South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

TWO SAILODBHAVA GRANTS FROM BANPUR

Second Plate ; First Side

18 Tasy=ābhavad=vivu(bu)dha-pāla-samasya sūnuḥ śrī-Sainyabhīta iti bhūmi-patir=gga-

19 rīyān | yaṁ prāpy=ānēka^[1]-śata-nāga-ghaṭā-vighaṭṭa-lavdha(bdha)-prasāda-vijayē(yaṁ) mumudē dhari-

20 ttrīḥ(trī) [|| 8*] Tasy=āpi vaṅśē(waṁśē)=tha yathārtha-nāmā jātō=yaśōbhīta iti kshitīśaḥ [|*] Yēnā(na) praru(rū)-

21 ḍhō=pi śubhaiś=charirttrīḥ mṛi(ttrair=mṛi)shṭaḥ kalaṅka[ḥ*] kali-darppaṇasyaḥ(sya) || [9*] Jātasya(s=sa) tasya na(ta)nayaḥ

22 su-kṛitī samasta-sīmantinī-nayana-sharpa(ṭ-pa)da-puṇḍarikaḥ [|*] śrī-Sainyabhīta iti bhūmi =

23 patir=mmahēbha-kumbha-sthalī-dalana-durllalī(li)t-āsī(si)-dhāraḥ [ || 10*] Jātēna yēna kamal- ākara-

24 vat=sva-gōttram=unmilitō(taṁ) dinakṛit-ēva mahōdayēnaḥ(na |) saṁkshipta-maṇḍala-ruchaś= cha

25 gatā[ḥ*] pranā(ṇā)śam=āśu dvishō graha-gaṇā iva yasya dīptyāḥ(ptyā) || [11*] Kālēyair=bhū- tadh[ā]-

26 ttrīpatibhir=upachit-ānēka-pāp-āvatārair=nnītā yēshā[ṁ*] kath=āpi prala-

27 yam=abhimatā kīrttri(rtti)-mā(pā)lair=ajasraṁ(sram) | yajñais=tair=aśvamēdha-prabhṛitibhir= amarā

28 lambhitās=tṛiptim=ū(m=u)rvvi(rvvi)m=urdra(ddri)pt-ārāti-paksha-kshaya-kṛiti-paṭunā Srīni- vāsēna yēnaḥ(na) || [12*]

29 Tasy=ōtkhāt-ākhil-ārē ma(r=ma)rud=iva jananād=bhāsvad-ushṇāṁśu-tējā |^[2] jātō^[3] mānī dayālur=nna-

30 rapatir=Ayaśōbhītadēvas=tanu(nū)ja[ḥ*] | mātaṅgān=yō=tituṅgām(ṅgān) va(ba)hala-mada- muchā(cha)ś=chāru-va-

31 ktrā[n*] prachaṇḍāḥ(ṇḍān) va(ba)ddhv=ākarshaty=a-khinnaḥ punar=api dayatē^[4] yatnataḥ ssa- (sa) pragalbhaḥ || [13*] Kēchid=vanya-

32 mṛigēṇa sārddham=acharaṁs=tāṁ tāṁ sthitiṁ līlayā |^[2] kēchich=ch=ōddha(rdhva)-mukhā[ḥ*] sahasrakiraṇaḥ(ṇa)-jvā-

33 l-āvalī-prēkshiṇa[ḥ|*] kēchid=valkalinas=tath=ajina dhurāḥ kēchir=ja(j=ja)tā-dhāriṇa(ṇō) |^[2] nānā-ru(rū)pa

Second Plate ; Second Side

34 dharās=tapanti munayō divvy-āshpa(spa)d-ākāṁkshiṇaḥ || [14*] Kēchich=chhaila-guh-ōdarēshu niyatā^[5] dhū-

35 m-āvalī-pāyinaḥ^[6] anyē vāyu-phal-āmvu(mbu)-bhaksha-niyatā[ḥ*]^[5] kēchin=nirāhārakā || (kāḥ | itthaṁ

36 yōga-yu(ju)shō vihāya vasati[ṁ*] dhyāyanti divyaṁ padaṁ |^[6] chittvaṁ Madhyamarājadēva- guṇa-dhṛi-

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^[1] Read prāpya n=aikaº for the sake of the metre.
^[2] The daṇḍa is superfluous.
^[3] Other records of the family usually read śūrō.
^[4] For the expressions (1) dayatē, (2) yatnataḥ and (3) sa pragalbhaḥ, some other records of the family have (1) navatē, tapatē or layatē, (2) yat-kṛitaḥ or yan=nataḥ and (3) sampragalbhaḥ respectively.
^[5] Some records of the family read niratā.
^[6] The rule of sandhi has been ignored here apparently for the sake os the metre.