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V. 33. The charming lord of the town of Aravidu, shining with the goddess uf heroism and assuming the position of the Boar in raising the earth of the fendatory chiefs (dharanivaraha), and having shoulders as huge as the lord of serpents.
V. 34. Vēngi-Tribhuvanimalla, & (very) Arjuna in the art of (fighting on the battlefield, the Sultan (Suratrāna) of Urigola (.e. Orugallu), who sees Hari (in his heart, the best of kings famed as a (very) Råmabhadra (i.e. Rama) in the front of the battle, who possesmes the title the lord of the illustrious chiefs of several classes,
V. 35. The foremost of those born in the Atrēya götra, of great fame among kings and possessing a cavalry of horses bearing high titles (ati-biruda-turaga-dhatta), who is high-minded and holds a position respected by the Aratta and the Magadha (kings),
V. 36. Possessed of the righteous conduct of the Enemy of Salya (i... Yudhishthira), the lord of Kalyanapura, an expert in (all) arts, the Chalikka (i.e. Chalukya) emperor, glorious in (his) lofty crown of gems,
Vv. S7-40. Who possesses the glory (conveyed by) the epithet 'ë-biruda-raya-rahuta-babyaika-bhujanga,' whose fame is rendered more magnificent by the proclamation of the title Oddiyaraya-disā patta, who is a lord comparable to the moon, who has surpassed even Him of the odd number of arrows (i.e. Manmatha, the God of Love) by his pleasing form, who is the chastizer of the kings that fail to keep their word (of allegiance), under whose protection the nine divisions of the earth feel happy, who is the glorious suzerain of kings (rajadhiraja), the illustrious Paramośvara among kings (rāja-paramēsvara), is entitled the lord of the three kings (mütt-tāyara-ganda), one whose great fame strides across (even) the Meru (mountain), who turns away his face from the wives of others, who is a terror to hostile kings, one given to supporting the good, the destroyer of the tigers, vis. the wicked (men), (the monster-bird) ganda-blērunda to the elephants, vis. (his) enemies, and the repository of the nectar of devotion to Hari,
Vv. 41-42. Who is constantly prajsed with titles such as these by crowds of bards (vandi) that proclaim with clasped hands. Be victorious,' Live (long),' and whose praise is loudly sung by the kings of Kamb(h)oja, Bhoja, Kalinga, Karahäţa, etc., who have 830 med the position of door-keepers to him,
V. 43. The thus excellent and glorious Tiramala-Maharāja (I), of good qualities, praised by the Brāhmaṇas, being seated on (his) throne, rules the kingdom extending from the Sötu (i.6. Rámělvaram) to the Sumēru, and from the hill of sunrise in the east to the other) end of the western mountain (in the west), eclipsing in fame and righteousness even (kings like) Nriga, Nala, Nahasha and such others on earth, and drawing (unto himself) the minds of all (nis subjects).
Vv. 44-62. In the Saka year, counted by Rāmas (8), planets (0), Oceans (4) and moon (1)-(ie. 1493)-in the (cycho) year called Prajāpati, in the month knows as Mágba, in the bright fortnight, on the great and auspicious tithi of Dvadasi, in the presence of the glorious god Ramachandra, the treasure-house of all prosperity, complying with the request of the illustrious Tirumala-Rāja, of matchless beauty and of reputed prowess, the grandson of
1 The word nayaka alio means the chief pendant of a necklace.
* This title appears olsewhere in earlier times. See No. 254 and 507 of the Madras Epigraphical Collection for 1906.
This is now called Warangal. • The sole paramour of the prostitutes of kings, the cavaliers of any (sort of) titlo.
Causing (hin enemy) the Oddiya (i.. Odhra) king to fly in all directions. In the next attribute [ganda may also mean the cheek'.-H. K. S.]
• Kanda in the sense of an arrow 'is found in the Nanartha-ratnamala; see Kittel's Kannada-English Dictionary.
The three kings, so far as the South is concerned, are generally supposed to be the Chör, Chola and Pandy. The Adva-pati, Nara-pati and the Gaja-pati kings may also be meant.
