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 .