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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
C1. [च देविय घधित जय
2. देवस्य वधु मोषिनिये 3. वधु कुठस्य कसुथस्य D 1. धमपति]ह स्थिरए"
2. दन शवदोभद्रिक 3. सर्वसत्वन हितसुखये
TRANSLATION. "Success! The pupil of Ayya-Jeshtahasti (Jyeshthahastin) out of the Kottiya gana, the Uchenagari (Uchchanagari) Sachā, (and) the Bamhadasia (Brahmadāsikakula) (avas) Aryya-Mihila (Arya-Miliru); his pupil (reas) the preacher (rachr ka) AryaKsheraka (Arya-Kshairaka ?); at his request a fourfold (image was dedicated as the gift of Sthira, daughter both of Varana hasti (°hastin) and of Devi, daughter-in-law of Jayadeva (and) daughter-in-law of Moshini (and) first wife of Kutha Kasutha for the welfare and happiness of all creatures."
No. XXXVIII. संवत्सरे सप्तपञ्चाश ५.७ हेमन्धविती-8 -से [दिवसे त्रयोदशेप-पूर्बायां -५
TRANSLATION. In the fifty-seventh, 57, year, in the third month of winter, on the thirteenth day. on that (date specified as) above . . . .
No. XXXIX. L. 1. सिहम् । परमभट्टारकमाहाराजाधिराजवीकुमारगुप्तस्य विजयराज्यसं [१०.१०
३ क---- न्तमा -- [दि]- स २० अस्यां पूर्वायां]कोझ्यिा गणा-26 2. विद्याधरी तो शाखाती दतिलाचाय्यप्रज्ञपिताये शामाढयाय भभिवस्य धीत ग्रहमित्रपा
लि[त]प्राता]रिकस्य कुटुम्बिनीये प्रतिमा प्रतिष्ठापिता ।"
TRANSLATION. u Suocess! In the year 113, in the victorious reign of the supreme lord and supreme king of great kings, the illustrious Kumâragupta, on the twentieth day of the twinter-month] KArttika]-on that (date, specified as) above an image was set up by Samadhya (Syāmādhyā), daughter of Bhattibhava (and) house-wife of the ferry.
» Dhamraputiha seems to be a misspelling of dharmapatiye with dhamra for dharm. Compare the forms of the Girnar version of Asoka's rock-ediots drabhiptd for drabhitpd, titaatli for tistarhli, and so forth.
» Meant for ddnath sarvatobhadrika viz. pratima. 11 Meant for sarvasatána hitasu khdye. The spelling sarera for sarea is not uncommon in bad MSS.
This is Mr. Growse's No. 6 (Indian Antiquary, vol. VI, p. 219). It is incined on the base of small statue, now preserved in the Mathurs Museum,
- Read hemanta; restore tritiya or fritiye. * Restore mdse and aryari ** Incised on the base of a large sitting Jina, measuring 3' 8" by 27. " Read -malaraja- restore karttikahemantamasaaya divass. 2 Read deti ácharyya.-Possibly prabhárikasya is to be read.
