miles north-north-east of Telsang, in the Bijapur taluk of the Bijapur District, by Dr. Fleet. Telasanga is the present Telsang in the Athni taluk, about 22 miles east of Athņi. The name appears as Tiļasanga, Telasanga, Telasangava and Telasanga in the inscriptions of the place. Of these, Tilasanga appears to be the older form. Ekamchi, the village where the record was found, still retains its old name in the form Ekkañchi. The inscription refers to the god Koppanātha of Ekamchi. But no such god and temple exist in this place at present. In fact, there are no ancient or mediaeval temples in the village or round about it. The Hanuman temple, where the present epigraph is kept, does no appear to be old.
My thanks are due to Mr. P. B. Desai of the Office of the Government Epigraphist for India for having kindly revised this article.
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1 Svasti [l*] Sri-Sa(Sa)ka-varsham 11[4]7neya Pārtti(rthi)va-samvatsara[da] 2 Kärtti ba? 11 Bri(Bri) vā8 sri-Simhanadēvana rasiya)3 damdu śrīmanu(n)-mahāmamdaļēsva(sva)ram Sahadēva-nä4 yakan-āļva mam[da]ļam Kanambade-mūnūsar-olagana 5 Srimatu Telasamgada Kopanātha-dēvara dēvavad Ekam6 chiya Koppanātha-dēvar-acharyya Virabhadra Hegade [Sau)7 dayya Sūļavāļa Chaü[ra]yya prabhu Ja[kkadrasa mukhya
1 Karnatak Inscriptions, Vol. II, p. 131.
B. K. Coll., No. 264 of 1927-28. . Ind. Ant., Vol. XIX, pp. 268 ff.
• Karnalak Inscriptions, Vol. II, Nos. 15, 18, 21 and 27. Some old remains are scattered in the southern and south eastern side of Telsang, which merit excavation. Recently, a finely carved image of Vishnu, excellently preserved, was found in a field near the village while digging a pit, at about 10 foet below the surface.
It has, however, to be noted that sculptured stones like safi stones and hero stones, Gajalakshmi tablet and Siva in sitting posture, all worn out or partly mutilated, are found fixed round this temple.
. In situ and froin ink-impressions prepared by me.
Kärtti ba appears to be an abbreviation of Karttika bahula. • The abbreviation Bri va stands for Brihaspatioara.
