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THE SOLANKI DYNASTY,
Slone-Inscription of the time of king Kundrapála of Kerale ncar Budamera in
MarwadDatert Samvat 1209.
Keråļu, is a small village ncar Ilåthamo under Bâuļamera in Mârwa!. It contains ruins of many temples, buildings &c., in one of which this inscription was found cut into a stone of pillar, It is a white stone which appears to have suffered a great deal from weather as well as other causes, which makes the inscription difficult to decipher properly. The stone mcasures 17 ft. by 17 ft. and contains twenty lines and a half of Sanskrit composition in modero Devanigari character, to the effect that on particular sacred days no life was to be taken under a penalty of fine to those lelonging to the royal family and of capital punishment to others. This order was passed under the auspices of King Kumarpåla, who had but recently ascended the throne of Gujarata. The date of the inscription is Samvat 1209, A. D. 1153.
THANSLITERATION. १ संवत् १२०९माधवाद १४शनौ अबेहश्री.........................."राजाधिराजप २ रमेश्वरउमापतिवरलब्धप्रौढप्रताप.............. ............निर्जितसकलराज ३ भुपालश्रीमत्कुमारपालदेवविजयराज्ये ......................... 'पश्रीमहादेवे श्री ४ श्रीकरणादौ समस्तमुद्राव्यापारान् परिपं........ ५ प्तश्रीकिराटकूपलाटहदशिवा ............. ......... 'महाराजश्रीआलण ६ देवःशिवरात्रिचतुर्दश्यां शधिर्द................................. "पापे यशोऽति ७ वृद्धये प्राणिनामभयप्रदानम' .......
.........."राजतरावृत्ति ८ कसमस्तप्रकृतीने संबोध्य अभय .......................... याशिरुभय ९ यो पक्षयोः अष्टमीएकादशीचतुर्दशी....... .......ह अयोऽनत १० र एतासु तिथिषु नगरत्रयेऽपि जी(व)........ ........ 'जाचव्यतिक्रम्यजी ११ वानां वध कारथति करोति वासव्यापा- ...... .......... आचंद्राके यार १२ त् केनापि न लोपनीयं अपरं पुरोहितार्थ ..........'सर्वैरपरैश्च ए १३ षा अमारिरूढिः प्रमाणीकार्या ॥....... ""..कालेन श्रीयते १४ फल एप (त) स्याभयदानस्य अर्थ......................वस्य प्रदत्ताभ १५ यदक्षिणा न तु विप्रसहलेभ्यो............ .............'कोपि पापिष्ठतरो जी.
१तीः
Ahol Shrutgyanam
