South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

TWO SAILODBHAVA GRANTS FROM BANPUR

2 rat-phaṇi-maṇēr=digdha-prabhāśō=ṅśubhiḥ^[1] [|*] Pārvvatyā[ḥ*] sa-kacha-graha-vyatikara- vyāvṛitta-va(ba)ndha-ślathā |^[2] Gaṅg-ā-

3 mvu(mbu)-pluti-bhinna-bhasma-kaṇikā[ḥ*] Śambhōr=jaṭāh=pānu(ntu) vaḥ |[| 1*] Prāṅśu- (Prāṁśu)r=mahēbha-kara-pīvara-chāru-vā(bā)hu[ḥ*] kṛishṇ-āśma-^[3]

4 saṇcha(ñcha)[ya*]-vibhēda-viśālā(la)-vakshā[ḥ |*] rājīva-kōmala-dal-āyata-lōchan-āntaḥ khyā- taḥ Kaliṅga-janatāsu

5 Pulindasēna[ḥ*] |[| 2*] Tēn=ēnthaṁ(tthaṁ) guṇinō=pa(n=āpi)satva(śśva)-mahatā n=ēshṭaṁ bhu- vōr=maṇḍalaṁ |^[2] śaktō yaḥ parī(ri)pāla[nā]-

6 ya jagataḥ kō nāma sa syād=iti | pratyādishṭa-vibhur-bha(bh-ūtsa)vēna bha[ga]vān^[4]= ārādhita[ḥ*] śāśvataḥ ta(tas=ta)ch-chitt-ānu-

7 guṇaṁ vidhissu(tsu)r=adiśad=vāñchhāṁ svasa(ya)mbhō(mbhū)r=api || [3*] Sa śilā-śakal- ōdbhēdī tēn=āpy=ālōkyā(kya) dhīma-

8 tā [|*] parī(ri)kalpita-sad-vaṅśa(d-vaṁśaḥ) prabhuḥ Śailōdbhavaḥ kṛitaḥ [|| 4*] Śailōdbha- vasya kulajō=raṇabhīta āsīt y(d=yē)

9 n=āsakṛit=kṛitā(ta)-bhiyā[ṁ*] dvishad-aṅganānāṁ(nām) | jyōtsnāya^[5]-pravō(bō)dha-samayē sva-dhiy=aiva sārdham=ākaṁ(ka)mpitō

10 nayana-pakshma-jalēshu chandra[ḥ*] || [5*] Tasy=ābhavad=vivu(bu)dha-pāla-samasya sūnuḥ śrī-Sainyabhīta

11 ti bhūmipatiga(r=ga)rīyān [|*] yaṁ prāpya n-aika-śata-nāga-ghaṭā-vighaṭṭa-lavdha(bdha)- pratāpa-vijayaṁ ma(mu)mudē

12 dhari(ri)ttrī || [6*] Tasy= āpi vaṅśē(vaṁśē)=tha yath-ārtha-nāmā jātō=yaśōbhi(bhī)ta iti kshit- īśaḥ [|*] yēna pra-

Second Plate ; First Side

13 ru(rū)ḍhō=pi śubhaiś=charitraiḥ mṛi(trair=mṛi)shṭaḥ kalaṅkaḥ kali-darppaṇasya || [7*] Jātō= tha [tasya tanaya]s=sukṛi-

14 tī samasta-sīmanta(nti)nī-nayana-shadpa(ṭpa)da-puṇḍarīka[ḥ*] | śrī-Sainyabhīta [iti bhūmi]- patir=mmahē-

15 bha-kumbhasthalī-dalana-durlalit-āsi-dhāraḥ || [8*] Kālēyair=bhūtadhāttrīpatibhir=upachit- ānēka-pā-

16 p-āvatārair=nītā yēshāṁ kath=āpi pralayam=abhimatā kīrtti-mā(pā)lair=ajasraṁ||(sram | ) yajñais=tair=aśvamēdha-

17 prabhi(bhṛi)tibhir=amarā lambhitā tṛi(s=tṛi)ptim=urvvīm^[6] =udṛi(ddṛi)pt-ārāti-paksha-kshaya- kṛiti-paṭunā Śrīnivāsēna

18 yēna || [9*] Tasy=ōtkhāt-ākhil-āri(rē)r=mmarud=iva janitō bhāsvad-ushṇāṅśu(shṇ- āṁśu)tējā[ḥ*] śūrō mānī dayā-

19 lur=narapatir=Ayaśōbhītadēvas=tanūja[ḥ*] | mātaṅgān=yō=tituṅgān=va(ba)hala-mada-mucha-

20 ś=chāru-vaktrāp=pra(n=pra)chaṇḍān va(ba)ddhv=ākarshaty=a-khinnaḥ punar=api [da]yatē^[7] yatnataḥ sampragalbhaḥ || [10*] Kēchi-

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^[1] Read prabhāsō=ṁśubhiḥ. An erased ē sign is noticed above ṅśu.
^[2] The daṇḍa is superfluous.
^[3] An erased subscript l can be traced beneath śma.
^[4] Ga had been at first omitted and was later engraved above the line in a small form.
^[5] Read jyōtsnā, omitting yā.
^[6] The engraver had begun to incise mu close to rvvī, but gave in up toleave some space between the two aksharas.
^[7] See above, p. 37, note 4.