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(V. 13.) Who, being victorious and having princes bending at his feet, occupied the throne after conquering the lord of the Andbras, who had thousands of threefold ratting olephants, after vanquishing in battle the Sulikas, who had au army of countless galloping borses, and after causing the Gandas, living on the seashore, in future to remain within their proper realm ;
(V. 14.) The victorious one, whose watches can only be determined by means of the waterclock, as if it were at night, the world being encompassed in darkness and bewildered as to the beginning, the middle or the end of the day on account of the dust which rises from the earth rent asunder by the agitation caused by the marches of his ocean-like armies on their expeditions, screens the lustre of the orbit of the sun, and pervades the quarters;
(V. 15.) By whom the earth was forcibly upheld like a broken boat, after fastening it ou all sides by bundredfold virtues (or, strings), when it was sinking below the invisible ocean of the nether regions, being shaken by the storms of Kali;
(V. 16.) Whose foes on the sacrifice-like battle-field gave ap the ghost, when hit by (lit. having got) his arrows loosed from the bow fully bent by his arms, which were hardened owing to the growth of the wounds caused by the blows of the bowstring. When this king was ruling the earth, the three Vēdas wore, Ho to speak, born afresh. Of him the illustrions Süryavarman was born, who dispelled the darkness which originated in the advent of the Iron Age;
(V. 17.) Who, possessing youth that was dear to the entire world, like the new moon, being calm and devoted to the study of the Sastras, attained the highest proficiency in fine arts; to whom Wealth, Fame, Learning and other [Muses) resorted, as if in emulation. Loving women are in the world highly devoted to a beloved lover.
(V. 18.) So long virtuous conduct had to bow down before the full grown Kali, so long the arrows of Capid were capable of troubling the bodies of the fair sex, and so long did the goddess of wealth give up taking refuge with others, whereby she had to fear sudden breakdowos, as the Creator did not bring forth his body, pleasing to mankind.
(V. 19.) Who dragged forth by means of bis arm, which was surrounded by the lustre of his sparkling sword, the Riches of hostile lands, whose eyes trembled for fear of seizure of the breasts, forcibly pressed them to his bosom, as a lover (would press) his sweethearts whose mind he knew, and caused them mostly to give up the thought of going to other men.
(V. 20.) By him, who raised those who were submissive (or low), an old and dilapidated temple of the slayer of Andhaka (Siva) was seen while hunting, and it was raised at his wish and made an ornament of the earth, respleudent like the moon and known by the name of Kshēmēsvara (the Lord of Bliss);
(V. 21.) When six hundred autumns had become increased by eleven, while the illustrious Isänavarman, who had crushed his enemies, was the lord of the earth,
(V. 22.) That temple of the Trident-wielder (Śiva), shining like an empty cloud, was (re)constructed at the time when the clouds, having the lustre of the wild buffalo and having rainbows stack to their borders, stretch & canopy over the quarters, with shining and extensive lightnings, thundering deep, and when the wiods blow on all sides, shaking the Nepa (Nauclea Cadamba) trees with their branches bent low on account of the multitude of new flowers.
(V. 23.) Ravisānti, the son of Kumāraśānti and resident of Gerggarakața, composed the preceding (prasasti] out of regard for the king.
It was engraved by Mibiravarman.
See Dr. Fleet, J. R. A. 8., 1915, pp. 213 1.
