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No. 39]
SOME INSCRIPTIONS FROM U.P.
No. 3
1 St-Prakash(ka)a-Bhapja"-Abhimāpa(na)
2 Changa-Khadg-Anartha-Arjja
3 na-sha(pa)kahapāta-Vaghë-kath-
4 nuraga-Jėjjatasys [*]
5 Pūrvva-desi-Prabhudattasya likha6 ti [*]
This inscription belongs to the same class as Nos. 1 and 2. A person named Jējjata was responsible for the epigraph while it was written on the stone, apparently for the guidance of the engraver, by Prabhudatta of Pūrva-desa. Jējjaṭa is described as a lover of the stories told by Vaghe who (or Jējjata) was the pakshapata of Prakata-Bhanda, Abhimana-Changa, Khadga, Anartha and Arjjana. The correct form of the last name may be Arjuna. Vaghe or Jejjaṭa performed the pilgrimage to Jagesvar as a proxy of the five persons mentioned in the inscription. He may have come in the company of Balavarman (No. 1) and Vatesvara (No. 2). The importance of story-telling in the life of travellers, referred to in the inscription, is very interesting.
No. 4 1 Sri-Visishta2 [ka]ikāla
No. 5
Art-Nettraharisha | Vichekharājasya
The mark of punctuation used in this record is peculiar, though the same sign is also found in other records of the place (cf. No. 1 above and Nos. 9, 12, 14-15 and 17-19 below). The name Netraharisha also occurs in No. 11 below.
No. 6 Sri-Grāmahēri
The name also occurs in Nos. 10, 12 and 23 below.
No. 7 1 Sri-Samaramahisha
2 Maga(na)praksa(6) V[5](B)la
3 kadamva(mba)
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No. 8 Kally y No. 9 Sri-Sabhartha Salōņa | No. 10 Sri-Grāmahëri
The name also occurs in No. 6 above and Nos. 12 and 23 below.
No. 11
Sri-N[traharia(sha)
This name occurs also in No. 5 above.
1 Sandhi has not been observed here..
The intended reading is "dattena likhitam.
