North Indian Inscriptions

CHIPLUN PLATES OF PULIKESIN II.

TEXT.¹

First Plate.

1 Jayati² jagatâṁ Vidhâtus=tri-vikkram-âkkrânta-sakala-bhuvanasya nata-na U U U ṇa- U U U U ṇa-nakh-âṁśu-jaṭilaṁ padaṁ Vishṇôḥ [||*] Mânavya-sagô-
2 trâṇ[â*]ṁ Hâriti-putrâṇâ[ṁ*] Chi(cha)lukyânâm=an[v*]avâyê Vâtâbyâ(pyâ)h= prathama-vidhâtur=anêk-âddhvar-âvabhṛitha-snâna-samârdri(rdrî)kṛita-puṇya-matti |³ sarvva-
3 maṅgal-âyatanasya vallabha-nṛipatêḣ=kîrt[t*]yâ yuktasya Kîrttivarmmaṇah=putraḥ samanushṭhita-pati-dêvatâ-vrataṁ Kamalâlayâ⁴-vipula-payô-
4 dhara-vipu(lu)pta-chandan-âlêpaḥ surṅndra-mandira-gata-kinnar-âṅganâ-patîyamâna- Vimala-ki(kî)rttiḥ sva-radana-kuliśa-vibhinna-ripu-hṛiday-û-
5 dgata(ta)-rudhira-dhârâ-snapita-mastaka-matta-mâtaṅg-ôdaya-parvvata-taruṇa-raviḥ ni- gṛihîta-dushṭa-janah=parigṛihîta-vidvat-sahô(khô)=nu-
6 gṛihîta-bhṛitya-varggaḥ kara-gata-khaḍg-ôttṛitta-para-nṛipa-danti-dant-ôtthita-vahni-śikhôddhîpita-raṇabhûmir=vvara-yuvati-nayana-sâyak-ai-
7 ka-lakshô vividha-śâstr-ârttha-tat[t*]va-vichâra-kshama-sûkshma-buddhiś=Chalukya-kula-tilakaḥ sarvva-sad-guṇ-âśrayô ripu-daridraś=śrî-Satyâśrayô nâma [|*]
8 Yah⁵=padaṁ nyasya śôtrûṇâ⁶ śauryyêṇ-ôpari pârtth[i*]vaḥ prakṛityâ puṁśchalîṁ Lakshmîṁ sati-vratam=aśikshyayat [||*] Sa mahîpatir=Avarêtikâ-vima(sha)ya- vâsinas=sa-
9 mâjñâpayati yath=Âyaṁ mama mâtulas=samadhigat-âryya-mârgga unmârggaṇ⁷ sva- vikkrama-kkraya-
10 Sêndrakâṇâṁ tilakabhûṭaḥ=paramamâhêśvaraś=Śrîvallabha-Sênândarâjas=têna râjñâ⁸ mâtâpitrôr=âtmanaś=cha puṇy-ôpachay-ârttha[ṁ*]

Second Plate.

11 Âtrêya-sagôtrâya Kṛishṇasvâmi-sûnavê Mma(ma)hêśvarây=êshṭa-yajñ[â*]ya Âmravaṭavaka-grâmô tathâ Vâ(? châ)rumbennâyâṁ⁹ Avañchapalyâṁ¹⁰ vi[m*]śati-
12 ś=châṭa-bhaṭa-dûta-râjapurumâ(shâ)ṇâm=apravêśanîyaṁ dvayam=êtat=prâdât [|*] Vidi t[â*]s¹¹=santu râjânas=sarvv[ê*] mad-vaṁśa-
13 saṁbhavâḥ anyê cha prithivî-pâlâs=sâmantâś=cha mahîtalêḥ¹² Yaḣ=kaśchit=pṛithivî-pâlô bhôgam=asya nivârayêt
14 mahatâṁ pâtakânân=tu karttus=tasya phalaṁ bhavêt [||*] Uktaṁ cha | Bahubhir=vvasudhâ bhuktâ râjabhis=Sagar-âdibhiḥ yasya
15 yasya yadâ bhûmi-tasya tasya phalaṁ || Shashṭiṁ varsha-sahasrâṇi svarggê môdati bhûmi-daḥ âchchhêttâ ch=ânumant[â*] cha
16 tâny=êva narakê vasêt [||*] Pûrvva-dattâṁ dvijâtibhyô yatnâd=raksha Yudhishṭhiraḥ¹³ mahîṁ mahimat[â*]ṁ śrêshṭha dânâch=chhrêyô=nupâlanaṁ [||*]
17 Sva-dattâṁ para-dattâṁ vâ yô harêtâ vasundharâṁ śva-vishṭhâyâṁ kṛimir=vbhû(bbhû)tvâ pitṛibhis=saha pachyatêḥ¹⁴ Yâhiha¹⁵ dattâni purâ
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......¹ From the original plates.
......² Metre : Âryâ.
......³ Read mûrttêḥ (or matêḥ).
......⁴ Read vrata-Kamalâlayâ°.
......⁵ Metre : Ślôka (Anushṭubh).
......⁶ Read śatrûṇâṁ.
......⁷ Read mârgg-ônmârggaḥ.
......⁸ Read sa râjâ ; unless prâdât, in line 12, is altered into pradattaṁ.
......⁹ This word was omitted in its proper place, and stands in the blank space after the end of the last line. There is a cross-mark, to shew that it properly belongs here.
......¹⁰ It would seen that, in the second syllable, vâ was engraved, and then was corrected into va by partially cancelling the â.
......¹¹ Metre : Ślôka (Anushṭubh) ; and in the next five verses.
......¹² Read mahîtalê ||.
......¹³ Read Yudhishṭhira.
......¹⁴ Read pachyatê ||.
......¹⁵ Read yân=îha.― Metre : Indravajrâ.