Fragmentary Inscription at Talaguṇḍa of the Reign of Taila II

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⟨1⟩ vanāśraya […]-

⟨2⟩ śvara-parama[…]-

⟨3⟩ [kyā]-bharaṇa[…]malla-dēva[…]-

⟨4⟩ m uttarō[ttarā]bhivr̥ddhi salutt’ ire sva[sti][…]-

⟨5⟩ ñca-mahā-śabda-mahā-maṇḍalēśvara […]

⟨6⟩ -varēśvaraṁ cāmuṇḍā-labdha-vara-prasā[…]-

⟨7⟩ ri-nāmāḍi-samasta-praśasti-sa[…]-

⟨8⟩ d’ iṟiva-beḍaṁga-dēvara magaṁ śrī[…]-

⟨9⟩ rasar bbanavāsi pannir-cchāsira[…]

⟨10⟩ sāsiramumaṁ sukha-saṁka[…]-

⟨11⟩ ttamire tat-pāda-padmōpajī[…]

⟨12⟩ paryyantaṁ banavāsiyū [unknown number of lost lines]

Translation by Rice 1902

⟨1–4⟩ When, (with the usual Cālukya titles), Āhavamalla-dēva’s victorious kingdom was extending on all sides, to continue as long as the sun, moon, and stars: –

⟨5–12⟩ And, entitled to the five big drums, the mahāmaṇḍalēśvara, boon-lord of…., obtainer of a boon from Cāmuṇḍa, – with these and all other titles, Iriva-beḍaṁga’s son….rasa was ruling the Banavāsi Twelve Thousand in peace and wisdom:-- a dweller at his lotus feet…

Bibliography

Encoded by Samana Gururaja from the below cited editions, specifically the Kannada transcription in R1992

Primary

[R1992] Rice, Benjamin Lewis. 1902. Inscriptions in the Shimoga district (Part I). Epigraphia Carnatica 7. Bangalore: Mysore Government Central Press. Part 3, page 273.

[B1921] Nagayya, G. M. 2011. Kalyāṇa Cālukyara Śāsanagaḷu. Vol. 1. Maisuru: Kuvempu Kannada Adhyayana Samsthe. Pages 39–40.