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No. 10.)
TWO KADAMBA INSCRIPTIONS OF NIRALGI.
The only place8 mentioned are: Banavasi (1. 4), the Agrahāra of Nirili, i.e. Niralgi (1. 12), the Piriya Kore or Great Tank (11. 13-14), and the tirthas (11. 15-16).
TEXT. [Metres : v. 1, Salint ; v. 2, Anushțubh.]
Svasti samasta-bhuvan-āśraya Sri-Pri(pri)thvi-vallabha mabäräj-adhiraja
paramāśvara parama2 bhattarakam Saty kraya-kula-tilakam Chaļuky-abharanam frimat-Traiļokyamallan
Āhavamalla-dēva3 ra vijaya-răjyam-nttaröttar-sbhivriddhi-pravarddhamanam-d-ohamdr-arkka-täram saluttL ire | Svasti samadhi4 gata-pamcha-mahă-labda-mahamandaļēbvarar Banavāsi-puravar-swarar Tryaksha
kshmå-sambhavam chaturi(ra)5 fiti-nagar-adhishthita Lalāțalochana-Chatarbhbbuja-jagad-vidit-äshțādas-asvamëdha
dikshita Hi6 mavad-girlmdra-rundra-Sikhara-sakti-samathapita sphatika-siļä-stambha-baddha-mada
gaja maba-may him-Abhirima Kadamba-chakri-Mayoravarm ma-maha-mahipala-kula-bhashanam
perma8 tti-täryya-nirgghobhanar Sakhacharēm dra-dhvaja-viräjamAnam kirtti-vitānan=
uttumga-simba9 lamohohhanam datt-artti(rtthi)-kåñchanam samara-jaya-kåranam marokkolvara
ganda Sauryya-märttapdan-adata-Na10 rüyapan-annana simga näm-adi-samaste-prasa (sa)sti-sahitam Srinian-mahamandala
Svaram Hari11 kēsari-dēvar | Ba(sa) Ka-varsha 074neya Nandans-samvatsarada Pushya
su(su)ddha trayodasiyum Aditya12 varamum-uttariyana-samkrāntiyum vyatipātadanda Srimad-agraharam Niriliya 13 mahajanam minorvvarige baļiyan=atti barisi kälar karchebi dhåra-purv vakaṁm
mådi Piriya Ke14 rege mana-vanamuman-alliya Kali-dévarige afandrum arada tontamumam
mattar=ggalde15 yumam bittaremmangala mahă-eri | f dharmmaman pratipālisidamge Varanasi
Kuro16 kshētra Prayagey-Argghyatirttham-emb-i tirtthe-sthăngngalo! säsira kavilorań
chatur-vveda-på17 ragar-appal brahmanargg-ubhayamukhi gotta pa(pha)lam-akkum-I dharmmaman
alidangam-aligal-oda18 rcbebidamgam=i põlda pupya-tirttha-sthă: am o! säsira kavileyamam să zira
věda-påragar=appe bråhmans19 !a(ra)man=alida påtakam-akku Sämányo=yan dharmma-sētum(r)=rpipână[mn"]
kālo kālo palaniyo bhavadbhiḥ [1] 20 sarvvän=ētän-bhāginaḥ pārtthivēndrán-bhuyo bhi yo páchata Rámabhadraḥ 1 (ID) [19] Sva-datt[&*]m para-datt(*]m vå
From the ink-impression. • The engraver has made after this word a ra, queezed in between ppa and brå.
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