Paṉaimalai, foundation, time of Rājasiṁha author of digital edition Emmanuel Francis European Research Council (ERC), grant agreement no 809994 DHARMA Paris, CEIAS DHARMA_INSPallava00063.xml CC BY-SA 4.0 2019-2026 as per external metadata A sanskrit verse in praise of Narasiṁhavarman II Pallava, wishing him a long reign.

Ornate Grantha script.

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rāja-siṁho raṇa-jayaḥ śrī-bharaś citra-kārmukaḥ Eka-vīraś ciram pātuḥ śiva-cūḷā-maṇir mmahīM
rāja-siṁho rāja-siṁho rāja-siho citrakārmukaḥ citrakārmukaḥ | pātuḥ pātu pātī

May Rājasiṁha the lion among kings Raṇajaya the victorious one among kings Śrībhara the Fortune-bearer Citrakārmuka he whose quiver is a wonder Ekavīra the unique hero Śivacūḍāmaṇi he who has Śiva as diadem protect the earth for long.

Puisse Rājasiṁha, le vainqueur au combat, Celui qui apporte la prospérité, celui qui possède un arc resplendissant, Le héros unique, longtemps protéger la terre, Lui qui porte Śiva comme diadème !

The same verse is found in two other inscriptions of Narasiṁhavarman II. See Pallava 54 (stanza 12) and Pallava 60 (stanza 3).

Reported in (ARIE/1915-1916/B/1915/618).

Edited in (SII 1.31). Text and summary in (IP 63). Text and translation in (B 47). Edited in (SII 30.266).

This revised edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on autopsy and photos (2011).

24 31 203 63 592-593 47 247 266 61 B/1915 618 110 289