Mysore and Coorg from the Inscriptions c8.s1.38

c8.s1.38

The language of the edicts is what is known as Māgadhi, with some local peculiarities. All three in Mysore begin in the same way, with greeting from the Ayaputa (Āryaputra or Prince) and the Mahāmātas (high officials) of Suvannagiri (identified as above) to the Mahāmātas⁶ of Isila (possibly Sidda in Siddapura). The edicts are introduced with the formula “Devānam Piye commands” or “Thus says Devānam Piye.”⁷