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DECEMBER, 1885.]
THE BANAWASI PRAKRIT INSCRIPTION
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[°] yana-prasada-samasâdita-v(va)ráhalâchchha (bchha)n-êkshana kshana-vasi(61). ['] kri(kri) t-aśêsha-mahibhri(bhri)tâm Chalukyânâ[m] kulam-ala[m]karishņ(sbņô)r=
aśvamê. c'] dh-ava
Second Plate; First Side. ['] bhri(bhți)tha-snâna-pavitrikri(kļi)ta-gâtrasya . Satyáśraya-sri(srl) pri(pri)thiviva[no] 1[1*]abha-mahârâjâdhiraja-paramêsvara-sri-Palakésival[lo]abha["] maharajadhiraja-paramèsva[ra]'-bhattâraka-samadhigatapañcha[""] mahâsarbda (bda)
avâpta-paramapaurush-[&*]para-nâmadh@ya-saka[**] lørta(tta)råpath-adhipati-sri(śri)-Harshavardhana-parâjay-pa["] larbdh(bdh)-[A]para-nâmadhêyasya
vijaya-rajya-samya[t]sare [+] chame Mågha-masa-saptamyam [1]
Mákot-åvagahana-kritaSecond Plate; Second Side. [*] sari(rf)rêņa Dravidavishayavástavya-Kâśyapasagðtrêya
Sômagvå["] mi-pu(trå®]ya Kumârasvâ[mi® ]-pautrậya PO(Ppau)masvâmi-naptâya Narayaņasvâmi["] nê brâhmaṇasya' sôdaka-půrva[m] dat[t]ah Rêvati(ti)-dvi(dvi)pe Mahanady
0(u)ttara-kale Vi. ["] ndiri-purasta [t] Khuddika-dakshinatah Chhuråvaṇasya paschimena ["] Pirigipa-nama-grâin[0*] rba (ba) li-charu-vai vadê-arttha[m]
mấtậpi["] trôr=âtmanas-cha" a-châta-bhata-pravêśya[ho]
sarva-pariharah ["] sarva-nirådêyah sarva-si(sl)mi-parisch*]chhinna[h*]
samast[6] Third Plate. [**] yê(y)=smad-vamsyair=anyair=vâ abhipratipalani(ni)y8 mânani(nî)yas=cha [lo] ["] yasztasya v ikri(ksi)tim vajatô sa pañchabhir=mahapatakair=upa[*] på takais-cha samyukto narakê maj[j]ati [ll.] Uktañ=cha bhagavatâ vêda-vyâse{"] na Vyåsena [1] Sva'-dat[t]ám paradat[te]Âm và y8 harêta' vasundhara[m] shashti[*] varsha-sahasraņi vishthiyam (ja yaté®) krimih (ll) Rba(ba)hubhiruvasudha bhukta ["'] râjabhish*] Sagar-adibhih yasya yasya yadh bhumis-tasya tasya ["] tada phalam iti [ll] Likhitam c ha Guņadêvêna lêkhakêna [ll]
THE BANAWASI INSCRIPTION OF HARITIPUTA-SATAKAMNI.
BY DR. G. BÜHLER, C.I.E. The subjoined inscription, which has already, margin-a letter being broken away at the been published, in text and translation, by beginning of the full line, perhaps two more & Dr. Bhagwanlal Indraji,' is re-edited here from little way down, and some at the end." From the two lithographs on the accompanying plate, the appearance of the lithographs, however, prepared by its discoverer, Dr. J. Bargess, I conclude that only one letter has been lost
According to Dr. Burgess' account, as ac- at the end of the second line. It must also companying Dr. Bhagwanlal Indraji's version, be added that several letters of the first line, it is carved on the two edges of a large slate plainly the seventh, eighth, and ninth from slab, bearing the representation of a five-hood the end, and possibly others, have been deed cobra. "The first line is on the left marginmaged by abrasions or scratches, and that the of the slab from top to bottom; and the preservation of some of the first ten signs of second line and the half are on the right-side line 2 is clearly imperfect.
These two titles are repeated unnecessarily-unless * We have to supply punyy-abhivriddhayd here. the Satyábraya of line 8 denotes Paliklin I. ; in which
..^ The engrsver first formed rua here, and then correccase, there is then an omission of Kirttivarman I. between him and Palikesin II., who is mentioned in
ted it into sa.
1. Road Shurjat).-We must supply oyaghatan lur. line 9.. Read sabd-dvdpta.
ydt, or some similar expression, here. . We have to supply tina here, if the grant is supposed
Metre, fioka (Anushtubh); and in the following to be made by Palikesin II. * Read naptrd, or perhaps praraptre.
veronic
No. 10, p. 100 1., of the separate publications of the u Bead brahmandya.
Archeological Survey of Western India.