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No. 13.) MANDHATA PLATES OF DEVAPALA AND JAYAVARMAN II.
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Gangadhara, dikshita, 11. 25, 50. Govinda, dvivêda, l. 48. Hari, chaturveda, 1. 69. Haridhara, pandita, 1. 34. Janardana, chaturveda, 11. 38, 70; trivôda,
1. 53. Jasaddva, agnihotrin, 1. 64. Jasodhara, triveda, 1. 29. Kanhada, paņdita, 1. 51; panchakalpin(?),
1. 71. Katuka, agnihotrin, 1. 65. Kálhaņa, dikshita, 1. 32. Kesava, dikshita, 1. 50. Krishna, yajnika, 1. 56. Kumars, panchakalpin(?), l. 71. Madana, paņdita, 1. 51. Madhava, triveda, 1. 59. Madhu, dikshita, 1. 32. Madhukantha, sukla, 1. 27. Mabaditya, kvasathika, 1. 25.
Mabidhara, papdita, 1, 34 Márkanda, triveda, 1. 61. Någadêva, yâjūika, 1. 56. Narasimha, triveda, 1. 53. Narayana, upadhyâya, 1. 63; dvivêda, 1. 68. Padmanabha, dvivêda, 1. 68. Padmas våmin, dikshita, 1. 28. Pavitra, chaturveda, 1. 43. Prithvidhara, chaturveda, 1. 35. Purushottama, dikshita, 1. 65. Råmēsvara, triveda, 1. 29. Rishi, trivôda, 1. 60. Sådhårana, chaturveda, 1. 57, Samuddhara, chaturveda, 11. 42, 45. Simhakantha, dikshita, 1. 26. Sômêsvara, triveda, 1. 59. Trilôchana, dikshita, 1. 28. Våsadhara, dvivêda, 1. 48. Vijayi, chaturveda, 1. 62. Vishnu, chaturveda, 11. 41, 57.
B-MÅNDHÅTÅ PLATES OF JAYAVARMAN II. ; [VIKRAMA-SAMVAT 1817.
These are two plates which were found by Mr. Lele, some time in 1904, at the village of Godarpura opposite the island of Mândhâta, on the southern bank of the NarmadA in the Nimar district of the Central Provinces. They were sent by the Deputy Commissioner of Nimêr to the Provincial Museum at Nagpur, where they are now deposited. They measure about 1' 51" broad by 10% high, and are held together by two rings, now out, for which there are two holes in either plate. I edit the inscription which they contain from impressions sent to me by the Government Epigrapbist.
The first plate is inscribed on one side, and the second on both sides. The writing both on the first plate and on the first side of the second plate covers a space about 1'4' broad by between 91" and 10' high, that on the second side of the second plate 1' 4" broad by 8" high. The three sides together contin 53 lines of well-engraved writing which throughout is in a perfect state of preservation. On the proper right of the second side of the second plate, between lines 42 and 50, a vertical line marks off a space 3" broad by 4' high, which contains an engraving of Garuda, with, below it, the words sva-hasto-ya maharajasya II, in smaller characters than thoso in the body of the inscription. The bird is represented in human form, kneeling towards the left, but with the head turned towards the right, and with four hands, the two inner ones of which are joined over the breast, while the two others are lifted up on either side, the one on the left holding a snake, the head of which looks like a bird's head. The size of the letters is about g". The characters are Nagari, closely resembling those of the inscription A., and the language is Sanskrit. The inscription is so carefully written that in respect of orthography only few remarks are necessary. The sign for v denotes both b and v; the dental sibilant is used for the palatal only in sata., 1.25 ; as is often the case elsewhere, dy, dv and dhu are employed instead of ddy, ddv and 'ddhu ; Janárddanais written Janárjjana- in line 34, and shadbkir= 85 shabhir= in line 37. The sign of avagraha is employed seven times ; and, excepting in sampratan, 1. 16, m at the end of a verse or half-verse
1 The plates were first mentioned by Mr. Lele in Dhar State, dated the 24th August 1904.
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