[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [Indian Epigraphy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sircar-1965) › c8.s2.t3.16 # Indian Epigraphy c8.s2.t3.16 Indian Epigraphy c8.s2.t3.16 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s2.t3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sircar-1965.c8.s2.t3.16) Some of the copper-plate grants of the Reḍḍis, e.g., the charters of Komaragiri dated 1385 and 1403 A.D., are written partly in Sanskrit and partly in Telugu.² The Vijayanagara kings generally used Sanskrit in their charters; but there are a few of their copper-plate grants in Telugu; e.g., some of Kṛṣṇadevarāya and Acyutarāya.³ Among late medieval rulers, the Nāyakas of Madurai and Tanjavur sometimes used Telugu in their charters, in some cases along with Sanskrit.⁴ - [Previous: c8.s2.t3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sircar-1965.c8.s2.t3.15) - [Next: c8.s2.t3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sircar-1965.c8.s2.t3.17) - [Up: c8.s2.t3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sircar-1965.c8.s2.t3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sircar-1965.c8.s2.t3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sircar-1965.c8.s2.t3.16) · Pramāṇa