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The Inscription
(apati)hata-(bhi)ti-Goradhagirim Line 8 ghātāpayita Rajagaha-napa(n) pidapayatio (.) Etinam
ca kammapadāna-panāṁdenasambita-senavāhane vipamu(m)citu Madhuram apayāto Yamanā
padajhăna-sammatipada.)
The characters are not so obliterated as to permit such different readings. Only vati-ghusita can be alternately read as Khatiy(ā)-Sat(i) and by that the meaning retains sense.
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In the mutilated portion beyond pumno, two letters are fairly distinct. They are ta and pa. The context suggests restoration puñn(odayā)ta pā punāti). J-sen(ā). ...Goradhagirim B- senāya (apati)hata-(bhiti-Goradhagirim J – Rajagaharm upapidậpayati B- Rajagaha(m) upapidapayati Indraji - Rājagaha-napam pidāpayati Prinsep ---- Rājagabham upapidapayati Cunningham - Rajagambhu upapidapayati Konow also read napa which is clear enough. J --- Etin(ā) B-etinam J - sa(m)nádena B - panādena J - saṁb(i)ta -- B- pabamta - Prinsep – pambāta
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