South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

37 d=rājyō(jyē)=pi tat=prāptavāṁḥ(vān) || [15*] Yasy=āhvānās=sa(t=sa)mīyuḥ^[1] sura-bhavana- gatā divya-satvā(ttvāḥ) praga-

38 lbhāḥ tai(bhās=taiḥ) sārddhaṁ nitya-kālaṁ sukṛita-guṇa-kath-ālāpa-hṛidya(dyān) prakurvvaḥ- (rvvan |) Śambhōs=tasy=ānu-^[2]

39 kārī padam=amaram=ajaṁ śāśvataṁ śānta-rūpaṁ lavdh-ō(bdh-ō)tsāhas=sa vīraḥ kshiti- [ta]la-

40 vasatē(ti)r^[3]=nnirjjit-ārāti-pakshaḥ || [16*] Sthity-utpatti-vināśa-kāraṇa-paraṁ yan=jyō(j-jyō)- tir^[4]=avyāhataṁ |^[5]

41 vyakt-āvyaktam=ananta-śakti-niyataṁ dēv-ātidēvō mahāḥ(hān |) tasy=ānugraha-kāri-vi-

42 krama-dhana(nu)ś-chēshṭāḥ karōty=adbhutāḥ sa śrīmān=atula[ḥ*] śaśāṅka-dhavalaḥ kshōṇī-ya-

43 śa[ḥ*]-khyāpitaḥ || [17*] Ā karṇṇād=atulaṁ vikṛishya tarasā chāpa-dvaya[ṁ*] līlayāḥ(yā)^[6]

44 ashṭābhi[ḥ*] kavachai vi(r=vi)vēshṭya phalakān=ārād=ū(d=u)bhābhyām=api | pāṇibhyāṁ chaturaḥ śilīmu-

45 kha-mukhair=bhinta(ttvā) su-tīkshṇai bhṛi(r=bhṛi)śaḥ(śa)ñ=jātō ddi(di)vya-gati[ḥ*] Pṛithā- suta-samaṁ(maḥ) Kōṅgōda-ratna[ṁ*] kshitauḥ(tau) || [18*]

46 Varmmabhyāṁ sakalaṁ śarīram=asakṛit=sa[ṁ*]vēshṭya līl-ānvitaḥ pi(pī)nau dvai(dvau) purushō(shau) nidhāya yuga-

47 pa[t*] skandha-dvayē līlayā | sadya[ḥ*]-śāta-kṛipāṇa-bhāsura-karō dhāvaty=a-khinnō bhṛiśa[ṁ*]

48 bhūpālō Hanumat-parākrama iti khyāta[ḥ*] kshamā-maṇḍalaiḥ(lē) || [19*] Jātēna śubhra-va-

49 pushā śaśin=ēva yēna samva(saṁva)rddhitaṁ kumuda-shaṇḍam=iva sva-gōttraṁ(ttram) | saṅkōchita-

50 ñ=cha ripu-paṅkaja-vṛindam=ārās=sō(t=sō)=yaṁ^[7] ni(nṛi)pō jayati lavdha(bdha)-jaya-pratāpaḥ || [20*]

Third Plate

51 asmiṁ(smin) Kōṅgōda-maṇḍalē mahāsāmanta-śrī^[6]

B. Grant of Dharmarāja Mānabhīta

This is a set of three plates, each measuring 6·35 inches by 3·5 inches, held together by a ring with seal. The seal contains the emblems of the crescent above, the couchant bull facing proper right in the middle, and an expanded lotus below. Between the bull and the lotus there is the legend reading śrī-Dharmarājadēvasya. The first plate is written on one side only, whereas the other two plates bear writing on both the sides. The writing on the reverse of the third plate is considerably damaged as portions of the metal on this side have peeled off. The three plates together weigh 61 tolas, while the weight of the ring and the seal is 26 tolas.

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^[1] In the Parikud plates of the same king, Banerji reads : yasy=āhva(hvā)nān=mama[d*]yu[s]=suraº.
^[2] In the Parikud plates, Banerji reads : Śambhōs=saṁsthāna-kārī padam=amara-java[ḥ*].
^[3] In the Parikud plates, Banerji reads : vasatī(tiṁ).
^[4] The present record helps us in correcting the reading of the Parikud plates.
^[5] The daṇḍa is superfluous.
^[6] The rule of sandhi has been ignored here for the sake of the metre.
^[7] In the Parikud plates, Banerji reads : kōpēna yō jayati. The medial i of ti is joined with a horizontal stop stroke (here superfluous) at the right of the letter as in the last line of the Sumaṇḍala plates and in some other records. See above, Vol. XXVIII, p. 85, n. 5.
^[8] The record abruptly ends here. This line containing the beginning of the list of officials to whom the royal order regarding a grant would have to be issued should have been properly preceded by a prose passage mentioning the reigning monarch.