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13 tri-paróhita-pratihâra-bôn&pati-bhåndagårik-akshapatalika-bhishag-naimittik-ântahpurika
data-karitaragapattangkarasthånagôkulAdhikfri-purushin-Ajña14 payati vôbô)dhayaty-Adisati cha yath& viditam-Asa(stu) bhavatâm yatha
Oparilikhita-gråmab sa-jala-sthalaḥ sa-loha-lavap-Akarah sa-matay-karaḥ
88-ga[r]tt-&(8) 15 sharaḥ sa-madhik-&mra-vana-vâţika-vitapa-triņa-yâti-gôchara-paryantah sôrddhradhaga
chatar-âghâţa-visuddhaḥ sva-sîmå-paryantaḥ samvatsaråņa[m ēka] dhika-dvadasa
sateshu 16 Vaibikho mâsi sukta(kla)-pakshe skshaya-tfitiyayan tithau Sôma-dinê
sike pi samvata 201 Vaisakha-sudi 3 8ômé sdy-êha Srimad-Våra[a]syam
Ga[ng]Ayam Bnktvi vidhivan-mant[r]a17 déva-muni-manuja-bh ata-pitri-gapáms=tarppayitvå timira-patala-påtana-patu-mahasam=
Ushnarðchishamupasthåy-Aushavi(dhi)pati-sakala-86kháram samabhyarchchya
tribhuvana-tratar-bhaga18 vató Vâsudêvasya půjár vi[dh]ya prachura-påyasena havisha havirbhajań butvå
måtâpitror=&tmanag-cha pupya-yaső-bhivsiddhayê ssmábhiraggôkarnna(roņa)
kasalata-pâta-ka19 ratal-8daka-pûrvva Kåsya (sya)pa-gôtråya | Kasya($ya)p-Avatsara-Naidh[r]uva.
tripravariya p andiva(ta)-bri-Bharata-pautrậya paņdita-srî-Padmanabha
putrayal papdita-fri-Vamsadhara20 darmman[6] vra(bra)hmandys chandr-arkkam yavach-chhsanikritys pradatto
matva yathadiyamann-bhagabhôgakara-pravaņikara-turushkada da-prabhfiti-sarvy
Adây&n=&jñA-vidhøyibbûya dâsya21 th=&ti | chha || Bhavanti ch=&tra slókah 11. .
. . 28 . .. . . . chha 11 Eta[tetu] tâmra[m=akhi]la-kshitipala-mauli29 sråņi-nighrishta-charaṇasya tad=asya råjñaḥ kayastha-ratnam-alikhad
vivu(bu) dh-aika-va(ba)ndhur-Ddhandhüka i ty=amarasindhu-visaddha-kirttih 11 chha || !!
C.-BANGÅVAN PLATE OF GOVINDACHANDRA AND HIS QUEEN
GÔSALADEVI, OF VIKRAMA-]SAMVAT 1208. This algo ig & single plate which was found, in December 1887; in a field near the village of Bang van in the Daryabad Pargana of the Ramsanehi-Ghat tahsil of the Bars Banki district of Oudh, and which is now in the Lucknow Museum. It measures about 1'51" broad by I high, and is inscribed on one side only. At the lower proper left corner a square piece,
hont broad by 24" high, is broken away, causing the loss of about four aksharas at the end of ench of the lines 19-25; otherwise the plate is well preserved. In the centre of the upper part it has a ring-hole, through which passes & ring, with a circular seal which is about 21" in diameter and bears the same legend and emblems as the seal of the inscription A. The
1 The reading of the letters in these brackets is doubtfal, because some correction has been made here in the plate: origionlly there was not room for more than one akshara between dit and dhika.. Rond udmelddhika..
Read moat 1201, the figure for the unit (1) is quite clour and distinct, and cannot be read di tereotly. • Rend - Vårdnasydo..
Here follow the twelve verses commencing Bhimin yah praligrindai, Sankhanh bhadr-dsanan, Berodundtdxmbldvina, Bahwbhiraparidad, Gam-kedin, l'addgdut rahasrana. Spa-daftth para-datidh nd, Shashtith waroha-sahasrdni, Vari-Andehomaronydoke. Na vishath visham, Yanalha dalidni, and Vat dbhravibhramam.
• Metre : VABAntatilaka.
• 8. far as I can judge from the impression sent to ma, the legend on the seal actually is jrimad. brindachadraddoa, in Nigarf letters between and t" bigh; and the Garude above it seems to be very much like the figure of Garoda on the Meadbata plates of Jarasimba, above, Vol. III. p. 60, Plate.
