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CHERA OR GANGA GRANTS OF A.D. 350 AND 481.
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the Ganga kings, and may be the same as sand is afterwards enumerated among the prothe Gañgåkunde mentioned in the Vikramánka vinces of their empire. The large body of Deva Charita : the curious Begur stone in the Gañgaạikära rayats are, it is conjectured, the old Bangalor Musenm, which may belong to the subjects of this territory. interval between the overthrow of the Ga n- The Gangas eventually turn up again in their gas and the rise of the Hoysaļas, pre- old dominions in the sixteenth century, in the sents us with a kingo ruling Gangav å di as persons of the Gafiga Râjas of Sivasa muan independent sovereign (eka chhatra chha-dram, the island at the Falls of the Kåvêri, yeyő!): an inscription at Kandeya describes the about twelve miles north-east of Talkad, and the Hoysalas as originally kings of Ganga- line was here extinguished in the third genevà di; and the Ga 5g8 v di Ninety-six Thon 'ration.
HARIHARA PLATES.
Transcript. I. Śyati . Jitam bhagavata gata gaganâbhenâ Padmanabhena sri
maj JÄhnaviya kalamala bhyomâvabhasana bhaskara sva khadan gaika prahâra khandita maha bila stambha labdha ba
la parákrama [kanni kshura sya] laļatakatfodbhasita sriman Ko[n]guli Varama Dhirama mahârâjâdiraja tasya patra Vi.
Gopa maharajadhiraja taśya putra Kolalapúra varâdhiśvara Ganga kula mârattanda madha gajendra la[n]chhana Padmavati Ila. Deviya labdha vara praśâdha tadangâltada parama Tala vana pura
madye Sagat nayana gineya] Sadharana sammachhchharada PalgaPa
må amavåse Adivaradandu Karena da Dhevanuran u
gge Yarakuļadha Madhi gavadana su-putta Rama Dhevanu He ran iridha Raja Mallana hendati bhantar avanu ba
1 valâtind oppisidh allige mechhchhu gotta bhůmi půIIb. rubbaágândisi krishna mrittikahäkorbba chiñchâ vri
ksha tatAkadahákorbba kavalastaņa Devanura dvisandiya vata vriksha dakshiņaby&ndisihkkorbba kupa tataka la chiñchâ vriksha prälgola Ka!kontina Devanura dvisandhi.
ya kapit vriksha Pachchimasyändisaharorbba chiñcha. vriksha Bade
na vâla Devan ûra dviếandiya chiñchá vriksha uttarasya - III. ndisihkkorbba chiñcha vriksha krishna muttike - Alani
va ichiya Devanura dvibandiya iśânâm ândudutta.
sakshiņam
Edena de
Eppattga
så kshi.
Translation.
stroke of his sword, ..... resplenMay it be well! Success through the ador- dent as a jewel on the forehead, was Sriman able Padmanabha, resembling (in colour) the Konguli Varmma Dharmma mahacloudless sky.
ráj Adhiraja. A sun illumining the clear firmament of the His son was Vishnu Gopa mah & rajaJÄhnavi kula, of mighty valour acquired by the dhiraja. great pillar of stone divided with a single His son, the lord of Kolla pura, a sun to
• Named Eroyappa, and described as "brilliant as light. The sign indicates a letter not deciphered. Words in ning descending among the stars in the clear firmament of brackets doubtful. the world-renowned Ganga kula', by which it is perhape 1 to be understood that he was an usurper.
• The characters read rbb are precisely the same as bbe, '& is used throughout for 8, except in one word, stoma. but the word must be orbba, ono.
| SR No. | 032499 |
| Book Title | Indian Antiquary Vol 07 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Jas Burgess |
| Publisher | Swati Publications |
| Publication Year | 1984 |
| Total Pages | 386 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 17 MB |