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BPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
The date is given on 11. 16-17 as: Saka 990,1 Kilaka; Chaitra suddha 13. corresponded to Wednesday, 19 March, A.D. 1068, when it ended about 14 h. mean sunrise.3
[VOL. XVI.
This tithi 2 m. after
The only places mentioned are the city of Banavasi (1. 6) and the Banavasi Twelves thousand (11. 15-16).
TEXT OF LINES 1-17.3
1 Svasti SrI-Prithvi-vallabha mahārājādhirāja paramēśvaram para
2 ma-bhaṭṭārakarh Chaluky-ábharanam frima [t]-Trailokyamalla-děvar(a)
3 prithvi-rajyam-geyye | Svasti samasta-kula-mahidhara-chakra-chakrava4rtti-mahima-Hi [ma ]vad-giri (r1-)mdra-rumdra-si (si) khara-tala-sthāpita-nij-anvaya-sakti
5 prabhava-prakaṭikri (kri)ta-Kadamba-kul-ambara-prachanda-marttandam para-nri (uri)pati
6 makuta-ghattita-charap-aravimda-yugalam Banavasi-puravar-esvaram
7 să(să)khacharēmdra-dhvajam simha-lämcha(chha)nam permmatti-pare-ghoshanaṁ chaturasi (61)ti
8 nagar-adhishṭhitam (ta) - Lalatalochanam (na) - jagad-vidit-ash ṭādas (6)-āśvamedha-dikshita
ku
9 Ja-prasītam satya-ratnakaramm-Ajja-devi-labdha-vara-prasādam sarasij-ā
10 modam mar-kkola-Bhairavam samara-jaya-ghamṭa-ravam Kadamba-kauṭhirabamṭam vairi-nihka (shka)mtar Tailana singham sau(să) has
11 vamm-appana ot [t*]umgam
12 sa (sa)ran-agata-vajra-pamjaram vairi-mada-bhanjanam biruda-sarvvanyam
13 jagad-orvva-gandam kadana-marttanḍamm-aras-amka-Rudram Malegala kesa
14 ri müvaḍi gandara juju nam-adi-samasta-prasa (sa)sti-sahi
15 ta śriman-mahamandalèsvaram Kirttivarmma-devar-Vvanavasi
16 pannirchchhäsiraman-eka-ch[chh*]atra-[ch*]chha [ye*]yimdam-aluttam-ire | Sa(Sa)-ka
varsha
17 900neya Kilaka-sam [vat]sarada Chaitra-su(su)ddha tryodasie
TRANSLATION.
(Lines 1-3.) While-hail!-the favourite of Fortune and Earth, great Emperor, supreme Lord, supreme Master, embellishment of the Chalukyas, king Trailōkyamalla, was reigning over the earth :
(Lines 3-16.) Hail! While the Mahamandalösvara Kirttivarma-deva, who possesses all titles of honour such as " a fiery sun in the sky of the Kadamba race, which is conspicuous by the puissance of the might of its lineage being established on the face of the massive summits of the great
Owing to a misprint, this year is given in Dynast. Kanar. Distr., p. 561, as 980.
I have to thank Mr. R. Sewell for verifying my calculations.
From the ink-impression.
Read -fakti.
This is corrupt. It may possibly be a mistake for sarvajñam; the naine Sarvvanya Seffi occurs in Ep. Carn., Vol. VII, pt. 1, Sk. No. 316.
•Read trayōdasi.
