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DECEMBER, 1881.]
AN INSCRIPTION AT GAYÅ.
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त्यद्भुतं नृत्यन्तीभिरनगलङ्गिमगतैर्गीतादिरजैरिमा यस्मात्सन्ति हि शासने भगवतः सत्कारविस्फारिताः ॥ [१२] [*]
दिव्याहारविसारिसत्रवहनान्यत्रैव रम्याः प्रपाः प्रायः पण्डितवृन्दमण्डितमिदञ्चाखण्डितं शासनं अश्रा
___ न्तं नवकर्म सर्वत इतः श्रीचक्रवाडे यतो बुद्धानां विविधानि सन्ति बहुधा कृत्यान्यहो नियशः ।। [१३] वंद्यः श्री
वासुदेवोच्युतवदभिमतो नन्दिवंशावतंसः ख्यातः श्रीजीवनागस्तदनु गुणिवरस्तस्य पुत्रः पवित्रः [os]
___ पूतां शस्तां प्रशस्ति द्रुततरमकरोत् खल्पशस्तस्य सूनुः कोपि श्री मञ्जुनन्दी निजकुलजलधाविन्दुरा
नन्दकन्दः । [१४] अलिखलेखकाध्यक्ष इन्द्रनन्दीति सुन्दरः । रामेण शिल्पिनोत्कीर्णमभिरामेण वfall [88] aftaga
Fifa afiq Translation.
rise of his splendour, and Sinha on nocount of 1. Obeisance to Buddha-the pure! obeis- his prowess; an incarnation of Dharma ;-he ance to Dharma-the bliss ! obeisance to the who for this reason was long possessed of glory; Sangha community)-the lion ! for the renowned in the three worlds as ruler of the crossing of the world-ocean.
earth; great through the name held by his 2. The country called Kam &, which was family and a treasury of arts. full of fathomless virtues, adorned with all 7. His son was the illustrious Purushotkinds of comforts and (whose population) was ta masinha by name, whoso arm makes of beautiful dress, lay towards the eastern part.' glad a good country, a well-wisher of the world,
3. In that country) was a king called lord of prosperity (lakshmi), master of the Jayatung asinha, who was illustrious as earth, and best of men (purushottama), who is a the sole lion among the crowd of elephant-like visible Narayana hostile kings, possessed of a mind versed in 8. With whom that wise and glorious one arms and the body of the Sastras, and who was ---the ocean, however deep and keeping the distinguished by manifold marks of courtesy world within its boundary, could not equal
4. Being ashamed on seeing in the whole itself, being possessed of jádya (wateriness or world his liberality even exceeding (people's) sluggishness); and to whom-beloved for his desires, the Kalpavrikshit, as far as this earth exceeding valour and glory-the cruel lion is is concerned, went entirely away somewhere, not equal, being a destroyer of wretched deer; and be, being known in the three worlds even nor the moon stained as it is with spots. as the chief of kings by the prowess of his 9. Now he, with devotion, has constructed victorions sword, and he, of faultless body, is this Gandhakuțio of Buddha, graceful and like beyond praise from the multitude of his praise- a hall of emancipation and bliss, for the spiritual worthy virtues.
benefit of the pious Maniky a sim ha-the 5. His son was KÂ mad é vasinha, like son of his daughter Ratnasri-departed, the sun, who in mere frolic gave presents of as it were, to see the sublime Jinapura horses and elephants to multitudes of suitors : (heaven).
6. Káma because he was) lovely, déva 1 10. The ascetic Dharmarakshita, re. because worthy of worship on account of the siding here as overseer (alhishthiya), who is
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• The Bangha or church is represented by the Bud. dhiats under the figure of lion, from ita constant activity. In the cave temples Buddha is represented by > Chaity, Dharma by & wheel, and Sangha by the lion.
* This may refer to the capital being towards the west of the country.
Literally 'a chamber of perfume', an epithet applied to Bauddha temples. The large templo at Buddha Gaya is called, in the inscriptions, Mahägandhakuļi. predda, (ante, vol. IX, pp. 142, 143) and the room in which Buddha lived in Jetavana at Sravasti was also known by this name.---Cunningham's Bharhut Stipa, pl. uviji, and p. 133, No. 22.
