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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[JUNE, 1884.
Sadasiva of Vijayanagara dated Saka | following is an abstract of its Vamśâvali which 1478 or 1556-7 A.D., the year Nala of the serves also to complete the genealogy derived cycle." This grant was made over to me by Mr. Fleet from his Vijayanagara grant by Dr. Burgess, and is marked 5 No. 7. The | No. III."
1. Timma, married to Devakt.
2. Havara, married to Bukkams. - 3. Narasa or Nrisimha.
a. by Tippaji: b. by Nagala:
c. by obs : 4. Nrisimha or
5. Krishna Narasimha.. (grants Saka 1431 to 1449 Ranga, m. to 6. Achyuta or 1509-10 to 1527-8 A.D.) Timm. (grants Saka 1452 to 1461
or 1530-1 to 1539-40 A.D.) 8. Sadisiva (grants Saka 1466 to 1478 7. Venkata.
' or 1544-5 to 1556-7A.D.) Of Sadasiva the grant says that after the death by the Musalmans after the sanguinary death of his consin Venkata he was anointed | battle of Talikota, Jan. 23, 1565 A.D." as king of Vijayanagara by his sister's husband, The grant of Sadasiva and the account of the king Rama of Karnata. This Rima is European traveller Cæsar Frederick show that identical with the second Rama of the Karnata Sadasiva of Vijayanagara was a mere pageant Vamsavali, the uncle of Raiga I (grants Saka in the bands of Râma of Karnata. This is 1497 to 1506 or 1575-6 to 1584-5 A.D.) and of the reason why Râma himself appears as the Venkata I (grants Saka 1508 to 1535 or 1586-7 soveroign of Vijayanagara in the writings of to 1613-4 A.D.), and with the warlike Ramraj both Muhammadans and Hinds. After the of whom Ferishta reports that he was put to battle of Talikota the Musalmans pillaged Vi
11 Earlier inscriptions of Sadasiys were published by Mr. Fleet. Ind. Ant., vol. X, PP. 64 and 66.
Jour. Bombay Branch R. As. Soc., vol. XII, p. 343. I subjoin the most important verses of Sad Akiva's new grant:निप्पाजीनागलादेव्योः कौसल्याश्रीसुमित्रयोः । देश्योरिव नृसिद्रातस्मान् [ read °त् ] परियादिव । [१२] बोरौ विनयिनौ रामलक्ष्मणाविव नंदनौ । जातौ वीरनृसिंहदकृष्णरायमहीपती । [१३] रंगशितःच्युतदेवरायौ रक्षाधरोणाविव रामकृष्णौ।
ओबांधिकायां नरसक्षितींद्राटुभावभूतान्मरगेंद्रसारौ [rend °तां नर केन्द्र सारौ?] | [१४] वीरश्रीनारसिंहः ete.
प्रशास्य राज्य प्रश-[read प्रसांवामरूपे विनिधी वेंकटरायभूपे ।
अभागधेयादचिरात्पजानामाखंडलावासमथाधिरूढे । [२८] तिमांबावरगर्भमौक्तिकमणी रंगक्षितींद्वात्मजः (1) अत्रालंकरणेन पालितमहाकर्णाटराज्यप्रिया । शौर्यौदार्यदयावता स्वभगिनीभर्ना [rendi] जगत्रा-[red
चापिना रामक्ष्मापतिनाप्यमान्यतिलकैः कुप्ताभिषेकक्रमः । [२९] श्रीविद्यानगरीललामनि महासांमाज्यसिंहासने (1) संतानबुरिव स्फुरन्सुरगिरौ संहत्य विद्वेषिणः।
आ सेतोरपि चाहिमाद्रि रचयत्राज्ञो निजाज्ञाकरान्सी पालयते सदाशिवमहारायभिराय क्षमा । [३०] 13 Feriahta, translated by Briggs, vol. III, pp. 198 and 414.
"Cmsar Frederick relates that the kingdom of Vijayanagara wa governed thirty years by three brother tyranta, vis., Ramaragio, Temiragio, and Bengatre s.., Ramarija, Tirumalarkja, and Venkatdri of Karnata). They had been officers in the service of the king of Vijayanagar, after whose death they kept his infant son a & prisoner. Ramaragio became king. Tomiragio governor, and Bongatre general. From the battle with the Moore, 1565 A.D., the second brother only saved his life. See Purchas, His Pügrimes, vol. II, p. 1704. WWilaon, Ariatic Researches, rol.xx, p. 12.
कृतवति सुरलोकं कृष्णराये निजांश तदनु तदनुजन्मा पुण्यकर्माच्युतेंद्रः। अखिलमवनिलोकं स्वांशमेल्यारिजेता विलसति हरिचेता विद्वदिष्टपदाता । [२४]
सितिप्रतिष्टा-[read °ा"]पितकीनिदेहे प्राप्ते पदं वैष्णवमच्युतंद्रे । अड्यास्य भद्रासनमस्य सूनुबरी बभौ वेंकटदेवरायः [२०]
