Epigraphia Indica Vol 31

SR No.: 032585
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hirananda Shastri
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India
Publication Year: 1955
Total Pages: 506
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 30 MB

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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA
[Vol. XXXI accordingly suggested that the date was probably Saka 1003. This emendation makes it chronologically possible to identify Dēvēndrayarman and Dharmakhödi with the rulers of the same names in the present grant. But it brings down the reign of Dēvēndravarman to 1081 4. V., while, according to the generally accepted view, he ceased to reign in 1078 A. D. when his son Anantavarman was anointed to the throne. But as the latter ruled for 70 years ne must have been anointed at quite an early age and, not unlikely, during the reign of his father. But it is useless to speculate further on a proposed emendation,
TEXT First Plate
1 Svastissti). Amarapurånukāri(ri)ņa[b*) saryőbbya' sä(su)kha-ramai2 yata(yät) sudha-dhavala -mal-avirata-llalita-llāsyāta. pas 3 pandi(ndi)ta'-sakal-ālamkrita-sri-Kall(li) saganagar-idhi(dhi)vā. 4 sakā[t*] Mahēmdr-achal-amala-kanaka-si(si)khara-pratishtha (shthi)tasya sa5 char-āchara-gurő[h*] sakala-bhuvana-nirmāp-aika-su(sū)tradhāra[sya*] Set 6 sāṁkaschudāmanir?=bhagavato Gokarnnasvāmi(mi]n[b*] chara[ņa*]-ka7 mela-ju(ya)gala-pranāmõ(ma)d=vi(d=vi)gata-kali(li)-kala[m*]ko=nek-ahaya(va)-sa[m*)8 khõ(ksho)bha-jani(ni)ta-jaya-savada -pratāp-āvan (na)te-samasta-sama[*]ta-cha9 kra-chu(chū)ņāmani(ni)-prabhava-mamjari-puja-ramjilji)ta16-nija-nīstrimsa11-dhā10 rõpi-2- Kalińgādhirāja''-durvāra-vairi(ri)-värapa-ka(ku)[th*]bhastha
Second Plate, Pirst Side 11 la-dala-dali(li)ta-mukutika-prakara-dhvast-äräti(ti)-kul-ichalo(la)12 naya-vi(vi)naya-ha(da)yā-dāta(na)-dākshinya-saüryo-dhārya"-satya-tyāga13 prakara-guņa-sampad-ādhāra-bhubhū tosta)-paramamāhēsva(sva)ra-paramabhata(ttā). 14 raka-mātā-pitcīt-pad-änudhātā(dhyāta)-paramēsva(bva)ra-Gang-amala-kula15 tilaka-srima[d*]-Dôvomdravarmmadēvasya vi(vi)jaya-rājyê sakāva
From a set of impressions. * Road sarvartu" as in many other Ganga insoriptions.
• The Mandase plates and Simhipura grant (hereinafter abbreviated as M and S respectively) have predda after this.
. Read Opirata-lalita-lasyåt. * This letter is redundant. .M and Shave du(do)rdanda before nandita. * Read kasänka-chidamare, • Road babda. • Road prabha. 20 S has vara-charana after this. u Read mislima.
Rond dhar-opdrijita'. M and have dhtr-Spajang-gkala. u Read Kaling-adhirajya. 11 Read muktika. 15 Read dakshinya-laury-andarya. 10 Road pitri.