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No/38]}°° | MASULIPATAM PLATES OF AMMARAJA IL. a73- = ee
The ediot states that king Ammarija II issted the command after having assembled, in the
usual manner, the Rashtrakitas and kuturibins of the district of Velanandu and in the immediate
presence of several high officials of his government, They are the entire circle of his vassal kings
(eomaata-sitnanta), the dntakpura-mahdmatra, the purdhitw, the amdtya; the réahthin, the sina-
pati, the drikaraya, the Dharmadhyaksha and the twelve sthdn-adhipatis. In spite of his own faith,
like o true Hindu sovereign, king Amma Il was tolerant of the other faiths of his kingdom, and
The object of the grant was the gift of the village of Pedda-Galidiparru, situated apparently in the Velanindu-wishaya. _At-is,well known in the Andhra country that Velanigdu was the ancient name of the region that is bounded by the sca on the south-east and south, and the Krishna river on the north-east. and north and which is now covered by the modern taliks of Répalli and Tenili in the Guntir District. Pedda-Galidiparma had changed its name during the past nine-or ten centuries and is called to-day Peds-Gidelavarru. It is situated in the Tenali taliik, about three umes, a east of the Taundiru railway station. The boundaries of the willames are decording to the edict (Il. 57-61) as follows :—On the east : a dia (probably a mound) in the centre of the tank. called Yi n epavu, on the Boundary of the village Mandayiru. On the south-east : probably) a cluster Biruvu-paduve of silk cotton trees (Eriodendron anjrauctucsum) at the meet- nd place (uyyalbufiu) of the boundaries of the villages, Alaparti and Chiigfiru. On the south : an irrigation tank called Kupdaviddi-guptha situated to the north of the ancient: village site: (pranta-parti) of Chinfiiru. On the south-west : the temple (gudi) of Pétyavva or Poti-avva, the awn (villuge poddesa) of Ohiniru, On the Westt 6 ee On the west: a tank called Garalagugtha on the boundary of the village of Valivéru. \On/#he ROH: & ihitsly swainp (paguva) (1) beldnging to the village of Tappariils ©. . . On the north-east : an irrigation tank called Nadupani-guptha, st the meeting place of the boundaries (muyyalbutiu) of the villages, Kiode-Gailidiparyu, and Valivéru, All the above— mentioned locslities, viz., Mandayara, Aluparti, Chiiptiru, Valivérn, and Koda-Galidiparra may be casily"identified to-day. Alaparti is known to-day as Alapiqu, and Chiintira is changed into Chugdiimn. Tapparila had apparently gone out of existence anda new village called Purimi had sprung into existence in that neighbourhood. While all the other village names had not materially changed, the names of Pedda-G&lidiparru and Kéda-Galidiparru alone had Bisies, Sg that may be explained by the fact that. the hard consonant Ja lind merely given. lace to soft consonant da in the pronunciation during the last nine or ten centuries. Koda- Galidiparrn is known to-day both as Kode-Gidelavarru and Chine-Gidelaviyrd; the words ége and Chinna heing synonymous. All the villages mentioned above are situated round nimit tee ee) rs
Among the other localities mentioned in the record, Vijayavatika is clearly identical with the modern. town of Bezwida on the Kyishya river. The site or sites on. which the two Jiria- bhavanas or Jaina temples once stood cannot be identified’; perhaps an extensive exploration of the ancient sites of the locality may help us to discover the spot.
The executor of the chatity was the afficer known as Katakaraja. From the Maliyapiindi Mg oo noes Beko was hold Anring the aigs of Azazan IC by tha, Gasseal Duggsrija, a descendant of the celebrated Pandaratiga, the generalissimo of Gupaga-Vijayaditya IIL, The engraver of the record was Jayantacharya.