Jakkur (Jakkuru) is a suburb in the northern part of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Located on the eastern side of the National Highway 44 between Yelahanka and Hebbal. Jakkur is famous for some inscriptions in which this 1000 CE Kalnadu inscription is included.
From this inscription it can be known that Jakkur has a history of thousand years. Sanjaya of this village gave his life for the welfare of the town and gave charity to his family and erected an inscription stone and called it Kalnadu. Donations are given so that the families of heroes who have fought for the city or died to protect the city from evil spirits for the good of the city should not be disturbed in their livelihood. It was called Kalnatu/Kalnadu.If a person wanted to see thousands of years old Kannada characters, the people of Jakkur don't have to go anywhere, just look at this inscription stone, it will be like seeing the Kannada characters that were used back then. [1]
Inscription researchers K. R. Narasimhan and P. L. Udaya Kumar came to Jakkur with a view to find the location of Jakkur Allalanatha temple mentioned in Allalasandra inscription (23-Dec-2017). On that occasion Nagarajappa, a resident of Jakkur, also joins them. While these three were searching for the inscription, they entered the compound of a Jakkur site where they found an inscription written on a broken stone. Also a panipeeth, sculptures of Shaiva gatekeepers. and ruined pillars' appear. Then they smear flour on the inscription stone there and takes photographs. They apply flour to inscription stone and take shadow pictures. Even today this inscription and other remains are remained at the same place, GPS location of the inscription 13°04'45.9"N 77°36'34.6"E. In the near future, they will be moved and preserved in the premises of KV Bhairegowda Kalamandir by local people.
This inscription belongs to about 10th century and is in Old Kannada language (Haḷegannaḍa) and kannada script. [2]
The stone on which this inscription is engraved is of granite type, 75 cm height and 75 cm Width, 15 cm thickness. The upper left corner of the stone is broken and only six lines of writing can be recognized.
texts in the inscription | IAST | Kannada |
. . . . . ಮ್ಮಕಲಿಗ ಸ | . . . . . mmakaliga sa | - |
. . . . . ಣ್ನನಾಡ ಜಕ್ಕಿಯೂ | . . . . . ṇnanāḍa jakkiyū | ನಾಡಿನ ಹೆಸರು
ಪ್ರದೇಶದ ಹೆಸರು |
. . .. . .. ಸಲಗುವ ಸಂಜಪಯ್ಯನುಂ | . . .. . .. salaguva saṃjapayyanuṃ | -
ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಹೆಸರು |
. . . . . ಮೞಿದವಂ ಕವಿಲೆ ಬಾರ | . . . . . maḻidavaṃ kavilĕ bāra | ಅಳಿದವರು, ನಾಶಮಾಡಿದವರು
ಹಸು ಬಾರ |
. . . . .ೞಿದ೦ ಇ ಕಲ್ನಾಡು ಗುದುರಾ | . . . . .ḻida0 i kalnāḍu gudurā | ಅಳಿದವನು
ಇದೊಂದು ಕಲ್ಲನ್ನುನೆಡು - |
. . . .. . . . ನೆನ್ದಕಮಾಲೆಗೊಟ್ಟ | . . . .. . . . nĕndakamālĕgŏṭṭa | -
ಕೊಟ್ಟರು |
texts in the inscription | IAST | english |
. . . . . ಮ್ಮಕಲಿಗ ಸ | . . . . . mmakaliga sa | - |
. . . . . ಣ್ನನಾಡ ಜಕ್ಕಿಯೂ | . . . . . ṇnanāḍa jakkiyū | Country Name
Name of the region |
. . .. . .. ಸಲಗುವ ಸಂಜಪಯ್ಯನುಂ | . . .. . .. salaguva saṃjapayyanuṃ | -
Person's Name |
. . . . . ಮೞಿದವಂ ಕವಿಲೆ ಬಾರ | . . . . . maḻidavaṃ kavilĕ bāra | Extinct, destroyed
the cow (bara) |
. . . . .ೞಿದ೦ ಇ ಕಲ್ನಾಡು ಗುದುರಾ | . . . . .ḻida0 i kalnāḍu gudurā | the extinct
This is lay a stone - |
. . . .. . . . ನೆನ್ದಕಮಾಲೆಗೊಟ್ಟ | . . . .. . . . nĕndakamālĕgŏṭṭa | -
gave |
Kalnadu was given to Sanjapayya of Sunnadu (small country) Jakkur, He who destroyed it the inscription records the curse that Kavile was killed in Varanasi. As the statute is vague, it is not possible to know the full gist.
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Jakkur (Jakkuru) is a suburb in the northern part of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Located on the eastern side of the National Highway 44 between Yelahanka and Hebbal. Jakkur is famous for some inscriptions in which this 1000 CE Kalnadu inscription is included.
From this inscription it can be known that Jakkur has a history of thousand years. Sanjaya of this village gave his life for the welfare of the town and gave charity to his family and erected an inscription stone and called it Kalnadu. Donations are given so that the families of heroes who have fought for the city or died to protect the city from evil spirits for the good of the city should not be disturbed in their livelihood. It was called Kalnatu/Kalnadu.If a person wanted to see thousands of years old Kannada characters, the people of Jakkur don't have to go anywhere, just look at this inscription stone, it will be like seeing the Kannada characters that were used back then. [1]
Inscription researchers K. R. Narasimhan and P. L. Udaya Kumar came to Jakkur with a view to find the location of Jakkur Allalanatha temple mentioned in Allalasandra inscription (23-Dec-2017). On that occasion Nagarajappa, a resident of Jakkur, also joins them. While these three were searching for the inscription, they entered the compound of a Jakkur site where they found an inscription written on a broken stone. Also a panipeeth, sculptures of Shaiva gatekeepers. and ruined pillars' appear. Then they smear flour on the inscription stone there and takes photographs. They apply flour to inscription stone and take shadow pictures. Even today this inscription and other remains are remained at the same place, GPS location of the inscription 13°04'45.9"N 77°36'34.6"E. In the near future, they will be moved and preserved in the premises of KV Bhairegowda Kalamandir by local people.
This inscription belongs to about 10th century and is in Old Kannada language (Haḷegannaḍa) and kannada script. [2]
The stone on which this inscription is engraved is of granite type, 75 cm height and 75 cm Width, 15 cm thickness. The upper left corner of the stone is broken and only six lines of writing can be recognized.
texts in the inscription | IAST | Kannada |
. . . . . ಮ್ಮಕಲಿಗ ಸ | . . . . . mmakaliga sa | - |
. . . . . ಣ್ನನಾಡ ಜಕ್ಕಿಯೂ | . . . . . ṇnanāḍa jakkiyū | ನಾಡಿನ ಹೆಸರು
ಪ್ರದೇಶದ ಹೆಸರು |
. . .. . .. ಸಲಗುವ ಸಂಜಪಯ್ಯನುಂ | . . .. . .. salaguva saṃjapayyanuṃ | -
ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಹೆಸರು |
. . . . . ಮೞಿದವಂ ಕವಿಲೆ ಬಾರ | . . . . . maḻidavaṃ kavilĕ bāra | ಅಳಿದವರು, ನಾಶಮಾಡಿದವರು
ಹಸು ಬಾರ |
. . . . .ೞಿದ೦ ಇ ಕಲ್ನಾಡು ಗುದುರಾ | . . . . .ḻida0 i kalnāḍu gudurā | ಅಳಿದವನು
ಇದೊಂದು ಕಲ್ಲನ್ನುನೆಡು - |
. . . .. . . . ನೆನ್ದಕಮಾಲೆಗೊಟ್ಟ | . . . .. . . . nĕndakamālĕgŏṭṭa | -
ಕೊಟ್ಟರು |
texts in the inscription | IAST | english |
. . . . . ಮ್ಮಕಲಿಗ ಸ | . . . . . mmakaliga sa | - |
. . . . . ಣ್ನನಾಡ ಜಕ್ಕಿಯೂ | . . . . . ṇnanāḍa jakkiyū | Country Name
Name of the region |
. . .. . .. ಸಲಗುವ ಸಂಜಪಯ್ಯನುಂ | . . .. . .. salaguva saṃjapayyanuṃ | -
Person's Name |
. . . . . ಮೞಿದವಂ ಕವಿಲೆ ಬಾರ | . . . . . maḻidavaṃ kavilĕ bāra | Extinct, destroyed
the cow (bara) |
. . . . .ೞಿದ೦ ಇ ಕಲ್ನಾಡು ಗುದುರಾ | . . . . .ḻida0 i kalnāḍu gudurā | the extinct
This is lay a stone - |
. . . .. . . . ನೆನ್ದಕಮಾಲೆಗೊಟ್ಟ | . . . .. . . . nĕndakamālĕgŏṭṭa | -
gave |
Kalnadu was given to Sanjapayya of Sunnadu (small country) Jakkur, He who destroyed it the inscription records the curse that Kavile was killed in Varanasi. As the statute is vague, it is not possible to know the full gist.
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