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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
[VOL. XVI.
43 Sphu[rita]-vacho-vibhāsi-chadu(tu)-våni(ni)yal sat-kavi Rajavallabham virachi
sidan vivēka-nidhi pattal[ v -u v - v - ]rgiyim baredan=
ida[m ] savistarisi tirddida 44 väk-pati Cha[m]dra-bhattarum gurum(ru) Bada(a)bhadra-dēvaruv-id=im
trijagad-guruy=xyto så (64) sanam || [13*] Dāsõjam besa-geydam mamgala
TRANSLATION. (Lines 1-3.) When the victorious reign of-hail !--the asylum of the whole world, favourite of Fortune and Earth, great Emperor, supreme Lord, supreme Master, ornament of Satyāśraya's race, embellishment of the Chāļukyas, king Trailökyamalla-Ahavamalla, was advancing in a course of successively increasing prosperity, (to endure) as long as moon, sun, and stars :
(Lines 3-6.) While one who finds sustenance at his lotus-feet, the Maha-Mandalēśvara who has obtained the five great musical sounds, possessing all titles of honour such as "a Mahēśvara in the fray, a lion in valour, a Bhairava on the stage of battle, a wishing-gem to servants, a head-jewel of men of valour, & Radheya (Karņa] in truthfulness, an Añjaneya in purity, delightful to the world, mighty in boldness, an armour to his lord, giving bounty to sages, a submarine fire to the ocean of the Chola's host, a flame of doom to Bhoja, a teacher of both forces, having the firmness of Mandara, the tiger of king Ahavamalla," the Maha-Mandalesvara Jēmarasa, was ruling over many towns-beginning with Pottiyur, Elavațţi, Niţțasingi, and Handiyūr,--and kuttunbitti, as a love-fief* :
(Lines 6-8.) While his son, the Mahäsämanta who has obtained the five great musical sounds, bearing all titles such as " beloved of warriors' Fortune,, wrestler of earth, shaft in foemen's hearts, his father's rutting elephant, causing destruction of enemies, a Narasinga (VishnuKrishna) to princely Naras," the Mahäsämanta Joyiyarasa, was ruling Pottiyur as a prince's fief -
(Lines 8-14.) While he who is an ornament of the Kadamba race [which is descendedl from the hero of the bright frontal eye [Trilochana Kadamba] who sprang from the grace of the supreme Lord Hara, whose lotus-feet are praised by the peoples of all the world, and of the lady Earth; which (race) has established its might on the massive peaks of the King of Moun. tains; which (race) has performed eighteen horse-sacrifices by the manifest quality of its arms : which is resplendent with three fluttering white parasols; which has its pure chivalry illuminated by many royal attributes of empire such as dignity, etc.-he who is (saluted) with the noise of permaffi drums and other) musical instruments, the Maha-Mandalesvara who has obtained the five great musical sounds, lord of Banavāsi best of cities, bearing all titles of honour such as “man of might to adversaries, sun to the Highlands, ever active in truth, Āñjaneya in purity, Brahman in assemblies, Shanmukha in the front of battle, Thousand-armed [Kartavirya] with balls, Rahu in the fray, Parasu-Råma to the resorts of foes, ...of titles, bearing the royal stamp (P) of a Bhima, bargdra of title-bearers, Warrior to Mēruga, exalted in high spirit, lion of Hariga," the Maha-Mandalesvara Toyima-dēva, was reigning in the
This reading is rather uncertain.
See above, Vol. XIV, p. 189. . Infantry and mounted troops? [The two opposing troops.-H. K. 8.]
• I understand this as more or less equivalent to the term priti.godagi in Ep. Cam., XII. (Tamkūr), Ck. 2; see Kittel, p. 1706, s.v. arugu.
. See above. Vol. XIII, p. 173, and ref.
. This sooms to mean that he tosses about his enemies' heads like balls in such numbers that be appears to have a thousand arms
