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Allalasandra 1544 CE Rachur Narasappiah's Donation Inscription

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3D scanning of the Allalasandra 1544CE Rachura Narasapaya donation Inscription. PC: Wikimedia Commons

Discovery and dating

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Allalasandra 1544CE Rachura Narasapaya Kannada inscription. PC: Wikimedia Commons
 
This is a digital image obtained by 3D scanning of the Allalasandra 1544CE Rachura Narasapaya Kannada inscription. PC: Wikimedia Commons

This inscription is documented in the 1905 edition of the Epigraphia Carnatica, volume 09[1] published by B.L.Rice as Bengaluru Taluk Inscription No 30[2]. The inscription's installation date is given as Shaka 1462, Krodhi Samvatsara, Margashira, Shukla 5, which corresponds to Wednesday, 19 November 1544 A.D. according to the Julian calendar.

Characteristics of the inscription stone

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This inscription is 133 cm high, 67 cm width and 13cm thick.[3] This type of rock is rectangular granite. This inscription is engraved on both the front and back sides of the stone. The front side of the stone is dressed, while the backside of the stone is not dressed well. On the top of the stone is a drawing of the sun and moon, between which is a Sudarshan Chakra.

This stone inscription has 19 lines on the front and six lines on the back and it can be observed that the scribe '0' is used at the beginning of each line to mark the lines and write directly.

Transliteration Of The Text

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The exact transliteration of the inscription in Kannada and ISAT (line numbers are not part of the original inscription, including them is a default practice with inscriptions) are as follows[4]

sl no. Kannada Transliteration ISAT
1. 0 ಶ್ವಸ್ತಿ ಶ್ರೀ ವಿಜಯಾಭ್ದುದಯ ಸಾಲಿವಾಹನ ಸ 0 śvasti śrī vijayābhdudaya sālivāhana sa
2. 0 ಕ ವರುಷ ೧೪೬೨ ನೆಯ ಕ್ರೊಧಿ ಸಂವತ್ಸರದ 0 ka varuṣa 1462 nĕya krŏdhi saṃvatsarada
3. 0 ಮಾರ್ಗ್ಗಸಿರ ಶು೫ಲು ಶ್ರೀ ಮಂನ್ನ್ ಮಹ 0 mārggasira śu5lu śrī maṃnn maha
4. 0 ರಾಜಧಿರಾಜ ರಾಜಪರಮೆಶ್ವರ ಶ್ರೀ ವೀರ 0 rājadhirāja rājaparamĕśvara śrī vīra
5. 0 ಪ್ರಥಾಪ ವೀರಸದಾಸಿವಮಾಹಾರಯರು ಪ್ರಿ 0 prathāpa vīrasadāsivamāhārayaru pri
6. 0 ‌ಥ್ವಿರಾಜ್ಯಂಗೆಉತಂಯಿರಲು ಶ್ರೀ 0 thvirājyaṃgĕutaṃyiralu śrī
7. 0 ಮಂನ್‌ಮಹಮಂಡಲೆಶ್ವರ ಶ್ರೀ 0 maṃnmahamaṃḍalĕśvara śrī
8. 0 ಮರಾಟೆಯ ವಿಟಲೆಶ್ವರದೇವ ಮಹಾ 0 marāṭĕya viṭalĕśvaradeva mahā
9. 0 ಅರಸುಗಳ ಕಾರ್ಯಕೆಕರ್ತ್ತರಾದ ರಾ 0 arasugal̤a kāryakĕkarttarāda rā
10. 0 ಚುರನರಸಪಯಗಳು ಜಕುರ ಅಲಾ 0 curanarasapayagal̤u jakura alā
11. 0 ಳನಾಥ ದೆವರ ಅ ಮ್ರುತಪಡಿ ನೈವೇ 0 l̤anātha dĕvara a mrutapaḍi naive
12. 0 ದ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಎಲಕನಾಡ ಸಿವನಸಮು 0 dyakkĕ ĕlakanāḍa sivanasamu
13. 0 ದ್ರಾದ ಸಿಮೆವೊಳಗಣ ಅಲಾಳ 0 drāda simĕvŏl̤agaṇa alāl̤a
14. 0 ಸಂದ್ರಾ ಗ್ರಾಮವನು ವಿಟಲೆಶರ ಅರಸುಗ 0 saṃdrā grāmavanu viṭalĕśara arasuga
15. 0 ಳಿಗೆ ಪುಂಣ್ಯವಾಗಾಬೆಕು ಯೆಂದು ಸ 0 l̤igĕ puṃṇyavāgābĕku yĕṃdu sa
16. 0 ಮರ್ಪಿಸಿದೆಉ ಅ ಗ್ರಾಮಕೆ ಸಲುವ 0 marpisidĕu a grāmakĕ saluva
17. 0 ಚತುಸಿಮೆವೊಳಾಗದ ಕೆಱೆಕುಂಟೆ 0 catusimĕvŏl̤āgada kĕṟĕkuṃṭĕ
18. 0 ಗದೆ ಬೆಜಲು ಗುಡೆಗುಯಲು ತೊಟ 0 gadĕ bĕjalu guḍĕguyalu tŏṭa
19. . . . ಕೆ ಕಾಡಾರಂಬ ನಿರಾರಂಬ . . . . kĕ kāḍāraṃba nirāraṃba .
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21.
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(ಹಿಂಭಾಗ) (hiṃbhāga)
23. 0 ಶ್ವದತ್ತ ದ್ವಿಗುಣಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ಪರ 0 śvadatta dviguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ para
24. 0 ದತನುಪಾಲನಂ ಪರದತ್ತಪ 0 datanupālanaṃ paradattapa
25. 0 ಹಾರೆಣ ಸ್ವದತ್ತ ನಿಷ್ಪಲಂಬವೆತು 0 hārĕṇa svadatta niṣpalaṃbavĕtu
26. 0 ಯಿ ಧರ್ಮಕೆ ತಪಿದರೆ ಗಂಗೆಯ 0 yi dharmakĕ tapidarĕ gaṃgĕya
27. 0 ಲಿ ಕಪಿಲೆರ ಕೊಂದ ಪಾಪಕೆ ಹೊ 0 li kapilĕra kŏṃda pāpakĕ hŏ
28. 0 ವರು 0 varu

Summary Of The Inscription

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This inscription is a record of the donation of the village of Allalasandra by local administrator, Rachur Narasappa, to the Allalanatha temple at Jakkur.

The religious merit of the donation was to benefit an official Marateya Vittaleshwara.

Language and Script

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The scribe of this inscription wrote the inscription using simple language in a way that the common man could also understand it. The inscription is in Kannada language and Kannada script.

See Also

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  1. Indian Inscriptions
  2. History of Bangalore

References

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  1. ^ Epigraphia Carnatica (1894). Epigraphia Carnatica, Volume 9. Bangalore Mysore Govt. Central Press.
  2. ^ Epigraphia Carnatica (1894). Epigraphia Carnatica, Volume 9. Bangalore Mysore Govt. Central Press. p. 11.
  3. ^ The Mythic Society (2021-12). ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಇತಿಹಾಸ ವೈಭವ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 2021 ಸಂಚಿಕೆ 2 ಜಕ್ಕೂರು. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Bengaluru Itihaasa Vaibhava (2021). Bengaluru Itihaasa Vaibhava, December 2021, Issue 2 (in Kannada). The Mythic Society. p. 57.


Bileshivale 1399CE Damodara Setti Inscription (Tamil)

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Discovery And Dating

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3D scanning of the Bileshivale 1399CE Damodara Setti Tamil Inscription. PC: Wikimedia Commons

This inscription was first noticed in 1911 by R Narasimhachar (Head, Mysore Archaeological Department) and mention of it is made by him in the Annual Report Of The Archaeological Survey Of Mysore For The Year 1910 To 1912. Susequently, There is no mention of the inscription in literature. Kalkere Lake guardian Mark Mackenna Anthony noticed this inscription near a sewage drain during his morning stroll in 2018 [1]. It has since been conserved opposite Creative School, L G Lakedew, Bileshivale .

In 2022 this inscription was identified and 3D digital scanned by the Mythic Society Bengaluru Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation Project team based on media reports about the inscription.[2]

Transliteration Of The Text

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The inscription is in Tamil and the script is Grantha and Tamil .Inscription was read by Soundari Rajkumar & Pon Karthikeyan who are Citizen Epigraphists. As the text flows from the left side of the stone to the front side, the table below consolidates text from both sides into one line for ease of reading purposes The exact transliteration of the inscription in Kannada and ISAT (line numbers are not part of the original inscription, including them is a default practice with inscriptions) are as follows:

 
Digital Image Obtained by 3D Scanning of The Bileshivale 1399CE Damodara Setti Tamil Inscription. PC: Wikimedia Commons
sl no. Modern Tamil Modern Kannada IAST
...வருஷம் 4500* இதில் ஶகாப்தம் ...ವರುಷಂ 4500* ಇತಿಲ್ ಶಕಾಪ್ತಂ ...varuṣam 4500* itil śakāptam
...ராஜராஜ பரமேஸ்வர ஸ்ரீ வீரஹரி ...ರಾಜರಾಜ ಪರಮೇಸ್ವರ ಶ್ರೀ ವೀರಹರಿ ...rājarāja paramesvara śrī vīrahari
...நின்ற காலத்து ப்ருமாதி வருஷத்து ...ನಿನ಼್ಱ ಕಾಲತ್ತು ಪ್ರುಮಾತಿ ವರುಷತ್ತು ...niṉṟa kālattu prumāti varuṣattu
...த்து வெளண்ரையும் ப்ரஹஸ்ப தி வ ...ತ್ತು ವೆಳಣ್ರೈಯುಂ ಪ್ರಹಸ್ಪ ತಿ ವ ...ttu vĕl̤aṇraiyum prahaspa ti va
...ரலி சோழ வளநாட்டுச் சண்ணை ...ರಲಿ ಚೋೞ ವಳನಾಟ್ಟುಚ್ ಚಣ್ಣೈ ...rali coḻa val̤anāṭṭuc caṇṇai
...யக்கு செய்வார் கற்கிறையில் ...ಯಕ್ಕು ಚೆಯ್ವಾರ್ ಕಱ್ಕಿಱೈಯಿಲ್ ...yakku cĕyvār kaṟkiṟaiyil
...வா மகன் தாமோதர செட்டியா(ர்) ...ವಾ ಮಕನ಼್ ತಾಮೋತರ ಚೆಟ್ಟಿಯಾ(ರ್) ...vā makaṉ tāmotara cĕṭṭiyā(r)
...ஸ்ரீ ஸ்ரீ ...ಶ್ರೀ ಶ್ರೀ ...śrī śrī
 
Digital Image Obtained by 3D Scanning of The Bileshivale 1399CE Damodara Setti Tamil Inscription. PC: Wikimedia Commons

Summary Of The Text

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MAR mentions the inscription on two stones, today, only one of these is traceable. So rather than provide an incomplete summary based on this one stone, a complete summary is provided here based on the narration in MAR. This inscription explains that during the rule of Rajadiraja Raja Parameshwara Vira Harirayan, Damodara Settiyar of Kalkere , who was the superintendent of Tenkuru Nadu in Sannai Nadu of Nigarili Sola Mandalam had made this lamp pillar.

Features of the Inscription

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The inscription stone measures 114 cm tall and 77cm wide, while the characters are 6.9 cm tall, 6.7 cm wide and 0.3 cm deep. The inscription is inscribed in the Kannada language and Kannada script.

See Also

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References

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  1. Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society

https://archive.org/details/qjms-vol-113-2-2022-43-undocumented-bengaluru-inscriptions/page/209/mode/1up?view=theater

  1. ^ "Down the drain, a piece of history". https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  2. ^ Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society. The Mythic Society. April–July 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) CS1 maint: year (link)
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