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INSCRIPTIONS. 



the religious customs and his kingdom, who was foremost in 

 taking the country of Kactiru, who causes anguish to the mass of 

 pride-inflated miscreants, who is the principal governor of the 

 fort of Mudugallu, 38 whose foot ornament is Paribhallu, who is 

 a supporter of the town of Orugallu, 39 whose long arrow confers 

 victory, who inspires fear in Vijayapura, who protects and helps 

 the king of Yarlana, who gives anxiety to Sorlalapura, who anni- 

 hilated bellicose kings, who subdued the town of Kalyana, 

 who pleases by his behaviour, such as conciliation and liberality, 

 who broke the ramparts of Amudanagara, 40 whose valour is 

 unapproachable like the way of the flames of the forest fire, who 

 was very brave at the taking of the fortress of Devagiri, 41 whose 

 body is purified by the bath in the Gautaml, 42 who is the abode 



38 Mudugallu in the Nizam's territory. 



39 Or Orukallu or Orangallu, Ekasailanagara in the Nizam's territory. The 

 meaning is " town of one rock." 



40 As Ahmednagar was only built in 1494, it can hardly be the same place, 

 unless Ahmednagar was erected on the site of a former town, whose name 

 was afterwards arabicized. Amuda ^ %3 sko 2$ t6x)^ is a Telugu word mean- 

 ing Castor oil, and a pun is even made on this wox d in another place of the text. 



41 Daulatabad. 



42 Name of one of the branches of the Godavarl and of the Godavari 

 itself. 



