North Indian Inscriptions

RECORDS OF THE SOMAVAMSI KINGS OF KATAK.

22 vṛiddhyê tâmra-śâsanên=âkarîkṛitya pratipâdita ity=avagatya samuchita-bhôga-bhâga-kara-hira-
23 ṇy-âdikam=upanayadbhir=bhavadbhiḥ sû(su)khêna prativastavyam=iti [|*] bhâvibhiś=cha bhûpatibhir=ddattir=iyam=asma-
24 dîyâ dharma-gauravâd=asmad-atu(nu)rôdhâch=cha sva-dattir=iv=âtu(nu)pâla-nîyâ [||*] Tathâ ch=ôktaṁ dharmma-śâstrê [|*] Va(ba)hubhi-
25 r¹=vvasû(su)dhâ dattâ râjabhiḥ Sagar-âdibhi[ḥ*] yasya yasya yadâ bhûmis=tasya tasya tadâ phalaṁ || Mâ bhu(bhû)d=aphala-
26 śaṅkâ vaḥ para-datt=êti pârthivâḥ sva-danât=phalam=ânantya(ndya)ṁ para-datt-ânupâlanê || Shashṭi-varsha-sa-
27 hasrâṇi svarggê môdati bhûmi-daḥ âkshêptâ ch=ânû(nu)mantâ cha tâny=êva narakê vasêt ||
28 Agnêr²=apatya[ṁ*] prathamaṁ suvarṇṇa[ṁ*] bhûr=Vvôshṇavi³ sûrya-sutâś=cha gâvaḥ yaḥ kâṇcha(ñcha)naṁ gâṇ(ñ)=cha mahî-
29 ṇ(ñ)=cha dadyât dattâs=trayas=têna bhavanti lôkê(kâḥ) [||*] Âsphôṭayanti⁴ pitaraḥ pravalgayanti⁵ pi-
30 tâmahâ[ḥ*] bhûmi-dâtâ kûla⁶ jâtâ(ta)ḥ sa nas=trâtâ bhavishyati || Bhûmi[ṁ*] yaḥ pratigṛihṇâti yaś=cha
31 bhûmiṁ prayachchhati | ubhau tau puṇya-karmmâṇau niyataṁ svargga- gâminau || Taḍâgânâṁ saha-
32 srâṇi vâjapêya-śatâni cha | gavâṁ kôṭi-pradânêna bhûmi-ha]r*]ttâ na śû(śu)dhyati || Haratê hâ-

Third Plate ; First Side.

33 rayatê⁷ yas=tu manda-vu(bu)ddhiḥ tamô-vṛitaḥ sa va(ba)ddhô Vâruṇaiḥ pâśais=tîryagyônîṇ⁸=cha gachchhati ||
34 Sva-dattâṁ para-dattâm=vâ yô haêti(ta) vasû(su)ndharâm sa vishṭhâyâṁ kṛimi[r*]=bhûtvâ pitṛibhiḥ saha pachyatê |(||)
35 Âdityô Varuṇô Vishṇur=Va(bra)hmâ sômô hutâśanaḥ Śûlapâṇiś=cha bhagaṁvâr⁹=abhinanda-
36 nti bhûmi-daṁ |(||) Sâmânyô¹⁰=yaṁ dharmma-sêtu[r*]=nṛipâṇâṁ kâlê-kâlê pâlani(nî)yô bhavadbhiḥ sarvvâ-
37 n=êtân bhâvinaḥ pârthivêndrâṁ(n) |¹¹ bhûyô-bhûyô yâchatê Râmachandraḥ || Iti¹² kamala-dal-âmvu(mbu)-vindû(ndu)-
38 lôlâ[m*] śriyam=amu(nu)chintya manushya-jivitaṇ¹³=cha | sakalam=idarm(m)=udâhṛitaṇ(ñ)=cha vudhvâ¹⁴
39 na hi pû(pu)rushaiḥ para-ki(kî)rttayô vilôpyâ iti [||*] Paramabhaṭṭâraka-mahârâjâdhirâja-paramê-
40 śvara-śrî-Janamêjayadêvasya vijaya-râjyê samvachchha(tsa)rê shashṭhêḥ¹⁵ Âshâḍha-mâsê sita-pakshê t[i*]-
41 thâv=ashṭamyâṁ yatr=âṅkatô=pi samvat 6 A(â)shâḍha śudi 8 likhitam=idaṁ śâsanaṁ mahâsâ(sa)ndhivi-
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......¹ Metre : Ślôka (Anushṭubh) ; and in the next two verses.
......² Metre : Indravajrâ.
......³ Read °Vaishṇavî.
......⁴ Metre : Ślôka (Anushṭubh) ; and in the next five verses.
......⁵ Read pravalganti.
......⁶ Read kulê.
......⁷ Read hârayêt.
......⁸ Read tiryagyôniñ.
......⁹ Read bhagavân.
......¹⁰ Metre : Śâlinî.
......¹¹ This mark of punctuation is unnecessary.
......¹² Metre : Pushpitâgrâ.
......¹³ Read °jîvitañ.
......¹⁴ Read buddhvâ.
......¹⁵ Read shashṭhê.