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No. 20) INSCRIPTIONS FROM GAYA
115 The well-known city of Vijayanagata (modern Hampi in the Bellary District of Mysore State) is the only geographical name mentioned in the inscription besides Gaya.
TEXT:
1. Sri-vijay-ādbu(bhyu)da2 ... livāhana-bata-varushach 3 ..-1588 Bi(V)kari-nama-sam4 tsara Mārggabira-ba 30 $u? 5 man-mahā. Tājādbirājal.10 6 [ja]-paramāśvara l-fri-virapratāpa | Him
[du]-rājya-stā(sthā)pan-ācharyya | Ya8 [du]-kula-tilaka | Tim(Ti)mmaya I9 rēsvara! | Nārasimhya(ha) | mandalé10 ..126ri-vira-Achchutta18rāya-ma11 .."yala | dha[r*]mma-syā(bā)sanam | Tim12 15maņamna 13 14[Vi]jaya14 [na]garam(ra)
15 simha16 sana-ka
1 From impressions. . The two aksharas lost here may be restored as suasti.
The two aksharas lost here may be restored as ya-8a.
The word intended is apparently Saka. But, as indicated above, we have to read Vikrama-samvatsarath for Salivahana-Suka-varusham.
The two akaharas lost here may be restored as bulu. The akshara lost here may be restored as va.
This is contraction of Sukra-vdra, Friday'. • The akshara lost here may be restored as brl.
This danda and others in this and the following lines are redundant. 1. Tho akshara lost here may be restored as ra. 11 Read I dvara. 'U The two akaharas lost here may be restored as buara.
Read Achyuta. Sandhi has not heen observed. * The lost akshards inuy be restored as hara.
This line was incised by the engraver to the right of the image of Durgå above lines 18-21 through oversight. ** Lite 13-17 are engraved to the left of the image.
