South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

21 ś=chhai(ch=chhai)la-guh-ōdarēshu niratā^[1] dhūm-āvalī-pāyinaḥ^[2] anyē vāyu-phal-āmvu- (mbu)-bhaksha-niratā[ḥ*] kēchchi(chi)n=ti(n=ni)rā-

22 hārakā[ḥ*] | itthaṁ yōga-jushō vihāya vasatīṁ(tiṁ) dhyāyaṁ(ya)nti divyāṁ(vya)m=padaṁ chittra[ṁ*] Madhyamarājadēva-

23 guṇa-dhṛid=rājyē=pi tat=prāptavān || [11*] Tasy=ābhavat=sakala-śastra-viśēsha-vēdī śrī- Dharmmarāja

24 iti sūnur=adhī[ta*]-śāstraḥ | yasy=ātinirmala-yaśaḥ parivarddhamāna[ṁ*] pādau Harē-

Second Plate ; Second Side

25 r=iva na māyitam=ā tṛi(tri)lōkyāḥ^[3] [||12*] Nirāśrayai[ḥ*] prayatnēna guṇais=sa parivāritaḥ [|*] vaimukhyād=ī-

26 rshayā ch=aiva sarvva-dōshair=vvivarjjitaḥ ||[13*] Kālē hanti ripu(pū)n=mā(n=ma)hāraṇa śata-vyāpāra-lavdh-ō(bdh-ō)nnatīna(tīn)^[4]

27 kālē dharmma-vivēchanāya na(ni)ratō vrā(brā)hmaṇya-madhyē sthitaḥ Krauñchārēr=iva yasya chēshṭitam=alaṁ lōka(kaiḥ)

28 samālōkyatē || [14*] Rājyaṁ lavdhv=ai(bdhv=ai)va darppād=a[vi*]gaṇita-tayō Mādhavō jyēṣhṭha-bhāvāt(n) dēśāṁ(śā)d=asmād=a-

29 pāstu[ṅ=kṛi]ta-va(vi)shama-matir=vvigrahē Phāsikāyāṁ ||(yām |) yuddha-kshōbhēṇa bhagnō nṛipati-varam=asau saṁśrita-

30 s=Tīvar-a(r-ā)khyaṁ paśchāt=tēn-āpi sārddhaṁ punar=api vijitō Vindhya-pādēhu jīrṇṇa- [ḥ] [|| 15*] Śauryaṁ śrī[r=yau]-

31 vanaṁ rājyam=ēk-aikaṁ mada-kārakaṁ(kah | ) sarvva[ṁ*] śrī-Mānabhītasya nirvvi- kāram=upasthita[ṁ](tam) || [16*] Turaga-

32 khur-ābhighāta-vidalad-dharaṇī-talajaṁ jaya-gaja-karṇṇaḥ(rṇṇa)-chāmara-vidhūnana-vis- phuritaṁ(tam) | su-bha-

33 ṭa-phara-prasarppaṇa-niruddha-kakū(ku)d-gaganaṁ va(ba)la-raja ēva yasya jayati dvi- shatā[ṁ] dhvajinīṁ(nīm) || [17*] Ā-

34 rachya prasabhaṁ ghaṭā gaja-gaṇair=aśvīya-pa(pā)dātakaiḥ ji(kair=ji)tv=ānyāṁ(nyā)m= va(n=ba)la-śālinō ṇripa-varān=āgatya

35 dṛishṭēr=bhuva[ṁ](vam |) yuddhē bhīma-pa[rā*]kramēṇa vijitā nirvrit-padaṁ prāpitāḥ(tā) dṛiśyantē bhavan-āṅgaṇē pra[ti-di]naṁ

36 prātaḥ praṇām-ārthinaḥ [|| 18*] Vijay-Āsili[ḍa]^[5]-vāsakāt śrī-Śailōdbhava-kula-tilaka-mahāma-

Third Plate ; First Side

37 kha-vājapēy-āśvamēdh-āvavabhṛitha^[6]-tsna(snā)nā(na)-nirvvarttita-sūnōs=tanayō va(ba)- hu-vividha^[7]-matta-vāraṇa-vara-

38 turaga-ma(pa)dāti-śastra-saṁ(sa)mpāta-saṅkulō(la)-va(ba)hv-āhava-vinihata-śatrur=anēka- vikram-ākrānta-sakala-bhū-

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^[1] See above, p. 37, note 5.
^[2] The rule of sandhi has been neglected here for the sake of the metre.
^[3] The reading of this defective passage is slightly different in different records of the king. The emendations suggested by scholars do not appear to be satisfactory.
^[4] The second pāda of the stanza (kālē…..kathā-vistaraih), which had been omitted through inadvertence, was later incised about the end of the record in lines 54-55.
^[5] The reading may be vijaya-Siliº. The last akshara of the name may also be ḍu, da or du.
^[6] Read ºāvabhṛitha.
^[7] Better read bahu-vidha.