North Indian Inscriptions

SPURIOUS SUDI PLATES.

Koṅguṇivarman, the pious Mahârâjâdhirâja, the Paramêśvara, possessed of the first name of “the glorious Avinîta,” whose soul was completely filled with learning and modesty ; whose valour was chiefly characterised by being irresistible ; (and) who was worthy to be reckoned first among learned men.

......(L. 20.)— His son (was) he who had the first name of “the glorious Durvinîta ;” whose three constituents of regal power were (ever) extending themselves ; who brought confusion (of envy) on the faces of Death and the Fire by (the largeness of) the remnants of the oblations of animals which were the slain heroes offered up in sacrifices in the van of battle at Andari, Âlattûr, Puruḷare, Perṇagara, and many other places ; (and) who was the author of a commentary on fifteen cantos (or, on the fifteenth canto) of the Kirâtârjunîya.

......(L. 23.)— Ôm ! His son (was) he who had the first name of “ the glorious Mushkara,”¹ whose feet, resembling water-lilies, were (always) made of a yellowish colour by a mass of filaments which was the rows of the diadems of the kings (bowing down before him) who had been bruised in the course of (his) crushing (enemies) hard to be subdued.

......(L. 25.)— Ôm ! His son (was) he who had the first name of “the glorious Vikrama,” (or “Śrîvikrama”),² whose pure understanding was acquired by (mastering) the fourteen divisions of knowledge ; who was pre-eminently skilled among those who expound and apply the whole of the science of politics ; (and) who was a very rising sun in respect of dispelling the mass of the darkness (that consisted) of (his) enemies.

......(L. 27.)— Ôm ! His son (was) he who had the first name of “the glorious Bhûvikrama ;” whose breast was made conspicuous by (the embraces of) the goddess of victory, acquired in many battles ; (and) who mastered the meaning of all the sacred writings.

......(L. 29.)— Ôm ! His son (was) he who had the name of Sivamâra, who by the excess of his beauty surpassed the appearance of king Nala.

......(L. 30.)— Ôm ! His son (was) the glorious Koṅguṇivarman, the pious Mahârâjâdhirâja, the Paramêśvara, who had the first name of Śrîpurusha ; whose religious merit, produced by the great gifts (that he gave), was (ever) increasing day by day ; (and) who made the cavities of (the mountain) Mandara resonant with (his) laughter (?).

......(L. 32.)— His son (was) the glorious Koṅguṇivarman, the pious Mahârâjâdhirâja, the Paramêśvara, who had the first name of Śivamâradêva³ and the other name of Saigoṭṭa ; (and) who was a very sun in the sky that is the pure Gaṅga lineage.

......(L. 33.)— His younger brother (was) the glorious Vijayâditya.

......(L. 34.)— His son (was) Satyavâkya-Koṅguṇivarman, the pious Mahârâjâdhirâja, the Paramêśvara, who had the first name of “the glorious Râjamalla,” (and) whose breast was closely embraced by the goddess of sovereignty, attained (by him).

......(L. 36.)— His son (was) Nîtimarga-Koṅguṇivarman, the pious Mahârâjâdhirâja, the Paramêśvara, who had the first name of “the glorious Eregaṅgadêva,” (and) who caused the heroes of (his) illustrious foes to be destroyed in the battle of Râmaṭi (or Râmadi).

......(L. 38.)— His son (was) glorious Satyavâkya-Koṅguṇivarman, the pious Mahârâjâdhirâja, the Paramêśvara, who had the first name of “the glorious Râjamalla,” (and) who effected the birth of the goddess of victory in the battle of Sâmiya.

......(L. 40.)— Ôm ! His younger brother (was) he who had the name of “the glorious Bûtuga,” (and was also called) Guṇad-uttaraṅga ;⁴ who plundered the Pallava king ; (and) who was the lord of the soul of the glorious Abbalabbâ, the daughter of the glorious Amôghavarshadêva, the favorite of the earth.
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......¹ See page 178 above, note 3.
......² See page 167 above, note 4.
......³ See page 178 above, note 10.
......⁴ i.e. “the arch of virtue.” The first part of this biruda is the Kanarese genitive guṇada.