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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
[VOL. XXVI.
21 të rādhana-chinchā-pankti[h*) Dhāra-văţaka-tri(tri)kūtē chiñchā-vana-rāji-rāja22 mārgga[h] chiñchā-vālmikaḥ Kavāța-sandhi-vălmikaḥ punaḥ Kavăța-sandhi-tõra-vālmi23 kaḥ nikhāt[-]pala[b] nimva(mba)-vālmikaḥ dakshiņā dika(k) paschimēna Kapāta
saddhiḥ(ndhiḥ) ku24 dunga-pankst*]i[h*] vaku[la*?]-vana-rāji-taţāk-ālish*] sõma-vibhīta-sõna-kapittha-garttā
chiÕcha
Third Plate. 25 drumah?.......... chiñchā-vana-rāji-sālmali Pipū-parvvata-sikharaha26 ppachēruḥ saptaparņņa[h*) tri(tri)kūtē chiñchā paschimă dika(k)l uttarēņa vēņu-vana-rā27 ji mõdakē rādhanaḥ Kõrkkanta-sikharē tādapparaḥ tři(tri)kūtaḥ sõma-druma[8=*] 28 tataḥ parvvata-sikharēņa Salavadēva-parvvata-sikhara iti [l*) a29 ttra cha Vyāsa-gītāḥ [l*] Sva-dattām para-dattām=vā(ttām vā) yatnād=raksha Yudhi
shthi- . 30 ra [l*] mahi[m*] mahimatā[m*] śrēshtha dānāch-chhē(chhrē)yo-nupālanam(nam) 1 (1)
mi(i)ty-ēvam-ādi prava31 rddhamana-vijaya-rājya-samvatsara-sata-dvayê Chatur-uttarē 204 Märgasir
shsha-su32 kla-paksha-ttrayõdaśyām dattam-idam sāsanam-utkir nam Nädimachi-su(su)nu-Kuyali
likhinā [ll*]
No. 6.—KAMAULI PLATE OF GOVINDACHANDRA, KING OF KANAUJ; V. S. 1184.
By R. K. GHOSHAL, M.A., CALCUTTA. This plate belongs to what might be called & remarkable 'hoard of twenty-five copperplate inscriptions which were discovered in October 1892 in the village of Kamauli, near the confluence of the Barnā and the Ganges at Benares. They have been deposited in the Provincial Museum at Lucknow since July 1893. Three of this lot were studied by Mr. Arthur Venise and the rest by Dr. F. Kielhorn. Of the present record Dr. Kielhorn did not give us the text, but contented himself with furnishing a brief notice. I now edit the inscription from the excellent ink-impressions kindly supplied by Dr. N. P. Chakravarti, Government Epigraphist for India. I am also indebted to Dr. Chakravarti for generously placing at my disposal an advance proof of a paper from his pen on another Gähadaväla inscription, namely that of Jayachchandra.
This is a single sheet of copper measuring 1' 4" by 1'" and is engraved on one side only. At the top centre there is a ring-hole, about 1a" in diameter, through which passed
ring. The circular seal, which connected the ends of the ring, measures a little over 21 in diameter. It bears on it in relief on & slightly counter-sunk surface the conventionalised
After this follow some five or six syllables which are too obecure to admit of a definite reading. 1 Above, Vol. II, pp. 347 ff. 3 Ibid, Vol. IV, pp. 97 ff. • Ibid, p. 111, No. I. Above, Vol. XXIV, pp. 291 ff.
