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MARCH, 1884.]
A NEW GURJARA COPPER-PLATE GRANT.
[*] patibhir=asmad-vamsyair=anyairəvv=îyam=asmad-dâyô=numantavyaḥ pâlayita vyas-cha is
Yas-ch=âjõâna-timira-patal-a[*] vệita-matirâchchhindyâd=achchhidyamânam v=ânumôdêta 1 sa pañchabhir=mmahâ
på ta kaih s-ópapâtakaih samyuktah syâd=ity-U["] ktañ=cha bhagavatå vėda-vyâsêna Vyåsena | Shashtim Varsha-sahasrâņi svarggê tishthati
bhůmi dah 1$ achchhêttà ch=anumantâ [*] (cha] tâny=éva narakê vasêt || Vindhy-atavishv=atôyâsu dhu(su)shka-kotara-våsinaḥ
krishy-ihayê hi jayantó bhumi-da[*] (nam ha]ranti ye || Bahubhiruvvasudha bhuk[t"]å rå jabhiḥ Sagar-adibhiḥ | yasya
yasya yada bhůmistasya tasya tada phalamil [38] [Agnêr-a)patyam prathamam suvarnnam bhûr=vvaishnavi súryya-sutas-cha gåvah
lôkatrayaṁ têna bhavêt=tu dattam yah kañchanam gân ["] [cha mahîm cha] dadyat || Yan=iha dattani purâ narendrair-ddânâni dharmm-árttha
yasas-karanil nirbbhukta-mâlya-pratima [*] [ni tân hô] năma sáchul punarsidadita || Sva-dattâm para-dattâm và yatnade
raksha Yudhishthira | mahîm matimatâm śrêshtha 27 dânâch-chhry-pu]pÅlanan || Samvatsara-sata-chatushtayo shat-pañich Abad-uttarake
Magha-buddhal-pachadasyim likhitam-idam ["].................. bhôgika-putra-mahâbalâdhikrita-Kéśavên-êti || Baladhikrita
Bå vulla-datakań || Saṁ 400 50 6 [""] [Magha su 10 5 Sô(?)]maváró 16 nibaddham || ["]
Sva-hastê mama Sri-Jayabhatasya || Translation.
ie veiled the lotus-like faces of the women who Hail! From the excellent camp of Kay & were the distant quarters with the white cloth và tậra:--
of (huis) glory that shone out in the guise of (L. 1.)-In the great lineage of the great the pearls from the temples of the elephants of king Karna--which became the perpetual (his) enemies, rent open by the edge of (his) abode of Lakshmi; which allayed the misery sharp sword. (produced by) desires; the dignity of which (L. 7.)-His son (was) the illustrious Dad. was amplified by giving relief to the poor da, who attained the five great titles, -who and the helpless; (and) which possessed wealth was proficient in the scriptures compiled by that supported families of Brâhmans, -(there the great sage Mann, and in discrimination, lived), like a swan in a group of lotuses, the and in the performance of his own religious illustrions Dadda, whose pure mind was not duties; who destroyed all the arrogance of the agitated by the freaks of the mighty Kali age; Kali age by the proper management of the who, by his wise and noble deeds, struck the varnas and ásramas; who abolished the arrominds of all kings with wonder; (and) over gance about (their) charity of all other) kings whom, with the grace of a white cloud, thereby acquiring (again) the wealth that had been hung ceaselessly canopy of glory gained by spent (by him) in putting an end to the desires protecting the lord of Valabhi who had of needy people; whose valour in mounting been defeated by the great lord, the illustrious mighty elephants was rendered famous by (his) Harshad é va.
holding in check infuriated elephants which (L. 5.)-His son (was) the illustrious Jaya were lost to all control through rut and which bhata, whose mental happiness increased as rebelled against the goad; whose habit of benehis stores of wealth were enjoyed by needy volence was famous among all people through men coming (to him) without fear; the fire (his) assisting hundreds of kings who were of whose valour was fierce enough to burn up afflicted by misery; whose other name of numbers of inimical dynasties;" (and) who Bá husa h â y a " was made famous by the
30 Enough of this letter remains on the brokeen edge of help of the passage in lines 30-31, and on the analogy of the plate to show indubitably that it was ma. It i,
the corresponding passages in the Kivi grant. of course, a matter of conjecture whether the preceding
3° The secondary meaning applies to a fire burning up akshara wa að or bhau; but ad is the more probable of the two. The preceding letters are supplied with the
thorns and bambus.
