A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c21.s3.t17.18

c21.s3.t17.18

¹ “Silken trappings.” The original word is *patollas*. Later on (see p. 383), in describing the king’s dress, Nuniz writes, “*os seus vestidos sao pachõis*,” &c. Both these words probably refer to the same Canarese word, *paṭṭuda*, “a silk cloth.” Barbosa and Pinto use it in the form *patola*, Correa as *patolo*, and Peyton (in Purchas) as *patolla*. (Yule and Burnell’s Glossary, s.v. *Patola*.) In Telugu, *pattu* = “silk.”