16. Banavаsi. Banavаsi, Karvar d., Karnataka. Studies in Indian History and Culture (P.B. Desai Felicitation Volume), pp.57 (B.R. Gopal); Mаnavika Karнатaka Volume. (A.V. Narasimhamurthy); Go,53-55 (14); GaiK,86-87 (12). Inscription is engraved on four sides of a square pillar from the bottom to the top, commenc-ing from one of the four faces of the pillar and continued on all the other faces before the second line is engraved on the top of the first, on the first face. The top portion of the pillar is broken and lost. But, as it is, the pillar is more than 16 feet in height, the extant written portion occupying about 2 feet 2 inches of the pillar (Gopal). Verses 1-5 Upajаti (Gai).
Text. 1 . . . . . . . . . . ta maмtra-ghошaх siddham || svasti (||*) jitaм Bhagavatа (|*) jyоtirmayaм brahma-vidам щaraнyaм viщvasya karttаram=anеka-rуpaм(pam) (|*) vibhum=patiм sthаvara-jaкgamаnаm Viшнunna(шнuм na)masyаmi tad=еka-ci[ttaх ||](1||*) 2 . . . . . . . . . . Hаrity-udit-аdi-sarggе Kadamba-vaмще nabhas-иva Sуryyaх (|*) Kаkusthavarmm=еti nрpо babhуva dyаvа-pрthivyоёprathita-prabhаvaх ||] (2||*) tasya-аtha putroёмbuja-patra-nеtraх щrи-Щаntivarmmа raнabhиma - - (|) 3 . . . . . . . . . . n=narемdraх Mрgещa-karmm-аri-mрgешu nityam ||(3||*) Kагcиsvar-аjга-jaya-sаdhanaм yо Gакgaм balaм tuмga-mad-аvalеpaм(pam)( |*) anеka-hasty=aщva-pad-аti[yо]dhaм щastrаgni . . . .(||4||*) 4 . . . . . . . . . . аjanmatas=saгcita-duXkha-labdhам(bdham) (|*) Jaya-Щriyaм Pallava-pаrtthivasya jahаra Rаmasya yaщai(thai)va Rаmaх ||(5||) parasparaм 5 . . . . . . . . . . baddha iva pannag-еndra . . . . kula . . . . . . . . . . |