Source : @RayaIaseema and Bksr Ayyangar
Recently this copper plate found in Srishailam Mallikarjuna temple during Ghanta mandapa renovation
#AndhraPradesh
* The particular copper plate having three languages inculding Sanskrit with two indic scripts(Telugu and Odia)
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#MyObservation
* I am not an epigraphist but quite fortunate to read both languages.
*This copper plate dated back to 16th century AD.
* Here both scripts are not written in proper developed Present day Telugu and present Odia language .
*We can see the medieval
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Days గ్రంథిక శిలా శాసనం భాష and ଶିଷ୍ଟ କରଣୀ ଓଡ଼ିଆ in this copper plate.
From Telugu Parts
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We found such name offering to Srisailam swamyvaru .
The person called yuva Ramadasu of Kondapalli (nearest to kurnool) granted?a village or medapalli?
Who is getting
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Several Upahara? Agrahara? Like Ramapuram (Agrahara means the gifted kamma Brahmin village in Gajapati rulings)
*In period of Pratapa Rudra Gajapati
The Odia Parts
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* We found the name of" shri pratapi Tirumalla debankara shsashare" means it indicate the paternal uncle of
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Prataparudra gajapati , whose name was tirumala raoutraya according to history.
Tailanga/trilinga?Desha Malikarjunaku kondapali means
The Siva temple offering from a villager? Who belongs to kondapalli
Under
Kumara birabhadranka? Birapratapanka ତୃତୀୟ ଅଙ୍କ ? ତ୍ରୟୋଦଶ ? Kule
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The overall names gave some idea that it is during the period of Gajapati Ruling in Navakoti areas .
(500yrs back)
(Koti words refers to Kota(Telugu) 9 కోట ନବ ଦୁର୍ଗ which means fort )
That's why they use to put Navakoti karnata kalaburgeswara as prefix
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So in kondavidu area pratapruda appointed his uncle tirumalla as ruling chiefs.
May b the 3rd year/3rd month of ruling someone offering village to A person Rama Dasa .
Because they use to offer on the name of God while some one use to do good work or any poor brahmin
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Hope our epigraphist from odisha and andhraprdesh will read it soon and give clear cut history information to us.
Which is yet to explore
#Thank you
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