Collection of Prakrit and Sanskrit Inscriptions

SR No.: 007577
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: P Piterson
Publisher: Bhavnagar Archiological Department
Total Pages: 322
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Catalogue
File Size: 8 MB

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SURYA DYNASTY
91 bathed the brave warriors with pure showers (dropping) from its blade, on a day (renderec) cloudy (as it were) by the dust (raised) from the earth (hy his army); and at the same time, wasbed off the Kunkuma (saffron) on the breasts of their wives variegated (or speckled) with the collyrium of their eyes: this wonder even upto now the ininds of the intelligent fills with astonishment.
20. Of him was born king Allata who imitated indomitable death in battle and whose terrible sword vanquished, as it were in sport, the army of his foes,
21. Of him was born Nara-vahana who carried away the chariots and horses of kings in battles, who worshipped Siva with great reverence, and who was the terror of all his enemies.
22. Then the fame of Saktikumara, wlio baffled the politics of all his enemics and who shone with his good qualitics, became star-conquering.*
23. As Visakhat (was descended) from Sambhu whose footsteps rested on the summits of lofty mountains, (sv) from him who held under his foot the heads of all princes, was descended the king called Suchivarman whose fierce valour was displayed before his foes on the battle-field, and whose glory was increased by his exploits.
24. When Sachivarman attained, in heaven, by his own merits, to the glories which belong to Indra, and when the exploits of his arms began to be bung by the wives of the Kinnaras with their melodious voice, Naravarman whitened (or illumined) the universe with bis brilliant fame which was as white as the checks of the young wives of his enemies (agonizing) under the pangs of mad love. +
25. When king Naravarman became anxious to have the company and embraces of the celestial damsels, king Kirtivarman, who resembled lodra, protected the earth.
26. The king having taken pleasure in penance excessively rigid and having plunged himself) in the waters of the river of heaven, (and) sporting with the celestial damsels king Vairata, pulling down the abodes of his enemies with his two arms made for a long time through lis valour the heads of his enemies roll under his foot-stool.
27. This king having died, after reducing all his foes, Vairi-simha (=a lion to his enemies) made lis own name full of significancell on this earth.
i. e, surpassed the stars in brilliancy. It reached to furaru wido.
| Kartikeya, the god of war, was called Visakha, boonuse the deity was reared by Visakha, the Astorism, personifiod. Their husbands being dead.
şi s., having died. fi.e., he did not belie his name.
Aho I Shrutgyanam