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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[JUNE, 1881.
Translation.
Viceroy at Godrahaka (P) SrivapanaOm! Om! Salutation to the worshipful Visu- | deva, Sam. 1202 (A. D. 1146). Fendatories like deva! (1) The Illustrious Ja ya simha deva Raņa Saṁ karasi ha are also on the best is the ruler in the land of Gurjara, who threw terms with his agents and representatives in into prison the Lords of Surashtra and M&- the conquered provinces. There is general lava. (2) He who destroyed other kings as peace about this time. The version of the Sindhu rå ja and others, (and) made the Kings inscription may be read in the light of the of the North bear his comm.ands (respectfully) on | account of the reign of the king by Somêsvaratheir heads, like the Sesha—the remnants of offer- déva, the author of Kirttikaumudi which Prof. ings.* (8) He, whose metropolis is the city Kathvate of the Gujarat College is now editing Anahila pataka, in which city the temples of -- from which the following verses (sarga ii) the gods are so high as to obstract the path of are here transcribed :the horse of the Sun, as Ayodhyâ is that of Râma!
अभिरामगुणग्रामो रामो दशरथादिव (4)ThereVahini pati Kesava obtained from the King the commission (?) of a Senipati over | सूनुःश्रीजयसिंहोस्माज्जायतेस्म जगज्जयी ॥२३॥ the provinces of Dad hipad ra, &c. (5) The शिशनापि सनासीरवीरवृत्तिमतीयुषा wise and good Mantri, appointed by him at this Dadhipa dra established (the temple of)
रुषा भुजिष्यतां नीताः पिशुना येन भूभुजः॥ २४ ॥ Goga-Narayana for the good of his mother. | अपारपौरुषोद्गारं खंगारं गुरुमत्सरम् The divine Goga-Narayana was instituted
सौराष्ट्र पिष्टवानाजी करिणं केसरीव यः ॥ २५ ॥ in the year Samvat 1196 of King Vikrama's era (A. D. 1140). In Samvat 1202 (A. D. 1146) असंख्यहरिसैन्येन प्रक्षिप्तानेकभूभृता Riņa Sankara siha, who attained to
बद्धः सिन्धुपतियेन वैदेहीदयितेन वा ॥ २६ ॥ grentness under the good graces of the
Mahimandalesvara Sri Vapana-devar अमर्षणं मनः कुर्वन् विपक्षोभृिदुन्नती residing at Godraha ka, gave three plonghs अगस्त्य इव यस्तूर्णमर्णोराजमशोषयत् ।। २७ ।। of land in the village of Asviliya-Koda, in the district of Ubhlod, for (the expenses of)
गृहीता दुहिता तूर्णमर्णोराजस्य विष्णुना the worship of this god. The land is bounded | दत्तानेन पुनस्तस्मै भेदोभूदुभयोरयं ॥ २८ ॥ on the east by the River Dadhimati and on द्विषां शीर्षाणि लनानि दृष्टा तत्पादयोः पुरः the north by the Kshára v å ha. Again there is a prasasti on the Arjuna-bari
| चक्रे शाकंभरीशोपि शंकितःप्रणतं शिरः ।। २९॥ of the Samela Tank at Warnagadh (Vadnagar) मालवस्वामिन प्रौढलक्ष्मीपरिवढ: स्वयं said to be dated in Sam. 1208, by the court poet समित्यपरमारो यः परमारानमारयत् ॥ ३०॥ Sripala, who styles himself
क्षिप्त्वा धारापति राजशुकवत्काष्ठपंजरे श्रीसिद्धराजप्रतिपन्नबन्धुः
यः काष्ठपंजरे कीर्तिराजहंसीन्यवीविशत् ।। ३२ ।। श्रीपालनामा कविचक्रवर्ती
एकैव जगृहे धारानगरी नरवर्मणः But of this inscription anon. The present
दत्ता येनाश्रुधारास्तु तद्वधूनां सहस्रशः ॥ ३२ ॥ one furnishes us with a contemporary record of the extent of the conquests of Sri Jayasi- Verse 23.-"From him (king Karna) was born a li ad dva. He has already cast into prison the son, the glorious Jayasimha, the conqueror of rulers of Surashtra and M Alwâ: destroy- the world, a world of the most excellent qualities, ed the kings of Sindhu-desa-and others, | like Rama from Dasaratha."* v. 24.-"He, who aad has for his feutrl vassals the king of the out of anger reduced to vassalage the slanderNorth! Kesava his commissioner for Dad hi- ous kings, excelling even when young the heropadra and other districts is in military com- ism of Sunâsira." 25.-"He, who reduced to
mand at Dohad, San, 1196 (A. D. 1140),-and atoms in war the very imperious King of appoints a Mantri uuder hiroself. There is a Sorath, Khangara, of abundant valour, us
• Offered to a god and distributed among his devotees, that cannot be refused and tout are received with great respect.
Here mark the parallel simile of Rama and Jayasia baders as in the inscription, verse 3.
