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49 युक्तकव्यवहारि[ग]: सकरणानन्यांच वा(ब्रा)अण पुरोगादिवैषयिकजन50 पदान्यथाईम्पू(पू)जयनि मानयत्याज्ञापयति च विदितमस्तु भवता(ता) खि51 हिमहारविषयसम्ब(म्ब)कोण्डे ग्रामाऊयं प्रकरोक्त्य 62 [कौशिकसगोचाय वाजसनेयचरणाय प्रौदलवदेवरात53 विश्वामित्र(च)प्रवराय पग्निहोत्तो(चौ)भगोणदेवस्वामिने मातापित्तोपत्मनय 54 पुण्याभिषये सलिलधारापुरमरणाचन्द्रार्क कासमुपभुज्ञानस्य ध. 53 गौरवान केनचिहिधात वर्तितव्यमिति ॥ उताच धर्मशास्त्र [1]
व(ब) हुभिवं. 56 सुधा दत्ता राजभिः सगरादिभिः [1] यस्य यस्य यदा भूमिस्तस तस्य
सदा फ57 ल [१८] स्वदत्ता परदत्ता म्वा(वा) यो हरत वसुन्धरा स्वविष्ठायां
लमिभूत्वा पिवभि[:] | 58 सर पचते [२०॥*] मा भूदफलमा वः परदत्तेति पार्थिवा[:] स्वदाना
रफलमा59 [नम्त्यं] परदत्तानुपालन] [२१ ॥"] दूतकोचाधिवतचरम्पदेव (वो) लिखितं
Third Plate ; Second Side. 60 [म..] दामोदरेण ला [छित]. [टापल.. 61 उत्कोपर्ण..] स्थविराबनेति [1] सम्ब(ब)त् ३० वैशाख शु [८] []
ABRIDGED TRANSLATION. LI. 26-42. His (Madhyamarājadēva's) son was the illustrious Dharmmarája, who studied all the tāstras and who comprehended their characteristic differences, and whose very untarnished and increasing fame removed human sufferings as do the feet of Hari (Vishnu). He was possessed of excellent qualities and was free from all failings. At times he would kill foes who had risen to prominence in battle-fields and go into raptures over the tales of Siva's radiant deeds; or he would devote himself to religious deliberations with Brahmans. His exploits were like those of the enemy of Kraulicha (i.e. Kārttikéya). King Madhava, having obtained the kingdom by force, was defeated at Phäsikā for having formed the evil intention of driving away from the country his elderly relations. This king (Madhava) then resorted for help to Strivara, the king's enemy; but being later on foiled even when accompanied by him, fell at the foot of the Vindhyas. Though bravery, prosperity, youth and sovereignty are ever singly sufficient to cause perturbation, yet all of them came to the illustrious king Mānabhita without producing
marifiy appear to have been subordinate officers appointed by the above-mentioned higher oficials for transacting actual business as compared with supervising.
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