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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
į Vol. XI.
(village) to the tank called) Vellēri of this village, as the tank-field (@rich.cheruvu). I gave (it) so that they may dig pits in this Velleri (tank) and deposit (the silt on the buud)(puying the charges) from the proluce (Whöga) of this field).
This charity has to last (as long as the moon and the sun endure. One who maintains this charity shall obtain the merit of having performed one thousand horse-sacrifices. Ono who destroys it shall incur the sin of ruining Väravasi. The feet of one who protects this charity shall be oz my head. C.-Inscription of the time of Vanavidyādhara-Mahabali-Vänarāya : dated in the 24th
year of Nripatunga.
TEXT.
On the first side of the stone. 1 Sva[stji [ll] [Sri*].
9 ra-pratihárikrita 2 Nri[paj[tun*]
10 sri-Mahābali3 gar[ku y][ũn"]
11 kul-otbhava(odbhava), 4 du iruba[ttu-nă*]
12 sri-Vāņavi5 1[&]vadu [st [kaln].
13 jyādhara-Mah[@]6 jagat-tray-abhi").
14 bali-Vana7 vandita-(sul r-asur-).
15 rāyar Vaduga8 dhisu-Paramo sva
On the second ssile of the stone. 16 valiyin merku pr[i] (pri)thiviräjyaň-jeyya -Ttiruvëngada-k17 köttattu-[ChJchilai-nātu-Ttiruvirppirambettu sabhai
On the third side of the stone. 18 . .rkka
30 . . ga i-pparu19 . . . m vi[v]
31. lisada-mutțămė20 . .d[a]va[na]r
32 [pa]du yêttuv[0]21 . Dariyala
33 [m]anom sabh[ai). [la] těya
34 yom [1*] ippa[ru] 23 . pop
adit[t]anur 24 . . ti oru-vi
36 ñ-jandiranu. . ira(o)
37 mm=allala [va]26 . . . [yu]m[m]o
38 m uduvoma. .[nayyu[m]
39 nom i-ppa28. mörum o
40 ro[s]a mattinar[u]. yum . yu
On the fourth side of the stone. 41... ivan uttaman dha[r]mmamáva
mbetta sabheyèm [*] i-ddha. . .ttan pådam en talai mela [ll"]
No. 228 of the Madras Epigraphical collection for 1903. As will be seen from the accompanying photolithographie plate, 11.1 to 15 and 18 to 40 are engraved on the two broad sides of the stone and the rest of the inscriptions on the two narrow sides.
. The secondary à is added to the y at the bottom. • One or more lines of the inscription are completely broken at the top of this side of the stone. • A few akalaras are lost at the beginning of each line on this side of the stone. . Read sabhaiyom.
