INSCRIPTIONS OF THE KALACHURIS OF RATANPUR
AMODA PLATES (FIRST SET) OF PRITHVIDEVA II : YEAR 900
TRANSLATION
Success ! Ōṁ ! Adoration to Brahman !
[ For a translation of verses 1-10, see that of verses 1, 2 and 4-11, above, pp. 428-29.] (Verse 11) From him was born Pṛithvīdēva (II), as a cub is from a lion; who,
having the strong body of a lion, destroyed his enemies like troop of elephants.
(V. 12) In the gōtra of Chandrātrēya with the three pravaras Chandra, Atri
and Pāvana,8 there was an excellent Brāhmaṇa bearing the name Mihirasvāmin.
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1 Metre: Śārdūlavikrīḍita.
2 Metre: Vasantatilakā.
3 Metre of verses 11-20: Anushṭubh.
4 This appears to be a Prakrit form of लक्ष्मणः.
5 Read
शंखो.
6 Read छत्रं. Hiralal reads the first akshara as छ but it is clearly च्छ. For the form छ, see
वांछिता-.
1, 15.
7 Metre: Vasantatilakā.
8 Pāvana means ‘fire.’ The moon was a son of Atri who was himself born from fire.
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