South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

AJMER STONE INSCRIPTION

7 pi va(ba)bhūva yaḥ strī bhagn-ārjunō=py=akṛita yō hitam=Arjunasya | yaḥ [Śē]sha-bhōga- vihita-sthitir=apy=aśēsha-bhōg-ōpabhōga-kṛid=avatv=akhilaṁ sa Śauriḥ || 9 || Vaktraṁ nābhi-sarōja-chāru-hasitaṁ yā pāṁchajany-ōjva(jjva)la-jyōtsnaṁ kaustubha-ratna-śōṇam= adharaṁ kēśān=vapur=mēchakān | śa[staṁ śā]ṁrga^[1]-

8 dhanur=latā-kuṭilatāṁ dhattē=nukarttuṁ bhruvōr=dvaṁdvaṁ Dānava-sūdanasya dayi[t]ā dēvī śriyē vō=stu sā || 10 || Virōchan-ēṁdīvaramitra-lōchanāṁ sarōja-hastāṁ kanak-ōjva- (jjva)l-āṁśukāṁ(kāṁ) | vi(bi)bharti Lakshmīm=iva yaḥ prabhus=tanuṁ sa Vāsudēvō duritāni haṁtu vaḥ || 11 || Udvarttana-pratinipāta-[vaśā]- |^[2]

9 t=payōdhu dvēdhā-vidīrṇṇa-salilē jala-śāyinā yaḥ | svasy=aiva mūrtti[r=a]parā hata- yōga-nidram=ālōkitō vijayatē sa Murāri-mīnaḥ || 12 || Yasya trasadbhir=avanīdhara-tāḍa- nēbhyō yādō-gaṇair=udara-pāda-talē nilīnaiḥ | pīyūsha-maṁthana-vipan=niratīryat=āv- dhau(bdhau) Kūrm-ātma- |^[2]

10 kaḥ sa Harir=astu vibhūtayē vaḥ || 13 || Sūry-ādhishṭhita-dakshiṇ-ākshi-kira[ṇai]ḥ saṁvartta- vāty-ōlvaṇaiḥ saṁśōshaṁ mukha-mārutaiś=cha sutarām=ēk-ārṇṇavē gachchhati | pṛithvīṁ phēna-kṛit-āspadām=iva dadhad=daṁshṭr-āṁśu-liptāṁ Hariḥ kōl-ātmā vitaratv=a-pūrṇṇa- salila-krīḍā-spṛihō vaḥ śivaṁ(vam) || 14 [ || *]

11 Vishṇōr=ddhārayataḥ sadā-kavachita-skaṁdhāṁ nṛisiṁh-ārddhatāṁ dēyāsuḥ [ka]rapatra- yaṁtra-niśitāḥ śaśvat=sukhaṁ vō nakhāḥ | yair=vakshaḥ-khanatā Hiraṇyakasi(ś)pōr= dēvēna datta-śriyām=utkhātaḥ su-chir-ōtthitō hṛidi mahān=duḥkha-drumō nākināṁ(nām) || 15 || Yāchñāṁ chētasi matsarād=vi-

12 rahitasy=ēva śriyā vi(bi)bhrataḥ pratyaṁgaṁ laghutāṁ cha Vāmana-harēḥ pāda-dvayaṁ pātu vaḥ | hastānāṁ vividh-āyudha-pramathit-āmartya-dvishām=īrshayā nūnaṁ yēna rasātalaṁ pragamitō vikramya Vairōchanaḥ || 16 || Tri-bhuvana-guru-śishyaś=chāpa-vēdē manīshī niśita-paraśu-lūn-āśēsha-rā-

13 janya-vaṁśaḥ | jayati muni-sama-jyā-rajyad-ātmā Sahasrārjuna-bhu[ja]-[vana]-shaṁ(khaṁ)ḍ- āṁgāra-kṛij-Jāmadagnyaḥ || 17 || Mayy=āsva(śva)sya tay=ēdam=arpitam=iti prahv-ā(bhv-ā)- tmanā Jānakī-chūḍā-ratnam=upāhitaṁ charaṇayōr=mūlē Marut-sūnunā | gṛihṇan=sa- praṇayaṁ sa-sāṁdra-karuṇaṁ s-āvṛitti sa-pratyayaṁ ||^[3]

14 s-ōtsāhaṁ sa-va(ba)hu-trapaṁ vijayatē dēvō Daśāsy-āṁta-kṛit || 18 || Śr[āvair=dhā]tu- ras-āktam=udyad-upal-āsaṁg-āsṛig-āśaṁkayā hā kiṁ jātam=iti pramṛijya paritaḥ sva- sv-ōttarīy-āṁchalaiḥ | yaṁ rōm-āṁchitam=a-kshat-āṁgam=api cha vyālōkya gōpyō madā valgaṁti sma sa-hēlam=uddhṛi- |^[2]

15 ta-giriḥ Kṛishṇaḥ sa pushṇātu vaḥ || 19 || Vēda-kriy-āṁvu(bu)-rahitaṁ [ka][ruṇā*]-tṛiṇ-augha- chchhann-ānanaṁ Sugata-darśana-nimnakūpaṁ(pam) | pātāya yaḥ kali-yug-aika-suhṛich= chakāra lōkasya Vu(Bu)ddha iti rakshatu vaḥ sa Vishṇuḥ || 20 || Tārksh-ārōhaṇa-niḥspṛihasya turagēn=ōḍhas[y]a [va(ba)rha]m=vi(rhaṁ vi)- ||^[3]

16 nā kālō yasya karē sthitaḥ kali-samuchchhēdaṁ karishyaty=asiḥ [| gō-saṁ]yukta-vṛishāṁ- (shaṁ) vidhāsyati kṛitaṁ sṛishṭvā prakṛishṭaṁ yugaṁ Mlēchchhānām=avasāna-kṛit=sa bhagavān=Kalkī Hariḥ pātu vaḥ || 21 || Śubh-ākhyānaṁ ghōr-āhava-ghaṭita-bhīmaṁ śakuninā pradhānēn=ōpētaṁ vijayi-bhuja- |^[2]

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^[1] Better read śārṅga.
^[2] The daṇḍa is unnecessary.
^[3] The two daṇḍas are superfluous.