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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
niti-s(6)ara-nidhiy=esedam || [3] Nambiya
teradim Sivanam nambidan-Ohilana [te]radi nōh-illada bhaktam Bapan-arte jāņaṁ kim bahuna Vira-Bijjal-āva[ni]
5 palam || [4*]
ripu-hrit-sellam chaushashti-ka legalolu diṭadim tām ballam Tripuradĕviya vallabhan=i Vira-Bijjal-avani. natham || [5]........
6 ti-kulam chakravarti-padavi-[pati]y-irhnn-Itan-enal-esevan-urvvi-khyāta-yasam
Sal-lalita-kirtti
ma.....
Vira-Vikram-avani-pālam || [6*] Huliy-emdan-apasuvath phapi-kuja '7 van=oppe māriḍuvam jakkulipaṁ javanaṁ nichchata-gali už είνὄνο Vira-Vikrama-bhüparh || [7] Vr(r)itts Π Udit-ätyugra-bhuja-pratāpada poḍarppam [kamḍu] simga.....
8 r-ar-vvejakular-ar-ppoḍarpp-udugar=ăr=&nt=ōḍi
bōd-agi pogadar-ar-alukadar
9 8(6)ruta-Vira-Vikrama-nripa-tyāgakke
är-mmanam-gidadar-ar-ssarvvasvamam tettu bi...... kaiy-anar-aru || [8||*] Kanda || Ivam vandige saran=ene kāvam vibhu Vira-Vikram-örvvi-palam [*] Śri-vadhuge patiy-eni.....
10 deviya manō-bjini-kala-hamsam || [9||*]
16.
[VOL. XX.
éri-man(u)-mahamandalēśvara sähasöttumga bhuja-bala
11 ladova-Vira-Vikramadevarasarumh Kisukad-eppactu Bagaḍagey-eppattu Kela[valdi-münüru Narayargallu-harhneradu Karividi-ma[va]........ 19 nija-rajadhaniy-Erambarageyolu sukha-sarkatha-vinōdadim rajyam-geyyuttam= ire [1] (8)aka-varshada 1109-neya Plavarga-samvatsarada...... 13 turddas(6) Sōmavāra sarhkränti punya-tithiy-amd-séesha aty(ai)vatt= okkala bi(th)nnapadih árimad-anadi-pattanav-Erathbarageya Telli
Svasti [*] Samasta-prasasti-sahitam
gesvaradevarige....
14 ppattēļu gēņa gale yolu
Jagateévaradevara keyith baḍagalu keyi mattaru panneradumam Murhjaya Sahaniya bi[nnapadim] 15 ......[palduvalu gadde
sarvvanamasyam sarvvaVira-Bijjaladava Vira
badha-parihärmägi Vikramadeva....
mattar=ondumam dhara-pūrvvakram=a[gi]
.kottaru ||
TRANSLATION. A
Verse 1. Invocation to Sambhu.
V. 2. The ocean, terrific on account of excessive roar, looks fair to the sight with voluminous billows mixed with pearls that are tossed about by the motion of tortoises with stout heads, by the slashes of fearful trunks moving to and fro of the big water elephants that are seated, and by the rubbings of the feet of crocodiles losing courage at the increasing tumult caused by the blows, rendered heavier by the movements of the tails, of the wallowing pathina fishes.
V. 3. Encircled by the beautiful ditch, the ocean, Jambudvipa looks highly charming; in it the Mount Meru appears very attractive as if he is the best of all beautiful mountains.
V. 4. To the south of that golden mountain is Kumtala, resembling the lock of hair of the lady Earth. Of such a charming land the Chalukyas were born the protectors in the Kali age. V. 5 After, the Chalukya kings (had passed away), the ill ustrous emperor Bijjana the scarer of enemies, looked majestic seizing the braid of hair of the handsome and clever
