264 N.N. Vasu—Copper-plate inscription of Nrsimha-déva II. [No. 3, 
50. Cutting asunder troops of mountain-like elephants in battle, 
king Raghava’s sword drank in a moment the water-like blood, and 
then having become loaded with white fame, like the moon adorned with 
pleasing lustre, gloried victorious. 
ol. Wherever kings were unfriendly to him king Raghava 
with his overwhelming power was like the dava-dahanu (conflagration) 
to their forts, like thunderbolts to the mountain-like kings, and like 
the lion to the troops of maddened elephants of the enemies. 
52. The king of the world the illustrious Raghava, who was the 
crest-jewel of the sovereigns of the earth, ruled his kingdom unrestrained 
for ten and five years. : 
53. As Aditi was of Kacyapa, the illustrious Candra-lékha was 
the favourite wife of the illustrious Céda-ganga, the king of the globe. 
She was as a bulbous root to the creeper-like extension of the king’s 
dynasty. Of her was born Raja-raja who defeated the sun by the 
force of his splendour, aud filled all the sides of the horizon with the 
fame of greatness derived from crushing kings. 
54. When Raja-raja set out on his expedition to subjugate the 
world, the force with which his troops struck the earth raised a 
large quantity of dust which covered the firmament. The horses of 
the sun thinking it reproachful to touch the earth used to uplift 
themselves towards heaven and the celestial elephant began to strike 
the earth with his tusks. 
55. The son of Coda-ganga was of unrestrained valour. He 
was famous under the name of king Raja-raja as he was the king of 
the kings. 
56. Having in his early youth taken upon himself the protection 
of the world, what extraordinary things happened to him whose body 
was like the Himalaya (O Ye honest hear!). The earth acted as his 
seat, the heaven as his ensign, the mountain as his palace, the Dik- 
palas as the representatives of his fame, and the verses in his praise 
as his bards. 
57. O illustrious Raja-raja, surely your fame gave pleasure to 
the minds of those who could appreciate higher excellencies, and created 
desires in the innocent minds of the needy. On the other hand, the 
same fame on reaching the ears of the enemies mortified them like a 
dart in their hearts. Nowhere are the followers of their free-will seen 
to act uniformly. 
58. The illustrious Raja-raja the king of the world was the 
possessor of the Royal fortunes of the rulers of the earth, and his 
thunderbolt-like hands were always busy in wielding his victorious 
bow. He, after a reign of twenty-five years in this world, rose up from 
