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No. 13.)
BUDDHIST INSCRIPTIONS IN SWAT.
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20 g=va(cha) punya-yas (88)-bhivrida(ddha)y[8] 11 Bhårga-Chyavan-Åpnuvana
Aurvva-Jámadagoy-êti parchársha(rahê)ya-pracha(va)råya Vachchha(tsa)
bhårgava-gôtrâya Gåų-Anvayâya vrå (brå) huana-Vâja-pauträys Pra(bra)hma21 patrầya va(tha)kkura-bri-Dalbûsa (fa)rmmapa(ne) saba(sa)p&(ni)ksitya pradattaḥ
matva yathadiyamâna-[bh]agabhôgakara-kůdha(ta)ka(k-&)dika[] dasyath=
êti | Bhavanti (ch)-atra [sl]ókåḥ Bhůmi[m] yaḥ prati22 grihộâti yas-cha bhûm[im] praya(chchhalti usan(bhaa) tau punya-karm månau
ti(ni)yatam svargga-gåmit(nan) | Sa[n]kha[m] bhadr-Asa (sa)nam chchhatra 5 var-ånvam(sva) ta(va)ra-y&(vá)han[8]} 1 bhâmi-dana[sya] di(chi)hnani
(phala?]23 m=a() tat-Purandara 11 Yasya yanya(sya) yada bhomi[s="] tasya] tasya
tada da(pha)lam (II) 7 Svarnnamaka gâsakam bh[]têr-apy=ékam-agula (1)
hara[n=na]rakam=åpnôti yâya(va)d-dhùtasamplava[m] (ID) 24 Sva-datta[n] para-dattâ[*] và yê(36) harệt 188[]dharâu | * Bha[sht]ir=
vvarpa (rsha)-bahapra (srå)ņi ti(vi)(shth]åyå[m] jậyatê kệimih (II) Tadâgânår
sahabhraga aśva[m]êdha-satêna va(cha) | gayâ(vår) koti25 pradana (ne)na bh[Q]mi-harya (rta) DS 8u(fu)dhyati || Likhitam tArdrakamala
idar tajjara!1 [śr]l-NarayanÔna pramåņam=etal | Svahattaya !!
No. 13.-THREE BUDDHIST INSCRIPTIONS IN SWAT.
By G. BÖ HLEB, Pa.D., LL.D., C.I.E. The subjoined edition of three Buddhist inscriptions in Swat has been prepared according to inked estampages, furnished to Dr. Hultzsch by their discoverer, Major H. A. Deane, Deputy Commissioner of Peshawar. According to Major Deane's notes, A. is "an inscription on a rock on a low hill, 300 yårds to the south of a small place named Shakôri. Shakori is a hamlet of Manglaur in Swåt, Manglaur itself being about a mile off to the north. The stone on which the inscription exists, is known as Khazana Ghat,' as some treasure was at one time found near it. Manglaur is pretty well accepted as the site of the old capital of Udyang. But, as extensive ruins exist near the inscription, the rains are probably those of the old capital itself. B. is an inscription on a cliff known as Oba Ghat,'- there being a spring below it;3 and . is an inscription on the same cliff, about 30 feet to the left of B. The cliff is on a hill above the low hill or spur on which A. exists. Near B. and C. is a large temple and a large rock-cut figare (idol) on the cliff, some 50 or 60 paces off, facing west."
All three are deeply and boldly incised on rough stones. The letters, which vary between two and four inches in height, resemble in many respects the so-called North-Western Gupts characters. Sa shows the looped form, while sha retains its old square shape. Na has two verticals, to each of which clings one half of the original upper bar, and they are attached
* This siga of punctuation is superfluous. • The Avaldyana śrauta-stra ha Bhargata.Chydeas-Apnands-Aurva-Jámadagnosti. • The grants of Govindachandra generally have "datto matud. • Metre here and below : Sloka (Anushtabb).
. Read chhattrain. • The first half of tbis verse has been omitted. 7 Read Suvarnamadkan gam-ddi bilmdr-apy-dam-angelas. . Read thashfin va'.
. Read Sahaarno. 10 Read td borakan, for idmrakan. 1 Read flakkura-irt..
Read iti Saharto=yon 1. Oda is. Water' in Pashtu, and ghat is rock.""
