Hero stone in context of a brahmahatyā
Editors: Jens Thomas, H. Krishna Sastri.
Identifier: DHARMA_INSTelugu00013.
Language: Telugu.
Repository: Telugu Inscriptions (tfb-telugu-epigraphy).
Version: (585a60b), last modified (ec27c2b).
Edition
⟨1⟩ kēdārarāśipaṇḍitu⟨2⟩lakuṁ brahmahatya śrā(pi)⟨3⟩ñci poḍici koṇi caccina⟨4⟩candrarāśi(bha)ṭārala rūpu
Apparatus
Translation by Jens Thomas
This is the picture of Candrarāsibhaṭāra who accused (someone) of brahmicide of Kēdārarāśipaṇḍitulu, got in close combat, slew (him), and died.
Bibliography
The text was noted in A. R. No. 471 of 1893 and edited by H. Krishna Sastri in 1925, p. 21, № 58 without a picture. The text was re-edited by K. M. Sastri (1969, p. 345, № 97) on basis of SII with some errors and without translation.
Secondary
Krishna Sastri, H. 1925. South-Indian inscriptions (texts). Volume V: Miscellaneous inscriptions from the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada countries. South Indian Inscriptions 5. Madras: Government Press. Page 21, item 58.
Sastri, Korada Mahadeva. 1969. Historical grammar of Telugu with special reference to Old Telugu c. 200 B.C. - 1000 A.D. Anantapur: Sri Vekateswara Univ. Page 345, item 97.
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This is the picture of <foreign>Candrarāsibhaṭāra</foreign> who accused (someone) of brahmicide of <foreign>Kēdārarāśipaṇḍitulu</foreign>, got in close combat, slew (him), and died.
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The text follows the edition of H. Krishna Sastri in <bibl rend="omitname"><ptr target="bib:KrishnaSastri1925_01"/><citedRange unit="page">21</citedRange><citedRange unit="item">58</citedRange></bibl> in absence of a picture.
Following the entry in A. R. No. 471 of 1893 <!-- @target has to be added --> Krishna Sastri edited the text which was written on two faces on a stone slab as one entry with continuous line numbering although the two faces evidently display two distinct inscriptions. They are given here as 58a and 58b respectively.
The term <foreign>rūpu</foreign> probably refers to a carving that depicts <foreign>Candrarāśibhaṭāra</foreign>. However, mention of such a picture is neither made in A. R. <!-- has to be adjusted to the @target --> nor in <bibl><ptr target="bib:KrishnaSastri1925_01"/></bibl>.
The spelling <foreign>śrāpiñci</foreign> (line 2-3) is a mistake for <foreign>śāpiñci</foreign>. Besides 'to curse' <foreign>śāpiñcu </foreign> can also mean 'to accuse' (e. g. <bibl><ptr target="bib:Sītārāmācāryulu1922_01"/><citedRange unit="page">752, 754</citedRange></bibl> '<foreign>tiṭṭu</foreign>' which also means '<foreign>niṁdiṁcu</foreign>' (<bibl><ptr target="bib:Reḍḍi1989_01"/><citedRange unit="page">381</citedRange></bibl>)).
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The verb <foreign>koṇu</foreign> means 'to take' in most instances but also the meanings 'to prick, peirce, strike down' are attested. The expression <foreign>caccina</foreign> 'died' is remarkable since this intransitive verb is not the standard for denoting death in a battle.
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Commentary
The text follows the edition of H. Krishna Sastri in 1925, p. 21, № 58 in absence of a picture. Following the entry in A. R. No. 471 of 1893 Krishna Sastri edited the text which was written on two faces on a stone slab as one entry with continuous line numbering although the two faces evidently display two distinct inscriptions. They are given here as 58a and 58b respectively. The term rūpu probably refers to a carving that depicts Candrarāśibhaṭāra. However, mention of such a picture is neither made in A. R. nor in Krishna Sastri 1925. The spelling śrāpiñci (line 2-3) is a mistake for śāpiñci. Besides ’to curse’ śāpiñcu can also mean ’to accuse’ (e. g. Sītārāmācāryulu 1922, pp. 752, 754 ’tiṭṭu’ which also means ’niṁdiṁcu’ (Reḍḍi 1989, p. 381)). The verb koṇu means ’to take’ in most instances but also the meanings ’to prick, peirce, strike down’ are attested. The expression caccina ’died’ is remarkable since this intransitive verb is not the standard for denoting death in a battle. Hence, one could surmise that he died a natural death (long) after his successful revenge.