[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900) › c2.20 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c2.20 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c2.20 - **Language:** English ### [c2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2.20) Thus I have been bold enough to drop the final and essential “a” of the name of the great city, and spell the word “Vijayanagar,” as it is usually pronounced by the English. The name is composed of two words, \*vijaya\*, “victory,” and \*nagara\*, “city,” all the “a’s” to be pronounced short, like the “u” in “sun,” or the “a” in “organ.” - [Previous: c2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2.19) - [Next: c2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2.21) - [Up: c2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c2.20) · Pramāṇa