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(V. 11.) Among these, there was born to king Achugi, Bammarasa, possessing abund. ant bright fame, lauded by the folk of the world, a Pritha's son (Arjuna) among monarchs, a crest jewel of the Sinda race.
(V. 12.) The son of his (Achugi's) full-brother the renowned king Simha, the fearless king Achugi (II), who laid low troops of hostile sovereigns, was illustrious on earth.
(V. 13.) Overcoming the Highlands, driving into flight the lord of Pahala, with exceeding strength of arm sacking Uppina-katte, slaying in the forefront of battle that worthy man of true valour the Ganga of Kadāra when his awful power of destruction was at its height, king Achugi, best of the Sinda race, was in turn illustrious on the earth.
(V. 14.) To this distinguished Acharasa and his high-spirited consort Mädēviyarasi was born Permāờidēva of world-renowned majesty, a treasure of truthfulness, incomparable in glory.
(V. 15.) By the strength of his robust arm winning the Hoysala's fiery elephants (and) treasure-waggons, driving into flight the very bold Toraha, pursuing, approaching, coming into touch, binding (him) with none coming to aid, king Permadi, splendid in perfect puissant majesty, boldly carried (him) off and handed (him) over to the Chāļukya king.
(V. 16.) The younger brother of this distinguished king Perma was king Chāvunda (II), who plucked away the leaves in the ears of hostile barons' mistresses, incomparable in majesty.
(V. 17.) On meeting with the blade pertaining to (his) grim sword, which devours splendidly the flesh of horses (destined as it were) for noble oblation-fires, (and) stabbing drinks joyfully draughts of blood lodged in the terrible temples of elephants, enemy kings, strange to say, do verily in battle fulfil the vow of the Goddess by means of king Chāvunda.
(V. 18.) The brilliant fame of king Chāvunda has spread through the triple world with the sport of its lustre, so that the central mountains become verily like to the Silver Mountain (i.e., Vaitādhya), the ocean to the Sea of Milk, the series of rivers to Indra's stream, the tamāla trees (Xanthochymus pictorius) to the Tree of Desire, Vishnu to the stainless Bearer of the Ganges (Siva).
(Ll. 39-41.) As regards the lineage of Siriyādēviyarasi, the Fortune forming half the body of the Mahamandalēsvara king Vira-Chāvundarasa exalted in valour who was thus illustrious, his royal consort, the mirror to the face of the seraglio:
(V. 19.) Seeing that her father was the Kaļachuri monarch Bijjala, foremost of lords of men, her mother Echaladēvi, a mine of virtues, her brother the blest Vajradēva, best of kings, her husband Chāvunda, scion of the most exalted Sindas, what queens forsooth in the two races were so highly honoured as Siriyādēvi?
(L1. 43-44.) As regards the (sons) born to this illustrious Siriyā dēviyarasi and the Mandalēsvara Chāvunda
(V. 20.) As to Gauri, for the protection of earth, were born the Elephant-faced (i.e., Gaņēša) and Shanmukha, as to Sitā king Lava immense of splendour (and) king Kusa, as to the blest lady Dēvaki by act of grace were born Bala and Krishna, (80) were born to Siriyādēvi as sons, best of the world, king Vira-Bijjala (and) Vikkayya.
1 The meeting of the enemy kings with Chávunda's sword is compared to the union of devotees of Kali with the hierophant. Chivunda's sword destroys their horses and elephants, the priest's knito slaughters the vicciais presented by worshippers before they are burned in the fire.
The whitne of his fame makes every dark-coloured object appear to be of a brilhant while hue. The rhetorical figure is tad-gunu.
