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BENARES COPPER.PLATE GRANTS OF GOVINDACHANDRA OF KANAUJ, 359
have failed to read the two letters immediately preceding the word purandara. In line 23, initial e appears in the old form of a triangle, with the apex downwards.
The opening verses, 1-8, correspond with those of the Basâhi plate. Line 2 reads Mahlyalasutah:-conf. Mahiala-sutah or Mahiála-sutah of the Bas pl. according to Drs. Fleet and Mitra. Verse 4 of the Bas. pl. is not found in our text: verse 6 of our text is not found in the Basâhi plate: but these omissions are unimportant. Line 6 reoords the date in words and figures, s viz. Tuesday, full moon (bright half) of KArttika, 1162 Samvat, date corresponding to 24th October, 1105 A.D.
Line 7. Govindachandra, the donor, was then encamped in Vishnupura and made the grant after having bathed in the Ganges, etc. This, and the succeeding names of places, I cannot identify.
Line 8. He gives the village of Usitha (?), in the J1&vati-pattalà in the Pafchala country, with the usual appurtenances.
Ll. 12-13. The donee, Vilhakáya Dikshita, who came originally from Savithadesa (?), was the son of Puraváss and grandson of Nagananda (?). These belonged to the Vandhula gotra with the three pravaras of Vandhula, Aghamarshana and Visvamitra, and were followers of the Yajurveda.
Il. 15–16 contain the well-known crux मत्वा यहीयमान धवितुदण्डप्रति
• दशव (ब)
Ll. 23-24. The composer of the inscription was Vijayadasa, who also composed the Basâhi document. The following consented to the grant:-the pratihara Gautama, the purohita Jagúka, the mahattaka Vålhana (all three of whom are mentioned in the Basahi plate) and the Queen mother Ralhadevi.
TEXT.
Front.
Line [1] ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय ॥ समार्थ सदेवानां दामोदरसुपामहे । बेली यस्य तीव क्रोडान्तःस्थं वस्त्रियी ॥ ( 1 ) . ' वंसे गाइडवालाख्ये बभूव विजयी नृपः ॥
[2] मत्रीबलतः श्रीमाचलनाभागसत्रिभः । (2). याते श्रीभोजभूपे विदुधवरवधूनेच सीमाति'दिल' चीक कीर्त्तिमेष गतवति च ये चान्वये जायमाने ।
[3.] भर्त्तारं यं धरिची चिदिवविभूनिमं प्रोतियोगादुपेता जाता विवख पूर्व समभवदिष स मापतिचंद्रदेव (3) ॥ तस्मादभूद्रिषदिलापतिदन्तिसिंहः चोणीपति
[4.) मंदनपाल इति प्रसिचः । येनाक्रियन्त वसुधः समरप्रबन्धाः सवतिमहतयचुकवन्धवन्धाः"। (4)." तस्यादजायत नरेश्वरवृंदद्यपादारविंदयुगली
[8.] चितप्रतापः । चोणीपतीन्दतिलको रिपुरमभंगी गोविंदचंद्र" इति विश्रुतनामकोसिं: (5) g तितीय दोस्तो मत्तसौयँकदन्तिनः । धनुर्गुचीम
* Dr. Kielhorn kindly provides the following note:'For V. 1162 expired:-Tuesday, the 24th October, A.D. 1105; the full moon tithi commenced 2b. 29m. after mean sunrise and ended Ob. 9m. after mean sunrise of the following day." Metre: Sloka (Anushțubh). 5 Read .17: • Metre : Bloka (Anushtubb).
7 Read विबुध.
• Road चन्द्रदेवः
• Metre: Sragdhard.
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10 lead बहुमः प्रबन्धा
कबन्धबन्धाः
11 Metre: Vasantatilaka.
12 Read इन्दबन्धपादारविन्द रिभट्ट बोरिदचन्द्र
12 Metre: Vasantatilaks
