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32 kti-varjam sarvvam-amībhyo vră(brā)hmaņēbhyaḥ samupanētavya | yad=uta Va
(Ba)hubhir-vvasudhā bhul. 33 ktā rājabhiḥ Sagar-ādibhiḥ | yasya yasya yadă bhumis-tasya tasya tada phalam(lam) "
Triny11. 34 hur=atidānāni gāvaḥ pristh]vi sarasvati | -fa(sa)ptaman punarhty=ētă dõha-vāha-nivēda35 naih | Sarvväp-ětän-bbävinah pirthiv=ēmdrån bhūyo bhūyo yachatě Rämabhadrah [1]
sāmānyo36 ya dharmma-sēstur*)=nfipāņām kālē kālē pālaniyo bhavadbhih ||* Sva-dattām para-dattam
vā yo haröd=vagum(su)dhä[m*] npipaḥ na tasya pu37 nar-āvsittir=nnarakät-Kumbhipäkä(ka)taḥ [l*j* Dēva-vrā(brā)hmana-dvija -pradatta bhūr=
nna harttavyā nfipai[r*)=yē(ya)tah[l*) kēn=āpi saha vēsy(ky)-ěva na 38 gatā na chiraṁ sthitā| Iti purātana-muni-praņīta-vachana-paripāti-bravaņa-samudbhūta
prabhūta-vivo(vē)k-odayēna mātā." 39 pitrõr=ātmanas-cha punya-yas[7]-bhivriddhayē | Iti jñātvā parair-bhūpair-asmad-va[n]s
(s)-odbhavē(vai)s=tathả dharmmo=yam-iha no 40 lõpyö yaiḥ kõ(kai)schit(d)-[dharmma)-chimtakaiḥ * Duo Mukhyādēsaḥ || sivamaastu!
Mamgala[m] maha-brih| 41 Svahasto-yam Mahākumara-bri-Hariobasladra-divasya || Sri[h]
No. 31. SASANAKOTA PLATES OF GANGA MADHAVAVARMAN ; 1ST YEAR.
BY C. R. KRISHNAMAOBABLU, B.A., MADRAS. The plates on which the subjoined grant is engraved are reported to have been discovered about 4 or 5 years back in the village of Sāsanakota in the Hindupur taluk of the Anantapur District. They were kindly forwarded to me for examination in June 1937 by Khan Bahadur Javad Hussain, Bar-at-Law, Collector of the district, who obtained them from Mr. K. Gopalakrishnamacharlu of his office in whose possession they had previously remained for some time. The plates will be purchased for the Indian Museum, Calcutta, where they will be deposited.
The old village site at Säsanakota was subsequently inspected by me in March 1938. Speci. mens of old pottery and beads and other relics were collected from an extensive mound here. A preliminary note on these antiquities will appear in due course in the Archeological Survey Report of India. The area is full of promise and is expected to be explored by the Archæological Department at an early date.
The set consists of four plates measuring 7' by 2 and about t' in thickness. At the proper right margin in each plate is a ring-hole of about ' in diameter through which passes the copper ring bearing the seal. The ring measures about 2* in diameter. Its ends are soldered into the bottom of the seal which is oval and measures 13' by 1t". On its counter-sunk surface is carved in relief the figure of a standing elephant facing the proper left. On the top and bottom sides
1 There is a mark here to show that the word is continued in the next line. * Metre : Anushfubh. * Metre : Salini. • The word brahmana in this pada is superfluous.
Danda unnecessary. .The loft band stroke of the medial o in wo joined to the preceding ha.
