Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c14.s6.19

c14.s6.19

Verse 8: "superior to [those of other] donors [/on the backs of rutting elephants]": *danavatām* has a double meaning with reference to the "lion of a king." With respect to the lion, it refers to the rutting elephants upon whose backs he demonstrates his strength; with respect to the king, it refers to other benefactors whose generosity he exceeds.