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¹ e.g., Ind. Ant. Vol. XII. p. 222.— Kannara, Kanhara, Kanhâra, Kaudhara, and Kandhâra, all occur as the names of kings whose names are given in Sanskrit as Krishna.— Analogous epigraphic instances are, Bitta, = Vishnuvardhana I., Eastern Chalukya (Ind. Ant. Vol. XIX., pp. 333, 305); Bitti and Bittiga, = Vishnuvardhana, Hoysala (chapter VI. below); Dêsiṅga, = Jayasimha II., Western Châlukya (chapter IV. below); Gojjiga, = Gôvinda IV., Râshtrakûta (page 416 below); Katta, = Kârtavîrya I., Ratta of Saudatti (chapter VIII. below); Râjiga, = Râjêndra, Chôla (Ind. Ant. Vol. XX. pp. 276, 281, 282); Sattiga, = Satyâśraya, Western Châlukya (chapter IV. below); and Vikkala, = Vikramâditya VI., Western Châlukya (Dr. Hultzsch's report, dated the 30th June, 1892, pp. 3, 6).— And similar instances of the present day are, Antâji and Antû (Marâthi), and Antappa(Kanarese), = Ananta; Bâlkû and Bâlkobâ (M.), = Bâlakrishna; Chintû and Chintopant (M.), and Chintappa (K.), = Chintâmani; Dâmû (M.), = Dâmôdara; Dattû (M.), and Dattappa (K.), = Dattâtrêya; Ganû (M.), and Ganappa (K.), = Ganapati; Janû and Janobâ (M.), = Janârdana; Kusâ and Kusâbâ (M.), = Krishna; Lakhû, Lakshyâ, and Lakhyâ (M.), and Lachappa(K.), = Lakshmana; Mallû and Malhârpant (M.), and Mallappa (K.), = Mallâri; Nârû (M.), and Nârappa (K.), = Nârâyana; Narasû and Narasô (M.), and Narasappa (K.), = Narasimha; Nilû and Nilobâ (M.), = Nîlakantha; Parasû and Paraśyâ (M.), and Parasappa (K.), = Paraśurâma; Sinû and Sinappa (K.), = Śrînivâsa; Timâji (M.), and Timappa (K.) = Tryambaka; Vâsû (M.) and Vâsappa (K.), = Vâsudêva; Visû, Visobâ and Visâji (M.), = Viśvanâtha; and Vithû and Vithobâ (M.), and Vithappa (K.) = Vitthala.— I am told that the custom is to give the full Sanskrit name at the name-giving ceremony, and to introduce the Prâkrit form afterwards. And, this being so, my suggestion (Ind. Ant. Vol. XX. p. 25; see also note 9) that Bitta was expanded into its Sanskrit form when Vishnuvardhana I. was installed as Yucarâja, is perhaps untenable.