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had broken down the groups of trees the hos- north-east, (viz.) in the plain of the Dandu tile kings, was Dundu, first of the name, the Samudra a small garden of 12 kanduga? ; in Nirganda Yuva Râja. His beloved son, the share of Nallu Raja, the chief of Man. who through his knowledge of politios had nampale, 2 kanduga; on the west of the destroyed without exception the groups of histánda t of the Dundu chief, one tánda; in enemies, a friend to all the world, of a life plea- Kammargatti, in the plain of Srivura, sant to be heard of, making good use of thought, 2 kandugas; under the Kalani large tank 6 word, and deed, was Parama Güla, first of kanduga; in the pasture-land of the Erepůli the name, the Sri Prithuvi Nirgunda tank 20 kanduga, this is dry-cultivation land; Raja. His wife, born of the beloved daughter and as a site for a house 80..... in of Palla våd hirâja by Maru Varmma, the north-west corner of rivora in the midan ornament of the Sagara Kula, was Kundle of Derangeri. davvi by name. In her husband's house did Witnesses to this gift: The 18 existing she grow up, daily promoting works of merit; chiefs . and she erected a Jain temple, an ornament to Witnesses to this gift: The existing chiefs the north of Sripura, a glory to all the of the 96,000 country l. world.
Whoso through avarice seeks to resume this For the repairs of any cracks or defects gift incurs the guilt of the five great sins. in which, for erecting any new portions, for the Whoso maintains it acquires all merit. Moreworship of the god, and for the gifts and cha- over by Manu hath it been said : Whoso by rities-on the representation of that Pri- violence takes away land presented by himself thivi Nirggunda Raja-the Mahara or by another shall be born a worm in ordure jadhiraja Parameśvara, united with his for sixty thousand years. He who makes a gift queen) Śsija superior to Lakshmi, made a grant has an easy task; the maintenance of another's of the village of Ponnalli, belonging to Nir- gift is arduous. Bnt to maintain a gift is more gunda, with freedom from all imposts. Its meritorious than to make one. boundaries :-On the east, the white stone rock The earth has been enjoyed by SA gara and of Nolibela; on the south-east, Panyan. other kings. According to their (gifts of) land so gere; on the south, the bank of the watercourse was their reward. Poison is no poison, the proof the Belgalli-tank and the Dilla -tank; on perty of the gods that is the real poison. For the south-west, the rocky ground of white stone poison kills a single man, but a gift to the gods at Jaidar & ke; on the west, the tank of the (if usurped) destroys sons and descendants. By Henkevi weavers ; * on the north-west, the Visva Karmmâ charya, an abode of all piles of stones at Puņuse and Gottagála; learning, skilled in painting pictures, was this on the north, the great bend of the watercourse sásana written. Though it be but four kanduka of the Sama tank; on the north-east, the Ka. of rice seed ... or two kanduka of wasto la mbetti hill.
land, it should be protected in the same manner And he further gave other land on the as a gift to a Brahman
THE HILL OF SAPTA ŚRING.
BY W. RAMSAY, BO. C. 8. "Sapta Sping," or, as it is called in some maps, of the Western Ghats, and separating the disbut erroneously, "Chattar Sing," is one of the trict of Khandesh as it formerly stood, on the highest points in the line of hills commonly north, from the plains of Nåsik, to the sonth. known as the Chandor range, running due The range is a remarkable one, presenting a east and west, at right angles to the main line series of perpendicular basalt faces to the south, • Taltuvdyaru, vapposed to be the same m tantuva- Ashtadata prakritayah.
Shannapati sahasra vishaya prakritayah. The name Kan inga, w much land as takee khanduga, or of "the 96,000 country or country yielding revenge about three bushels of seed.
of 96,000 pagodas, was Gangavadi, as we learn from other I The wignification of this term is not known. Perhape inscriptions, but where situated I have not been able to it is form of tana, . place.
This last verse is obscure.
yari.
discover.
