The Colas c18.43

c18.43

‘(Who) having despatched many ships in the midst of the rolling sea and having caught Saṅgrāma-vijayōt-tuṅga-varman, the king of Kaḍāram, together with the elephants in his glorious army,⁸⁹ (took) the large heap of treasures, which (that king) had rightfully accumulated; (captured) with noise the (arch called) Vidyādhara-tōraṇa at the “war-gate” of his extensive city;⁹⁰ Śrī Vija-ya⁹¹ with the “jewelled wicket-gate”⁹² adorned with great splendour and the “gate of large jewels”; Paṇṇai with water in its bathing ghats; the ancient Malaiyūr with the strong mountain for its rampart;⁹³ Māyiruḍiṅgam, surrounded by the deep sea (as) by a moat; Ilangāśōka (i.e., Lan-kāśōka) undaunted (in) fierce battles; Māpappāḷam having abundant (deep) water as defence; Mēviḷimbangam having fine walls as defence; Vaḷaippandūru having Viḷap-pandūru (?);⁹⁴ Talaittakkōlam praised by great men,