No. 2. Maлavaллi (Shikaripur t., Shimoga d., Karnataka) pillar
inscription of Щivaskandavarman, 4 year. Prakrit. Engraved on a pillar set up in front of
the Kallещvara temple (Gopal).
1895 noticed by Buфhler, Academy, Vol. XLVIII. p. 229 f.=JRAS 1895, p. 903 f.=VOJ IX, p.
331= 1896 IA XXV, p. 28; 1902 Rice, Ep. Carn. Vol. VII. p. 252 and 142 f., No. 264 and
Pl.; 1905 note by Fleet, JRAS 1905, p. 305; 1908 note by Rapson, CCAD, etc. p. LIV f., No.
28; Luders list No 1196(he considered him as Pallava king);Go, 3-5(1); GaiK, 59-60(1);
- Records, after an invocation of the god Maлapaлi, the renewal of the gift of the
villages of Sоmapaттi, Koкginagara, Mariyasа, Karipendуlа, Para-muchchuнди,
Kundamuchchuнди, Kappennalа, Kundatapuka, Veлaki, Vegуra, Koнatapuka, Ekkaттhаhаra,
Sahalа to Siri-Nаgadatta (Щrи-Nаgadatta), the ornament of the Koндamанa family,
of the Koндinya (Kauндinya) gоtra (gotta), the son of a Kоsikи (Kauщikи), by the
rаjan of the Kadambas, Sivakhadavamman (Щivaskandavarman), the rightful supreme king of
great kings of Vaijаyantи (Vaijayantи-dhammamahаrаjаdhirаja), of the Mаnavya gоtra
(gotta), the son of a Hаritи, the lord (pati) of Vaijаyantи.
- savvachchharaм paдamaм saradapakkhaм bitиyaм divasaм paдamaм nakkhattaм Rоhiнiyaм
Text.
1 siddham || jayati bhagavаn Maлapaлidеvо vaijayantи-dhamma-mahаrаjаdhirаjo
patikata sаjjhаyi-caccаparо Kadambанaм rаjа Щivakhadavammaна Mаnavya-sagоttеna
Hаritиputtеna Vaijayantи-patinа
2 pуvva-datt=иti sotvеna parityakthенa manasа . . . pisa mаtulаya bitиyaм dattaм
Koннinyasa-gottаya Kоsikи-puttаya Koндamанa-kula-tilakаya siri-Nаgadattаya
puvvоcitа-gаmа
3 Sоmapaттi Koкginagara Mariyasа Karipеndуlа Paramuccuнди Kundamuccuнди Kappеnnalа
Kundatapuka Veлakki Vеgуra Koнatapuka Ekkaтт-аhаra Sahalа еtе gаmа abhaтa-ppavеsaм
4 saмsiddhikaм savva-parihаrенa diннaм аyubalaм vaddati 4 savvaccharaм paдama
sarada-pakkhaм bitиya divasaм paдama nakkhattaм Rоhiнiyaм saмpadattaм ca tadеva
bhоgaм mahа-saraннa Maлapaлidеvаya | uktaм khaндо Viщvakammа
5 bahmaм dejjaм sе Kadambеsu рdhamаtе visa-sattu cаtu-vejjaм siddhitaм
nigama-viditaм ca еvaм rаjа анapayati Nаgadattеna appakatе ucita-sailе tambhе
likhаpitaм(|*) jayati lоkanаthо nandatu gо-bbamhанa (|*) siddhir=astu(|*) щrиr=astu(||*)
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L.1 Gopal has: -mahаrаjаdhirаjе-, saujjhаyi- and Щiva[khada]vammaна.
L.2 Gopal has: -dattiti and bitiyaм.
L.3 Gopal has: Sоmapaлi, Koкginagaraм, Karipendol=Aparamuchchuнди, Koppennalа,
Kundatapukaм, Veттakki, Vеgуraм, Koнatapukaм, Ekkaddаhаraм.
L.4 Gopal has: vaddhati, Sarada-pakkaм, Rоhiнi yaм, cha ta dеvabhоgaм, Visvakammа,
he has not this (|) punktuation mark.
L.5 Gopal has: bahaм, appaktе.