INSCRIPTIONS. 



2S5 



fcsXUtt^^c), Imddanamalaka (Imad-ul-mulk, cdUSUU^), Kutu- 

 mnamalaka (Kutb-ul-mulk , «£VU^s-la*) and Vullikhan (Vali- 

 khan, <y^- Jj) all names which are of frequent occurrence. 



The Narapativijayam, which is the family chronicle of the 

 Narapati dynasty in the line of Ramaraja, gives an exhaus- 

 tive account of his exploits. This throws much light on 

 contemporary history and also on certain passages in the 

 Racuru inscription, and is therefore given below in the 

 Telugu text as well as with an English translation as follows : 



^c6b KoCo ^&j$#&tt££s&qs'\& tfrstfoXTT 0 



Translation. 



11 Be victorious, be victorious! Hail! (Ramaraja) who is 

 resplendent by the multitude of all good qualities, who is like 

 Ramabhadra on the battlefield, who is conspicuous as the king 

 of prosperity, the sovereign of the best city of Kalyana, who has 

 erected a column of victory on the furthest banks of the Bhima- 

 rathi and KanyakumarT, whose life is purified by {listening to) 

 praiseworthy panegyristic compositions, who belongs to the 

 Atreya race, who is a purifier of the Ksatriya caste, who devotes 

 himself to the worthiest amusements, who is a worthy Calukya 

 Narayana, 19 renowned by the title of Dhanuska Cakravarti, the 

 sovereign of bowmen, renowned by the title of Calukya Cakra- 

 varti, the lord of princes belonging to many castes, the conqueror 

 of Daityambara, the lord of twelve princes, he who possesses a 

 club-like shining arm, the lord of the worthiest among victors, 



19 See p. 230. 



