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MISCELLANEOUS
INSCRIPTIONS IN KANNADA
VOLUME
IX - Part
- I
B
A N A S
No.
1.
(A. R.
No. 301 of 1905.)
ON
A SLAB SET UP IN A FIELD NORTH OF CHIPPILI, CLOSE TO CHIPPILIVEMPALLE
ROAD, MADANAPALLE TALUK, CHITTOOR DISTRICT
This
undated record registers the gift made by Malladeva alias (?)
Banarasa to a certain ⦠Eraya.
Mentions Chirppuli.
No.
2.
(A.R.
No. 569 of 1906.)
ON
A SLAB SET UP IN A FIELD BEHIND THE RUINED VILLAGE, BUDIDEALLE, PUNGANUR
ZAMINDARI, SAME DISTRICT
This
is not dated and refers itself to the reign of Mahavali-Banaraja
Vikramaditya-Jayameru and states that during the cattle-raid at Kurunjeala
by Mudhudara Gonamenthi of Minikki, Periyavan fell fighting.
It also records the death of another hero and mentions Kelamuddha.
The king had the biruda Bana-Kandarppan.
No.
3.
(A.R.
No. 570 of 1906.)
ON
ANOTHER SLAB SET UP IN THE SAME PLACE
This
is not dated and refers itself to the reign of the Bana king Mavali-Vanarasa
and mentions the same raid by Mudunda of Minki on Kurumjiyala
during which the hero Alamaran alias Kelemuldan is stated to have fought
and died.
No.
4.
(A.R.
No. 571 of 1906.)
ON
A THIRD SLAB SET UP IN THE SAME PLACE
This
is not dated and refers itself to the reign of the Bana king Mahavali
Vanarasa. The king is
stated to have ordered Kendaliga-Pergganga and his son Deveya to repel
the attack on Pulinadu by the army of the Nolamba.
In the battle of Miniki, Deveya (?) is stated to have
fought and died. Banavidyadhara
i.e., the king granted Minuki to the heroâs family.
No.
5.
(A.R.
No. 542 of 1906.)
ON
A SLAB SET UP OUTSIDE THE SOMESVARA TEMPLE AT PUNGANURU, SAME ZAMINDARI
AND DISTRICT
This
undated inscription records the gift of a wet land of a Kanduga
os spwomg capacity, (to the family of ) Kalianiga Kandanarayana
who died after slaying nine thieves when the Bana king Vijayaditya
Prabhumeru was ruling over Vadugavali twelve-thousand
province and east of Manne and Kaduvatti-Muttarasa had
come to raid Koyatur.
No.
6.
(A.R.
No. 327 of 1912.)
ON
A SLAB SET UP IN A FIELD AT KARSHNAPALLE, SAME SAMINDARI AND DISTRICT
This
is not dated and refers itself to the reign of the Bana king Banarasa,
who was also in charge of the Ganga six-thousand province when Ballaha
i.e., the Rashtrakuta king led a campaign against Kaduvetti,
for not paying tribute. On this occasion a certain servant of Banatattaran, himself a
servant of Vijayitta, while returning on a horse near Kuntiala,
died after slaying Ganamurti.
Since the characters of the record are of the 9th
century A.D. it may be assigned to the time of Vijayaditya II.
No.
7.
(A.R.
No. 313 of 1912.)
ON
A VIRAGAL SET UP IN THE BACK-YARD OF A HOUSE IN CHALAMANGALA, SAME
ZAMINDARI AND DISTRICT
This
id damaged and not dated. It refers itself to the reign of king Banarasa of the
Mahavali Bana family and seems to record the death of a warrior in a
battle.
No.
8.
(A.R.
No. 323 of 1912.)
ON
A SLAB BUILT INTO THE NADI-MANDAPA IN THE ARKESVARA TEMPLE AT
KARSHANAPALLE, SAME ZAMINDARI AND DISTRICT
The
record is not dated and is damaged.
It mentions Banarasa of the Mahavali kula ruling over [Ganga]
six-thousand province.
No.
9.
(A.R.
No. 555 of 1906.)
ON
A PILLAR SET UP IN FRONT OF THE CHAUDESVARI TEMPLE AT PUDUPATLA, SAME
ZAMINDARI AND DISTRICT
This
undated record refers itself to the reign of the Bana king Banarasa
and records that a certain person named Jayanagan walked into the
sacred fire on the day of winter solstice and died and that this stone
was set up by some person (name lost).
No.
10.
(A.R.
No. 584 of 1906.)
ON
A STONE SET UP AT EMBADI, SAME ZAMINDARI AND DISTRICT
This
is damaged and not dated. It refers itself to the reign of the Bana king Mahavali-Banarasa
and registers the grant of a plot of wet land, five kula in sowing
capacity, (by the king?) to a certain [Ga]vunda
on the occasion of a cattle-raid.
No.
11.
(A.R.
No. 543 of 1906.)
ON
A SLAB SET UP IN A FIELD IN FRONT OF THE VILLAGE CHADALLA, ON
PUNGANUR-CHDUM ROAD, SAME ZAMINDARI AND DISTRICT
This
undated record refers itslef to the reign of the Bana king Mahaali-Banarasa.
It states that when some one was ruling Valla, situated in Badugavali,
and when Banarasa led a campaign on behalf of Permanadigal
against the Nolamba, Rachamalla and Mayindadi,
Madhavarasa of Kinganur fought and, having slaing a number of men
and horses in the battle of Soremadi, died.
In recognition of his service the king bestowed (upon his family)
land of three khamba.
No.
12.
(A.R.
No. 335 of 1912.)
ON
A SLAB SET UP IN A FIELD AT KARSHANAPALLE, SAME ZAMINDARI AND DISTRICT
The
record is damaged and not dated. It
refers itself to the reign of a chief (name lost) of the Mahabali-kula
and records that a certain Okkalan in the chiefâs service slew
and elephant in a battle and died.
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