). ▁However , ▁after ▁they ▁became ▁so ver eign s ▁they ▁were ▁addressed ▁as ▁" de va " ▁( L ord ▁or ▁de ity ) ▁and ▁" de vi " ▁( L ady ▁or ▁de ity ). ▁There ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁significant ▁element ▁of ▁" s ansk rit isation " ▁in ▁this ▁transition . ▁ ▁Rel ations hip ▁to ▁the ▁Ras ht rak ut as ▁▁ ▁Early ▁members ▁ ▁of ▁K ak ati ya ▁family ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁served ▁as ▁military ▁gener als ▁of ▁the ▁Ras ht rak ut as , ▁as ▁indicated ▁by ▁a ▁ 9 5 6 ▁ins cription ▁of ▁the ▁V eng i ▁Chal uk ya ▁prince ▁D ā n ā rn ava . ▁The ▁ins cription ▁suggests ▁that ▁an ▁attack ▁by ▁the ▁Ras ht rak uta ▁king ▁Kr ish na ▁III ▁forced ▁the ▁V eng i ▁Chal uk ya ▁king ▁Am ma ▁II ▁to ▁fle e ▁his ▁kingdom , ▁after ▁which ▁D ā n ā rn ava ▁( t itled ▁V ij ay ad ity a ) ▁ruled ▁the ▁kingdom ▁as ▁a ▁Ras ht rak uta ▁v ass al . ▁It ▁records ▁D ā n ā rn ava ' s ▁grant ▁of ▁Mang all u ▁village ▁to ▁a ▁bra h mana ▁named ▁Dom mana , ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁K ak ati ya ▁G und y ana . ▁Dom mana ▁had ▁performed ▁a ▁religious ▁ceremony ▁called ▁Kar p ati - vr ata ▁for ▁G und y ana , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁village ▁as ▁an ▁ag rah