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Gulakamale Inscriptions (Bengaluru)

Gulakamale is in the Bangalore South taluk of Bangalore district in Karnataka, India. Gulakamale is also famous for a lake, which is a favorite local picnic destination. In Gulakamle, two inscriptions are found, one a donation inscription, and the other, a Mahasati herostone. Additionally, two other hero stones are also found at the same place.

The Mahasati hero-stone inscription and the donation inscription mention a Gulakamari-Gulakama which today is known as Gulakamale.

Gulakamale 14th-century Singappan & Nattavar Donation Inscription

This is a wide angle view of Gulakamale Kannada and Tamil Inscriptions

This is the 3D scanning of the Gulakamale 14th-century Singappan & Nattavar Donation Tamil Inscription.

Dating And Discovery

The Gulakamale 14th century Singappan and Nattavar Donation Tamil Inscription was discovered on 7th July 2020 by the Mythic Society Bengaluru Inscriptions 3 D digital conservation team. Subsequently, based on the 3D digital models same team has published the text of this inscription. On paleographic grounds, this inscription is dated back to 14th century.

Transliteration Of The Inscription

This five line Tamil language inscription is written in Grantha and Tamil scripts. This Inscription was read by Soundari Rajkumar and Pon Karthikeyan. The transliteration of the inscription in modern Tamil, Kannada and IAST (line numbers are not part of the original inscription, including them is a default practice with inscriptions) are as follows.

sl no.	Tamil Transliteration	Kannada Transliteration	ISAT
1.	ஸ்வஸ்தி ஸ்ரீ சிங்கப்பநும்	ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿಂಗಪ್ಪನುಮ್	Svasti srī siṅgappanum
2.	பொன் மணிய் தள(த்)தில்	ಪೊನ್ ಮನಿ ತಲ(ತ)ತಿಳ್	Peṉ maṇiy taḷa(t)til
3.	நாட்டவரும் சகல மாநி	ನಾಟವರುಮ್ ಸಗಲ ಮಾನಿ	Nāṭṭavarum sakala māni
4.	யமாக ஆமுது படிகு விட்டத	ಯಮಾಗ ಆಮುದು ಪಡಿಕು ವಿಟ್ಟದೆ	Yamāga āmudu padiki viṭṭa da
5.	ன்மம் குழிகு மா	ನ್ಮಮ ಕುಳಿಕು ಮಾ	Ṉmam kuḻiku mā

Summary Of The Inscription

This is a digital image obtained by 3D scanning of the Gulakamale 14th-century Singappan & Nattavar Donation Tamil Inscription.

Singappan and Nattavar of Ponmani, granted grains or food offerings (Amudhu-padi) to a Vishnu temple. The term "Kuzhiku Ma" used in the inscription is ambiguous and could mean a land measurement unit or a Tamilized version for Gulakama.

Characteristics Of The Inscription

The inscription is carved on locally available granite stone. The inscription measures 118 cm in height and 73 cm in width. The characters are 3.7 cm tall, 7 cm wide, and 0.4 cm deep. Below the inscription, a Sudarshana Chakra, a symbol associated with Vishnu, is carved. This mark signifies a donation was made to a Vishnu temple.

GULAKAMALE 14th CENTURY KEMPANNA HERO STONE INSCRIPTIOn

Dating And Discovery

Local people curiously watching the Gulakamale 14th-century Kempanna Hero-stone (Kannada)

The Gulakamale 14th century Kempanna Mahasti herostone inscription was discovered on 7th July 2020 by the Mythic Society Bengaluru Inscriptions 3 D digital conservation team. Subsequently, based on the 3D digital models same team has published the text of this inscription. On paleographic grounds, this inscription is dated back to 14th century.

Transliteration Of The Inscription

This 8 line Kannada language inscription is written in Kannada script. This Inscription was read byby the Mythic Society Bengaluru Inscriptions 3 D digital conservation team. The transliteration of the inscription in modern Kannada and IAST (line numbers are not part of the original inscription, including them is a default practice with inscriptions) are as follows.

Digital Image Obtained by 3D Scanning of The Gulakamale 14th-century Kempanna Hero-stone (Kannada)

SL NO.	Kannada Transliteration	ISAT
1.	ವಿಭವ ಸಂವತ್ಸರದ ಪುಷ್ಯ ಬ ೧ ಲು ಗುಳುಕುಂ	vibhava saṃvatsarada puṣya ba 1 lu gul̤ukuṃ
2.	ಮರಿಯಲಿ . . ಸ . . . . ಸಂಥನ ಮಗ	mariyali . . sa . . . . saṃthana maga
3.	ಕೆಂಪಂಣನು ಕಿತಿನೆಲಗೆ ಕಂನೆಯನಾಯಕನ	kĕṃpaṃṇanu kitinĕlagĕ kaṃnĕyanāyakana
4.	ವರು ಡಿಣ್ಯ . ಮ . . ಯ ಮಾಲತಿ ವಂ	varu ḍiṇya . ma . . ya mālati vaṃ
5.	ಸಲ . ದವರು ಬಂದು ಕಂನೆಯನಾಯ್ಕರ ವಗಲಾಗಿ	sala . davaru baṃdu kaṃnĕyanāykara vagalāgi
6.	ಕಂನೆಯನಾಯ್ಕರ ಕುದುರೆಗೆ ಮುರಾಂದೆ ಕೆಂಪಂಣ	kaṃnĕyanāykara kudurĕgĕ murāṃdĕ kĕṃpaṃṇa
7.	ನು ಬಿದ್ದನು . ಬಿಳಲಾಗಿ ಅವರ ಅಂಣ ಕರಿಯಪ್ಪ	nu biddanu . bil̤alāgi avara aṃṇa kariyappa
8.	ಮಾಡಿಸಿದ ವಿರಗಲು	māḍisida viragalu

Summary Of The Inscription

The complete meaning of the inscription is not clear because the language used in this inscription contains errors and is ambiguous. This inscription seems to say that Kempanna died during a fight in Gulakamari and the memorial stone was installed by his brother Kariyappa. There are other people Kanneyanayaka and Santa mentioned in the inscription whose roles are unclear. The memorial stone is a Viramasti memorial stone as the figure of a lady is also carved on the stone probably to indicating her to be Kempanna's wife.

Characteristics of The Inscription

The inscription is carved on locally available granite stone. The inscription measures 109cm tall and 118cm wide cm in width. The characters are 3.7 cm tall, 3.3cm wide and 0.3cmdeep.

See Also

1. Indian inscriptions

2. History of Bangalore

References

Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (QJMS) VOl 113 2 2022 43 : https://archive.org/details/qjms-vol-113-2-2022-43-undocumented-bengaluru-inscriptions/page/161/mode/1up?q=allalasandra+