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were fond of the sport of attempting to refute the admitted 

 facts of all sciences. His son Tdrkikdcdrya, knowing Tarka, 

 Mimarhsa and Yyakarana, propounded to the kings of Hari- 

 hara all the ordinances of dharma. His son Hampandcdrya, an 

 expert in all sciences,, was in consequence of his conduct 

 honored like Yasistha. This wise man caused sixteen great 

 gifts to be made by the king Harihara and the prince Deva- 

 raya. This Yijayabhupala gave to the wise Hampanarya the 

 village Cettupedu in his country as a present. 



Kanarese Text. 4 



Hail ! The village-grant executed on the seventh day of 

 the dark fortnight of the current year Durmukhi, in the 

 victorious and prosperous 1338th (expired) Saka year by the 

 blessed monarch, the honored Yirapratapavijayaraya Yoda- 

 yaru, to the logician Hampanaiya of the Haritagotra and 

 Apastambasutra, who is skilled in all the branches of learn- 

 ing, is as follows : — 



The village of Cettupedu, together with the tank near 

 Tagara Irumpedu, which village Cettupedu belongs to Konai- 

 kottapatti, which is enclosed in the freehold list of the Hoballi 

 of Agara, (and) governed by Saptanatha in the province of 

 Padabidu, together with twenty-three hons 5 and three 

 fanams according to the weight of the silver pagoda in the 

 village, with one hon and one and-a-half fanams by money 

 exchange, three and-a-half fanams and one bele by depre- 

 ciation of currency, in all twenty-four hons, eight fanams 

 and one bele in cash, together with the village of Yakalu, is 

 made over in honor of Mahamaya, the mine of glory, while 

 water was poured out to legalize the gift. 



The excise duties levied in this village, the road-cess, 

 together with the tax on oil-mill owners and other oil-mongers, 



4 In the Kanarese translation I have heen much assisted hy M.E..R. 

 M. J. Srinivdsdcdrydr and 31. Tdtadesikatdtdcdrydr. 



5 One pagoda has 2 hons, 1 hon 5 fanams, 1 fanam 8 heles, 1 bele 2 vis, 1 vis 

 4 kandis. 



