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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA resembled Kânîna (Karṇa), conquered in fight the great army of Kṛishṇavallabha,[1] together with kinsmen of his own, and,─ being a very son of gods and saints and Brâhmaṇs,─ repeatedly gave away wealth for religious purposes, and made his kingdom free from troubles and unequally and very thriving and possessed of prosperous subjects, and enjoyed the earth righteously for thirty years. (V. 5 ; l. 22.) After that, his dear son Vijayâditya (IV.),─ who was great ; who bestowed so much wealth that he surpassed the god Dhanada (Kubêra) ; who was endowed with truthfulness and liberality and majesty ; who cleft open the hearts of his enemies ; and who by name indeed was (known as) the king Kollabigaṇḍa,─ reigned for six month, possessed of prudent behaviour and steadfastness.─ (V. 6 ; l. 25.) His eldest son king Amma (I.),─ whose power was unconquered ; who conquered whole rows of hostile kings ; who had the famous name of Râjamahêndra ; and who was the straight path of the sentiment of compassion,─ was king for seven years. (L. 27.) Having expelled his son Vijayâditya (V.) (while he was) a child, king Tâlapa, son of the glorious Yuddhamalla (I.),[2] guarded (the earth) for one month. Having completely conquered him in battle, Vikramâditya (II.), son of Châlukya-Bhîma (I.),[3] having overthrown him by prowess in attack, protected (the earth) for nine months. Then Yuddhamalla (II.), the eldest son[4] of king Tâlapa, took (the sovereignty) and continued for seven years.
(V. 7 ; l. 32.) At that juncture, the lord Bhîma (II.),─ who was a son of the famous Kollabigaṇḍa-(Vijayâditya IV.) ; who was a brother, born from a different mother, of him (Amma I.) who had extolled name of Râjamahêndra ; and who surpassed the epic hero Bhîma in strength and majesty,─ rose up to conquer, purifying the eastern region.─ (V. 8 ; l. 35.) Having unaided, indeed, slain the glorious Râjamayya, and Dhalaga who excelled far and wide, and the fierce Tâtabikki, and Bijja who was (always) ready for war, and the excessively powerful Ayyapa, terrible and savage, and the extremely great army sent by king Gôvinda, and Lôvabikki the ruler of the Chôlas, and the valorous Yuddhamalla,─ (all of them) possessed of marshalled arrays of elephants :─ (V. 9 ; l. 38.) Verily, this glorious Râja-Bhîma (II.),─ giving encouragement to those who were frightened, and protecting those who came to the excellent refuge (which he afforded), and removing troublesome people, and justly levying taxes from the lands of his enemies, and giving pleasure to the mass of his own people, and spreading his fame abroad, and making the multitude of kings bow down, and accumulating stores of wealth,─ guarded the whole world for twelve years. (V. 10 ; l. 42.) He who, resembling Kumâra, was born of him, an embodiment of the god Mahêśvara, from Lôkamahâdêvî whose form resembled that of Umâ, is he who is famous under the appellation of king Amma (II.) :─ (V. 11 ; l. 43.) Who, putting to shame Manôja (Kâmadêva) by his beauty, and Mahêndra (Indra) by his enemies, is resplendent, his spotless great glory, and Hara (Śiva) by burning up the cities of his enemies, is resplendent, his spotless fame being well know.─ (V. 12 ; l. 45.) The pearls, dropping down in battle from the temples of rutting elephants cleft open by the scimitar which is his long arm, shine out as the planted seeds, moistened by the blood of great warriors, of the clump (of trees) which is his fame. (L. 47.) He, the asylum of the universe, the glorious Vijayâditya-(Amma II.), the Mahârâjâdhirâja, Paramêśvara, and Paramabhaṭṭâraka, who is most kind to Brâhmaṇs, having _______________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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