The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c8.55

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tapuram state that her mother was Queen Tirumala Devi ¹. We cannot reject these latter authorities, although the former seem at first sight more weighty: one of them gives the name of Rama Raya’s wife, and their statement agrees with the title ‘Aliya’ (son-in-law)—a title often given to Rama Raya. We are not allowed to suppose two different wives, one a daughter of Krishna Raya, the other a sister of Sadasiva; because we know the names of all the wives of Rama Raya and this distinction is never made. We prefer the explanation given by Prof. F. Kielhorn: “The two statements”, he says, “would in my opinion be best reconciled by taking the word bhagini of the present inscription to denote a cousin of Sadasiva, a daughter of his paternal uncle Krishnaraya” ². This seems more probable; for it is known that, in the Kanarese country, words denoting relationship are used loosely ³.