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Rh hundreds nads, or such as Vigenad, Valanad, & c. the records of these divisions are preserved in the archives of Kondavede, and in the provinces west of the Kristna river, such as Orungole, Vemulavada, Eleswar — they are written in the provincial dialect, and are still in the possession of village accountants and other authorities.

Although the Telugu country has undergone several- revolutions, and been under different dynasties, yet the sub-divisions made by Eleswora Upadhya, with their various appellations, have been retained. The lands which were granted, by different kings and nobles, as a reward for the labors and valuable works of our poet, he made over to Bramins whose descend, ants have preserved their title deeds to this very day.

Eleswara Upadhya taught Sanscrit versification and prosody to the Princesses of Raghupati Peta, Narayana Gad, and other places, on which account he was much respected by those distinguished Personages, and received rich rewards from -them. This Poet also established a private College, where five hundred pupils were