North Indian Inscriptions

RECORDS OF THE SOMAVAMSI KINGS OF KATAK.

TEXT.¹

First Plate.

1 Ôm² [||*] Svasti³ prêma-niruddha-mugdha-manasôḥ sphârîbhavach-[cha*]kshushôr=yûnôr=yatra
2 vichitra-nirbhara-rata-krîḍâ-krama[ṁ*] tanvatôḥ | vichchhin[n*]ô=pi kṛit-âtimâtra-pu-
3 lakair=âvirbhavat-sîtkṛitair=âślêshair=glapita-klamaiḥ smara-rasaḥ kâmaṁ mu-
4 hu[ḥ*] svâdyatê |(||) Yatr=âśêsha-viśêsha-rûpa-mahim-âpâst-âpsaraḥ-kântibhir=jâ-
5 t-êrshyâ-kalahêshv=api praṇayinaḥ karṇṇ-ôtpalais=tâḍitâḥ | jâyantê praviśa-
6 ṅkita–smara-śara-prôtthâpitt(t)-ântar-vyathâ[ḥ*] sândri(ndra)-svêda-jal-âvaśê(sê)chana-vaśân=nirvvâ-
7 ta-rôm-âṅkurâḥ || Atyut[t*]uṅga-karîndra-danta-musala-prôdbhâsi-rô[cḥi*]ś-chayair=ddh[v*]ânta-dhvaṁ-
8 sana-nishphalîkṛita-śarach-chandr-ôdayaiḥ sarvvadâ ||(|) yatr=âsîd-janasya
9 viśadaṁ muktâmayaṁ muṇḍanaṁ saṅkêt-âspadam=apy=atîva dhavalaṁ prâ-
10 sâda-śriṅg-âgrataḥ (||)| Mahânadî⁴-tuṅga-taraṅga-bhaṅga-sphâr-ôchchhalach-chhî-
11 karavadbh=ârât [|*] yasmin=rat-âsaktimad-aṅganânâ[ṁ*] śrâ(śra)m-â[pa*]nôdaḥ kṛi(kri)ya-
12 tê marudbhiḥ |(||) Tasmât śrî-Yayâtinagarât | Lôka⁵-traya-prathita-śubhra-ya-
13 śô-vitâna-vyâpt-âshṭa-dik=prasabha-nirjita-vairi-vargaḥ | râjâ va(ba)bhûva bhuvi
14 bhâvita-bhavya-mûrttiḥ śrîmân sarôja-vadanô Janamêjay-âkhyaḥ || Nir-
15 dâriit-âri-kari-kumbha-samûha-mukta-muktâphala-p r a k a r a - d a t t a - r a t h â ṅ g a - d h â -
16 raḥ[|*] tasmâd=ajâyata jagat[t*]raya-gîta-kîrttir=hêlâ-vinirjita-ripur=nṛipa-
17 tir=Yayâtiḥ || Yat⁶-khaḍg-âgra-vipâṭita-dvipa-ghaṭâ-kumbhasthalâd=ullasa-
18 n-muktâ-jâla-vibhûshitaṁ prati-raṇa[ṁ] pṛithvî-vadh-ûra[ḥ*]sthalaṁ śaś[v]ad- dv[â]ra-nama-

Second Plate ; First Side.

19 n-[narâ]dhipa-śirôratn-âṅśu-jâl-âmalâ yat-pâd-âmvu(mbu)ja-rêṇavaḥ samatayâ tad-ra-
20 śmi-lakshmîṁ dadhuḥ || Mâdyal⁷-lôl-âli-mâl-âkula-karaṭa-puṭ-âsvâ(sya)ndi-dâna-pravâhâ-
21 n sindûr-ârakta-kumbhân sita-pṛithula-radân Kâmadêv-âdi-saṁjñân | ji-
22 tvâ jâvâlam=âjau patita-sura-vadhû-vismaya-smêra-vaktraḥ khaḍgî triṁśa-kê-
23 rîdrân⁸ śara-nikara-hat-ârôhakân-agrahîd-yaḥ || Putras⁹=tasya va(ba)bhûva dha-
24 rmma-nirataḥ śrî-Bhîma-pûrvvô rathaḥ khyâtaḥ kshamâpa-nishêvyamâna(ṇa)-chara[ṇa]-
25 ś=chûḍâmaṇir=bhûbhujâṁ | yô=sau śaucha-mahâdhanô=pi samarê lakshmîḥ(ṁ) parê-
26 shâṁ va(ba)lâj=jagrâha kshata-vairi-vaga-vibhavaḥ saundarya-śôbh-âspadaṁ ||
27 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 j a d h i r â j a - p a r a m ê -
28 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 h â - Ś i v a g u -
29 p t a r â j a d ê v a - p â d - 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 -
30 ka- 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 - S ô m a k u l a t i l a k a - t r i K a l i ṅ g â -
31 dhipati-śrî-Mahâ-Bhavaguptarâjadêvaḥ kuśalâ(lî) | Kôsala- Sâkhaṅga-
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......¹ From the original plates.
......² Represented by a plain symbol.
......³ Metre : Śârdûlavikrîḍita ; and in the next two verses.
......⁴ Metre : Upajâti of Indravajrâ and Upêndravajrâ.
......⁵ Metre : Vasantatilaka ; and in the next verse.
......⁶ Metre : Śârdûlavikrîḍita.
......⁷ Metre : Sragdharâ.
......⁸ Read triṁśat-karîndrân.
......⁹ Metre : Śârdûlavikrîḍita.