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THREE MAISUR SASANAMS.
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Domical combinntions said to have occurred on the to the nunber of 32,000 from Banavasé, Sántaligó day of the grant.... The year of the grant is denoted Gautamagrams and other villages; notably Govinda by the letters ka, ta, ka, being the first letters of two | Pattavardhana, Karnataka Brahman, of Gautama series in the Sanskrit alphabet. It is therefore, if Gotra; Vámana Pattavardhana, Karnataka Brahtrue, 4861 years old, being executed in the year man, of Vanishtha Gotra ; Késhvs Yagnadíkshita, 111 of the Kaliyuga, or 2990 years B. O. Janame- Karnataka Brahman of Bharadvájs Gotrs; and jaya flourished at the commencement of the Kali Náráyanadíkshita, Karnataka Brahman of Srivatas age. It is mentioned however, in 4 bannad con- Gotra ; granted to them) with water, &c. in due firming the village issued by Chennammáji a female form the twelve villages of Gautamagráma, and occupant of the gadi of Nagar in 1743, A. D. those therein contained, viz., Nádavalli ; Búdavalli ; V. N. NARASIMMIYENGAR.
Chikka Haraka; Taralagere; Suralagodu; TágaAnantapura, 2nd January 1872.
rugunji ; Alúru; Báchenahalli ; Champagodu; and
Kiri Chainpagóduf ; together with the items of IL TRANSLATION OF THE COPPER GRANT Chakravarti Mechhi ; Panchanga Pasáya ; Chatra BELONGING TO THE GAUJA AGRA'HARA, Sukhasana ; Balada Gaddigé ; Anka Danda KhanANANTAPURA TALUKA.
dava ; Nadu Bitti ; Guli Sunka, and the eight quaŚL. I.-Jayatyávishkritam Vishnu várábam kshólifications known as "Ashtabhóga Téjas Sámya." bhitárnavam.
The boundaries thereof are:-On the north-east, Dakshinónnata damshtrágra vishránta bhuvanam a stream at which the joint boundaries of Gautavapuhu,
magráma, Banniyáru, and Saliyúru converge. To The body of Vishnu, incarnate in the form of a
the south of the above, Ambigolla is the boundary boar, which troubled and agitated the ocean, and
of the villages of Gautamagráma and Saliyáru. on the edge of whose lofty right tusk the earth
On the west of the above, the boundaries of Saliyáru rested, exista in transcendent glory.
and Gautamagráina extend as far as & stream. To The Emperor Janaméjaya; the refuge of the whole
the south of the above, proceeding from the boununiverse; the master of the earth; the king of
dary of Saliyuru and, Gautamagráma, up to a tank kings; the Parames'wars of rulers; the great
near a hill called "Yengudda." Towards the south,
up to a strearn on the limits of Gautamagráma, and Maharaja; the sovereign of Hastinapura, the flower
Saliyáru. On the south-east, the meeting of the of cities; the bestower of widowhood on the wives of the hostile kings of Aroha, and Bhaga
boundaries of Gautamnagrama, Kanvapura, and datta ; the sun of the lotus of the Pandava race;
Saliyúru, also a ravine called " Vyágranngundi," or most skilled in warfare; whose bow resembled
tiger's ravine, between two hills. On the west of the the Kalinga serpent; the unasristed hero; the
above, a stream flowing on the boundaries of Gau
tamagrama and Kanvapura. On the west, a bush dauntless in battle; the slayer of Asvapatiraya,
of " Kyádigé trees," at which the limits of GautaDisápata and Gajapatiráya ; the smitor on the head of Narapatirays; the most accomplished eques
magráma, Malianduru and Kanvapura terminate.
On the west, a hillock called "Kaggalu Maradi," trian ; the terror of the 14 states of Konkana, Rékha Révanta, Samanta, Mrigachámara, &c.; the ever
where the boundaries of Maliandúru, Gautamabrilliant ; the sono of others' wives ; the bearer of
grama and Andhasura converge, near which there the flag with the emblera of the golden boar; the
is a saline stream, (Lavana srota.) On the southmost glorious of Rajas; the adorned the descen
west, as far as the salt river (Lavana nadi) flowing dant of the great lunar race; the son of the Emperor
at the junction of the limits of Gautamagráma, Parikshit ; was reigning at Hastinapura, (diverted)
Hosagunda, and Andasúra. Towards the north, up by happy historic amusements.
to a stream which flows on the confines of GautaOn a certain occasion, during an expedition of
magráma and Hosagunda and a hill near Bidaraconquest in the south, at the shrine of Harihares'wara,
gunji ; and also Kshírakola, or milky pond. On
the aorth a watercourse at which the boundaries of at the confluence of the rivers Tungabhadra and Haridrá, in the dark fortnight of the month of
Trigarta (Tágarti) Biduragunji and GautamagraChaitra, in the year 111, on new-moonday, which
ma meet. From north to north-west the boundary was a Monday, coupled with “Bharani Nak
line between Trigarta, and Gautam'agráma is shatra, and Kimstugna karana,"+ (astrological terms
marked by a stream called " Ooriy aholé." On the denoting particular constellations, &c.,) in Vutta !
east of the above, a "kétaki' bush, and a white ráyana (when the sun is in the tropic of Capri- Matti (tree) between the boundaries of Gautamacorn) and in Sankranti, governed by Vyat patam, grams and Trigarta. Or the east, a mound of redon the occasion of a solar eclipse, when the earth marks the boundaries between Gautamssun was half obscured; when the snake sacri- gráma, Trigarta and Biliuru; as also a hill. On the fice was performed, and when the principal rite east Sárakola to the north of a hill at which the of consummation was being conducted; the Empe- boundaries of Biliáru, Gautamagrama and Maraba ror after duly Baluting the Brahmans of various meet; also a bamboo bush. On the east, hillock Gotrás; co-adjutors in the sacrifice, who had arrived marking the limits of Gautamagrama and Bannitru. • Chaste + Conf. Colebrooke, Emaye, Vol. IL, p. 384.-ED.
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