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FEBRUARY, 1884.)
TWO EASTERN CHALUKYA COPPER PLATES.
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No. I.
up to preserve the inscription thereon. They This grant is on five plates, joined by a ring are in excellent preservation. The seal has with a beautifully-preserved seal. The plates on it & boar, three elephant-goads, and the measure 9 by 44' and have their edges turned legend :-Sri-Tribhuvan asakusa.
Transliteration.
Plate 1. [] Sarvâkâram=asêshasya jagataḥ sarvada bivam gô-brahmana-pripânâmscha(cha) sivam bhavata
sarvadå ['] Svasti Srimatâm sakalá-bhuvana-samstayamâna-Månavya-sagôtranám Hariti-putrâņam Kau[] siki-vara-prasada-labdha-rajya nám mâtsi-gana-paripálitâ namn Svami-Mah-sêna-pad-ânu
dhyâta[] nam bhagavan-Narayana-prasada-samâsâdita-vara-varkha-lamchchhan-ékshaņa-kshaņa-va['] śikṣit-ârâti-mandalanám aśvamêdh-avabhrita(tha)-gnÂna-pavitri-krita-vâpushậm Chalukya[°] nám kulám-alamkarishịuh || Satyaśraya-Vallabhasya bhratá Kubja-Vishņuvarddhnô='shtåda ['j sa varshâņi | Tat-putro Jayasiṁhavallabhas-trayas-trimsat-varshåņi | Tat-bhrâtur | Indra
raja-na[*] ndanô Vishņuvarddhanaḥ nava varshåņi Tat-putrô Mangi-yuvarajah pamcha-vimsati
samvatsarán ['] Tat-sûnur=Jjayasinhas-trayôdaśa-samvatsarân Tad-[a]vimâtur-ánujah Kôkkilih
Plate II, first side. [] shaņ=mâsân | Tad-agrajó Vishņurâjas=svanujam udvåpya sapta-trimsat-samvatsaran Tau t-patrở Vijayaditya-bhattarakah ashtAdab-abdân | Tan-nandand Vishnuvarddhanab shat
trimsa["] d-abdin Tat-putrah Ganggaratta-balais-sarddhân-dvadas-abdân-aharnniśam bhuj-Arjita
bala
["] padga-sahây8 nayavikramaiḥ ashtottaram yuddha-satam yuddhva Sambôr-maha("*] layan tat-samkhyay=&karod virô Vijayâditya-bhů patil kritví rájyam sa Gangisa [15] chatvarimsat-samấn chatur-uttara-sankhyatan yayau sakhyam Sachipa["] têh Tat-sunur=nayavân-viraḥ Kalyâdir=Vishnuvarddhan | Vámggl-nathas-samastânâm
&yudha["] nâm karshâk piti varņåsrama-stiti-niyôjana-raksha-sikshå-parar-para-puram jaya-sa
Plate IT, second side. 1987 kta-bêhah nityam tri-varga-parivahana-tantra-mantri samvarddhit-akhila-dharâtala-la[W] bdha têjah gaja-vaji-yaddha-kusalas-sarddha-samvatsaram patih babhůva râjyê jayavi[*]d-abhishiktah kulonnatdh | Tat-sutô="jani samasta-bhübritâm sâsakas-sakala-sampadâm pa
] tih dhairya-dana-dbriti-dharmma-nirmmala-sri-pratâ pa-dhara-murti-viśrutah samara-ni. {"] rat-ârâti-vrâtân-anêka-dharêśvaran Prakriti-bala-sampannah tôjas-tati-krama[*] n-Ônnatih vilasad-asinî jitvå sûryam pratapa-yaśðmayair=jjagati Vijayadi["] tyô nityam gunais-cha jigüya sah Ganggânâu gaja-vairi-saktir=asamân | Rattesa
sanchôdito [*] jitve Mangi birð=harat yudhi mahå-båhv=ipta-viryáryama | Krishnam sainkilam-an
Plate III, first side. *67 kito-khila-bala(P)-prapt-ru-sad-vikramo | bhit-arttån-atha vihîya tat-puram aram yô ["] nirddadà ha prabhuh! Sa samasta-bhuvanásraya-Sri-Vijayadityas=chatus=chatvári["] msad-varghâņi Tad-anu savitaryy=astamgate timira-patale nava-Ratta-dâyâda-bale["'] n-abhivyâptam Vèrgi-mandalam 1 Tad-anuja-Vikramaditya-sûnus=Chalukya-Bhima[*] dhipó Drôhärjan-Apara-nama v a-vikram-aika-sahaya-taraväri-prabhay-avabha{"] sy-Adhipatireabhůt-kila . Din-anatha-nagna-nata-gayaka-dharmma-dhvaja-vrittinám
pitaráv=jApril 1873, but they are, for all practical purposes, Archæological Survey of Southern India, Lista, vol. II, tuseless.
I pp. 25-26.