Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s7.t12: No. VI
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s7.t12
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No. VI
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Inscription of Kumar Pal Solanki, in the Mindra of Brimha, in Cheetore, recording his conquest of Salpoori, in the Punjab.
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To him who takes delight in the abode of waters; from whose braided locks ambrosial drops continually descend; even this Mahadeva, may he protect thee!
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He of Chaulac tribe, having innumerable gems of ancestry, flowing from a sea of splendour, was Moolraj, sovereign of the earth.
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What did he resemble, whose renown was bright as a fair sparkling gem, diffusing happiness and ease to the sons of the earth? Many mighty princes there were of his line; but none before had made the great sacrifice.
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Generations after him, in the lapse of many years, was Sid Raj, a name known to the world; whose frame was encased in the riches of victory, and whose deeds were sounded over the curtain of the earth; and who, by the fire of his own frame and fortune, heaped up unconsumable wealth.
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After him was Kumar Pal Deo. What was he like, who by the strength of his invincible mind crushed all his foes; whose commands the other sovereigns of the earth placed on their foreheads; who compelled the lord of Sacambhari to bow at his feet:
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1 1. Pribhoo.
2. Ootchha. } Three Sactis.
3. Muntri.
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who in person carried his arms to Sewaluk, making the mountain lords to bow before him, even in the city of Salpoori?
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On the mountain Chutterkote . . . ar, the lord of men, in sport placed this [writing] amidst the abode of the gods : even on its pinnacle did he place it. Why? That it might be beyond the reach of the hands of fools!
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As Nissa-Nath, the lord who rules the night, looking on the faces of the fair Kamunis below, feels envious of their fairness, and ashamed of the dark spots on his own countenance, even so does Chutterkote blush at seeing this (Prasishta) on her pinnacle. Samvat 1207 (month and day broken off) [804].¹
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¹ [See Epigraphia Indica, ii. 422 ff.]