Collection of Prakrit and Sanskrit Inscriptions

Author(s): P Piterson
Publisher: Bhavnagar Archiological Department

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SÂH DYNASTY.
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his hand (i.e in giving gifts) has often acquired great merit in religion, who has secured great renown by his power of comprehending, retaining, knowing and practicing the great sciences of granınar, politics, singing, nydya . and the like; who was skilled in the arts of riding horses, elephants, and chariots, (and who was skilled in the use of) the sword, the shield, in fighting ..... : and in reducing the enemies' forces; who was always of a charitable, courteous, and obliging disposition; who was munificent; whose treasury overflowed with abundance of gold, silver, diamonds,!lapislazuli (vaidůrya), and jewels, acquired by just and proper taxes and duties; whose .... was graced by clear, simple, sweet, admirable, and appropriate (sentences in) prose and poetry; whose beautiful forp was united with the best signs and significant turns as shown by his guit, height, voice, walk, colour, vigour, strength, &c., who himself acquired the title of Mahakshatrapa (protector of warriors), who won numerous garlands of flowers in the Swayamvara ceremony of the daughters of kings; by this Mahakshatrapa Rudra Daman, for cows and Brahmans for a period of 1000 years . .....and for the increase of his merit and fanc with great generosity remitted taxes ... and the people of the city and country from forced labour ; and by a liberal amount of money from his own treasury, in no great length of time constructed the bridge of three times the length and breadth . . .....caused the most delightful lake to be made, that would last. On account of the largeness of the gap, the undertaking was forbidden by the King's advisers and executive officers, although pobsessed of all the qualifications of suinisters, and not disinclined to encourage enterprise ; the people, losing all hope of the re-building of the bridge, raised woeful cries, when the work was executed for obliging the people and the country by Pahlava, son of Kulaïpa, and minister Suvishkha, appointed by the King for the protection of the whole of Ânartta and Snråshtra... .(who Suvisakha) by the proper dispensation of justice in temporal and spiritual matters secured the love of the people; who was powerful, kept bis senses in restraint, wils steady-minded, unshaken, wise, unconqucrable, well-behaved; and who became the increaser of his master's religion, glory, and fame.
ΙΙΙ.
Stone Inscription of Ahirapaļi Rudratküli found at the rillage of Gunda
under Jamanagar in Saürdshtra. Dated year 103 of Rudrasimha.
The village of Gunda, where this inscription was found, is in the district of of Bhånavada under Jåmanagar State. It is about 25 miles from Porabandar. The inscription is on a white sandstone found in digging a well, and is at present kept in the temple of new Dvårkäpuri at Jamanagar.
The face of the stone measures 24" X 9' and contains about five lincs.
Ahol Shrutgyanam