Epigraphia Indica Vol 16

Author(s): F W Thomas, H Krishna Sastri
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

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No. 4.) BHAMODRA MOHOTA PLATE OF DRONASIMHA : THE YEAR 183.
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4 mittam-atmanat-oba puqy-abhivra (vriddhayo &-chandr-ark-aropaVa-kshiti-sthiti
sarit-parvvata-samakälınan bali-oharu-vaigvadav-ådyanam kriyaņām samutearppan.
arttha[m] 5 Trisam gamaka-gramo gandha-dhūpa-dipa-tailya(la)-måly-opayojyarn dövakulyasya cha
patita-visirņpa-pratisatiskaran-arttham satr-Opayojyo (jya) 8-sa-hirany-s6 döyas-sahranyais-ch-Adanair-a-châta-bhata-pråvēlyar brahma-děya-sthittya udak
Atisarggēna niesishtaḥ yato-ey-Opachita-nyayata bhujentah krisa (sha)taḥ
pradiçata7 h-karshipa yato vi ne kênachis(t)=sy-alp-ibadh& vichårapi v käryya yafe
ch=i[ch]chhidyamånaman modoyurasan mahå-påta kais-S-Opapatakais-cha 8 samyukto=smad-vam-agami-rijabhir-anyaig=cha Bâminyam bhomi-då yam-avēty=
[a]emad-dâyonumantavyöæpi ch=ktra Vyisa-kritäh sloka bhavanti 9 Shashtim varsha-sahasrāņi svarggo modati bhúmidaḥ [1] achchhêttà che
anumantă cha tany=éva naraka vagė(se)t [ll* 1] Sva-dattāṁ para-datta[mo]
vå yo harota vasundharam [1] 10 gavam data-sahasrasya hantu[bo]-prápnoti kilbishan [llo 2°] Bahubhir-yvasudbă
bhuktā rājibhisagarādibhi [1] yasya yasya yada bhumi[8]=tasya tasya
tad[a] phalar (Il 3] 11 Bhiruvaka7-dēvi-karm måntikaḥ sam 100 80 8 Srāvana suddha 10 8
svayam=ājña Likhitam Shashthidatta-putröna Kum[&]rila-patikēna
No. 5.-THE ANDHAU INSCRIPTIONS OF THE TIME OF RUDRADAMAN.
BY R. D. BANERJI, M.A. In January 1906 Mr. D. R. Bhandarkar, M.A., Carmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture in the University of Calcutta, then Assistant Superintendent, Archeological Survey, Western Circle, discovered six stone inscriptions "at Bhuj in the stores of the Engineering Department, near the palace." These inscriptions were originally found "at Andhau in Khåvda, also called Pachchham. They were standing there as monuments on a hillock, but were removed to Bhuj by the late Dewan Ranchhodbhai Udairam, who was very keen on antiquarian matters." In 1906 Mr. Bhandarkar found that "these stone inscriptions are much weatherworn and would not yield any satisfactory estampages." In December 1914 Mr. Bhandarkar visited Bhuj with Mr. K. N. Dikshit, M.A., then Archeological Assistant to the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Bombay, and re-examined the inscriptions. In his annual report for the Western Circle for the year ending 31st March 1915 Mr. Bhandarkar states that “the stones were no doubt seen by me nine years ago, when I first visited Cuteh. But then I had no time to decipher the inscriptions. The letters were so curiously weather-worn that they do not yield even passable estampages, but it is possible to prepare satisfactory transcripts from
1 The ra has been omitted, and added below the line. Read Mita-nyayona. • Read hujatah.
Read as modētaisas. After cha is a short stroke like a hyphen.
Read nåjabhis-Sagar-adlonis. 1 Between rw and ea is what seems to be blocked-out ga ; and Mr. Jackson actually read the name as Blirugaraka [connected with the name of Broach, Bhrigwkachchha -Ed.).
• Mr. Jackson read-kahatrikëna, perhaps rightly; but there is no diagonal cross bar in the koda. The last letter may be na orna.
. Annual Program Report of the Archaological Survey, Western Circle, 1905-06, p. 35. 10 Ibid.
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