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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA
[VOL. XXXIII Chandra empire does not appear to have included any portion of North Bengal, the name of the old administrative unit was continued in use during the rule of the Chandras. The villages mentioned in connection with the gift lands cannot be satisfactorily identified. But the district called Yōla-mandala is also known from the Madanpur plate and has been located in the Manikganj subdivision of the Dacca District. The different plots of land were probably situated in two districts, the two groups being not far from each other.
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[Metres : verses 1, 3 Vasantatilaka; verses 2, 5, 9 Šārdulavikriḍita; verses 4, 7-8 Upajati; verse 6 Indravajrā; verses 10-13, 15 Anushṭubh; verse 14 Pushpitāgrā.]
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Obverse
1 Siddhathavasti | Vandys Jinas-aa bhagavan karup-aika-påt[r]ach [Dharmm]6-py-asu
2 [vijayatë jagad-éka-dí[pa]b | ya[t-svalyā sakala öva-(ma]h-á[nubhāva]b sa[thsāra-pā]ra[m=u]paga
3 chchhati Bhikshu]-sanghaḥ || [1*] [Chandrā]pām=i[ha] Rö[hi]tagiri-rbhu(bhu)jā[mvad vila-[áriyäth] vi[khyātő]
4 [bhuvi pärona]-chandra-sadriah -Parppachandro-bhavat | archchānā[m]-pada-piṭhi[käsu] pa[thitaḥ santa]
5 ninām=agratash-tank-ötkirņṇa-nava-prasastishu jaya-stambhēshu tāmrēshu cha || [2*] Vu(Buddhasya [yab]éasaka-[]
6 takam-aka-sa]metha]m-bhaktyä vi(bi)bha[r*]tti bhagavän-amṛit-ä[kar-adsub] | Chandrasya tasya kula-jāta it-Iva Vau(Bau)ddhaḥ pu
7 [tra]ḥ śrutō jagati tasya Suvarppachandraḥ || [3*] Darée=[sya] mātā kila dōhadēna di[drikaba-map-da[i]
8 chandra-vimvam | suvarṇpa-chandrēna hi tōshit-ēti [Suvarppachandraṁ samu]dāharanti || [4] Putras tasya pavitrit-[ö]
9 bhaya-kulab kaulina-balt-Biaya's-t[r]ailšky vidito [di]m-ati[thi]bhi[s-Tr]ailokyachandro gunai[h]
10 adhārō Harikela-raja-kakuda-ch[chha]ttra-smitānam [ériyam] ya[s-Chandr-opa]padě va(ba)
[bhüva]n[ri]pati[redvf]
11 på Dilip-opamab [5] (Jyötan-va Chandrajaya Sach-tva (Jishur-Gaujet [Harasy-va] Harer-iva Seth) tasya pri].
12 ya [ka]ñchana-kantir-asit Sri käñchan-oty-añchita-[s]sanasya || [6] Sa ra[ja-yō]gēna subhe muhü[rtte mau]
This may be the reason why the name Pundravardhana-bhukti (or Paundra vardhana") was changed to
Paundra bhukti.
From impressions, Expressed by symbol.
4Read bhujam vash.
Read "ambub,
•Read vimbam or bimbam.
The Rampal plate has "bayai".
Read "astch=chart. The queen's name was either Kanchana or Srikäñchanā.
