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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
[VoL.XXIII.
29 नं(न) परिपूजयस्तं चिलोचनस्यात्मगुरोरनुजा संप्राप्य चामौकरदान दच]:"]
२८ माके वा(वा)पवसुतिप्रविलसतचं(च)द्रांकित(त) विश्रुत पंचम्या
शु(स)तिथौ [२]वो च नभस: पक्षे सिते 30 सन्मतिः [1] श्री[मलक्षनरेश्वरस्य तनयः धौमोकलो भूप [विभूषित:
समकरोहापौप्रतिष्टा(ठा)मिह ॥२६ उत्कीर्णाषि(खि)लसूचधारगुरुणा मे[यं]
प्रशस्ति :*] शुभा वि. 31 ख्याले [न] फनाभिधेन [स]धिया हादालनामुना [*] साहित्यादिकशि स्पि]
शास्त्रविलसत्पा(त्या)थोधिना साधुना बौनारायणसेवन नृपतेः श्रीमोकल
स्याजया [॥३. *] 32 'संवत् १४८५ वर्षे श्रावण शुदि ५ रविदिन(ने) ॥ चिर(र) नंदति ॥ श्रीः ।
TRANSLATION. [obeisance to] the illustrious [Mother] of the universe. Adoration to the illustrious Bhagavati.
(Verse 1) Having paid obeisance to the illustrious goddess of learning, my supreme mother and the dispeller of delusion, with (her) lotus-like feet (looking) lovely with the gems on the crests of gods all round ; holding a lyre and a crystal [rosary]......and wearing beautiful ornamenta studded with pearls ;
(Verse 2) [I describe) to the best of my knowledge, the heroes such as.... prince Hammira, etc., the descendants of Bappa, who had been ever-ready to offer shining gold more than desired by those in need, who had killed numbers of powerful enemies in battles and who had been devout worshippers of the Lord of Gauri (i.e., Siva).
(Verse 3) There came in being the well-known ornamental gem to the family of the descen. dants of Bappa, the heroic prince Hammfra, the very Cupid in form, resolute in battles and victorious, whose fame, like the body of Isvara (i.e., Siva), permanent, all-pervading, white as the moon and the jasmine flower and always respected by (other) princes ....reigns supreme.
(Verse 4) (It was he) who captured the city of Chēla after having conquered and perforce killed in battle with (his) famous sword his enemies, the Bhils, residing in caves; who murdered the inimical Jaitrēšvara going himself to Narathambaka (Ranthambhor) and also being agitated by anger, burnt down the distant city of Palhapăpura.
(Verse 5) Hammira, the very god of love for damsels, having thus protected the earth for a certain number of years and having then established over his kingdom his son Kshētra, (who was) an ornamental jewel of the Kshatriya race, the destructive fire to (his) enemies, and worthy well to take up responsibility, went to the abode of gods.
1 There is an anusvara over pa which is redundant. .Metro: Upajati. .Metre: Sarāalarikridita. . This half line begins from the middle of the sla.. . This is a topless chha and many people employ it even now particularly at the end of letters to denoto
