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52 EPIGRAPHIA INDICA
[VOL. XXXIV two sons, Sudeva and Pravara. It now appears that Jaya was succeeded by his son Pravara I who was followed on the throne by Durga alias Mānamätra and the latter by his sons Sudēva and Pra vara !!Pratara II, who seems to have flourished during the second half of the sixth century w probably the last ruler of the dynasty, after whom the throne of the Sarabhapuriyas passed on to the Pāņduvamsis of South Kõsala.
Of the geographical names mentioned in the inscription, Sripura is the well-known Sirpur in the Raipur District of Madhya Pradesh. The administrative division (thöga) of Sankhachakri and the village called Mitra-grāma cannot be identified.
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First Plate 1 Sid than svasti [l*] Śrīpuradvi(d=vi)kram-opanata-sama(ma)nta-inakuța-chūdamani
prabhā2 prasek-ambu-dhauta-päda-yugalo ripu-vilasini-siman(ma)nt-oddharana-he3 tuva survvasudha -go-pradah paramabhāgavató mati-pitri-pād-änu4 ddhyātag=sri-Maha-Pravararājaḥ Sankhachakră-biõgi(gi)ya-Mitra-grāmakē pra5 tiväsina(h) samājñāpayati viditam=astu võ yath=äsmäbhir=ayam gri6 mah Tri(Tri)daśapati-sadana-sukha-pratishtha-karo yävad=ravi-basi-tara
Second Plate, First Side 7 k[i]rana-pratihata-ghor-andhakāram jagad=&vatishthatē tāvad=upabhögyah 8 sa-nidhisms-opanidhir=8-chāta-bhata-prāvēśyāḥ(syah) sarvva-kä(ka)ra-visarjjitaḥ ma9 ta-pitröreät[ma]onas-cha puny-abhivșiddhaye Bharadvāja-sagötra-vahvricha-Dämöda10 ragaspal-putra-Subhachandrasväminē tāmbra(mia -Seanēs:=ätisri(si)shtah [l*] 11 tē yūyam=ēvam=upalabhy=ājñā-bravana-vidhey[a] bhütva yath-uchita-biaga12 bhöga m=upanayantas-s[u]kha[i*) prativatsyathu [l*] bhavishyatas[cha) bhū
Second Plate, Second Side 13 mipālān=anudarskayati (I*] Dānād=vibishtam-anupālanajam shu(pu)räna 14 dharmmēshu ni chita-dhiya hepravadamtti? dhamma n. 1*] tasmā[d"]=uvijāya ku(su)-vishu
(su)ddha-kula15 srutāya dattä[m] bhuvam bhavatu vo matir=ēva gòptu[n.*] li tad-bhavad hir=apy=ē[shä] 16 dattir=anupälayita[vyli [1*] Vyāsa-gītāms=cha slökān=udalaranti Ll"] A17 gnēr=apatyam prathamam suvaroņa[m] bhūr=yvaishộavi süry ya-sutäs=cha gāvab *[datta)
Third Plate, First Side . 18 [g=tra]yas=tēna bhavam(va)nti lõkā yaḥ kāñchanaji gañ=cba mabiñ=cha dadyat [ll*] Sashti(shti)19 yarsha-sam(sa) kasrani svargge mödati bhūmidab [1*] achcb höttä сh=anumantä сha tä20 ny=ēva narakē vasēt [ll*) Bahubhir=yvasudha dattā rājabhis-Sagar-ādi21 bhiḥ [l*) yasya yasya yada bhūmi[s*]=tasya tasya tada phaları(lam) [*] Sva-dattā[m] pa22 ra-[dattam) vā yatnād=raksha Yudhishthira [l*] mahi[m*] mah[i]matām śrēshtha dänāch
chhr@yo= 23 nupālanam=iti || pravarddhamāna-vijaya-samsvastu(vat) 3 Pausha-dina 2 ||*]
Third Plate, Second Side 24 utkirnnam Gölasinghé(simhē)na [l*]
SEAL Mānamātra-sutasy=ēdam sva-bhuj-õpārjjita-[ksh]itē[h] [I*]
srimat-Pravararājasya sāsanam [Sat]ru-ä []na[m(nam DJ 1 Cf. The Classical Age, P. 220. . From impressions. • Expressed by symbol.
Road tur=vas uvasudha. • The subscript m is out off by the hole made for the ring. . Read tahvpicha. ? Read odanti.