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SALEM PLATES OF GANGA SRIPURUSHA: SAKA 693 6 pala-bhūtō nītiśāstrasya vaktpi-prayöktri-kušalo Dattaka-sūtra-vșittch-prapētā Ariman
Madhava7 mahādhirajah tat-putraḥ pitri-paitānnaha-guna-yukto-učka-cbaturddanta-yuddh-īvāpta
chatur-udadhi-sa
Second Plate; First Side 8 lil-āsvādita-yasū[h*2] śrīmad-Dharivaruma-mahādhirajah' tat-putro dvija-guru-divatā
pūjana-paro Nārāyaṇa9 charan-anudhyāyaḥo sriman Vishnugopa-mabādhirajah tat-putrah! Tryambaka-charan
ambhõruha-rajah=pra(pa)vitrikrit-otta10 māngah sya-bhuja-bala-purakrama-kraya-krita-rajyah Kaliyuga-bula-paik-ävasanna
dharmma-vřish-oddharana-ni11 tya-sannaddhah srimau-Madhava-mahā hirājaḥ! tat-putraḥ śrīmat-Kalamba-kula-gagana
yabhastimālinah Krishna12 varmma-mahādhirājasya priya-bhāginėyo vidyā-vinay-ātisuya-puripūrit-āntarādlmästma)
niravagraha-pra13 dhāna-sauryyö vidvatsu prathama-yanyaḥ śrīmān-Kongani-mahādhirajah. Avinita-nāmā
tat-putro vijțimbha14 māna-sakti-trayah Andari-y-A[la*Jttūr-pPorulare Peluagar-ūdy-anēka-samara-mukhamakha-huta-prahata
Second Plate ; Second side 15 sūra-purusha-pas-ūpahāra-viyhasa-vihastikrita-kritānt-Agni-mukhah Kirātīrjunīya-pañ
chadas16 ssu(sa)ryga-tikākāro Durvvinita-nāmalh@yah' tanya putro dar dauta-vimardda-vim
ridita-[vi]śvambhar-ādhipa-mõ(mau)17 li-mālā-makaranda-puñja-piñjarikriyamāņa-charana-yugala-naļino. Mushkara-hämadhiyah
tu18 nya putras-chaturdasa-vidyāsthan-adhiyata-vimalu-matiḥ visoshato-navasoshasya nīti19 füstrasyn vaktri-prayöktri-kušalo ripu-timira-nikura-nirākaran-Ōdaya-bhaskaruh Srivik
ruma-prathi20 tu-dāmadheyah tasyu putrah anēka-sa maraf-sampūditu-vijrinbhita-dvirada-radana
kulis-abhighāta21 vrana-satirurū) !ha-bhāsvad-vijaya-lakshana-lakshikrita-viśāla-vaksha-sthalaḥ samadhiyata-sukula-śāstr-ürttha
Third Plate; First Side 22 tatvattva)s-sumaridhitat-trivarygo n iravadya-charituh-prati-divasam abhivarddha
mana-prabhivo Bhūvikrama-nama
Here sandhi has not been observed.
* There are faint traces of two dots after sū which are perhaps intended for the visarga. In that case we may take it that the engraver bimself discovered the wrong omission of the risarga and subsequently supplied it by inserting the two dots.
* The more familiar form is unudhyātuh. . Better read : -charana-nalina-yugalo.
Tho letter ma is engraved over at erasure. The unission of vixuryu here in in nosordu noe with the vårbliku : bhur-pure sori v viduryu-löpö va klavyen