North Indian Inscriptions

PAITHAN PLATES OF GOVINDA III.

21 rshô varshati sarvv-ârtti-nirvvapaṇaṁ || ¹Râhappam-âtma-chu(bhu)ja-jâta-va(ba)l- âcha(va)lêpam=âjau vijitya nithi(śi)t-â-
22 silatâ-prahâraiḥ | pâli[dhva]j-âvali-[śu]bhâm=achir[ê*]ṇa yô hi râjâdhirâjaparamêśvaratâṁ tatâ-
23 na || ²Krôdhâd=utkhâta-kha[ḍga]-prasṛita-ruchi-chayair=bhâsamânaṁ samantâd=âjâv= udvṛitta-vairi-prakaṭa-gaja-ghaṭ-â[ṭô]-
24 pa-saṁkshô(kshê)pa-dakshaṁ | śauryya-tyakd(kt)-âri-varggô bhaya-cha[ki[]ta-vapuḥ kkâ(kvâ)pi dṛipṭv(shṭv)=aiva sadyô darpp-âdhmât-âri-chakra-ksha-
25 ya-karam=agamad=yasya dôrddaṇḍa-rûpaṁ |(||) Pâtâ³ yaś=chatur-amvu(mbu)râśi-rasa(śa)n- âlaṁkâra-bhâjô bhuvas=trayyâś=ch=â-
26 pi kṛita-ḍvi(dvi)j-âmara-guru-prâjy-âjya-pûj-âdaraḥ | datâ mânabhṛid=agraṇîr=guṇa-vatâṁ yô=sau śriyô valla-
27 bhô bhôktuṁ svargga-phalâni bhûri-tapasâ sthânaṁ jagâm=âmaraṁ || Yêna⁴ śvêt- âtapatra-prahata-ravi-kara-prâ(vrâ)ta-tâpâ-
28 t=salîlaṁ jagmê nâsîra-dhûlî-dhavalita-śirasâ Vallabh-âkhyaḥ sad=âjau [|*] sa śrî- Gôvindarâjô jita-jagad-ahita-strai-
29 ṇa-vidhavya-h[ê]tus=tasy=âsît=sûnur=êkakshaṇa-raṇa-dalit-ârâti-matt-êbha-kumbhaḥ || ⁵Tasy=ânujaḥ śrî-Dhruvarâja-nâmâ ma-
30 hânubhâvô=tpra(pra)hata-pratâpaḥ | prasâdhit-âśêpa(sha)-narêndra-chakraḥ kramêṇa vâ(bâ)lârkka-vapur=vva(bha)bhûva || ⁶Ṡrî-Kâñchîpa-
31 ti-Gaṁga-Vêṁgika-yutâ yê Mâlavêś-âḍa(da)yaḥ prâjy[â]n=ânayati sma tân=kshitibhṛitô sa(ya)ḥ prâtirâjyân⁷=api | mâṇiky-â-
32 bharaṇâchi(ni) hêsa(ma)-nichayaṁ yasya p[r]apady=ôpari svaṁ [yê?]na prati taṁ tath=âpi na kṛitaṁ chêtô=nyathâ bhrâtaraṁ || Sâm-âdyê(dyai)-
33 r=api Vallabhô na [hi ?]⁸ yadâ sa[ṁ*]dhiṁ vyadhât=taṁ tadâ ⁹[bhrâ ?]tur=dda[tta]¹⁰- raṇê vijitya ta[ra]sâ paśchât=tatô bhûya[ta ?]ḥ¹¹ | prâchy-ôdîchya-[pa]-
34 rachyapâsya¹² cha lasat-pâlidhvajair=[bhû?]shitaṁ chihnair=yyaḥ paramêśvaratvam= akhilaṁ lêbhô(bhê) mahanô¹³ vibhuḥ || ¹⁴Jit-âsê(śê)sha-
35 pa(ma)hîpâlaḥ Pu[ra]ṁda[ra]¹⁵-jigî[sha]yâ [|*] sa śrî-Nirupamô râjâ hi[tv]â martyaṁ divaṁ gataḥ [||*] ¹⁶Tasy=âpy=abhûd=bhuvana-bhâ[ra]-

Second Plate ; Second Side.

36 bhṛitau samarthaḥ Pâr[th]-ôpamaḥ Pṛi[th]u-sa[mâ]na-guṇô guṇajñaḥ [|*] durvvâra-vairi-tarit-¹⁷âtula-tâpa-hêtur=[Ggôv]indar[â]ja [i]ti
37 sûnur=ina-pratâpaḥ || Yas(ś)=cha prabhuś=chatura-[ch]âru[r=u]dâra-kîrbhe(rttê)r=â[sê]- divan=Nirupamasya pituḥ sakâśât | satsv=apy=a-
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......¹ Metre : Vasantatilakâ. The third akshara of the first word is distinctly ppa.
......² Metre : Sragdharâ.
......³ Metre : Sârdûlavikrîḍita.
......⁴ Metre : Sragdharâ.
......⁵ Metre : Upajâti.
......⁶ Metre : Sârdûlavikrîḍita ; and of the next verse.— This verse and the next two verses are not found in any of the published inscriptions of the same dynasty.
......⁷ This word is apparently used here in the sense of pratirâja, ‘a hostile king.’
......⁸ The consonant of this akshara might possibly be read n, but the sign differs much from the sign for n employed ordinarily in this inscription.
......⁹ The sign of the akshara in these brackets, again, is quite peculiar, and might possibly be read châ.
......¹⁰ This akshara looks rather like nta in the original.
......¹¹ Read bhûyasaḥ (?).
......¹² Read –parân=vyapâsya (?).
......¹³ Read mahindrô (?).
......¹⁴ Metre : Ślôka (Anushṭubh).
......¹⁵ The aksharas in brackets look rather like va in the original.
......¹⁶ Metre : Vasantatilakâ ; and of the next verse.— This verse and the next two verses occur only in the Kâpaḍvaṇaj grant of Kṛishṇa II. ; Ep. Ind. Vol. I. p. 54. The text here given is more correct.
......¹⁷ Read –vanit-.