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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
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93 ह सीमा खत्तरतः भंडिधारि सीमा । ईशान्यतः कुलुमेटि चेदल
वाड भंडिधारि' मुचंहि सीमा । पस्य धर्मस्य केन[चि]94 बाधा न कत्तव्या' [१] यदा[१] [*] स्वदत्ता परदत्तं वा यो
[]रेत वसुंधरा [*] षष्टिं वर्षसहस्राणि [विष्ठा]यां [जा]ये[ते]' 95 क्रिमिः । [४१] बहुभिबसुधा दत्ता बहुभिश्चानुपालिता [1] यस्य
यस्य [यदा भूमिस्तस्य तस्य तदा फलं । [४२*] श[वणापि
कतो धर्म96 : पालनोयं' प्रयत्नतः । शत्रुरि]व [हि शत्रु][:*] स्यधर्मश्चत्रु कस्य
चित् । [४३] श्रीपिठापुरमुन "कटाच[*]र्य[लिखितं [1] श्री श्री श्री भि [.]
TRANSLATION. (Verse 1.) From the expanding lotus flower (which rose from) the navel of (Vishnu) the husband of Sri (and) lord of the world, was produced Brahma, the abode of the Vedas (and) primeval spirit. From him was born & son of the mind, the sage Atri. From him came the Moon,-a feast to the eyes of men, the friend of the ocean, the founder of a race, (and) the jewel that adorns the head of Mahesvara (Siva).
(V. 2.) From this Moon was born Budha, a rejoicer of the hearts of men (and) an abode of wisdom. From Budha came the emperor Pururavas.
(Line 5.) From him (came) Ayu ; from him Nahusha ; from him Yayati; (and) from him Poru;
(V. 3.) Půru, whose arms were able to bear the burden of the earth (and) who, having devontly bestowed his own youth on (his) parent, received like an ornament the old age clinging to the body of the latter.
(L.7.) From him (came) Janamjaya; from him Prachise; from him Sainyayati : from him Hayapati : from him sarvabhauma; from him Jayasena; from him Mahabhauma: from him Aisana: from him Krodhanana%3; from him Devaki; from him Ribhuka: from him Bikshaka: from him Mativara%; from him Katyayana%3; from him Nila3; from him Dushyants; (and) from him Bharata,
(V. 4.) Who, having placed sacrificial posts in an uninterrupted line on the bank of the JAhnavi (Ganga) and Yamuna, performed a horse-sacrifice (and hence became known by the name of Mahakarma-Bharata.11
(L. 12.). From this Bharata (came) Bhûmanyu ; from him Suhôtra; from him Hastin : from him Virôchana ; from him Ajamidha ; from him Samvarana ; from him Sudhanvan from him Parikshit%3; from him Bhimasena; from him Pradipana; from him Samtann: from him Vichitravirya; (and) from him king Pandu,
(V.5.) From the two queens Kanti and Mådri, he (vis. Pandu) received five sons, who were as brilliant as jewels,-Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula (and) Sahadeva.
(V.6.) The only hero in the world, whose noble deeds were beneficial to all men, (was) Arjuna, whose companion Vishņu (Krishna) became, disregarding the shame of being a mortal:
• Read उत्तर. • See note 2. - Read नायते. - Read करा.
Read बंडिदारि.
- Read ऐशानव:'Read कर्वव्या.
• Read परदत्ता. • Rend नौयः.
• Read स्वाधर्मः शचन Mia Bharnta (the performer) of great rites'
