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south-east of Kanker), and the other HA Köngörd (6 miles north of Kankor). The former is associated with gods, and the latter with market, which is held there. In the inscription Kogara is said to be close to the shrine of Prinkovara, which has now disappeared, but has apparently left its reminiscence in the suggestive adjunct Deo which Kongora now bears. I therefore identify our Kögard with Deo Kongers, Jaiperd is the modern J&pre (Indian Atlas, quarter sheet 92, N. W., Long. 81° 31', Lat. 20° 28'), a village 15 miles north of Kankor, and Ohikball is about 21 miles in the same direotion just on the borders of the state. It is Dow inoluded in the Dhamtari tahsil, which formerly formed part of the Kanker stato. Andall is probably represented by the present Andni (Ånjni), 10 miles east of Kanker. Padi cannot be identified. The same is the case with Vapikotta about which it is doubtful whether it is the name of a village at all.
Plate I.
TEXT. 1 Svasti Kakatra-samdvåge rajadhirajar-paramsvarar paramamdhesva(Ava)ra-88? ma-vata(6)-Anvaya-prasta-Katyasya]nf-vara-lavdha-padha-Bavd-Abhinandita-nija-bhnj.
oparjita3 mahåmap(djalikereimat-Papardjadève-vijaya-rajy tat-sathnihita-rajñi Lakshmi4 devi kumara: Vopadeva pradhana Bhoga rara vaipathal nija
vyAparam korvvatti5 shtha(s) hti Jalpard Vapikotta maryadi-kritys gråma-patrd-yam gaitd
Lakshmidharayam(y) pradattam 6 pratbams saraha gaja bhama Sobha 130 vijaya-raja tatlo 140 halay.
Arddha-pattan7 tard tatha Chikhall-gråma-patre vijaya-raj[y]a-ttak 150 pralaya-pau8 DA-patta tard! Asmim arthê såkshiņa bhattara paka] (1) Govinda gai(n)ta
Lakshmidhan gai[ta) Ma 9 houvara na[yaka"] | Chhanţa I nd(yaka] 1 Damodara 88[0] | Palatai
sayat (1) 965 Bhadrapada vadi 1[0] 10 mriga-riksha 7 sôdma-dinê 1 pach Vishņusarm mana likhitah sethi Kadavena
utkirppan Padi11 pattand [ll") subhambhavata |
TRANSLATION.. Hail! At the Kakaira residence, in the victorious reign of the illustrious Mahdmandalika Pamparijaders, the king of kings, the supreme lord, the great worshipper of Siva, (who is) born in the lineage of the family of the Moon, who is bailed as having obtained the 5 sounds as a boon from Katyayanl, who has acquired (his country) by (the force of) his own arms, with him the queen Lakshmidevi and Prince Vopadeva (sitting) by his side, and while the eightio officials
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1 Read abdha-pañola-tabd.. Read Armat..
• Bead kuudra. • Probably site.
Read rdjys.
• Road Maldeare. Rend wrigarkale. Read admadind.
Read fublar. * Thoue eight officials seem to have incladed the minister, the village priest, who in the present care is party to the tranmetion, the Raj Pandit, who wrote out this document, sod five other, whome office is probably exproused by five letters Rd, R4, Vai, Pd and Tha, which perhaps stand for Rdyaks (eble counsellor), Rdjanallabha (court tiroarito), Hriba (chamberlain), Partika (nido-de-camp), and Thabkura (lord-in-waiting). Bo Jour. 41. Boo. Bengal, 1906, Vol. I. p. 10; Vol. XVII, 1878, pp. 406 and 408 Ind. Ant. Vol. XI, pp. 844 and 887. In the Inst, which is . Chaaluky grant of A.D. 1207, the following Coun: Hair Godblir gothikain ... adrd karaplyd, this place of worship bus to be taken care of by the following eight trusteel, Our inscription wus written only six years after the one referred to above, and it would sem that at that time eight we considered so adequate number of person with or trusteel, etc., in connection with transactions of st lonat landed property.
