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Edition

A 1śrī niravadyuṇḍu
2sitta(jāta) samuṇḍu śiva
3padavara(bhakta) sēviUṇḍ a
4khiluṇḍ anrata ripu ba
5luṇḍ āhavarā dharaṇḍ a
6yōgya sighasanuṇḍ a
7gaṇita ¡da!⟨dā⟩nā sanaṇḍu ga(ja) B
8[1 line lost or illegible]
9layuṇḍu [1*] hagaṇḍ a
10na paṇḍuraṁgu vvi[1*]Aṇiyu gānci
11koladi lēni koṭṭaṁbul vo¡di!⟨ḍi⟩ci
12goṇake nalāta pakṣapāti
13salalita[1*]padarga C
14[3*]na[1*]
15tārōṇa vi(da)na goravla vra

Apparatus

1 niravadyuṇḍu ◇ niravadyuṇḍu[2*] BVC

Translation by Sastri 1969

Paṇḍraṁgu, the faultless, the equal of Manmatha (in beauty), worshipper of the excellent feet of Śiva, the mighty, strong against the enemy of untruth, (powerful) in battle (as) Rāma, the occupant of the throne of Ayōdhya, respected for (his) numerous gifts. l. 10-11. the favourite of Goṇikenalla, having subdued innumerable forts...

Commentary

K. M. Sastri’s translation follows the edition in BVC.

Bibliography

Primary

Butterworth, Alan & V. Venugopaul Chetty. 1990. A Collection of the Inscriptions on Copper-Plates and Stones in the Nellore District: Part II. Reprint. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services.
Pages 544–545, № 31–32. [siglum BVC]

Secondary