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No. 26.) THREE INSCRIPTIONS OF VAIDUMBA-MAHARAJA GANDATRINETRA. 193
7 yan Gonti-sutarim-parakraman bal[valde Su(Su)drakan pralaya-dhani mutti ani8 ye[m] kadivomgam chalam-arivomgam [5]lmuvomgam kuḍal-appomgam orbbano (ne) acha
9 rjya(yya)n adarim kaṭṭāl-manusa-ganda mannava-bantana(na)m bilivät [peeyah bella)
10 pa bi(bi)ru[d]-appavara birudan-oddalivon biddha(dda) Ba(Bha)gadatti ani gandhu(ndhu)kada ga
11 ni pokka abba(bbe)ya alma mechchin-al-gandan a[cha]rjya-purusha iri
12 du basam-alilyade] bilvoran-tere(ra) [na] mechchadom pisunara posevo kuthi(ți)13 lam vo..va Iyade fri(iri)ya[de] nanni nuḍiyade Nandi(ndi)dēvamgalissi muyvam-pa14 dedomgara aledom mudaliporn (a)darim Köra Dosingav=e[nta]nisu
ve(vi)shaya
sumkambu Ve
15 [lu]mgugumṭa[18]....[ddi]yu igru i [vi] biraḍ-ayambu vēyuva[na].. mbu dinikki(niki) vakkrambu vachchuva
nararru gaṭṭu Srika[ptha]dēvā(va)
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Acharjyalyya)-liki(khi)[tam]
TRANSLATION.
(Lines 1-5) Hail! When the illustrious Vaidumba-Mahārāja Gaṇḍatrinētra (with the usual prasasti) was ruling over Renandu-seven-thousand, having seen the act of the Mahārāja killing Chantamana-Dadi in a conflict (potu) at Mudumaḍuvu during the fight with Nolambi, Kōra-Desingambu attacked the generals (paḍalvelam) of Gandatrinētra who had opposed the king that ruled over him.
(Ll. 6-14) Chantamana (was) the only hero in the whole earth, a receptacle (ideyan) of goodness (olpu), was more valorous than the sons of Gonti (Kunti), a Sudraka in prowess (?) (or in possessing a strong army), was the only acharyya (teacher or master) to one who should steal the front (of battle) after having attacked with great force [lit. raising shouts (dhani) as in deluge ?], who knew (to carry out or stick to) his determination, who would (aspire to) rule and who conferred gifts (upon supplicants). Hence he was the hero among persons of great valour, who defeated (lit. threw down) the hero among the chiefs (mannava-manneya), destroyed (odd-ali) the biruda of titled persons who would stretch their head, i.e., come forward (?) (peḍeyam belapa), was the master to the brave favourites who were the lords of the lady that.
of
the fallen Bhagadatta. (He) was the acharyya-purusha, who did not appreciate the conduct (lit. method) of those that attacked without losing themselves, twisted down (i.e., killed) those that were back-biters (pisuna), . crookedness, and scattered away and mocked at those that obtained reward (muyvam) from (issi ?) Nandidēva, without making gifts, piercing (in battles) and speaking truth.
the income of birāda (Ll. 14-16) Therefore Kōra-Desinga (tax), housetax (?). (accruable) in the village of Velungugupta and whatever (ent-anisu) vishaya-sunka (tax from the district) was available. Whoever comes crookedly to this (gift).
Written by Srikaṇṭhadeva-acharjya(ryya).
1 Read aniyam.
Read acharyya".
Who this Nandideva was cannot be ascertained.
