South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

24 stê vidhûya virôdhinaṁ Talavanapur-adhîśaṁ kṛitvâ [śruta]ṁ^[1] raṇa-vikramaṁ [|*] mad-ari-vijayî bharttuḥ ślâghyas=samanvita-saṁgaraḥ samara-samayê vidviṭ chakrai-
25 r=avakrita-vikramaḥ || [26*] Kâvêriṁ^[2] guru-pûra-durggamatamâm=ullaṁghya siṁha- [kra]mât=pratyagra-sphurita-pratâpa-dahana-prôdyach-chhikhâ-śrêṇibhiḥ [|*] ni-
26 rddahy=aikapadêna saptapadakân=vidviḍ-van-ôchchhêdinâ yên=âkaṁpi jagat- prakaṁpana-paṭôr=vvairâjyam=apy=ûrjjitaṁ || [27*] ^[3]Tatr=ântarê mad-aṁtikam= antarbhbhê(rbbhê)dêna jâta-saṁkshôbhê [|*]
27 pratyâgantavyam=iti^[4] tvay=êti mad-vachanamâtrêṇa || [28*] Aprâptê^[5] Vallabhêṁdrê(drô) mayi jayati yadâ vidvishaḥ syân=tad=âhaṁ saṁnyast- âśêsha-saṁgô munir=atha
28 vidhinâ vidvishâṁ syâj=jaya-śrîḥ [|*] tatr=âpy=u[ddâ]ma-dhûmadhvaja-vitata-śikhâs= ûtpatâmi pratâpâd=ity=ârûḍha-pratijñaḥ katipaya-divasaih=prâ-
29 pad=asmat-samîpaṁ || [29*] ^[6]Mâsa-trayasya madhyê yadi bhôjayituṁ na śakyatê svâmî [|*] kshîraṁ vijitya śatrûn=^[7]tath=âpi vahniṁ viśâmy=êva || [30*] ^[8]Ity=uktv=âkrama-vikram-ô-
30 chchhikha-śikhi-jvâḷ-âvalîḍa(ḍha)-bra(vra)jê dhûma-śyâma[ḷi]tê tirôhita-tanau prâyah=para-prêshitê [|*] yâtê mat-tanayê sthit-ânya-nṛipatîn=nirjjitya yô jitvarô bandîkṛitya
31 ripûn=nihatya cha tadâ tîrṇṇa-pratijñô=bhavat || [31*] ^[9]Âvishkrita-kôpa-śikhâ- nirddagdh-ârîndhanô vin=âpy=aniḷât [|*] ajvâḷitê(tô)=pi yasya pratâpa-vahnir= mmuhur=jvaḷati || [32*]
32 Yasya cha kṛipâṇa-[vâriṇi] rudhir-â[kuḷitâ] dvishâṁ mahâ-lakshmîḥ [|*] majjaty=unmajjati tu sv-âdhipatêḥ kuṁkum-âkt=êva || [33*] Hutvâ^[10] yêna ripuṁ virôdhi-rudhira-prâjy-â-
33 jya-dhâr-âhuti-brâ(vrâ) ta-prasphuri[ta]-pratâpa-[daha]nê vidvishṭa-śântêś=śritaṁ [|*] viprêṇ=êva raṇ-âdhvarê suvihita-śrî-maṁtra-śakty=ârjjitaṁ kaḷpântasthira-vîra- śâsanam=idaṁ

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34 mad=Vîra-Nârâyaṇât || [34*] Tên=aivaṁbhûtêna Ba[ṁkêy-â]bhidhânêna mad-ishṭa- bhṛityêna prârtthitas=san^[11] tat-prârtthanayâ Mânyakhêṭa-râjadhânyâm=avasthitêna mayâ [mâ]-
35 tâ-pitrôr=âtmanaś=ch=aihik-âmutrika-puṇya-yaśô-bhivṛiddhayê Koḷanûrê tad- Baṁkêya-nirmmâpita-jinâyatana-paripâḷana-niyuktâya
36 ^[12]Śrî-Mûlasaṁgha- Dêśîyagaṇa- Pustakagachchhataḥ [|*] jâtas=Trikâlayôgîśaḥ kshîr- âbdhêr=iva kaustubhaḥ || [35*] Tach-châritra-vadhû-putraḥ śrî- Dêvêṁdra- munîśvaraḥ [|*]
37 saiddhântik-âgraṇîs=tasmai Baṁkêyô [yâm=adân=mu ?]dâ^[13] || [36*] Tad-vasati- saṁbandhi-navakarmm-ôttarabhâvikhaṇḍasphuṭita-sammârjjan-ôpalêpana-paripâḷan-âdi- dharmmopa-
  5*] ^[14]Janapadam=adaḥ^[15] kṛitvâ ha-
38 yôgi-karmma-karaṇa-nimittaṁ Majjantiya-sap[t]atigrâma-bhukty-aṁtarggataḥ^[14] Taleyûra-nâma-grâmaḥ tasya ch=âghâṭâh tat-Koḷanûrât=pûrvvataḥ Beṁḍanûru
39 dakshiṇataḥ Sâsavevâ[du] tat-paśchimataḥ Paḍilagere uttarataḥ Kîlavâḍah êvam=ayaṁ chatur-âghâṭan-ôpalakshitaḥ s-ôdraṁgas=sa-pari-

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^[1] The two aksharas in brackets are almost completely effaced.
^[2] Metre : Śârdûlavikrîḍita.
^[3] Metre : Âryâ.
^[4] This iti is superfluous.
^[5] Metre : Sragdharâ.
^[6] Metre :Âryâ.
^[7] Read śatrûṁs=.
^[8] Metre : Śârdûlavikrîḍita.
^[9] Metre of verses 32 and 33 : Âryâ.
^[10] Metre :Śârdûlavikrîḍita.
^[11] Read saṁs=.
^[12] Metre of verses 35 and 36 : Ślôka (Anushṭubh).
^[13] The aksharas in brackets are almost entirely effaced and therefore doubtful.
^{[ 14 ]}Here and in some places below the rules of saṁdhi have not been observed.