Indian Antiquary Vol 13

SR No.: 032505
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: John Faithfull Fleet, Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 492
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 22 MB

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OCTOBER, 1884.] SANSKRIT AND OLD.CANARESE INSCRIPTIONS.
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first syllable short, as in the present inscrip- Aputratvam praptas=suchiram-atikhinno tion. And the same form, Ganga,' is used in
npipa-vȚibhas 11. 11.12 of the Vizagapatam' grant of Anan- sa Garngâm=årâdhyâm niyata-gatir= tavarma, otherwise called Chôda-Gangadeva, Aradhya vara-dam of Saka 1003, and in l. 57 of the Vizaga ajeyam Gâmgêyam sutam-alabhat patam' grant of the same person of Saka
Arabhya cha tada 1040," and in 1. 7-8 of the Vizagapatam' kramas-tad-vamśyânâm bhuvi jayati grant of the same person of Saka 1057."
Gamg-ánvaya iti || The origin of the name, as well as of that of “Having attained the condition of being of Gångêya-varháa' or the Gangêya lineage" without sons, (and) being excessively distressed which is used in the dates of the grants of for a long time (on that account),--he, [TurDévêndravarm and Satyavarmâ, is professedly Vasu], the best of kings, practising self-restraint, explained in II. 16-19 of the grant of Saka propitiated (the river Ganga, the bestower of 1040 mentioned above. This passage occurs boons, that is to be propitiated, and obtained a in the mythological genealogy, anterior to son, the unconquerable Gangê y a; and, comVirasimha, the alleged historical founder of the mencing from that time, the succession of his family. After mentioning Turvasu, the son of descendants has been victorious in the world Yayâti, it proceeds,
| under the name of the lineage of the Ganga."
Transcription.
First plate. Om Syasti Amara-por-ânukarina[ho] sarv-a[r*]tu-sukha-ramaniyad=vijaya[') vata[ho] Kalinga(nga)-nagar-adhivåsaka[t*] Mahendrachal-amala-śikhara-pratishthita[°] sya sacharâchara-guro[h*] sakala-bhuvana-nirmân-aika-sutradhârnsya sasa[] ika-chůdå maņi(ne)r=bhagavatô
Gökarnna-svâminas charana-kamala-yuga[°] la-pranima[t"]
vigata-Kali-kalanko-nek-hava-saṁkshobha-janita-ja[°] ya-savda(bda)-pratâp-a" vanata-samasta-samanta-chakra-chûdâmaņi-prabhâ
Second plate ; first side. ['] manja (ja)ri-punja(õja)-ranji(ñji)ta-nija-nistrivśa-dhår- pârjita-vara-charaṇa-sita-kumuda
ku[] nd-éndu-vadâta-yaś[6* ]-dhvast-ârâti-kulâchalo
naya-vinaya-daya-dana-dakshi['] nya(nya)-śô (sau)ry-(au)darya-satya-tyag-adi-gana-sampad-ådhåra-bhûtô(tab) parama-måhê[] śvarô måtâpitru(tri)-pad-ânudhyatô
Gang-amala-kula-tilaka-maharaja["] śrimâ (mad-A)nantavarmadéva-sûnu[h*] Sri-Dévêndravarmadáva[1] kusali(11) Vara
havarta. [""] ngâm(nl)-ná"ma-vishayè Tâmarachheru-nama-grâma-nivåsínam kutumbina sama
Second plate ; second side. [) jņa(jña)payati Viditam=astu dbha(bha)vatâm grâmô=yam Vâjasanêya-charaña-ni["] nå-gôtra-vrâ(brâ)hmaņa-sata-tray[âya*] Mahi(hê)ndra-bikbarê Gökarnna-bhattirake
(ka)m=u. [""] daka-pûrvakaṁ kri(kļi)två sů [ * ]ya-grah-öparåge datam [II] Atra si(si)ma-linga[1] ni bhavanti pûrvasyam diśi pa (va)na-rajikå vara-vadhn(dhû)-påshana[ho] pů(pu)["'] na[h*] vana-råjika dakshiņasyam diśivana-râjikâ Tentalt puna[h*] vana-râ jika [**] paschimasyâm disim vana-râ jikå vå(va)Imika[m*] ut[t*]arasya[m*] disimo vana
râj[i]ka
10 No. 212 in Mr. Sewell's publishod List of Copper plate grants.
u id. No. 219. 13 id. No. 213. 19 From the original plates.
* First prd was engraved, and then it was corrected into pd by partial erasure of the subscript r.
15 First ma was engraved, and then it was partially
erased and at was engraved over it. 16 Correet into kund endu-avadáta.
* Here, and in some instances further on, we have it form of which is entirely different from th:st which in used in the earlier part of the inscription.
16 Correct into dattak. 10 This anusviru is a mistake.
This anusvära, again, is mistake.