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The race of Vira-narasingha-raya. 



[No. 32, 



from these two, even as ^vomCausili and Sumitri, those two women, 

 were born Rama and Lacsk??ia?ia, so to him were born Vii'a-nara' 

 singha-raya and Krishna-ray a. From his wife named Ohamhiga 

 were born Rangha-raya. and Achyuia-raya, like Krishna and Rama. 

 These four persons being very vahant, having acquired many ac- 

 complishments, riding on horses and elephants, they grew up with 

 very great union and affection existing among themselves. Subse- 



^. ^ ^ ^ quentlv in Saca year 1401, in Sd7'vari year. 



Died S. Saca, 1401, ^ ' 

 A.D.U7S— 9. the 34th year of the cycle, l\arasingha-raya 



acquired the heavenly world. The Maha-raya- 

 2- Vii-a-narasingha- i'ira-narasi7igha-raya was installed and crowned 

 S^'uoT^"^ ^ '^^^ Vijayanagara town, being seated on the nine 

 jewelled throne, in the same Saca year 1401, in 

 the Sdrvai'i year, Vira-naraswgha-raya in conjunction with his 

 younger brother, ruled the kingdom with equity ; and on sending 

 messengers to demand tribute from those countries which had paid 

 tribute to his father XarasingJia-raya, the Drdvida, Chola, Pandya, 

 these countries sent some small measure of tribute, and making 

 friendship with this Vira-narasi?7g/ia-raya, they then went away. 

 The chiefs who ruled over the Carndlaca and Congu countries, and 

 resided at Unmuttw\ Talicacl^ and other royal towns, refused to 

 pay tribute : in consequence of which Kira-narashigha-raya^ being 

 much incensed, assembled many forces, and with many elephants, 

 horses, men and other forces, made warlike preparations, and plac- 

 ing his younger brother Krishna-raya in Vijayanagara, he himself 

 with Achyuta-raya and Sri-ranglia-raya, and with many princes of 

 royal descent, went and encamped (or descended)* near to Unmuttur. 

 Thence he despatched messengers with this message : " If you 

 send us the tribute which Avas formerly accustomed to be given, we 

 will here confirm and establish you in the government, and depart ; 

 but if you do not despatch the tribute we will take your fort, and 

 placing our own people in it will assume the government of your 

 country." Then the king who was in Unmuttur named Diyaha- 

 raya sent a reply to the following effect — " We ourselves have for a 

 long series of years governed this kingdom, and whether it be our 

 own people or that of the Concana-vei'ina] kings, who for along time 



* The Tamil word used seems to answer to the phrase to set down before a place, 

 t The country invaded was Caruata and the Congu-desa. Diyaba-raya refers to the 

 Cone ana- verm a kings. These were rulers of Tuluva ; having a Capital at, or near Ba- 

 navasi. I caimot reconcile all discrepancies; but I do not think tliis language accords 

 with a Capital south of the modem Seringapatam. 



