South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

Âḷup-êndrâ vyasanâni sapta hitvâ pur=ôpârjjita-sampadô=pi [|*] yasy= ânnbhâv-ôpanatâs=sad=âsann=â-
10 sanna-sêvâmṛita-pâna-śauṇḍaḥ^[1] [|| 19*] Koṅkaṇêshu^[2] yad-âdishṭa-chaṇḍa-daṇḍ- âmbuvîchibhiḥ [|*] udastâs=tarasâ Mauryya-palvalâmbu-samṛiddhayaḥ | (||) [20*] ^[3]Apara-jaladhêr=Llakshmî[ṁ] yasmin=Purîm=Purabhit-prabhê madagaja-ghaṭ- âkârair=nnâvâṁ śatair=avamṛidnati [|*] jalada-paṭal-ânîk-âki(kî)rṇṇan=navôtpala- mêchakañ=jalanidhir=iva vyôma vyômnas=sa-
11 mô=bhavad=ambubhiḥ(dhiḥ) [|| 21*] ^[4]Pratâp-ôpanatâ yasya Lâṭa- Mâḷava-Gûrjjarâḥ [|*] daṇḍ-ôpanata-sâmanta-charyy-âch[â]ryyâ iv= âbhavan || [22*] ^[5]Aparimita-vibhûti-sphîta-sâmanta-sênâ-makuṭa-maṇi-mayûkh- âkkrânta-pâdâravindaḥ [|*] yudhi patita-gaja(jê)ndr-ânîka-vî(bî)bhatsa-bhûtó bhaya-vigaḷita-harshô yêna ch=âkâri Harshaḥ || [23*] Bhuvam=urubhir= anîkaiś=śâ-
12 satô yasya Rêvô(vâ)-vividha-puḷina-śôbh-âvandnya-Vindhy-ôpakaṇṭh[aḥ]^[6] [|*] adhikataram=arâjat=svêna têjô-mahimnâ śikharibhir=ibha-varjyâ(rjyô) var[sh]maṇâ sparddhay=êva [|| 24*] Vidhivad=upachitâbhiś=śaktibhiś=Śakkrakalpas= tisṛibhir=api guṇ-aughais=avaiś=cha mâhâkul-âdyaiḥ [|*] agamad=adhipatitvaṁ yô Mahârâshṭrakâṇâṁ navanavati-sahasra-grâma-bhâjâṁ trayânâṁ [|| 25*] Gṛihiṇâṁ^[7] sva-
13 sva-guṇais=trivargga-tuṅgâ vihit-ânyakshitipâla-mânabhaṅgâ[ḥ] [|*] abhavann= upajâta-bhîtiliṅgâ yad-anîkêna sa-Kô[sa*]lâh=Kaliṅgâ[ḥ || 26*] Pishṭaṁ^[8] Pishṭapuraṁ yêna jâtaṁ durggam=adurggamañ=^[9]chitraṁ yasya kalêr= vṛittam^[10] jâtaṁ durggama-durggamam | (||) [27*] ^[11]Sannaddha-vâraṇa-ghaṭâ- sthagit-ântarâḷam^[12] nân-âyudha-kshata-nara-kshataj-âṅgarâgam^[13] [|*] âsîj=jalaṁ yad-avamardditam=abhra-garbhaṁ Kaunâḷam=a-
14 mbaram=iv=ô[j ?]ita-^[14]sândhyarâgam || [28*] ^[15]Uddhût-âmala-châva(ma)ra-dhvaja- śata-chchha[t*]tr-ândhakârair=vva(bba)laiḥ śauryy-ôtsâha-ras-ôddhat-^[16]âri- mathanair=mmaul-a(â)dibhish=shaḍvidhaiḥ [|*] âkkrânt-âtmabalônnatim= balarajassañchhanna-Kâñchîpuraḥ(ra)prâkârântari ta – p r a t â p a m = a k a r ô d = y a h = Pallavânâm=patim || [29*] Kâvêrî^[17] dṛita-śapharî-vilôla-nêtrâ Chôḷânâṁ sapadi jay-ôdyatasya yasya [|*] praśchyôtanmada-gaja-sê-

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15 tu-ruddha-nîrâ saṁsparśaṁ pariharati sma ratna-râśêḥ | (||) [30*] ^[18]Chôḷa- Kêraḷa-Pâṇḍyânâm^[19] yô=bhût=tatra maharddhayê [|] Pallav-ânîka-nîhâra- tuhinêtaradîdhitiḥ || [31*] ^[20]Utsâha-prabhu-mantra-śakti-sahitê yasmin=samastâ diśô jitvâ bhûmi-patîn=visṛijya mahitân=ârâddhya dêva-dvijân [|*] Vâtâpîn= nagarîm=praviśya nagarîm=êkâm=iv=ôvvi(rvvî)m=imam^[21] chañchan-nîradhî(dhi)- nîla=nîra-parikhâṁ

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^[1] Read –śauṇḍâḥ.
^[2] Metre : Ślôka (Anushṭubh).
^[3] Metre : Hariṇî.
^[4] Metre : Ślôka (Anushṭubh).
^[5] Metre of ver ses 23-25 : Mâlinî.
^[6] This, in my opinion, is the in tended (and undoubtedly correct) reading. Originally ºṇṭhô was engraved, but the two lines forming the ô appear to have been struck out again.
^[7] Metre : Aupachchhandasika.─ The akshara sva at the end of the line should be struck out, and may have
^[8] Metre : Ślôka (Anushṭubh).
^[9] Read ºrggamam |.
^{[ 10]} Read vṛittaṁ.
^[11] Metre : Vasantatilakâ.
^[12]Read ºrâḷaṁ.
^[13] Originally -narakshatakshataº seems to have been engraved, but the first kshata apparently has been struck out again.
^[14] Read =ôdita-.
^[15] Metre : Śârdûlavikrîḍita.
^[16] Originally –ôddhit- was engraved.
^[17] Metre : Praharshiṇî.─ Read druta-.
^[18] Metre :Ślôka (Anushṭubh).
^[19] Read –Pâṇḍyânâṁ.
^[20] Metre : Śârdûlavikrîḍita.
^{[ 21]} Read =imâṁ.