Epigraphia Indica Vol 01

Author(s): Jas Burgess
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
an abstract of the contents; regarding the prince Lakhaņapala and his ancestors, the writer of the inscription expresses himself as follows:
(L. 1). "Here] where the rising of the whole assemblage of evils is far removed by the floods of water of the river of heaven, there is the town Voda mayata, ornamenting the land named Pañchala, (and) protected by the arms of all the famous princes born in the Rashtrakata family. Radiant with prosperity, inasmuch as its enemies were feeble and the excellent well-disposed persons in it many, ornamented with the best of horses, (and) surrounded by trees resembling the trees of paradise, pleasing with its lofty spotless (temples] (and) a seat of law-abiding people, this beautiful (toron) with its collections of excellencies shone like the city of Indra, radiant with the wealth of very many excellent flowers of mandara * trees, ornamented with the best of Gandharvas, (and) surrounded by santana and kalpa trees, pleasing with its lofty pure [habitations] of the gods, (and) the seat of the assembly of the immortals."
(L. 2). "There, there was first, endowed with endless excellencies, the lord of men, Chandra, who by the terror of his sword terrified the host of the enemies; whose son Vigrahapaladeva protected the earth, well known among adversaries (and) munificent towards supplicants. His son, known by the name of Bhuvana påla, (was) certainly, manifested as it were to the eyes, the law incarnate; when, after having protected the earth, he had gone to heaven, his son Gopaladeva guarded (the earth), and when he, the remover of the distress of the people, had assumed the reign, the castes, delighting in their several duties, attained to happiness."
(L. 3). “Afterwards his son Tribhuvana protected the earth, humbling the multitude of enemies (and in consequence) endowed with fame. When (this) his brother by the decree of fate had gone to heaven, then the same land was ruled over by the prince Madanapala, in consequence of whose distinguished prowess there never was any talk of Hambira's coming to the banks of the river of the gods. Afterwards his younger brother, who destroyed hundred thousands of proud adversaries (and who was) munificent (and) compassionate, protected the earth, bearing on earth the excellent name of the illustrious Deva pala, a recital of whose deeds might secure victory even to-day."
(L. 6). “ Then) his son became king, installed in the place of his father as the illustrious Bhimapala, who defeated the difficult-to-be-conquered hostile heroes (and) whose excellent body was spotless like gold, a born ruler, causing welfare, devoted to the gods and to Brahmaņs. Then there came, to protect the earth, his son, known the world over as the illustrious Sûra påla, (who among princes was) what Indra is in the assembly of the gods, what the moon is in the assembly of the stars, what (Indra's elephant) Airåvaņa is among the choicest of elephants, (and) what the lion is among the wild beasts. His son was Amrita pala, who, endowed with prowess, frightened all enemies by the sharp sword of his hand, who was devoted to the twice-born, the elders. and the gods, attached to every science, (and) the preceptor as it were of all whose weapons deal out stern punishment."
· The beginning of this verso, together with the verse or verses which must have preceded it, is broken away. 1. e., the Ganges.
The mand dra, sarhtdna, and kalpa trees are trees of Indra's paradise.
. The usual spelling of this word is Hammfra; nee, e.g. the Royal Asiatic Society's Plate of Vijayachandra and Jayachchandra, line 8, in Indian Antiquary, vol. XV, p. 7. [For the application of Huthwira as used on coins, see Thomas's Chronicles of the Pathan Kings of Delhi, pp. 60n. and 186n.-J. B.]