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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA,
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in the midst of a big grove of mangoes, guavas, lemons, etc. This may be the wdyina alluded to in our inscription, and it would be natural to suppose that the step-well of our inscription was made in this grove, unless it existed before the grove was planted. The identication of the step-well is further complicated by the fact that the local people say that the inscription was removed from a third well called Bhaüharē-ki bāoli, which is believed to be connected by a tannel with the Sas Bahū-ki bãoli containing the Persian inscription referred to above.
TEXT. 1 Om siddhih! Adau Vra(Bra)hmi na Vishnuh keha(kshi)ti-jala-gaganam
n=asti vra (bra) hmåmdakhamdam svargrādya' bhauva-naga grahagana-sishayo
n=āsti 2 nakshatrn-måla 1 chandr-adityau na vahnir na vahati pavano neisti kälo na
jivaḥ tatr=aiko=pi Svayambhús=triyuga-yugapatiḥ på 3 tu vah srishtikartta || 1 5Sarvva-lokasya karttár am=ichchhäfaktimanamtakam
anádi-nidhanam Vamdo gupa-varna-vivarijitam !! 2 Asti ka4 li-yugo raja Sakördro Vasudhadhipa) Yöginipuram=åsthåya yo bhurkte
sakalan mahim || 3 5Sarvv&-sigara-paryamtam vasi(61)-cha5 krē narådbipan Mahamuda-suratrā0 nmnă 8(śūro=bhinandata 11 4
Ten ajñapts malliko=su Julachi-nama-vigrutaḥ yo6 ddha Kharpara-sainyånām Chēdi-dos-adhipo=bhava[*] 11 5 Tagya putro mahåvirah
paurushöns samanvitaḥ namna Hisamadim khyata[b] 7 Chhipako bhuvi namdatam 11 6 588(Sa)stra-så(88)stra-vidam jñātvi evimi.
kärya-rata [m] sadá atmaksityeshu barvvoshu Jallalam ksitavån pra8 bhub il 7 Isaka-rajasya sutaḥ praviņo Jallala-Sho(Kho)jā matiman-pravirab
yo dharmma-pumjam hi vicharya vu(bu)ddhya 80-kåra9 vad-Gomata(tha)-nämadhiya || 8 V&(Ba)ţihāļim-purė ramye Gomata(tha)b
käritah Subhaḥ ā śrayaḥ sarva-jamtan Kailasa (sa)drir-iv-s10 parah !9 Jallala ksha(kshi)tipala palapa-ratah kim stuyatë të guņo yona
sphē (opho)ţita-duḥkha-bhara-nichayo vidvaj-janinām sada udyau nam Va(Br)tihádim-akhya-nagaro sanathapitam Dandanam våpinirmmala
chandra-vimva(bimba)-Badpisi puny=śmpitávarshiņi II 10 STasya bhrityo 12 Dhanau nåma karmmasthano niyojitab II (1) svami-bhaktas-cha 80(6ūras-cha
patiraja-sashā(kha) Budhiḥ || 11 Si(Si)lapattagubho 13 yamas sūtradhärä vichakshaņāḥ Bhojûkah Kamadevas-cha karmmanishtrba
Hala sudhiḥ | 1288(a)r-sht-anals-sömë cbs mi14 to Vikrama-vatsarē Vaišasha kha)sya site pakshe tsitiyam
Vu(Bu)dhavāsarē || 13 Samvat 1885 Vaisāsha(kha)-sudi 3 Vu
(Bu)dhadinē 11 15 Mäthur-anvaya-kayastha-Vai(Bia)júko vinay-invitab manishi-mănasa-mudë
prasa (sa)stim-akarot-Budhiḥ 11 17 5Måthuro 16 diviro daksho dhuryo vyāpāriņā sada Sahadova-guto Ván lilekts
vimal-ikbharaiḥ 11 15 Su(su)bhan bhavatu 1
From the original stone and from impressions supplied by Pandit Beantram. ? Expressed by symbol. : Metre: Sragdhara. • Read Feargadya. The oa of bhawea has been distinguished with a dot.
Metre : Apushtubh. • Metre : Indravajra. * Metro: Sárdūlavikridits.
Metri causa instead of tritiyayan.