Epigraphia Indica Vol 28

Author(s): Hirananda Shastri
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

Page 66

No. 4]
HARASUR INSCRIPTION OF KING SOMA
TEXT1
1 [Śrī] [*] Jayaty-avishkritam Vishṇōr=Vārāhaṁ kshōbhit-arppavam | dakshin-ōnnata damshṭr-agra-viéramta-bhuvanam vapuḥ || [1*] Jayati kshira-varasiḥ Śrī-viväh Akahatair-iva | bindu[bhi]
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2 r-Mamdar-ōdbhūtair-yo Mukumdam-avakirat || [2] Tataḥ samudyayav=imdur=bamdhuḥ Seithgara-janmanab jagaj-jana-drig-Anamda-suhrit-sarva-kala-nidhiḥ | [3] Tad-ratha
sambhavõ
3 bhübhrid-Uchitas-tasya ch-anujo (jaḥ) | mahān-Rājō mahā-viryō tau(Sau) bhadra-kula-bhūahapo (pab) | [4] Tad-vathá-saga-bhüpatib samabhavat-pröddäma-doe-vikrama[a-ta]d
vams-a
4 rppava-madhyataḥ
tasma
samudagich-chhrîrāja-Räj-ähvayab nripati-bhrājiahnu-mauli-aphuran-māņiky-ätku-gap-Arup-Athghri-yuga
5 lah praudha-pratap-ōdayaḥ || [5] Vaméē tasya babhūya Karņņa-nṛipatiḥ Sūr-amkuś-ētyadibhir-nnam-aughaiḥ prathitaḥ kshitau prati-nripaty-ambhodhi-Kumbh-ōdbhavaḥ |
6 d-apy-atula-pratapa-visa(a)dab
Bijja-kshopipatis-tatas-cha
ári-Jögama-kahmäpatir-yên-āsit-parirakahatä
kshitim=
imam rajanvad-uchchair-jagam(t) || [6] Tasmad-bhüri-nṛipala-bhala-tilakaḥ samyak= praja-palaka[b]
7 Sri-kämta-vadan-alakaḥ samabhavat-Permaḍi--bhūpälakaḥ yō datvā nija-khadga-patamarayê vikriya labdhair-yas(6)ab-piyushaiḥ samapärayat-prithutara-v(b)rahm-am
8 da-bhad-ödaram [7] Tat-e]aur-Giridurgamalla-Subhatadity-adi-nami vali-khyātas Sakra-parakramah samadagich-chhri-Bijjana-kshmäpatib yai-Chalukya-kuläd-bali
bhuja
9 balad-ichchhidya rajya-áriyam bhejë Kumtala-chakravarti-padavim-ēkātapatr-öjvaläṁ(m) || [8] Midya[d]-dahti-kata-sthala-pravigalad-dän-áthv(b)ubhiḥ pathkill märga durgama 10 tam yayus-cha parita[*] srotamsi ch-ōhur-javat | prāvṛit-kāla iva prayāṇa-samaye yasya pranashta-dvisha[h*] śrimad-Bijja-nripasya tasya vibhavaḥ sō-yam katham kathya
11 te [9] Tasmad-adbhuta-vikramaḥ kṛitamatiḥ satya-pratijño vasi śrīmān-Raya-Murarir= ity-abhinutah iri-Soma-prithviivarab yasy-abhyagama-sambhrame haya-khars-kshu
13 apa-kahama-machḍala-prödya[t]-sähdra-pariga-nashta-mayand n-është ripas-chështiturh(m) II [10] Darpishth-Amdhra-mahidhra-samtati-paviḥ prottumga-Vag-ambudhër-aurvö garvita-Chola-v(b)ā
13 la-kadall-kada-prachaṁda-dvipab❘ garjad-Gürjara-mēgha-chamda-pavana Karppata-Karpp-Arjuno Nepáls-kahitipäla-daru-dahanah iri-85ma-bhüpälakaḥ || [11] Kechi
14 t-känanam-aśu yamti gahanam kechid-dhuva[m*]ty-amguliḥ kechit-kōsam-uparpayamti chakitaḥ kechit-palayamhti cha kechit-aviyam-urd-hkayamti balinaḥ kế
15 chit-pramukyashti të këahid-bhüpatayah prayämti vilayath yaamin-prayan-ōdyats || [12] Tasy-abhut-parirakshataḥ kshitim-imam mamtri kriti dharmikaḥ śriman-Mā
16 dhava-damdanatha-tilako Väsishtha-vamá-ōdbhavaḥ | Savitri janani tu yasya viditä yā Vēdamāt ēva sā tāta[é-cha] prathito-va(tra) viśva-bhuvane śri-Mayidev-a[ hva]yah || [13]---
This and the next three verses are in the Anushubh metre. This and the following verses are in the Sărdülavikridita metre.
1 From the impressio.as prepared by me. The illustration which accompanies this article is from an estampage of the inscription kindly sent by Khwaja Muhammad Ahmad, Director of Archaeology, Hyderabad, Deccan, to whom my thanks are due.