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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
[Vol. IX.
3 jadeva-påd-andhyötal-paramabhattaraka-mahimaņdalika-srimat-Pampardjadêva-madi -
pravaddhimana-ka4 lydqa-vi(vi)jaya-rajyê tat-samnihita råjñi Lashmadêvit kumara Vôpadeva
pradhana Vaghu thâktris asta Vi[shņu). 5 sarmma? Narayana bhattarâņa[ka] Govinda goi Mahesra : nå
Chbátů na Dâmôdra så | Paltûsi10 ott nija-vyà pe(på)6 ran kurvar tishthaíti Ghritakansika-gôtr-anvaya-prasta sama[sta].dvija-vargy
o[do]dyôta-karaka-gaitta(&)-Madhavasarmmah! 7 pautrâ(ya) gaitta-Gadadhara-putraya
sakala-gun-alamkrista®]-gaitaLakshmadharasarmmaņele yajurved-Adhyâyinê Isvara-13 8 samvatsarê kâr[t']tika-masê · chitra-rikshels ravidinê boryaparágêl sri
Prárkösvara 16-samn(sam)nidhåns-Kôgard-gråmd= 9 yam chatu-sima-payartam? påda-prakshålanan kritvå asmábhi[bo] pradattam18
Tat-kala-sainsyê visaya19-madhyê [sri]-kumara 10 Vôpadēvēna pâda-prakshålanam kļitvå Åndaligrimô-ya[] pradattami
samvat 966 savu Kégavêu na utkinnam[11] subham bhavata |
TRANSLATION. Hail! At the Padi residence, in the augmenting, prosperous and victorious reigu on this earth of the illustrious Paramabhatfaraka Mahimandalika Pamparå jadeva, who meditated on the feet of the illustrious Paramabhattáraka Mahimandalika Sômarajadeva, who meditated on the feot of the illustrious Mahúmandalika Vôpadova, who was born of the family of the moon and whc was adorned by the gems of the row of all the kings. In the Isvarasamvatsara, in the month of Kärttika, in the Chitra lunar mansion (riksha), on Sunday, at the solar eclipse, with the queen Lakshmidevi and Prince Vôpadova (sitting by us, and while the eight officers Vishnusarman, Nåråyana, Bhattarkņa(ka) Govinda, Gai(ta) Mah&svara, Nayaka) Chhåţů, Na(yaka) Dámôdars, S&(o) Palta, (headed by) the minister Våghu are present on duty, the village Kôgars near Sri Pramkégvara, to the extent of its four boundaries, has been given by us, after having washed our feet (ceremoniously), to Gaita Lakshmidharaśarman, a student of the Yajurveda, adorned with all virtues, the son of Gaita Gadadhara and the grandson of Gaita Madhavašarman, who was born in a family (belonging to the Ghritakausika gôtra, the best of all twiceborn, and the anthor of the Uddyota. At the same time and in the same country, the Åndali village was given by the illustrions prince Vôpadêva, after having washed his feet. Samvat 966. Engraved by Sko Keśava. Let good fortune attend.
21.-KHARIAR COPPER PLATES OF MAHA-SUDEVA.
By STEN Konow. These plates were sent to me in March 1907 by the Commissioner of Raipur, who stated that they had been dug up at Khariâr in the Raipur District, Central Provinces. The name of the
Read dhyata
? Read mahl. • Read Lakshwideol.
Bead kumára. * Read Vishnuiarmmd.
. Read Mahdieara. 19 Read Palta.
11 Read Madhana iarmmanah. 11 Read finara..
* Read chitrarkshd. 1. Perhaps a corruption of Práşdsvara or Pranakarésvara. 18 Read pradattah.
1 Read vishaya.. 21 Bead pradatlah
* Read Késadena utkiranan.
• Read -praparddhamana..
Perhaps thakkura ashfa. . Read Damodara. 12 Read Lakshmidharafarmane. 1* Read saryo paráge. 11 Read chatun-sims-peryasidan 20 Read Sri-kumara.. 2: Read tubhash.