South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

vidhivat=samiddh-âgni sôma-pam || [5*] Praṇavapûrvva-shaḍvidhâddyyeya-^[1] nânardyamân-ântarâlayam ||^[2] akṛiśa-châturmmâsya-hôm-êshṭi-paśu-pârvvaṇa-śrâddha- paushṭikam [||* 6*]
3 Atithi-nityasaṁśrit-âvasathaṁ savanatray-^[3]âvandhya-naityakam gṛiha-samîpa-dêśa- saṁrûḍha-vikasat-kasamb-aika-pâdapam || [7*] Tad-upachâravat=tad=âsya tarôs= sânâmya-sâdharmyam=asya tat pravavṛitê satîrtthya-viprâṇaṁ=prâchuryyatas=tad- viśêshaṇam || [8*] Êvam=âgatê Kadamba-kulê śrîmân=babhûva dvij-ôttamaḥ nâmatô Mayûraśarmm=êti śruta-śîla-śauch-âdy-alaṁkṛitaḥ [||] [9*]
4 Yaḥ prayâya Pallavêndra-purîṁ guruṇâ samaṁ Vîraśarmmaṇâ adhijigâṁsuh= pravachanaṁ nnikhilaṁ^[4] ghaṭikâṁ vivêś=âśu tarkkukaḥ^[5] || [10*] Tatra Pallav-âśvasaṁsthêna kalabêna tîvrêṇa rôshitaḥ Kali-yugê=sminn=ahô bata kshatrât=paripêlavâ vipratâ yataḥ [||* 11*] Guru-kulâni samyag=ârâddhya śâkhâm=adhîty=âpi yaṭnataḥ brahma-siddhir=yyadi nṛip-âdhînâ kim=atah=paraṁ duhkham=ity=ataḥ [||] [12*]
5 Kuśa-samid-dṛishat-srug-âjya-charu-grahaṇ-âdi-dakshêṇa pâṇinâ udvavarha^[6] dîptimach= chhastraṁ vijigîshamâṇô vasundharâm || [13*] Yô=ntapâlân=Pallavêndrâṇâṁ sahasâ vinirjjitya saṁyugê addhyuvâsa durggamâm=aṭavîṁ Śrîparvvata-dvâra- saṁśritâm || [14*] Âdadê karân=Bṛihad-Bâṇa-pramukhâd=bahûn=râja-maṇḍalât êvam=êbhih=Pallavêndrâṇâṁ bhṛikuṭî-samutpatti-kâraṇaiḥ || [15*]
6 Svapratijñâ-pâraṇ-ôtthâna-laghubhih=kṛit-ârtthaiś=cha chêshṭitaiḥ bhûshaṇair=iv=âbabhau balavad-yâtrâ-samutthâpanêna cha || [16*] Abhiyuyukshay=âgatêshu bhṛiśaṁ Kâñchî-narêndrêshv=arâtishu vishama-[d]êśa-prayâṇa-saṁvêśa-^[7]rajanîshv=avaskanda- bhûmishu || [17*] Prâpya sênâ-sâgaraṁ têshâṁ prâhan=balî śyênavat=tadâ âpadan=tân=^[8]dhârayâm-âsa bhujakhaḍgamâttra-[vya]pâśrayaḥ || [18*]
7 Pallavêndrâ yasya śaktim=imâṁ labdhvâ pratâp-ânvayâv=api n=âsya hâniś= śrêyas=îty=uktvâ yam=mitram=êv=âśu vavrirê || [19*] Saṁśritas=tadâ mahîpâlân= ârâddhya yuddhêshu vikkramaiḥ prâpa paṭṭabandha-saṁpûjâṁ kara-pallavaih= Pallavair=ddhṛitâm || [20*] Bhaṅgur-ôrmmi-valgitair=nṛityad-aparârṇṇav-^[9]âmbhah- kṛit-âvadhim ^[10]Prêhar-ântâm=ananyasaṁcharaṇa-samaya-sthitâṁ bhûmim=êva cha || [21*]
8 Vibudha-saṁgha-mauli-saṁmṛishṭa-charaṇâravindash=Shaḍânanaḥ yam=abhishiktavân= anudhyâya Sênâpatiṁ mâtṛibhis=saha || [22*] Tasya putrah=Kaṅgavarmm-ôgra- samar-ôddh[u]ra-prâ[ṁ]śu-chêshṭitaḥ praṇata-sarvva-maṇḍal-ôtk[r]ishṭa-^[11]sita-châmar- ôddh[û]ta-śêkharaḥ || [23*] Tat-s[u]tah=Kadamba-bhûmivadhû-ruchit-aikanâthô Bhagîrathaḥ Sagara-mukhyas=s[v]ayaṁ Kadamba-kulê^[12] prach[chh]an[n]a-jan- [m]â jan-âdhipaḥ [||* 24*]
9 Atha^[13] nṛipa-mahitasya tasya putraḥ prathita-yaśâ Raghu-pârttivaḥ pṛithu-śṛîḥ Pṛithur=iva pṛithivîm=prasahya yô=rîn^[14] akṛita parâkkramatas=svava[ṁ]śa-bhôjyâm || [25*] Pratibhaya-samarêshv=arâti-śastr-ôllikhita-mukhô=bhimukha-dvishâ[ṁ]
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^[1] Originally ºddhyêyaṁ seems to have been engraved ; the akshara ddhyê is certain.
^[2] This sign of punctuation should be struck out.
^[3] Perhaps the original has savanattray-.
^[4] Read nikhilaṁ ; the sign of anusvâra of laṁ is quite clear.
^[5] So far as I can judge, this, and not tarkkakaḥ, is the reading of the original.
^[6] Originally udvavarhê seems to have been engraved.
^[7] Originally -saṁvvêśa- was engraved, but the lower v. of the akshara vvê is clearly struck put.
^[8] Originally âpadantâmndhâºseems to have been engraved.
^[9] This word is quite clear in the original.
^[10] The second akshara of this word is distinctly ha, and cannot possibly be read mâ.
^[11] Read –ôtkṛishṭa-.
^[12] This reading is certain.
^[13] Metre of verses 25 and 26 : Pushpitâgrâ.
^[14] Read =rîn=akṛita.