Epigraphia Indica Vol 05

SR No.: 032559
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: E Hultzsch
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India
Publication Year: 1998
Total Pages: 458
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 22 MB

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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
(Vol. V.
vyatipata and Parvan of tho Uttarayana-sankranti of Thursday (ooupled with) the tenth tithi of the bright fortnight of the month) Pausha of the Dundubhi sanhvataara which was the Afth of the years marked by the name of the victory of his arms (1. 39), - having laved the feet of the youthful Brahmacharin, the illustrious Sadyðjatapanditadêva (1. 40), who was the glory of the Bhajamgåvall family, eminent in the world, who was completely conversant with the KAļamukha doctrines, who performed the most austere penances, and who belonged to a family of Brâhmang, - with libations of water, - for the purpose of maintaining the rites of the god, - gave fifty mattars (of land) in (the hamlot of) Mogevada of the southern fields of Manimgavalli, (according to the measure) of the pole' called the boar. staff of the length) of forty spans, on the west of the road to Kallamguruke, on the east of the cultivable land of the Honnoleyavaru, on the north of the onltivable land of the goddess Kenga avve of the shrine of) the Malasthâna god, and on the south of the . . . . .
• of the ridge of the paddy-field of Chenna-Gêsimayya. In those fifty mattars (1. 43), twenty-five mattars were for the arigabhóga of the god, and for the purificatory rites of the month) Chaitra, the waving of burning incense, and the repair of whatever might become broken or torn or worn-out; eight matters were for the angabhoga of the goddess Sáradådévi of the matha, and for the provision of food for ascetios; five mattars were for the teachers who explain the Kaumarad in the matha; eight mattars were for the four (Brahmans whose households made up the) Brahman settlements of the god; and four mattars were an outright allotment, free from all demands, to Amritardipapdita. As the asuvanatax on these fifty mattars, they shall pay one . . . . . .. . . .. . on each mattar.
For the flowur-garden of the god (1. 46), they gave one mattar of the circle (of lando), (by the measure of the Brahmaps' staff, as a sartanamaaya-grant, on the north of the stream called Nirguli, on the east of the garden of Valajikaveya-Kéeyapa, on the south of the garden of Mahavishņubhatta, and on the west of the garden of the Jain templo called Kuliyabasadi.
On the west of the house where food and shelter were given gratis (1.48), on the north of the road to the street of (the goddess) Bhagavati, on the oast of the king's highway, and on the south of the abop of Aytamasetti, they gave to the god four shope, as a sarvanamaryagrant.
In the street of the god (1. 49), they gave one oil-mill, as a sairvanamasya-grant, for the perpetual lamp of the god.
In the street of the god (11.49, 50), Amfitaráfipandita gave foor sites to the four (Brahmans whose households made up the) Bråbman settlements of the god; and one site there was given to the teachers of the Kuumara.
In the street of the god (11. 50, 51), on the south of the site of the Brahman settlements of the god, Ampitarasipandita gave one site for the souvarna.
The measure of those sites (1. 51), from south to north, in cubits of the measure of four spans, was six oubits of breadth and fifteen cubits of length for each site.
Then comes (1.53) & mandate to the five-hundred Mahdjanas, headed by the Mahdpralha, of the excellent agrahdra of Mapingavalli, to preserve this act of religion, as if it were their own act, as long as the moon and sun may last. And this part of the record onds (II. 55-59) with five benedictive and imprecatory verses,-two in Sanskrit, and threo in Kauarene.
Ghale seems to be another form of gale, 'bamboo rod or wako; pole, a statt.
• Biltor in this explained in Reeve and Sanderson's Caparese Dictiosary. But Kittel'. Dictionary gives it is only the sense of 'mimile weapon; ~ dart, spear, javolin.'
"1. tbe Kdtantra-granuimar, • A literal trauslntion would be to the four persous (who are the Brahmo towns."