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JULY, 1889.]
INSCRIPTIONS OF THE KINGS OF CHEDI.
5 varâjêna sûnunâ II Gôtrê10 S namta-samah vayê bhavad-ina-prakhyas-tapas-têjasâ dṛishțâdrishta-viśuddha-karmma-nirataḥ śrî-Bhâva
6 têja garaḥ (1) Acharyô-dbhuta-kêval-ârtha-vachasâm pâñchârtthikô
yah sudhîḥ
kama-krôdha-ja-vargga-durgga-vipina-plôsha
7 sya dâv-ânalaḥ 'Srutvåll samast-âgama-yoga-sastram vyâkhyaya cha nykya Kanada-śâstra: abhyasya yah Pasupatam cha yogam 8 Sivasya sâyôjyam=avipa vô(bộ)dhật II Prathamas12-tasya sishyô-yam Bhâvavra(bra)hma-tapôdhanah tapah-karmma-ratô nityam karmma-sâ[m]
9 nyåsiko-pi yah Kaupinamâtral3-vasanaḥ śuchi-bhasma-sâyi pamchârttha-vô(bô)dhasukriti mita-bhaiksha-bhôjî yô vra(bra)hmacharya
10 vidhin-ânya-Sanatkumaraḥ Patañjal-agama-nirûpita-yoga-samgah || Bhiksh14-ôpârjjitakâñchan-ânna-vasanaiḥ samprinayaty-a
11 rtthinah snêhêna pragunîkarôti sudhiyaḥ samtarpitân-sûnṛitaiḥ
klês-ônmûlana
dharmmya-karmma-nirataḥ sâkshâtkṛita
12 Tryamva(ba) kô Bhâvavra(bra)hma-samas-tapasvishu kalau drishtô na pañchârtthikal || Parigraha15-vimuktô-pi [grihnâ]ti hridi ya[*] Sivam |
. 13 kâma-krôdhau nigrihnati kshamâvân-api sad-vratail 1 Prânâyâmale-samâdhi-siddhaniyama-dhyân-âsanair-anv-aham yah kritvâ
14 hriday-âmvu(bu)jê Smara-ripum vu(bu)ddhyâ samabhyasyati maitrî tasya sudhibhir-atma-muditâ sastr-âgamê yôginaḥ śishyânâm karunâ
Rathayâtrôtsav17-ârchchâbhir=Ggâhumḍa
15 bhavêch-cha vishay-ôpêksha Siva-jñanataḥ
16 pi
- jagatim=imâm | sô-lamchakra prikara-devagara-mathair=aPûrttina18 dharmmêņa
nivarttakêna muktir bbhavêt-samyaminas-cha vô(bô)dhât êtad=[d*]vayam prâptum-ayam mumukshur-vvyadhâpayad=devam= imam Sivasya 11
17 Bhiksha1-dhanèna tên-êdam mamdiram Kâma-vidvishal kâritam muktayê bhaktyâ kirttayê cha kritâtmanâm Sruti20-smṛit-îhâsa21. purâna-vêtta
211
18 viprah sudhiḥ śri-Dharanidharô-bhût I vyadhâd=imâm tat-tanayah prasastim Pritthvidharas-tarkka-viśuddha-vu(bu)ddhiḥ Yavan23-Mêruh sva
19 ropa-kumbhaḥ prithivyâm yâvad-Gamgâ varttatê yâvad-abdhiḥ yâval-lôkê chamdra-sûryau chakâstaḥ Sambhôr-êtat-kirttanam tavad-âstâm II
20 Viśvakarmma24-kritaṁ éâstram vêtti yô-rthêna karmmaņa atkiruṇavân-imâm sastam prasastim sa Mahidharah Nava25-sa(sa)ta-yugal-a
21 [bd P]-adhikya-ge Chêdi-disht [8] ja[na*]padam-avat-imam sri-Gayakarnpadėvė pratipadi Suchi-masa-sveta-pakshe-rkka-va
22 rê Siva-sara na-samipê sthâpit-êyam prasastiḥ | 26 ||
B.-Lal-Pahaḍ Rock-Inscription of Narasimhadeva.
The (Chêdi) year 909.
This inscription is rudely engraved on a piece of rock, on the top of a hill called Lal-Pahad, near Bharhut (properly Bharaut) in the Central Provinces; Indian Atlas, Sheet No. 89, Lat. 24° 27′ N., Long. 80° 55′ E. It was discovered in 1873-74 by Sir A. Cunningham, by whom a transcript of it, accompanied by a photozincograph, was published in Archaeol. Survey of India, Vol. IX. p. 94, and Plate ii.
10 Metre, SArdalavikriḍita.
11 Metre, Upajati.
14 Metre, Sârdûlavikriita.
17 Metre, Sloka (Anushṭubh).
20 Metre, Upajati.
12 Metre, Sloka (Anushṭubh).
15 Metre, Sloka (Anushṭubh).
18 Metre, Upajati.
21 The writer clearly meant to say -smrit-ftihasa.
22 For the doubling of the consonant th of prithvi see Pânini viii., 4, 47. 23 Metre, Salini.
2 Metre, Sloka (Anushṭubh).
20 Between these signs of punctuation there is an ornamental full stop.
1 Archæol. Survey of India, Vol. IX. p. 1.
18 Metre, VasantatilakA.
16 Metre, Sardûlavikriḍita. 19 Metre, Slôka (Anushṭubh).
25 Metre, Mâlini.
