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leaf, and I should not be surprised if it went back to the beginning of the fourth century of oor era.
The contents of the MS. are Buddhistic, and probably belong to one of the larger Stras. They treat of the definitions of rúpa, vedaná, sasjná, saskskára, and vijnana, and of their origin. Short as the piece is, it furnishes several new words, hitherto not found in the Sanskrit dictionaries; inja, a sub-division of sanidaršana- rúpa (compare the verb inj and Pali anenja); naishkarmya, a term which Childers supposed
to be the original of the Pali nékkhamma; and mandpa agreeable' (found in Pali). The first line of the text rans as follows:-katividhani ripari katividhá védaná évasi sanjñá savirskárá vijñánari ..., na dvividháḥ skandhah vipákajascháripákajáácha dvioidho ru[ pa]skandhô vipd. karatudvapákaváécha(sic) était védará sajna samskárá dvividho.
It is to be hoped that Professor Max Müller will soon procure a photograph of this valuable document, as well as certain data regarding its history,
SANSKRIT AND OLD-KANARESE INSCRIPTIONS • BY J. F. FLEET, BO. C.s., M.R.A.S., C.I.E.
(Continued from p. 142). No. CLVII.
samma,-recording probably the name of a BRITISH MUSEUM PLATES
person to whom the plates at some time or OF EREGANGA.
another belonged. The language of the inscripI have already published one spurious grant tion is Sanskrit down to line 49, and in lines 62 of the Western Ganga dynasty. I now and 63. The passages from line 49 to line 62, pablish another spurious grant of the same and in line 63 to the end, are in the Olddynasty, from the original plates, which belong. Kanarese language. The language of the whole ed to Sir Walter Elliot, K.C.S.I., and have inscription is extremely corrupt; so much so been presented by him to the British Museum. that, without the assistance of the Merkara I have no information as to where they were and Nagamangala plates, it would have been found.
difficult to make proper sense out of it. And The plates are seven in number, each about to add to the confusion thus caused, the text 84" long by 2" broad at the ends and some- itself does not run on continuously, but goes what less in the middle. The edges are slightly backwards and forwards in & way that would raised into rims, to protect the writing; and, render the context utterly unintelligible, but except for a few rust-holes in the seventh for the Merkara and Nagamangala grants. plate, the plates and the inscription are in a The inscription commences with an invostate of perfect preservation almost throughout. cation of Padmanabha, -either Vishņu, or one of The ring, on which the plates are strung, is the Jain Arhats. It then gives the genealogy about " thick and 31" in diameter; it had of a race of kings, of the Kaņvâyana gótra (line been cut when the grant came under my 4), and of the Jahnaviya family (1.1) or lineage notice. The seal on the ring is of irregular of the river Ganga.. The first king men. shape, neither circular, oval, nor rectangular, tioned is the Mahadhiraja Konga ņivarman and measures about 14" by 11'; it has, in (1.4). His son was the Mahádhirója Madhava high relief on the sarface of the seal itself, I. (1. 15). His son was the Mahádhiraja and not, as is usually the case, on a countersunk Harivarman (1. 17). His son was the Mahásurface, an elephant, standing to the proper dhiraja Vishnugôpa (1. 19). His son was right. The first plate has, on the outer side the Mahadhiraja Madhava II. (1. 22). His of it, in characters of much about the same son was the Jaháhirája Kongari I. (1.9), period as those of the body of the inscription, also called A vinîta, who was the son of a sister Vinammaya magan=Dasivimmana magan=Dike- of the Kadamba Mahádhiraja Krishnavarman ante Vol. VIII. p. 2121f.
Mr. Rice translates the Nagamabgala, Mallôhaļļi (ante ante Vol. I. p. 3638., and Vol. II. p. 156ff.
Vol. V. p. 1388). and Hosur (Mysore Inscriptions, See notes 12, 13, 19, 20, 31, and 32, below.
p. 284.) grants, in such a way as to make Avinsta another • Conf. ante Vol. XIII. p. 375.-The name Gang Anvaya, name of the next person, Konganivriddha I., also called or lineage of the Ganga, occurs in line 34 of the Naga-1 Durvinita. But this is not justified by the construction. mangala grant.
