South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

9 pri(pṛi)thivyâm=apratirathaś=chatur-udadhi-salil-âsvâdita-yaśâ Dhanada-Varuṇ-Êndr- Ântaka-sama-prabhâvaḥ sva-bâhu-bal-ôpâ-
10 tt-ôrjjita-râja-śrîḥ pratâp-âtiśay-ôpanata-samagra-sâmanta-maṇḍalaḥ paraspar-âpîḍita- dharmm-ârttha-kâma-nishêvî
11 praṇatimâtra-suparitôsha-gambhîr-ônnata-hṛidayaḥ samyak-prajâpâlan-âdhigata-bhûri- draviṇa-viśrâṇan-â-
12 vâpta-dharmmakriyaś=chir-ôtsannânâṁ nṛipati-vaṅśânâṁ^[1] pratishṭhâpayit= âbhyuchchhritânâm=unmûlayitâ dîn-ândha-kṛipaṇa-sa-
13 mabhilashita-manôrath-âdhika-nikâma-phala-pradaḥ pûrvv-âpara-samudr-ânt-âdi-dêśa- svâmî mâtâpitṛi-pâdâ- 14 nuddhyâtaḥ parama-Mâ[h]êśvaraḥ śrî-Śaṅkaragaṇaḥ^[2] tasya putras=tat- Pâdânuddhyâtaḥ sakala-mahîmaṇḍal-aika-tilakaḥ
15 sâtiśaya-prathita-naya-vinaya-dayâ-dâna-dâkshya-dâkshiṇya-dhairyya-śauryya-sthairyy-âdy- aśêsha-guṇa-samanvitaḥ praba-
16 la-ripu-bal-ôdbhûta-darppa-vibhava-pradhvansa-^[3]hêtuḥ sêtuḥ sthitînâm=âyatanaṁ siddhêr=apratihata-chakraś=Chakradha-
17 ra iv=ârtti-praśamana-karaḥ prajânâm parama-Mâhêśvaraḥ śrî-Buddharâjaḥ

Second Plate ; First Side.

18 sarvvân=êva râja-sâmanta-bhôgika-vishayapati-râshṭragrâmamahattar-âdhikârik-âdi^[4] samâjñâ- 19 payaty=astu^[5] vô viditam=asmâbhiḥ Bharukachchha-vishay-ântarggata-Gôrajjâ-^[6] bhôgê Bṛihannârikâ-pratyâsanna-
20 Kumârivaḍaô |^[7] êsha grâmaḥ s-ôdraṅgaḥ s-ôparikaraḥ sarvva-âdâna-saṁgrâhyaḥ sarvva-ditya-vishṭi-prâtibhêdikâ-
21 parihîṇô bhûmichchhidra-nyâyêna^[8] a-châṭa-bhaṭa-prâvêśya â-chandr-ârkk-ârṇṇava- kshiti-sthiti-samakâlînaḥ putra-pau-
22 tr-ânvaya-bhôgya^[9] Ḍêbhakavâstavya-Pârâśarasagôtra-VâjasanêyaKaṇvasabrahmachâri- brâhmaṇa-Bhaṭṭu-putra-

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23 Bappasvâminê bali-charu-vaiśvadêv-âgnihôtr-âdi-kriy-ôtsarppaṇ-ârtthaṁ mâtâpitrôr= âtmanaś=cha puṇy-âbhivṛiddhayê^[10]
24 udak-âtisarggêṇ=âtisṛishṭô^[11] yatô=smad-vaṅśyair=^[12]anyair=vv=âgâmi-nṛipati-bhôgapatibhih= prabala-pavana-prêrit-ô-
25 dadhi-jala-taraṅga-chañchalaṁ jîva-lôkam=abhâv-ânugatân=asârân=vibhavân=dîrggha- kâla-sthêyasaś=cha guṇâ-
26 n=âkalayya sâmânya-bhôga-bhû-pradâna-phal-êpsubhiś=śaśi-kara-ruchiraṁ chirâya yaśaś=cha chîshubhir=^[13]ayam=asmad-dâyô=nu-
27 mantavyah=pâlayitavyaś=cha [|*] Yô v=âjñâna-timira-paṭal-âvṛita-matir=âchchhindyâd= âchchhidyamânaṁ v=ânumôdêta sa pañchabhi- 28 r=mmahâ-pâtakais=saṁyukta^[14] syâd=ity=uktañ=cha bhagavatâ vêda-vyâsêna Vyâsêna || Shashṭiṁ^[15] varshsha-sahasrâṇi svarggê môdati bhûmi-daḥ [|*]
29 âchchhêttâ ch=ânumantâ cha tâny=êva narakê vasêt || Vindhy-âṭavîshv=atôyâsu śushka-kôṭara-vâsinaḥ [|*] kṛishṇâhayô hi jâya-

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^[1] Read -vaṁśânâṁ.
^[2] Read ºgaṇas=.
^[3] Read –pradhvaṁsa-.
^[4] Read -âdîn=.
^[5] Read payati | Astu vô viditam | Asmâbhir=.
^[6] It is just possible that the name engraved in Gôrujjâ-.
^[7] This mark of punctuation is superfluous.
^[8] Read -nyâyên=â-châṭa-.
^[9] Read -bhâgyô.
^[10] Read ºddhaya.
^[11] Read ºsṛishṭaḥ |.
^[12] Read ­–vaṁśyair=.
^[13] Read yaśaś=chichîshubhir=.
^{[ 14]} Read ºktas=syâdviti | Uktañu.
^{[ 15]} Metre of this and the next three verses : Ślôka (Anushṭubh).─ Read varsha-.