Epigraphia Indica Vol 29

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

Page 93

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA
(VOL. XXIX
21 S=chhai(ch-chhai)la-guh-odarëshu nirati dhūt-avali-payinah' anyoviyu-phal-āmvu
(mbu)-bhaksha-niratā[h*] kêchchi(chi)nati(n=ni)rā22 bārakā[h*) | ittham yoga-jusho vihāya vasatin(tih) dhyāyath(ya)nti divyām(vyaji-padam
chittra[ru*] Merhyamarājadēva23 guna-dhfid=rājyê=pi tat-prāptavān | [110] Tasy-abhavat-sakala-sastra-vibesha-vodi 'Sri
Dharmmarāja 24 iti sūnur=adhi[ta*]-Gästrah | yasy=ātinirmala-yalah parivarddhamana[m] pādau Hare
Second Plate Second Side 25 r-iva na mayitam=ā tri(tri)lokyāḥo [1112*] Nirābrayai[h*) prayatnāna gunaisesa pariväritaḥ
[I*] vaimukhyād=i26 shaya ch=aiva sarvva-döshair=vvivarjjitah ||[13*] Kala hanti ripu(pū)n=mä(n=ma)hārana
bata-vyāpāra-lavdh-6(bdh-o)nnatina(tin) 27 kālē dharmma-vivēohanāya na(ni)rato vri(brā)hmanya-madhye sthitaḥ Krausobārör-iva
yasya chēshtitam-alam loka(kaih) 28 samälökyatē || [14] Rājyam lavdhv=ai(bdhv-ai)va darppād=8[vi]ganita-tayo Madhavo
jyështha-bhāvāt(n) desām(s)d=asmåd=829 pāstu[8=k[i]ta-va(vi)shama-matir=vvigraba Phäsikäyáth Ilyam ) yuddha-kshobhāņa bhagno
npipati-varam=&sau samsrita30 s=Tivar-a(r-ā)khyan paschät=tën-äpi särddhah punar-api vijito Vindhya-pădoshu jirana
[b] [l| 15*] Sauryam érīsr=yau)31 vanam rājyam=ēk-aikan mada-kärakat (kam)) sarvva[m] Sri-Månabhitasya nirvvi
kāram=upasthita[m](tam) i (16*] Turaga32 khur-abhighāta-vidalad-dharani-talaja jaya-gaja-karnnah(mana)-chamara-vidhūnana-vis
phuritam(tam) su-bha33 ta-phara-prasarppaņa-niruddha-kakū(ku)d-gaganam va(ba)la-raja Iva yasya jayati dvi
shatā[m] dhvajinim(nim) || [17*] A34 rachya prasabham ghatā gaja-gaņair=asviya-pa(pā)datakaiḥ ji(kair-ji)tv-lnyam(nya)m
va(n=ba)la-sālino pripa-varān=agatya 35 dfishtër-bhuva[](vam 1) yuddha bhima-pa[ri*]kramăna vijitä nirvrit-padach präpitāḥ(tā)
dribyantē bhavan-anganē pra[ti-di]nam 36 prātaḥ praņām-arthinaḥ [ll 18*) Vijay-Asili[da]-vasakāt bri-Sailodbhava-kula-tilaka-mahama
Third Plate; First Side 37 kha-vājapěy-āsvamēdh-āvavabhsitha-tana(8nā)na(na)-nirvvarttita-sūnās=tanayo va(ba)
hu-vividhal-matta-vārana-vara38 turaga-ma(pa)dāti-sastra-sam(sa)mpăta-sankulo(la)-va(ba)hv-ahava-vinibata-batrur=anoka
vikram-ākrinta-sakala-bhū1 See above, p. 37, note 5. * The rule of sandhi has been neglected here for the sake of the motre.
. The reading of this defective passage is slightly different in differont rooorde of the king. The emendations suggested by scholars do not appear to be satisfactory.
The second pada of the stanza (kalt...... kathd-vistarai), which had been omitted through inadvertence, was later incised about the end of the reoord in linea 64-68.
* The reading may be vijaya-8di. The last akshara of the name may also be du, da or du. • Read avabhritha. * Better read baku-pidha.