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No. 16.]
UNDIKAVATIKA GRANT OF ABHIMANYU.
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(L. 12.) he who meditates at the feet of Bhagavat (Vishpa), who is devoted to the feet of the lord (his) father, the fervent Bhagavata, the Bharadvája, the glorious Simhavarman, the rightful Mahardja (of the family) of the Pallaves, who are the abodes of the fortanes of other kings overcome by their own valour, (and) who according to rule have performed many horse-sacrifices, addresses (the following) order to the villagers in the village (named) Pikira in Munda-rashtra and to the general overseers (sarvadhyaksha), the favourites (vallabha) and the official messengers ($dsanasamohárin)* who are appointed to this (distriot).
(L. 15.) This village has been given by Us, having made (it) & Brahmaddya, to Vildsalarman of the Kafyapa (gôtra) (and) of the Taittiriya (såkhá), accompanied by all immunities, with the exception of the cultivated land enjoyed by temples (dévabhôga-kala), for the increase of Our length of life, power and victory, on the third (tithi) of the bright fortnight of Agvayuja in the fifth year of (Our) reign of growing victory.
L. 19.) "Therefore this village must be exempted and caused to be exempted with all immunities. And that wicked man who will transgress against this Our edict, is liable to corporal punishment. And with reference to this there are also the following) verses of the Rishi (vis. Vy&sa)."
[LI. 21–24 contain three of the customary verses.]
No. 16.-UNDIKAVATIKA GRANT OF ABHIMANYU.
BY PROFESSOR E. HULTZSCH, PA.D.; HALLE (SAALE). These copper-plates formed part of the collection of Dr. Bhau Daji; but there is no information as to where they came from. The inscription on them was already published by the late Dr. Bhagwanlal Indraji in the Journ. Bombay Branch, R. As. Soc., Vol. XVI. p. 88 ff., and was oritically examined by Dr. Fleet in the Ind. Ant. Vol. XXX. p. 509 ff. At his desire I here re-edit the text, to accompany the Plate now published, from excellent ink-impressions supplied by him. Dr. Fleet contributes the following remarks :
"The present facsimile of the plates has been prepared, under my superintendence, from ink-impressions made by me in 1886, when I obtained the original plates on loan, for that purpose, through Major F. H. Jackson, Baroda. The goal has been done from a photograph of it which was made on the same occasion.
"The copper-platos are three in number, each measuring about 6" by 21". They are quite smooth, without any rims either fashioned or raised. They are fairly thick; and consequently the letters, though fairly deep, do not show through on the reverse sides at all. The engraving is good; except in a few letters, where the strokes were not firm and deep enough to finish them off properly. The interiors of some of the letters shew marks of the working of the engraver's tool. At several places on plates ii.b and iii. the surface has split and broken away, so that the writing is damaged there; the remainder of the record is in good order.
1 On dappa-bhattdraka-pada-bhakta see above, Vol. IV. p. 143 and noto 7. ? Compare above, Vol. VI. p. 88 and note 8.
• The synonymous torm djidaanchdrin occurs in Gupta Inor. p. 287, text line 21; p. 246, text line 24; and above, Vol. III. p. 261, text line 18.
I supply this word from the Uruvupalli grant which reads (1.28 f.) - farminwpishayd sar podyuktakda sarovanaiyy6k4 (!) rajasallabhd) sacharantakaiacha. In both case the district of Mupd-rashtra is meant.
. Compare Ind. Ant. Vol. V. p. 167, note 1, and above, Vol. VII. p. 66.
