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BANKAPUR INSCRIPTION OF SOMESVARA I: SAKA 977.
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58 tă[mo] bhimi[m] poryva-bhuktāṁ harētu(ta) yah [*] prann(na)shtam=
api kaļēna tam=ahu[r*] brahma-ghātakar || Na viša(sha)m visa (sha)m=
ity-ahu[ro] dēva-sva[mo] 59 visa (sha)m=nchyate visa (sha)m=ékākina[m] bamti dėva-svaṁ patra.
pantri(tra)kar Om f säsanama[m] sandbivigrahi Mailayyanum de60 vara porggade Kěti Settiyum bareda Kalojam beba-gey dam=
mamgala mahi-sri 6r13
TRANSLATION. Fortune !-(Verse 1)-Homage to Thee, Siva, to whom are patent the realms of reality, the friend of the universe, cause of the maintenance, dissolution, and birth of the cosmog, universal soal, conqueror of wrath and Desire, lord of Thine own worlds !
(Verse 2)—May the blest destroyer of the demon Andba, maker of creation and dissolution, potent to preserve the earth by ineans of Fortune (seated) in the lotus that is the Kadamba lineage, grant protection. (Verse 3)- . . . . . . .
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(Lines 4-6)-Hail!l While the victorious reign of the refuge of the whole world, the favourite of Fortune and the Earth, the Mahārājādhiraja, the Paramësuara, the Paramabhattaraka, the ornament of [Satyásraya's] family, the embellishment of the Chaļukyas, king Traiļokyamalla, was proceeding on a course of successively increasing prosperity, (to endure) as long as moon, sun, and stars; (and) his son
(Lines 6-11)-Hail !-He that is praised of all monarchs, Satyavákya Kongunivarman, the emperor of righteousness, supreme lord, lord of Kuvallapura best of cities, master of Nandagiri, having the crest of a fiery royal elephant, receiving the grace of boons from Pad. măvati, a Kāma of the Gangas, a Ganga of truth, an archway of victory, & wishing-jewel to sagos, A crest-jewel on the dindems of rulers of provinces, the Chāļukya-Glanga Permanadi Vikramaditya-dēva, was ruling the Gangavādi ninety-six-thousand and the Banav.se twelve-thousand so as to sappress the wicked and proteot the excellent, with enjoyment of pleasant conversations :
(Lines 11-17)-Hail! While he who bears all titles such as " Mahamandalesvara who possesses the five mahasabdas, lord of Banavasi best of cities, ornament of the lineage of the great monarch Mayüravarman tho Kādamba emperor which is sprang from the Three-eyed (Siva] and Earth presides over cighty-four cities, is consecrated in eighteen world-renowned horse-sacrifices of Siva and Vishņu, binds its fiery elephants to crystal pillars established by its might on the magsivo summits of the royal mountains of Himalaya, and is charming in its great majesty,-ho who is attended by the thunder of the permatți and other) musical instrumente ; he who is brilliant with the banner (having for device) the lord of apos; whose crest is the lion exalted in pride ; a giver of abundant gold; a warrior to assailants ; & eun to the lotuses of the Kadamba ra00 ; an elephant to the lotuses his enemies; an adamant chamber for those who come to him for refuge; a Mēru among the exalted ; " (to wit), the Mahamandalēs. vara Harikësari-döva, was ruling over the Banavāsi twelve-thousand :
Delete this dayda.
Denoted by the spiral symbol. • Followed on the stone by two ornaments. • Cf. Program Report of the Asst. Archæol. Supt. for Epigr., Southern Circle, 1907-8, pp. 62, 64.
