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why there is no dated inscription of his time, and why probably none such will be found. For, as I have previously had occasion to point out, Nos. XXVIII. to XXXI. of this Series indicate very plainly that, after Pulikêsi II., the succession was interrupted by the hostility of the Pallavas of Kâ ñchi, and by a confederacy of the three kings of Chôla and Pandya and Kerala, and that, at least, Vikramaditya I. did not immediately succeed his father, but was ousted for a time. The authority of him and of his elder brother,
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Chandrâditya, must have been confined, at the best, to the country of the Konkanas. Both Vikramaditya I., and his son, carried on the war against these enemies. But, though Vikramaditya I. seems to have been to a certain extent successful, it was probably not till the time of Vinayâditya that the Western Chaluky a power was thoroughly restored, and the kingdom consolidated again, in such a way that the head of it could refer to any specific date as the commencement of his reign.
Transcription. First plate.
[] Jayaty âvishkṛitam
[*] kala-bhavana-[am]stkyamina-Manarya-sagotrà
matribhis-sapta-matribhir-abhivs
[] rddhitânâm Kârtti(rtti)kêya-parirakshana-prâpta-kalyana-paramparânân-Narayana-prasâdasama(mâ)sâditânâm (sc. sâdita)-varâha-lâmcha (chha)[*]-kshana-kahapa-vada-valik pit-46sha-mahlbyitan("him) Chalakhy(ky)nim kulam-alamkarishnôr-aśvamêdh-âvana-padêpadê Gamgå-ja
Vishvväraha(ham) kshôpi(bhi)t-ârnṇavan-dakshin-ônnatadram(dam)shtr-âgram (gra)-viśrântam (nta)-bhuvanam vapuh [*] Śrimatâm saHiriti-patriam sapta-lô[ka*]
[*] la-na-pavitrikrita-ghi(g)trays
Sri-Polek(i)-Vallabha-mabirúj-kdi(dhirajaparamvara-paramabhattáraka[aya] [pastrmaya] para(r). [] kram-a (4) krânta-Ba(va)nava (vá)sy-âdi (di)-para-nṛipati-mandala-prani (ni) baddha viśuddha[kirttêḥ] Kirtti(rtti) varmma-sri-prithu (thi)vivallabha-mahârâj-a (â)['] di(dhi)rkja-paraméévara-paramabhaṭṭāraka[sya*] putraḥ(trasya) samara-samsa (sa)ktasakal-ôttara(ra)path-êśvara-Sri-Harisha (harsha) varddhana-parâj[*]y-dpalabdha-paraméérarn-parama-namadhyasya Satykrayn-il-pritho(thi)vivallabha maharij-idi(dhi)rija-paramôpri(pri)ya-tanyah
[*] varasya
Chitrakanta(ntha)-pravara-turamgamên-aikên=aiva pratitâ (prêritô?) nêka-samara-mukhê ripu-nripati-rn[10] dhira-jala-svâdana-rasa-nâya-mâna-jvalana-niśita-nistrimśa-dhârâ (ra)ya (ya) da(a)vabhṛitadharanidhara-bhu
Second plate; first side.
["]jaga-bhoga-sadrisa-nija-bhuja-vijita-vija(ji)glaho(shuḥ)
mavady(c. magn)-ânéka-praha(h)rab sva-guru-árifiri)y(ya)m-avani[] pati-tritay-antarita(t)m=ta(tma)sita(tkr)tya kpit-bai)ka(k)dhishthit-a()isha-rajya
cha(bha)raḥ tasmin rajya-trayô(yê) rana-si(si)rasi ripu-narêndra (ndrân) di[1]si [diśi*] jitva sa (sva)-vamsa-lakshmim (kshmim) prâpta[vân*] paramêśvaranâ(tâ)m= a[ni]dhâ (vâ)rita-Vikramadityam=(tyah) [*] a(A)pi ta(cha) mridita-Narasimgha (ha)- yaśênâ (yasasâ) vihita-Ma[**] hendra-pentapa-vilaylaa nayana-vijit-vara-rapa-pragana-Sri Vallabhna jita(tab) kritaPallav-âvamarddana (no) dakshinâ (na)-dit(g)-yu[1] vatim=âpta[vân*] Kamch-isa-kayônvas masiravayânn-api sutarâm Śri-vallabhatvam= itaḥ vahati śramalavanta [1] rê(ra)na-rasika-śrîyagurupara-skandha(ndhe) yô rajamalla-sê (sa)bda-vihita-nahâ-Pallavakula-nasal [*] Darllamgha(ghya)darnnama(durggâdha)-dustha(sta)ra-brihat[a]bhri(gr)hi yêna Jayatéévara-pôta-raja
[] dusva(sta)ra-vinê(bhê)da-visâla-sâla(la)
parisita(parikha)-pari(ri)tà
âtma-kavacha
