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363 = and was renowned among the Gangá-kula for pro was then entirely overrun with jungle. This place testing the kingdom.
he called Srí Ranga pattana (Seringapatam)." 26. Satya Vákya Ráya succeeded his father Prof. R. G. Bhandarkar's remarks given below Ganda-deva, and ruled the kingdom in equity and will show the importance of the inscription in conjustice, punishing the wicked and protecting the nection with this abstract. And Mr. Rice's trangood. He was never failing in truth, hence he ob- scription will aid those unacquainted with the tained the title of Satys Vákya Raya (the truth
original character in reading it. The Canarese e has speaking king).
been rendered by 1, -equivalent to 3-by I, eu 27. Gunottama Deva, brother of Satya Vákya, by l, mel by L, byr, and the second form by r. was installed at Dalavanpura; he ruled the kingdom Thcre is a difficulty connected with the date. in an equitable manner, allowing many charities, and Finding that Mâgh S'uddha 5th, S. 388, fell on maintained friendship with the other rájas.
Wednesday, I submitted the question to Prof. Keru 28. Malla Deva Raya II., younger brother of
Lakshman Chatre. He finds the day to fall on Gunottama, succeeded during the life-time of the
" Wednesday-Budhavára or Saumyavára, Nak. latter, whom he is stated to have kept at Vijaya shatra-Uttara Bhadrapada," and considers that Skandapura. This king was a very valiant man the engraver, being careless, has written a for and defeated the Pandya Rája, who had attacked him. #119." Nakshatra Sváti never falls near 5th Mágh
In the reign of this prince, his brother Gunottama Suddha, but the astrologer consulted, he thinks, made a grant of land in Ani, A. Sál. 800,--year of may have carelessly taken Mágh vadha, and given the cycle, Vikari (A.D. 878), to a Jaina, for the per- Sváti, which falls only a day in advance of the 5th, formance of worship to a Jaina deity.
for S. 388. . On the 7th Vaisakha sud, A. S'41. 816,-year of BADANEGUPPE, mentioned in the last line of the cycle, Ananda (A.D. 894), a person named Tiru- che second plate, appears on Rennell's mapas malayan, built a temple, and to the west of it erected Badenacoopyor Vadanacoopum, and in the 61st an image of Vishnu, which he called Tirumala Deva, sheet of the Gt. Trigonometrical Survey maps as upon somo land "in the midst of the Kávéri," Buddancupa, in N. Lat. 11° 59, E. Long. 76° 56'. whero in former times the western Ranganád Swárí It is therefore 18 geographical miles S. W. from had been worshipped by Gautama Rishi, but which the old capital of Talakad on the Kaveri.-J. B.
II. TRANSLITERATION AND TRANSLATION.
BY B. LEWIS RICE, EDUCATIONAL INSPECTOR, MAISUR. [I.] Svasti jitam bhagavatâ gata-ghana-gaganabhena Padmanabhena Srimad-jahnaviya [ku] lâmala-vyomavabhasana-bhaskaraḥ sva-khadgayka-prahara-khandita-mahd-sild-stambha-labdha-bala paråkramodaranorigana - vidaranopalabdha - braņa - vibhûshana - vibhůshita Kanvayanasa gotrasya
srimâ n Koñgani mahadhiraja tatputra pituran vågata-guna-yukto vidyâ dvineya-vi hita-vrittaḥ samyak-prajâpâļana-mâtrâdhigata-rajyâtprayojana vidvat-ka vi-kanchana-ni kashopala-bhûto nîti-sâstrasya vaktri-payoktri-kusalasya dattaka-sútra vritti-rpranetân sriman Madhava-mahadhiraja tatputra pitsi-paitâmaha guna-yukto vanekachâturddanta-yudhdha vâpti-chaturudadhi-salila-svadita-yasa śrimad Hari Varmma mahadhirajaltatputra dvija guru devatârpûjana-paro narayana charaṇânuddhata Śrimad-Vishnu-Gopa-ma[11.] hadhiraja tasya putra Triyambhaka-charaņânbhóruha-râjâr-pavittyiksitottamânga sva-bhujabaļa-paråkrama-ksiya-krita-rajya kaliyaga-baļa-pankavasanna-vpishoddbaraņa-nitya-sannaddha sri
mân Mâdhava-mahadhiraja | tasya putra | srîmad Kadamba-kula-gagana-gabhastimârina Krishna Varmma-mahadhirajasy a-priya-bhagineyo vidyâ-vineyatisaya-paripûritântarâtma niravagraha prathana-sauryya vidvasu- prathama-ganya sriman Koñgani mahadhiraja Avinsta-namadheya-Dattasya desiga-gawan Kondakundânvaya-Gunachandra-Bhatára-sishyasya Abhanandi-Bhatara tasya sishyasya Silabhaura-Bhatara-sishyasya Janâņandi-Bhatâra-sishyasya Guņaņandi-Bhațâra-sishyasya Vanda
nandi Bhatarargge ashta &siti uttarasya trayo satasya saivatsarasya Magha-masan bomavarai svati nakshatra suddha pañcha
mi akala. • A transcription was also prepared by Prof. Bhandarkar, but as he was doubtful about the Kanarese portion of it, I have used Mr. Rice's, transliterating it from Devanagari into Roman characters. J. B.
