75 "-" ;बेबो फोथाय जायोदि कर्नातक मुंआ "कारि-नादु"निफ्राय फैदों ओंथिखौ पण्डितफोरा गोसोम हानि थिलि होननानै बुङो आरो गुबुन माखासेआ हमथाना लाखिदोंदि कारुनादुनि ओंथियाबो समायना हादोर; मोननैबो रोखोमैबो हाया बेनि गोजाम थुनलायाव समायना हिसाबै फालिजादों।
It is also believed that the name Karnataka has come from "Kari-nadu" meaning the land of black soil say the scholars, and some others hold that Karunadu also means beautiful country; either way the land is celebrated as beautiful throughout its ancient literature.