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149 पयतनय[:] शा[स]नमलिखदि वीरणानुजस्तामं । [६५*] दानपा150 लनयोर्मध्ये 'दाना श्रेयोनुपालनं [*] दाना[*] स्वर्गमवाप्नोति 151 पालनादच्चुतं पदं । [६७*] खदत्ता[द"]द्विगुणं पुण्यं परदत्तानुपा162 लनं । पर[द*]त्तापहारेण खदत्तं निष्फलं भवेत् । [६८*] खदत्तां . 153 परदत्तां वा यो हरेत वसंधरां । षष्टिं वर्षसहस्राणि 154 विष्ठायां जा[य]ते क्रिमिः । [६८"] ऐकैव भगिनी लोके सर्वे[षा ]मेव
156 जा । न भोज्या न करणाद्या विप्रदत्ता वसुंधरा । [७० *] सामान्यो
156 धर्मसेतुं नृपाणां काले काले पालनीयो भवद्भिः [*] सर्वानेता' 167 [भ]विन: पार्थिवे]द्रान् [भूयो [भूयो*] याचते राम158 चंद्रः । [१] 159 श्रीवेंकटेश [*]
No. 40.- KARHAD PLATES OF KRISHNA III. ;
SAKA-SAMVAT 880.
BY R. G. BHANDARKAR, M.A., PH.D., C.I.E. These copper plates were found at Karhad in the Satara district while the foundations of an old and dilapidated house were being dug out, and were put into my hands by Mr. Hari Narayan Apte, the present manager of the Anandadrama in Poona. They are three in number. and each is 134 inches long and 9 inches broad. The first and the third plates are engraved on one side, and the second on both. The letters are well-formed and legible throughout. except in one place where an original mistake has been corrected by something else being engraved in its place (line 21).
The inscription on the plates records the grant of the village of Kankeh (1.62 and 65), situated in the district of Karahata and belonging to the Kalli group of twelve (1. 61 f.), by Krishnaraja (v.24), who was also called Akalavarsha and Vallabha (1.55), and who was Krishna III. of the Rashtrakuta family. The grantee was Gaganasiva (1.61 and 65), who was versed in all the Sivasiddhantas. He was the pupil of Isanaśive of Karabåta (1. 59 £.), the modern Karhad ; and the grant was made for the maintenance of the abootios that lived at the place (1. 61).
The date of the grant was Wednesday, the thirteenth tithi of the dark fortnight of Phalguna of the cyolio year Kalayukta, the Saka year being 880 past (1. 56 f.). Professor Kielhorn has favoured the Editor with the following remarks on this date :--"Salca-Samyat 880 expired by the southern luni-solar system was Kalayukta, and the equivalent of the date is
I Read लिखदिदं. • Rend समाधि. 1 Read "नेतान्.
Read दानाकेयी.
- Read दयुर्व - Read एकव.
• Read 'सेतुर्नपा. . This word is engraved in large Telugu characters.
