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resembled Kânina (Karna), conquered in fight the great army of Krishnavallabha,' together with kinsmen of his own, and,- being a very son to gods and saints and Brahmans,- repeatedly gave away wealth for religious purposes, and made his kingdom free from troubles and unequalled and very thriving and possessed of prosperous subjects, and enjoyed the earth righteously for thirty years.
(V. 5; 1. 22.) After that, his dear son Vijayâditya (IV.), who was great; who bestowed so much wealth that he surpassed the god Dhanada (Kubêra); who was endowed with truthfulness and liberality and majesty; who cleft open the hearts of his enemies; and who by name indeed was (known as) the king Kollabigaṇḍa,- reigned for six months, possessed of prudent behaviour and steadfastness.- (V. 6; 1. 25.) His eldest son king Amma (I.),-whose power was unconquered; who conquered whole rows of hostile kings; who had the famous name of Rajamahendra; and who was the straight path of the sentiment of compassion,- was king for seven years.
(L. 27.) Having expelled his son Vijayaditya (V.) (while he was) a child, king Tâlapa, son of the glorious Yuddhamalla (I.), guarded (the earth) for one month. Having completely conquered him in battle, Vikramaditya (II.), son of Chalukya-Bhima (I.), having overthrown him by prowess in attack, protected (the earth) for nine months. Then Yuddhamalla (II.), the eldest son of king Talapa, took (the sovereignty) and continued for seven years.
(V. 7; 1. 32.) At that juncture, the lord Bhima (II.), who was a son of the famous Kollabigaṇḍa-(Vijayaditya IV.); who was a brother, born from a different mother, of him (Amma I.) who had the extolled name of Rajamahendra; and who surpassed the epic hero Bhima in strength and majesty, rose up to conquer, purifying the eastern region.-(V. 8; 1. 35.) Having unaided, indeed, slain the glorious Rajamayya, and Dhalaga who excelled far and wide, and the fierce Tâtabikki, and Bijja who was (always) ready for war, and the excessively powerful Ayyapa, terrible and savage, and the extremely great army sent by king Govinda, and Lôvabikki the ruler of the Chôlas, and the valorous Yuddhamalla,-(all of them) possessed of marshalled arrays of elephants:-(V. 9; 1. 38.) Verily, this glorious RajaBhima (II.), giving encouragement to those who were frightened, and protecting those who came to the excellent refuge (which he afforded), and removing troublesome people, and justly levying taxes from the lands of his enemies, and giving pleasure to the mass of his own people, and spreading his fame abroad, and making the multitude of kings bow down, and accumulating stores of wealth,- guarded the whole world for twelve years.
(V. 10; 1. 42.) He who, resembling Kumara, was born of him, an embodiment of the god Mahêévara, from Lôkamahadevi whose form resembled that of Umâ, is he who is famous under the appellation of king Amma (II.)-(V. 11; 1. 43.) Who, putting to shame Mandja (Kâmadêva) by his beauty, and Mahendra (Indra) by his might, and the hot-rayed sun by his great glory, and Hara (Śiva) by burning up the cities of his enemies, is resplendent, his spotless fame being well known.-(V. 12; 1. 45.) The pearls, dropping down in battle from the temples of rutting elephants cleft open by the scimitar which is his long arm, shine out as the planted seeds, moistened by the blood of great warriors, of the clump (of trees) which is his fame.
(L. 47.) He, the asylum of the universe, the glorious Vijayaditya-(Amma II.), the Maharajadhiraja, Paramésvara, and Paramabhattáraka, who is most kind to Brahmans, having
1 That is, the Rashtrakuta king Krishna II.
From other sources, we know that Yuddhamalla I. was a (younger) brother of the Vikramaditya I. who is mentioned in line 18 of this record.
That is, of the Bhima who is mentioned in line 21 of this record, See page 181 above.
