The Colas c19.45

c19.45

‘(He) drove from the battle-field in Gaṅgapāḍi into the Tuṅgabhadrā the Mahāsāmantas, whose strong hands (wielded) cruel bows, along with Vikkalan who fought under (his) banner at the head of the battle.¹¹⁵ (He) attacked and destroyed the irresistible, great and powerful army which he (viz., Vikkalan) had again despatched into Vēṅgai-nāḍu; fought the Mādaṇḍanāyakan Cāmuṇḍarājan and cut off his head;¹¹⁶ and severed the nose from the face of his (viz., Cāmuṇḍarāja's) only daughter, called Nāgalai, (who was) the queen of Irugaiyan and who resembled a peacock in beauty.