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INSCRIPTIONS OF HULI.
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(L. 13.) Among them :
(V. 7.) As he may be termed because of the mass of his splendour & Sun in the sky of the Bhåradvăja race, because of his greatness & Milk Ocean, by reason of the high degree of his firmness a Mandara, in heroism a blessed Råma, in judgment of transcendental lore the Lotusseated (Brahman) himself, can any compare with Aditya, who was renowned among sages ?
(L. 15.) His son :
(V. 8.) Say, who can equal Dēvapaya, who was deeply devoted to Sriranga (Vishņu), a man of eminent stainless conduct, a darling of fame, verily an emperor to the natives of the ocean-bounded earth, gathering the best of all knowledge), & protector of the peoples of all lands when harm befell, firm and exalted of soul?
(L. 17.) His son:
(V. 9.) Going to battle and ceaselessly resisting the multitude of foemen's hostsstretching forth his hand to the troops of suppliants that came and begged (of him)-a deep ocean to the companies of publio danisels--this sheriff Boma was in his own person a Hari's son (Arjuna) in confronting and smiting, a Hari's (Sarya's) son (Karna) in making gifts, a Hari's (Krishna's) son (Yama) in conquering, when the tale is told : hence how can one sing bis praises P.
(L. 19.) His son:
(V. 10.) The souls of choice damsels became a place for the shafts of the god of the flower-arrows, the lotus-hands of companies of worthy sages a place for abundant quantities of gold, the royal mansion a place for the right firmly established Fortune of the kingdom, through the lord Malapayya, by reason of the perfection of his grace of form, his incomparable generosity, and the high degree of his services to his sovereign (respectively).
(Ll. 20-21.) His son :
(V. 11.) The excellent Kalidasa was indeed through the unique perfection of his beauty a moon appearing with unspotted form, through his high skill in poetry a Lotus-seated (Brahman) devoid of insentience while pervading the universe [or, intimate with all], through his gift of beauty a Kama who was not destroyed by Isa, by his eminent conduct a Manu.
(L. 22.) His good wife :
(V. 12.) Röviyakka was like Rati in form, like Bhārati in grace of speech, like the earth in steadinese, like Arundhati in greatness: who do not give praise in these terms ?
(V. 13 : almost identical with verse 9 of inscription L. above.) (Vy. 14-15: identical with verses 10-11 of inscription L. above.) (L. 28.) His sons :
(V. 16.) The sage Mahadova is a votary of the god Sriranga, Tree of Desire by reason of his generosity, a Mount Meru in firmness, altogether surpassing all in greatness, truly.
(V. 17.) His younger brother Malapayga is renowned for scriptural lore, crowned with Siva's feet, an aggregate of all virtues, & very ornament, a mine of propriety: who do not give praise in these terms P
(V. 18.) The youngest brother of these twain is the world-renowned Käļidāsa, like the Jar-born (Agastya) in conduct: these eminent sons of Desiraja have become distinguished.
Dhir-odatta is a term for one of the types of hero of drams, and is defined in Dafaripaka ii. 5 AR "of great excellence, exceedingly serious, forbearing, not bonttal, resoluto, with self-sertion suppressed, and firm of pur. pose" (Haas's translation).
• [Bat Yama is also called Hari. So it would be better to take Kärttikėya or Bhima as the upamina especially when Hari is an epithet of Siva and of Viyu also.-Ed.)
This verse, like the preceding, in an instance of the rhetorical figure yathtisankhya.
• This is the rhetorical figure adhik-abhäda-räpaka [secording to appaya Dikshita, Bee Kuval ayananda under Rüpaka-Ed.]
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