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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
when put away by him, and here gave birth to her twin sons Knéa and Lava, who were brought up by Valmiki. It is now the seat of a Guru of the Smarta sect, and contains an interesting group of large temples dedicated respectively to Râma, Lakshmana, Bharata, Satrughna, and Vâli-Sugriva. From inscriptions it would appear that they were originally erected about Saka 850 (A.D. 928-29.)
Hodali, which gives its name to the district in which Madyanûr was situated at the time of the grant, is still so called. The boundary villages mentioned are easily identified. Uttagrama is Uttanûr; Kuladipa is the village now called Koladêvi; Kottamangala and Kolattûr still bear the same names. Kanakad våraparvata is the only place that is doubtful; the name is probably a translation of some vernacular name like Sonnabâgilu.
[JUNE, 1886.
It remains to say a word with reference to the Brahmans to whom the grant was made. Of the four named, it will be seen that three, after their gôtras have been given, are described as súmanya-charana. Of this I have been unable to obtain any explanation, though we have a sect of Drâvida Brahmans called Bri. hachch. rapa. The story is that Agastya had been engaged for the performance of a great sacrifice by a Pandya king, who sent invitations to Brâhmans in distant places to attend. Those who received the notice early, came away at once, but those who got it later and had farther to come, did not arrive till the ceremonies bad begun. From this circumstance the former got the name of brihat-charana, the 'big striders' or fast walkers'! Similarly the others may have been distinguished as sámánya-charaya or 'ordinary walkers' !
TEXT.'
First Plate.
1 Ôm namaḥ Sivaya(h) Nandy-ikhya-sailôtkata-kata-pitha-Mandakini-vârinidhir
dhdharêéa[b] Dêvêndra-brindaraka-vandaniya (b)-på
2 daravindyê jayati pranamyah || Svasty astu bhu-bhudharâdhisa-tanayalingya. vaksha-sthalaḥ śirasy-âmṛita-"
3 bhu-chandra-dhârinô dayaya bhuvaḥ sakala-bhuvana-prasådan?' bhûta-yasasô bhâsuratara-taranga-tarala
4
jala-jaladhi-sthita (b)-bhajanga-sayana-sayinah Kamalanabhasya vikrama-trayarambha
lôbha-praksharita-kara-cha
5 rana-saroja-lauchanâlôkanaika-hêtubhata-dana-vibhavasya
maha-Bali-namadhêya (b)-Dâ
navêndrasya vamsa
6 savṛidhdhi" kârêpôdbana (b) "kritayacharaṇa-labdha-sukritôpaniyata-dvija - vara - ghushyamana-punya-ghosha-ni
7 rdhdhûta-duritâri[r] balavad-ibhanga-dalaha" vijrimbhamiga-turaga-nata-niru. dhilâdhikrin-vakra-sainyaḥ sa
8 masta-narêndra-lôka-vandyamânah pratipa(b)-pribhātviṭhavi-vakaha[b] rêndrayata-bahu-dandêss chandêsa-nirjja
Letters which are redundant, are put in ordinary
brackets; and letters supplied, in square brackets.
Read padáravinds.
10 Read prasddhant. Pulbana.
Bead am ita.
11 Read vriddhi.
13 Read dulah.
Second Plate; First Side.
9 ta-karila-khadgah kayûra-hara-dyuti-râjitângah kirita-haripitha-labdha" sa-Nandivarmma" dhṛita-raja-dharmma
10
tatah tasyôttama-sunu[s suna]mad-bhânu-mayúkha-jala."prôtphulla-pamkê[ru]hasannibhâsyah pranimakrit(a)-kshani
11 ya-mauli-mâlâ-nishrishta-prabhâ-mandala-pada-pithah namna Vijayâditya-dêvô nija
bhaja-bala-vilu
12 pta-durvvara-vividha-vairi-vibhavaḥ
sa-jala-jaladhara-thâna-"gambhira-galakṛita-gharjja
nabhipurita-dig-a
kshônîdha
1P niruddh Adhikrin.
Bead labdha.
Read jóla.
so Bead niarishta.
18 Bead dandas
1 Bead varmma.
10 P kehattriya. ip dhvána.
