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INSCRIPTIONS OF THE SILAHARAS OF KOLHAPUR
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(Lines 1-11) Success ! Hail ! While the illustrious Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Vijayādityadēvarasa—with a string of epithets such as ‘(he) who has obtained the five mahāśabdas’,
the Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara, ‘the lord of Tagara, the best of cities’, ‘the scion of the illustrious
Śiḷāhāra (family)’, ‘born in the lineage of Jīmūtavāhana’, ‘(he) who has the banner of
the golden Garuḍa’, ‘(he) who is Cupid among heroes’ ; ‘a serpent to the enemy forces’, ‘a
cupid in appearance’, ‘the sun among archers’, ‘Bhīshma in purity’, ‘the lion-like son of
his father’, ‘lofty in adventure’, ‘a lion to the enemy elephants’, ‘(he) who has obtained the
boon of the goddess Mahālakshmī’—is ruling over the kingdom, in the enjoyment of pleasant
conversation, from the headquarters of Vaḷavāḍa—.
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(Lines 11-12) In the Śaka year 1075, (in the cyclic) year Śrīmukha, Chaitra, bright
(fortnight), 5, on Sunday—
.. (Lines 12-20) the goldsmith Nāgōja and Reva-gāvuṇḍa have entrusted to all the assemblies, with the pouring of water, with the knowledge of the mūliga (and) emṭṭuhiṭṭu (guilds and
the government) the davaṇ-āya (i.e. income from fixed periodical taxation ?), at the rate of (one) visa
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[1] Read साहसोत्तृंग.
[2] The akshara गो is written below the line.
[3] The cursive form of व is engraved in a small size above the line.
[4] Read षर्ष्टि वर्षसहस्राणि.
[5] Metre : Anushṭubh
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