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SURYA DYNASTY nátha (i. e. Prithvi-raja), the lord of Dilli, who being very proud and distinguished by his powerful feudatory princes, was waging war with Gori-sihibedina, the king of Gajjani,- took Gori-pati captive in battle, and, through fate, went to heaven (i. e., died) penetrating the solar disk. A description at length of this battle is given in the work, Bhikha-rasa. 24-27.
His son was Karna Rävala. There are mentioned twenty-six Ravalas. The son of Karya was Mahapa RâralafIe became king in Dũngara and other citics. 28.
The second son of Karana was Sri Rahapa. lle, (getting) furious, went, by the order of king Karna and by the auspices declared by the augurs, to Mandora, conquered Mokalasi and brought him (prisoner), in a laudable inariner, to his father, Karna. depriving him of his title of Rana, released him and transferred it to (his) dear Rabupa. 29-30.
By thc auspicious blessings of a Brahmara, named Sara-śålaya, of the priestly class of Pallivala, this heroic Rahapa ruled over his kingdom, obtained by valour, in Chitra-kata. 31.
Then Râhapa became an eminent lreeder of horses (lit., draught animals) in Chitra-kuta, (and was) called Sisodiya from his formerly residing in the city of Sisoda. 32.
Having obtained the title of Rånå, he came to be called Rânâ by all, (and) the kings in his family shall, in future, hold the title of Rånå. 33.
This hero assumed the title of Rand formed hy the first letters of the epithets,
T V (worthy of being respected by a line of kings) and 1713704796 (wholly devoted to Nirayana). 34.
(Descended) from Bhaskara was Pundit Muhava, from him Râma-chandra, then the good Sarvesvara, then Lakshmyú-dinatba, born in the family of Kathod, of him (was) Tailanga or Râma-chandra; his were three sons Kalpa, Madhava ant Madhu-sudana, like Brahma, Siva and Vishyu. 35.
Ranch hora, whose father was Madhu-sůdana and mother Veni, the daughter of Go-svânuin, composed this great heroic poem, called Raja-prasasti, describing the good qualities of Rajasiplia and his family. Hero evidently ends the excellent and third canto. 36.
Thus ends the third canto in the great poem, called Raja-prasasti, composed by Ranchhoda, the son of Pandit Madh sådana Bhatta, the best of the Kathetis and of the Tailanga caste. The 15th of Màgha Sudi, Samvat 1722. Raya#amudra Prasasti.
Ahol Shrutgyanam
