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1 Ozin zamaḥ [NO] Sprishtas vaksbaai Wilaya kararuhai[b] kahit-kash
Akarshapad=saya kama-parêņa pada-patanaiḥ kaptha-grah&q=¶ Idhaaykata
bhayand sarendra tanavỒ yaḥ pràpita nirvfitim 2 smpito-étthan sprihayanti gópa-vanita yuamai pây&id=Dhari) [lll 1 #1]
Lakshmf-lil-pedhanem pralayajalanidhi-ethiyind ganda-faild 1 darpodvrittAaronderordrumagahanavano-chohheda-dakshAh kuthithA)rah 017 susir-Apreveri-prodana-iya-samurad heddha-kakshya 18 dörddandaş panta
Saurig=vazyanabhavan-êttambhana-atambha-bhataḥ [ll 2 11") Raja7 fri-Gahil
Anvay-Amala-pay rakan sphurad-didhiti dhvasta-dhvanta-sam. 4 ba-dushta-sakala-vy Al-Avalop-Antakrit I r man-ity-Aparajitaḥ kshitibhritâm "abhyarchitô murdhabhir. 10 vfitta-svachchhatay-aiva kanstubha-mapirujjatë jagad-bhashanah !! [
3 1 ] 11 Siv-åtmajózkhandita-faktisampe-119 d-dhuryah samákranta-bhujangaéatru[h] ten-Endravat=Skanda
iva pranéta 118 všito mahårája-Varahasimhah [ll 4 11*] 18 Jana-gpihitam=
api kshaya-varjitar dhavalam=apy=anorañjita-bhôtalar [18] sthiram-api pra6 vikasi diso dass bhramati yasya yabo gana-veshtitam [5 l1*] Tasya 16
nama dadhati yabo-mati 6 gêhini pranayini Yagomati [*] chittamratpatha
gatam nirundhati sa babhůva vinayad=Arundhati 1117 [611] Smrævvandhaki 18 7 Sthåņa-rata cha Gaurt vaidhavya-duḥkh-ôpahata Ratig=cha (1*] bala
tri(tri)loky&m-atul-Spamånd slmantinin&m dhuri Baiva ját 1 [711] 90Viláky
Asan lakshmim svanayana-nimesha-pratisamam vayd-vittath rangat-tanatara8 tarang-Anga-taralarn (1) Paran=samsár-Abdhim vishama-vishayagraha-kalilam
sthira pôt-AkÁram bhavanamo=skarot-Kaitabharipo[ho]43 11 [811] "Schtrvvisphôțayantaḥ sphatita-pata-raj8-dhisarkḥ kêta kinám=&dhanvantaḥ kaldpan=
madakala9 vachasâm nfityatâm barhiņåpåmm [1] mêgh-Alir=vvikshipantaḥ salilakaņa
bhfitô våyavah právpishênye vânty=uchchair-yattra 87 tasmin Purn(ra)-Narakaripôrəmmandiram samnivishtam 11 [9 11*] Yåvad=bhåndḥ khuragra-vranita-jalamu.
From rubbingo supplied to me by Mr. Gaurishankar Himchand Ojha. Expressed by & symbol.
• Metre : Sårddiavikridita. • Tan appears to be used here in the sense of tasol,' slender or graceful woman.' Metre: Sragdhara.
• Those signs of punctuation are superfluous. 7 Metre : Sardalavikridita.
* This sign of panctuation is superfluous. • What the author wishes to say is, I believe, -dhoasta-dushta-dhodnta-samdha. 16 The rabbinga bave ihroritta®, but the sign of visarga appears to have been struck out. 11 Metre! Upajati.
13 These signs of punctuation are superfluous. 13 Metre : Drutavilambita.
* Originally peshtita) was engraved. 15 Metre : Rathôddhata.
16 This sigo of panctuation is superfluous, 17 This sigo of punctuation is followed by two dots like the sign of visarga, 18 Metre : Indravajra.- Read Srir=bba.
Is This sign of punctuation is denoted by a vertical line, followed by two dots like the sign of visarga. The name sign is used at the end of verses 8, 9, 10 und 11.
90 Metre : Sikbariņi.
1 Taran either stands for tárayat (referring to bhavanam), or the masculine form is used instead of the feminine tarantí, or rather tarishyanti.
The akshara na was originally omitted and is engraved below the line.
[Compare bav-dodhi-tarand yadəydnapettran mahat .......... Vishnoraidan mandiran; Ep. Ind. Vol. I. p. 156 f.- E.H.]
* Metre of verses 9 and 10: Sragdhard, 35 Originally saoMladin was engraved.
96 Read Ondm. * Supply káld; compare Ind. Ant. Vol. V. p. 181, verse 10; Vol. XIX. p. 58, line 12.
