This inscription is incised beneath a bracket figure on the exterior wall of the Koppeśvara temple in Khidrapur, Kolhapur District, Maharashtra. Written in Old Kannada language and script, the record was first documented by Prof. K. G. Kundangar and is now edited from an official estampage. The text is specifically associated with the Śilāhāra king Vijayāditya.
The record highlights the military prowess of the general Boppaṇa daṇḍanayaka, characterising him as a formidable warrior and a terror to the adversaries of the king. Through a series of divine metaphors, the record establishes Boppaṇa’s absolute loyalty and utility to King Vijaya (Vijayāditya). The inscription was commissioned to commemorate a significant military triumph against the Kalacuri king Bijjala in the Khidrapur region.
1. śrīharige garutumanante madanārige ṣaṇmukhanante rāvaṇāsuharanappa rāghava-
2. nṛpaṃge marutsutanante vairibhīkara vijayāvanipatige saṅgarado-
3. ḷu ripumāraṇakriyāpariṇatiyalli subhaṭāgraṇi bo-
4. ppaṇadaṇḍanāyakanna ||
१। श्रीहरिगे गरुतुमनन्ते मदनारिगे षण्मुखनन्ते रावणासुहरनप्प राघव-
२। नृपंगे मरुत्सुतनन्ते वैरिभीकर विजयावनिपतिगे सङ्गरदो-
३। ऌउ रिपुमारणक्रियापरिणतियल्लि सुभटाग्रणि बो-
४। प्पणदण्डनायकन्न ॥
Prose Inscription
śrīharige garutumanante madanārige paṇmukhanante rāvaṇāsuharanappa rāghavanṛpaṃge marutsutanante vairibhīkara vijayāvanipatige saṃgaradolu ripumāraṇakriyāpariṇatiyalli subhaṭāgraṇi boppaṇadaṇḍanāyakanna ||
गद्यभागः
श्रीहरिगे गरुतुमनन्ते मदनारिगे पण्मुखनन्ते रावणासुहरनप्प राघवनृपंगे मरुत्सुतनन्ते वैरिभीकर विजयावनिपतिगे संगरदोलु रिपुमारणक्रियापरिणतियल्लि सुभटाग्रणि बोप्पणदण्डनायकन्न ॥
Like Garutmat (i.e. Garuḍa) to the illustrious Hari (i.e. Viṣṇu), like Ṣaṇmukha (i.e. Kārttikeya) to the enemy of cupid (i.e. Śiva), like the son of Wind (i.e. Hanumat) to the king Rāghava (i.e. Rāma) Boppaṇa-daṇḍanāyaka is to King Vijaya—being a terror to his enemies, being the foremost among good soldiers by his proficiency in killing the enemies in war.
Bibliography & Research
| Dynasty: | Śilāhāra |
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| Ruler: | Vijayāditya |
| Place: | Koppeśvara temple, Khidrapur, Kolhapur |
| Language: | Kannada |
| Nature of grant: | Commemorative inscription |
| Purpose: | After the victory of General Boppa near Khidrapur against Bijjala |
| Provenance of inscription: | Khidrapur temple, Kolhapur |
| Type of Inscription: | Stone inscription |
