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SONEPUR PLATES OF MAHA-BHAVAGUPTA (II)-JANAMEJAYA.
36 तां म्बा (वा) ।' यो हरेश वसुन्धरां (राम्) [1* ] स विष्ठायां कमिभूमि त्वा पचते पितुभिः सह [[10*1] था
Third Plate; First Side.
37 दिव्यो वरुणो विष्णुव (ब्रह्मा सोमो हतास (श) न: । शु (शू) लपाणिस्तु
अभिन
भगवान् ।'
38 दन्ति भूमिदं (दम् ) 1[1100*] सामान्योयं धर्मसेतु (नृपाणां काले काले पालनोयो भवह्निः [1"]
39 रिति सर्व्वानेतान् भाविनः पार्थिवेन्द्रान् भूयो भूयो याचते रामचन्द्र[:] [111*] पति
40 कमलदलाम्बु ( ब ) वि (बि) न्दुलीलां ।' श्री ( श्रि ) यमनुचिन्त्य मनुष्यजि (जो ) वितं च [1*] सकलमिदमु
41 दाहृतं च वुद्दा ( बुद्धा) । नहि पुरुषः परकि ( को ) र्त्तयो विलोप्याः |[1120 * ] परमभट्टारकमहाराजाभि
42 राजपरमेश्वरसोमकुलतिलकचिकलिङ्गाधिपतिश्री [म *]ज्जन
43 मेजयदेवस्य विजयराज्ये सम्व (संव) सरे सप्तदसमे' भाषाढ
44 मामसितपचपचम्यो यचावतः । 45 ऽशेषार्थसा (शा) स्वस्मृतिविम[ल* ]धिया 46 कटसुरगुरुप्राप्तभूयिष्ठधान्त्रा । नाकमा 47 ग्त्रिणा यस्य राज्यं निर्व् (यू) ढं 48 [1130*]
49.
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सुत त्कि "हरद
253
1 This danda is unnecessary.
s This mi is superfluous read krimir=bhatevi.
The two syllables riti are superfluous.
The portion vuddha occurs below the line.
सम्य (संघ) त् १७ भाषादादि ५ आषाढशदि ५ । ज्ञेयावेदवेदाङ्गविद्या ।' सो (शि) चाकल्पेतिहास प्रसाधारणेन द्विजवरतनुना मसोयमुचैस्तु (स्त्रि) जगति विदितो देवजनमेजयस सुत ।
Read saptadase.
The impression shows a small stroke attached to sa, which does not exist on the plate.
Instead of Sri-Janamejayadevah, the writer has used deva-Janamejaya-sriḥ evidently to conform to the metrical scheme, which purpose still remains partly unfulfilled unless we read Janmejaya for Janamejaya. The corresponding reading in the Katak Plates of the 31st year is dharmma-Kandarppadech. The Katak Plates have two verses in praise of Sādhārapa, one of which is the same as occurs here. ( Above, Vol. III, p. 349, text 1. 37-42.)
• Metre : Sragdhara.
It appears that the matter engraved after arih in this line and the next has intentionally been scored out by the original engraver himself, probably because some objectionable mistakes might have crept in. In spite of his attempt to erase the engraving of this part, certain letters can still be made out, which indicate that the contents of this portion mentioned the names of the writer, the engraver and so forth. If so, nothing of the original charter has been lost, as those names appear in the two lines on the reverse of this plate.
