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MARCH, 1884.)
SANSKRIT AND OLD-CANARESE INSCRIPTIONS.
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................;" without everyw hether of Our lineage or others, who are thing that is to be cut, and the right to) forced desirous of the general reward of giving a labour, and the prátibhédiká ;** (to be held) by grant of enjoyment or of land, (and) who are the rule of bhúmichchhidra; not to be entered by desirous of acquiring, (80 as to retain) for a long the irregular or the regular troops; to continue time, fame as lustrous as the moon,-bearing as long as the moon and the sun and the ocean in mind that the world of living beings is as and the earth (may endure); (and) to be unsteady as the waves of the water of the ocean enjoyed by the succession of sons and son's driven forward by a mighty wind, (and) that sons,--to these Brahmaņs of four charms, riches are attended by (liability to) non(viz.) the Brahman Bhatti, the Adhyapaka, existence" (and) are frail, and that meritorious who started from the town of) Jambûsaras," qualities endure for a long time. He shall who dwells at Sirishapadraka in the vishaya of incur the guilt of the five great sins, together Akrûrêsvara, who is of the Bahvricha (óákhd), with the minor sins, who, having his mind who is of the Vatsa gotra, and who is a obscured by the thick darkness of ignorance, religious student of the Abvalâyana (charana), may confiscate (this grant), or assent to its and also Gôpaditya, and Bhattigana, and Vi- confiscation!" śâkha, and Agnisarmâ, and Drôņa,-Bhattidâ mâ, (L. 46.)-And it has been said by the holy of the Kasyapa gotra, and also Vatra,--the Vyâsa, the arranger of the Vedas :-The giver Brâhman Tâpisarmâ, the Adhuaryu, who is of of land dwells for sixty thousand years in the Vâjasaneya (sakha), who is of the Daunda- heaven; (but) the confiscator (of a grant), and kiya gôtra, and who is a religious student of he who assents (to such confiscation), shall the Kanva (charana), and the second Tâpisar- dwell for the same number of years in hell! mâ, and Dattasvâmî, and Bhậgisvami, and Those who confiscate a grant of land, are born Pitriśarma, and Bhatti, and Drôņa,-Karka, as black snakes, dwelling in the dried-up the Adhyapaka, who is of the Dhůmråyaņa hollows of trees, in the forests of the Vindhya gotra, and Åbuka,–VAțaśarma, who is of the (mountains), destitute of water! The earth Kaundinya gôtra, and Saila, and Ghosha, and has been enjoyed by many kings, commencing Mahadeva, and Båva,-Dhara, who is of the with Sagara; he who for the time being posMathara gôtra, and Visakha, and Nandi, and sesses the earth, to him belongs at that time the Râmila,-Dharmadhara, who is of the Harita reward (of this grant that is now made)! Those gútra,—the Brahman Indragarma, the Chhan- grants, productive of religion and wealth and dogya, who is of the Bharadvaja gôtra, and fame, which have been made here by former who is a religious student of the Kauthuma kings, are like garlands that have been used; (charana), and Adityaravi, and Tâpiśúra, and what good man would take them back again ? Indrasûra, and Isvara, and Dhara, and Dama- (L. 50.)-Written by the Saindhivigrahadhara, and the second Távara, "'—and the dhikaranddhikrita Rêva, at the command of Brâhman Bhadra, who started from the town (Our) own mouth, in the year three hundred of Bharukachchha, who dwells at Bherajjika, increased by eighty, on the fifteenth day of who is versed in the Atharva-Véda, who is of the bright fortnight of the month) Kârttika. the Chanli gótra, and who is a religious student The year 300 (and) 80; the bright fortnight of the Pippalada (charana), and V&yusarmâ, of Kårttika; (the day) 10 (and) 5. and Drônasvami, and Rudråditya, and Purņa- (L. 52.) - This is the sign-manual" of BVâmi.
Prasantar å ga, the son of Vitaråga, (L. 43.)-"Wherefore, this Our gift should be who delights in worshipping the feet of the assented to and preserved by future governors," sun.
» The meaning of sarvu-adána-samgrdhyal is not cancelled grant on the back of the same platos, No. apparent.
XLVII. (id. pp. 251f.) In No. CXL. I. 35, the same Sop the right of cleaving or lopping trees.'-Or per- form occurs as is here. haps this passage may mean" without any interruption According to the present inscription, these three of (the right to everything that is to be cut and (the right to forced labour."
men-Dhara, D&madhara, and the second Isvara,-seem 37 The four charanas are those of Asvaldyana (1. 36),
to belong to the Bharadvája gôtra. But in No. CXLI. Kanya (1. 37), Kauthuma (1. 39), and Pippalada (1. 41).
1. 38-9, they are said to belong to the Lakshmanya gdtra. * In No. XLVI. 1. 11-12, (Vol. VII. pp. 241ff), the
Bhogapati; lit., 'lords of possession. form of this name is Jambusara ; 80 also in l. 9 of the Sva-hasta, lit., 'the own hand.'