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The Inscription
And, while reigning in the seventh year, she, (that is, his) wife named Vajiragharavati, (obtains) the dignity of mother (due to accumulated merit.
And, in the eighth year (of his reign), having stormed the invulnerable Gorathagiri (fortress) with a big army (he) oppresses the king of Rājagyha. And sounding aloud this act of prowess (he), along with (his) army and entourage, marches to the river Yamuna (lying in the...) having liberated (the city of) Mathura. (And (he) moves with satellite kings. (?)] (Here), with a Wish-fulfilling Tree burdened with foliage, and along with (his) cavalry, elephants and chariots, (he) goes (to worship the Stūpa] reverenced by all householders and, having performed the
King Nanda. . . . Having been (re-)anointed (he while) celebrating the
Rājasūya, remits all tithes and cesses, L7 bestows many privileges (amounting to hundreds of thousands on the
City-Corporation and the Realm-Corporation. In the seventh year of his reign, his famous wife of Vajiraghara obtained the dignity of auspicious motherhood. ... Then in the eighth year (he) with a large army having
sacked Goradhagiri, L8 causes pressure on Rājagaha (Rājagsha). On account of the loud report
of this act of valour, the Yavana (Greek) King Dimi(ta) retreated to Mathura having extricated his demoralised army and transport.... (He)
gives .... with foliage, L9 Kalpa (Wish-fulfilling) trees, elephants, chariots with their drivers,
houses, residences and rest-houses. And to make all these acceptable
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who were deprived of their wealth and jewels, whose royal insignia consisting of umbrellas and vases had been cast away, who were abandoned by good Brahmins(?), and whose crowns were rendered meaningless, to bow down at (his) feet. And then in the fifth year, (His Majesty) caused the canal opened out by King Nanda three hundred (or 103) years back to be brought into the capital from the Tanasuliya road.... And in the sixth year, (His Majesty) while displaying his royal prosperity, bestowed (unprecedented) favours on the inhabitants of towns and
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