North Indian Inscriptions

RECORDS OF THE SOMAVAMSI KINGS OF KATAK.

3 r=âvirbhu(rbha)vat-sîtkṛitair=âślêshair=glapita-klamaiḥ smara-rasaḥ kâmam= muhu[ḥ*] stâvya-
4 tê¹ || 1 ||² Yat[r*]=âśêsha-viśêsha-rûpa-mahim-âpâst-âpsaraḥ-kântibhir=jjât-êrshyâ-kala-
5 hêshv=api praṇayinaḥ karṇṇ-ôtpalais=tâḍitâḥ | jâyantê praviśaṅkita-smara-śara-
6 prôtthâpit-ântar-vyathâ[ḥ*] sândri(ndra)-svêda-jal-âvasêchana-vaśân=niryyâta-rôm-âṅgu(ṅku)râ-
7 ḥ || 2 || Atyuttuṅga-karîndra-danta-musalai[ḥ*] prôdbhâsi-rôchiś-chyayair-dhva-
8 sta-dhvaṅśana³-nishphalîkṛita-śarach-chandr-ôdayau(yai)ḥ sarvadâ⁴ | yatr=âsîd=asat[î*]-
9 janasya viśadaṁ muktâmayaṁ maṇḍanaṁṭ saṅkêt-âspadam=apy=atîva dhavala[ṁ*]
10 prâsâda-śṛiṅg-âgrataḥ |(||) 3 || Mahânadî⁵-tuṅga-taraṅga-bhaṅga-sphâr-ôtsa(chchha)-
11 lach-chhîkaravadbhir=ârât | yasmin rat-âsaktimad-aṅganânâ[ṁ*] śram-âpanô-
12 daḥ kriyatê marudbhiḥ |(||) 4 || Tasmât śrî-Vinîtapurât | Lôka⁶-traya-pra-
13 thita-śubhra-yaśô-vitâna-vyâpt-âshṭa-dik = r a s a b h a - n i r j j i t a - v a i r i - v a r g g a ḥ |
14 râjâ va(ba)bhûva bhuvi bhâvita-bhavya-mûrttiḥ śrîmân sarôja-vadanô Ja-

Second Plate ; First Side.

15 namêjay-âkhyaḥ || 5 || Yaḥ⁷ khaḍg-âgra-vidârita-dvipa-ghaṭâ-kumbhastha-
16 lâd=ullasan-mukt[â*]-jâla-vibhûshitam p[r*]ati-raṇaṁ pṛithvî-vadh-ûraḥsthala[ṁ*] | cha-
17 krê chârutaran=narâdhipa-śirô-ratn-âgra-jâl-âmalâ yat-pâd-âmvu(mbu)ja-rê-
18 ṇavaḥ samatayâ tad-raśmi-lakshmîṁ dadhuḥ || 6 || Nirddârit⁸-âri-kari-kumbha-sa-
19 mûha-mukta-muktâphala-prakara-da[tta-rathâṅga]-dhâraḥ tasmâd=ajâyata jagatta-
20 ttraya⁹-gîta-kîrttir=hêlâ-vinirjjita-ripur=nn[ṛi*]patir=Yayâtiḥ || 7 || Para-
21 m a m â h ê ś v a r a - p a r a m a b h a ṭ ṭ â r a k a - m a h â r â j â d h i r â j a - p a r a m ê ś v a r a -
22 S ô m a k u l a t i l a k a - t r i K a l i ṅ g â d h i p a t i - ś r î - M a h â - B h a v a g u p t a r â j a -
23 dêva-pâd- â n u d h y â t a - p a r a m a m â h ê ś v a r a - p a r a m a b h a ṭ ṭ â r a k a - m a h â r â -
24 jâdhirâja-par a m ê ś v a r a - S ô m a k u l a t i l a k a - t r i K a l i ṅ g â d h i p a t i - ś r î - M a -
25 hâ-Si(Śi)vaguptarâjadêvaḥ kuśalî ||¹⁰ Dakshitôsalâyâṁ¹¹ Maraḍa-vishayî-
26 ya-Chândragrâmê |¹² tad-vishayîya-vrâ(brâ)hmaṇân=sa[ṁ*]pûjya yathâkâl-âdhyâsina[ḥ*]
27 samâhartṛi-sannidhâtṛi-talahi(?)ta-sâma[ṁ*]t-â s i k a - n i y u k t a k - â d h i k â r i k a - d â -
28 ṇḍapâsi(śi)ka-piśuna-vêśuna-vêtrê(tri)k-âvarôdhajana- r â ṇ a k a - r â j a p u t r a - r â [ j a*] v a l l a -
29 bh-âdî[n*] sa[r*]vvân samâjñâpayati [|*] Viditam=astu bhava[tâ]m yathâ- smâbhir=a-
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......¹ Read svâdyatê.
......² These opening verses are numbered in the original. But the numbers 1 and 2 wrongly placed after, respectively, the end of the second verse and the second pâda of the third verse.
......³ Read ºdhvânta-dhvaṁsana.
......⁴ This word was at first omitted, and then was inserted below the line.
......⁵ Metre : Upajâti of Indravajrâ and Upêndravajrâ.
......⁶ Metre : Vasantatilaka.
......⁷ Metre : Śârdûlavikrîḍita.
......⁸ Metre : Vasantatilaka.
......⁹ Read jagat-traya.
......¹⁰ This mark of punctuation is unnecessary.
......¹¹ This seems to be a mistake for Dakshiṇa-Kôsalâyâṁ, which reading was given by Babu Rangalala Banerjea as if it really stands in the original. There appears, however, to have been also a country named Tôshala or Tôsala.
......¹² This mark of punctuation is unnecessary.