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No. 43.]
ASOGE PLATES OF KADAMBA JAYAKESIN (II); SAKA 1055.
This record extends the period of Jayakeśin's reign by 8 years; for, the present charter is issued in Saka 1055 and the last known date of Jayakāśin II, as recorded by the late Dr. Fleet and as found in inscriptions published since then, is Saka 1047.
All the same I must confess that this record does not throw any light on his political relation to the successor of the Chalukya King Vikramaditya. This record has nothing to show whether he acknowledged the Chalukya supremacy.
After the 25th verse appear two usual imprecatory verses. The last two stanzas tell us that one Somadeva, son of Trailōkyadeva, of the Upamanyu götra drafted the grant, and an artisan named Ramadeva engraved it.
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[Metres: Vv. 1-8, 13-24, 27, 29 Anushṭubh; vv. 9, 11, 12 Särdalavikridita; v. 10 Arya; v. 25 Gāthā ; v. 26 Sālinī; v. 28 Vasantatilakā.]
First Plate.
1 श्री [ ॥ * ] भूयाद्विभूत्यं भवतां स वराहवपुर्हरिः [1*] पोत्रप्रतिस्थिता य
दद्यान्मौली यस्य
2 स्प मुस्तास्तंबा (बा) यते मही ॥१॥ *] स शिवशिवं 3 हिमद्युतिः [*] वि (बि) भर्ति नाकनलिनीमृणालशकलश्रियं (यम्)
4 रागां विजये शंभो: कतिचिदास्पदं (दम्) । चलंलाटफलके श्रमस्वे
[२॥ * ] पुरा पु
5 बो(f) [111*]
(ब) तलमाप्तेभ्यस्तेभ्यो नेत्रत्रयाचितः [*] चतुर्भु 6 जस्समभव स्वो (त्स्ये) यंधेर्यषरो नरः [ ॥४॥ * ] शक्तिमान्विवु (बु) धानंदक7*ार: [*] त्रिलोचनया (मा) 8 स नागवल्लीकलिते कदलीखंडमंडिते । चकार कोंकणे वा
वि (वि) अद्भुतविक्रमः [ ॥५॥*]
9 सं विलासवसतिरिच (विष) र (रम्) (६॥*] ततः प्रववृते
10 मंलः । अम्लानकमलोल्लासो 11 दविख्यातो राजहंसोपशोभितः । 12 हो हिमव[14]द्गिरेः ॥ [ ८ ॥ * ]
महेस्व (एच) रतस्थितिः [1011*] कादंव (ब) पअभंग इव गंगायाः प्रवा
एतस्म 'जयकेशिभूपतिरभूवंभोषिगर्भो
1 Bombay Gazeteer, Vol. I, part II, p. 568 and Ep. Ind., Vol. XIII, 298, 316. Prof. Moraes in his Kadamba Kula (p. 197), seems to extend this period to A. D. 1147 (S. 1070 current), because Jayakeáin II's son succeeded him in that year. But unless records of the intermediate period are found, that will not be the final conclusion. There may have been other causes, such as chaos, which may have prevented the son from succeeding his father before 8. 1070 current. [Two inscriptions of the reign of Jayakākin II bearing the date Saks 1058, have been noticed in the An. Rep. on 8. I. E. for 1925-26 (Nos. 453 and 461 of Appendix C).
Another record of the same ruler (ibid.,
No. 450) probably belongs to A. D. 1138 (Kälayukta).-N. L. R.]
Prepared from the original plates.
The two circles representing the sign of visarga are separated, one appearing at the top and the other at the bottom of the letter va. Evidently the engraver first omitted the visarga inadvertently and later on, discovering his mistake, inserted it in the manner described above for want of space.
4 The form of ब्रिंग resembles very much that of हि.
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