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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA Mythical genealogy from Brahman to Pallava. In this race, Siṁhavishṇu ; his son Mahêndravarman [I.] ; his son Narasiṁhavarman [I.] (conquered Vallabharâja, i.e. the W. Chalukya Pulakêśin II.) ; his son Mahêndravarman [II.] ; his son Paramêśvaravarman [I.] (defeated Vallabha, i.e. the W. Chalukya Vikramâditya I.) ; his son Narasiṁhavarman [II.] ; his son Paramêśvaravarman [II.] ; his son[1] Nandivarman.─ Udayachandra slew the Pallava king Chitramâya ; defeated the Śabara king Udayana,[2] and the Nishâda chief Pṛithivivyâghra ; and subjected the district of Vishṇurâja (i.e. the E. Chalukya Vishṇuvardhana III.) to the Pallava. The inscription ends[3] with the same Tamil endorsement as No. 621 above, of the 26th year of king Parakêsarivarman who took Madirai, i.e. the Chôḷa king Parântaka I. 635.─ South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. II. No. 73, p.346, and Plates. Kâśâkuḍi Sanskṛit[4] and Tamil plates of the 22nd year of the reign of the Pallava Mahârâja Nandivarman Pallavamalla (also called Kshatriyamalla and Śrîdhara), recording a grant made at the request of his prime-minister Brahmaśrîrâja (Brahmayuvarâja) :─ (L. 79).─ sâmrâjya-saṁvatsarê dvâviṁśê [va]rttamânê.
Mythical genealogy from Brahman to Aśôkavarman. After him came the Pallava kings among whom were Skandavarman, Kalindavarman, Kâṇagôpa, Vishṇugôpa, Vîrakûrcha, Vîrasiṁha, Siṁhavarman,Vishṇusiṁha, and others. Then came Siṁhavishṇu (called Avanisiṁha) ; after him, Mahêndravarman [I.] ; his son Narasiṁhavarman [I.] (conquered Vâtâpi) ;[5] his son Mahêndravarman [II.] ; then, Paramêśvarapôtavarman (i.e. Paramêśvaravarman) [I.] ; his son Narasiṁhavarman [II.] ; his son Paramêśvarapôtavarman (i.e. Paramêśvaravarman) [II.]. At the time of the inscription his kingdom was ruled by Nandivarman (Nandipôtarâja, Nandin), who was descended from Siṁhavishṇu’s younger brother Bhîmavarman, between whom and Nandivarman there intervened the Pallava rules Buddhavarman, Ȃdityavarman, Gôvindavarman, and Nandivarman’s father Hiraṇya (whose wife was Rôhiṇî). 636.─ Ep. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 137, and Plate facing p. 142. Pañchâpâṇḍavamalai Tamil inscription, recording that the image, near which it is, was caused to be engraved in the 50th year (of the reign) of Nandippôttaraśar (Nandipôtarâja), (i.e. the Pallava Nandivarman). 637.─ South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. I. Nos. 1-16, p. 2, and Plate x. facing Vol. II. p. 340. Mâmallapuram Dharmarâja-Ratha inscriptions containing birudas of a Pallava king Narasiṁha. 638.─ South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. I. Nos. 17-20, p. 4 ff., and facsimile of No. 17 on Plate x. facing Vol. II. p. 340. Mâmallapuram inscriptions of a Pallava king Atyantakâma, a successor of Narasiṁha. 639.─ South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. I. Nos. 21-23, p. 6 ff. Śâḷuvaṅkuppam inscriptions of a Pallava king Atiraṇachaṇḍa. 640.─ South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. I. No. 28, p. 23. Conjeeveram inscription describing a temple as ‘ the temple of the holy Nityavinîtêśvara ’ (founded by a Pallava king Nityavinîta ?). 641.─ South-Ind. Inscr. Vol. I. No. 32, p. 26. Amarâvatî (now Madras Museum) pillar Inscription[6] of a Pallava king Siṁhavarman [II.] ; mentions Pallava’s son Mahêndravarman, his son Siṁhavarman [I.].─ his son Arkavarman, Ugravarman, Siṁhavishṇu’s son Nandivarman, and Siṁhavarman [II.].─ The inscription opens with an invocation of Buddha and with a mythical genealogy from Brahman to Pallava. _________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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