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KAMAULI PLATES OF THE KINGS OF KANAUJ.
No. 11.]
14 ti-vividhavidyâvichâra Vâchaspati-śrimad-Govindachandradêvô pattalâyâm Mahasônamaua-grâvâ (ma)-nivåsinò mi (ni).
15 khila-jannpadán-upagatan-api
16 rika-dûta-karituragapattanákarasthanagókulâdhikari-p urushâms=ch=âjnâ payatil vô (bo)dhayaty=âdisati cha yatha viditam-astu bhavatâm yadv(th)=ôpari17 likhita-grâmaḥ sa-jala-sthalaḥ sa-lôha-lavan-âkaraḥ sa-matay-âkaraḥ sa-parṇnâkaraḥ sa-gartt-ôsharaḥ sa-madhûka-chata-vana-vâțika-vitapa-tripa-yûti
[eha] raja-raji-yuvarkja-mantri-puròhita-pathirasênapati-bhlodaghrik-Akahapajaliks-bhishag-n(nai)mittik-antabpu
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vijayt. Haladôya
18 gôcha[ra]-paryantaḥ
s-ôrddh[v]-âdhas-chatur-âghâța-visuddhaḥ
sva-sîmâ
paryantaḥ samvat 1182 Mâgha-sudi 15 Sa(sa)nau Séri madapratihârasamâvâsê sômagra
19 hana-parvvaņi Gangâyâm snâtvå vidhivan-mantra-dêva-muni-manuja-bhûta-pitri
gapda tarppayitv
20 m-upasthây=Aushadhipati-sakala-sekharam
timira-patala-pâtana-padu (tu)-mahasam-Ushparochishasamabhyarchchya tribhuvana-trâtur= Vasudevasya půjâm vidhaya havishâ havirbhujam hutvå mâtâpitrôr=â21 tmanas-cha punya-yasô-bhivridva (ddha)yê kusalata-pûta-karatal-ôdaka-parvvam= asmâbhir=Vva(bba) ndhula-gôtrâya Va(ba)ndhul-Aghamarshana-Visvamitra
tri[pravark
22 ya dikshita-sri-Purushottama-pautraya
dikshita-sri-Vilhå-putraya mahâpurohita-sri
Jagusarmmanê â-chandr-ârkkam såsanîkritpa (tya) pradantô (ttô) 23 matvâ yathadiyamina-bhigabbbgakara-pravanikara-kataka-prabhriti-samast-Adâyân=
ajñâvidhi(dhê)yibhûya dasyatha | Bhavanti ch-âtra punya-slô
24 kâḥ | Bhûmim yaḥ pratigrihnâti yas-cha bhûmim prayachchhati ubhau tau punya-karmmânan niyatam svargga-gâminan Sankham bhadr-âsanam chchha(chba)ttram var-åsvâ va
25 ra-varaṇaḥ bhûmi-dânasya chihnâni phalam-êtat-Purandara || "Sarvvân-êtân= bhavinah parthiv-êndrân-bhúyô bhủyố yêchatê Ramabhadrah | sâm[a*]nyô= yam dharmma
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26 sêtur-nnripânâm kâlê kâlê pâlaniyo bhavadbhiḥ
Va(ba)hubhir-vvasudha
datta râjabhiḥ Sagar-âdibhiḥ yasya yasya yada bhumis-tasya tasya ta27 då phalam II Sva-dattam para-dattâm vå yo harêta vasundharam | sa [v]ishthâyâm krimir-bhûtvå pitribhiḥ saha majjati Sri-Vâstavya-kul-ôI likhitas-tâmvra-paṭṭô7-yam Kiṭhapêna
28 dbhuta-kayasth-Olhaṇa-sûnunâ
nṛip-âjñay-êti chha chha ||
Read farmmaņa.
B.- PLATE OF GOVINDACHANDRA OF [VIKRAMA-]SAMVAT 1171.
This also is a single plate, which measures about 1' 5" broad by 1' 1" high, and is engraved on one face only. In the upper part it has a ring-hole, about" in diameter. The plate contains 27 lines of writing which is in a fair state of preservation. The size of the letters is about ". The characters are Nâgarî, and the language is Sanskrit: In respect of orthography the chief points to mention are, that the letter b is throughout denoted by the sign for v; that the dental sibilant is generally employed instead of the palatal; and that
1 Read -purushdn=djd.
I am unable to decide whether this should be written ért-Madapratthára- or frimad-Apratthára-.
Metre: Sloka (Anushṭubb); and of the next verse.
Metre of this and the following verses: Sloka (Anushṭubb).
5 Metre: Śâlini.
7 Read -támra-.
Perhaps these signs are not really intended for chha, but they closely resemble that akshara. Compare Ind. Ant, Vol. XVII. p. 140, note 45.
