North Indian Inscriptions

RECORDS OF THE SOMAVAMSI KINGS OF KATAK.

10 sîmâ-paryantas=s-â-[mra*]¹-madhukas=sa-gart-ôsha[ra*]s² = sa-jala-sthala-sahitaḥ pratinishiddha-châṭa-bhaṭṭa(ṭa)-pra-
11 vêśaḥ | Ṭṭa(ṭa)kârî³-vinirggatâya | Kôśa(sa)lê⁴ Turvvunâ-vâstavyâya | Bharadvâja-gôtrâya | Vâ-
12 rhaspaty-Âṅgirasa-pravarâya | Vâjasêna⁵-śâkh-âdhyâyinê bhaṭṭa-śrî-mahattama-Sâdhâraṇâ-
13 ya | bhaṭṭa-śrî-Śôbhana-sutâya | saliladhârâ-purassaram=â-chandra-târak-ârkka-kshiti-sama-

Second Plate ; First Side.

14 kâl-ôpabhôgâya | mâtâpitrôr=âtmanaś=cha puṇya-yaśô-bhivṛiddhayê tâmvra(mra)⁶-śâsanên=âkarî-
15 kṛitya pratipâditam⁷=ity=avagatya samuchita-bhôga-bhâga-kara-hiraṇy-âdi-pratyâyam=upanaya-
16 dbhir=bhavadbhis=sukhêna prativastavyam=iti | bhâvibhiś=cha bhûpatibhir= ddattir=iyam=asmadîyâ dharmma-
17 gauravâd=asmad-anurôdhâch=vha sva-dattir=iv=ânupâlanîyâ || Tathâ ch= ôktan=dharma-śâstrê | Va(ba)hubhi-
18 r⁸=vvasudhâ dattâ râjabhis=Sagar-âdibhiḥ | yasya yasya yadâ bhûmis= tasya tasya tadâ phalam || Mâ bhû-
19 d=aphala-śaṅka vaḥ papara⁹-datt=êti pârthivâḥ | sva-dânât=ma(pha)lam=ânandyam¹⁰ para-dân-â-
20 nupâlanê [||*] Shashṭim=varsha-sahasrâṇi svarggê môdati bhûmi-daḥ | âkshêptâ ch=ânuma-
21 ntâ cha dvitayan=narakaṁ vrajêt || Agnêr¹¹=apatyam prathamam suvarṇṇam bhûr=Vvaishṇavî
22 sûrya-sutâś=cha gâvaḥ | yaḥ kâṇcha(ñcha)na[ṁ*]¹² gân(ñ)=cha mahîṇ(ñ)=cha dadyât dattâs=trayas=têna bhavanti lôkê(kâḥ)¹³ [||*]
23 Âsphôṭayanti¹⁴ pitaraḥ pravalganti pitâmahâḥ | bhûmi-dâta kulê jâtaḥ san as=trâtâ bha-
24 vishyati || Bhûmiṁ yaḥ pratigṛihṇâti yaś=cha bhûmiṁ prayachchhati | ubhau tau puṇya-karmmâṇau ni-
25 yataṁ svargga-gâminau || Taḍâgânâ[ṁ*] sahasrâṇi vâjapêya-śatâ[ni*]¹⁵ cha | gavâṁ kôṭi-pra-
26 dânêna bhûmi-harttâ na śudhyati || Harêta hârayêd=yas=tu manda-vu(bu)ddhis=tamô-vṛitaḥ | su-va(ba)ddhô

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......¹ C. line 10, and D. line 11, have s-âmra, correctly.
......² C. line 10, and D. line 11, have °ôsharas, correctly.
......³ C. line 11 also has Ṭṭakârî, for Ṭakârî ; D. line 2 has Ṭṭakarâ, evidently through pure carelessness.
......⁴ C. line 11, and D. line 12, also have Kôśalê, for Kôsalê.
......⁵ Read Vâjasanêya.— C. line 12, and D. line 13, have the same mistake.
......⁶ C. line 15, and D. line 16, also have tâmvra, for tâmra.
......⁷ Read pratipâdita.— C. line 15, and D. line 16, have the same mistake.
......⁸ Metre : Ślôka (Anushṭubh) ; and in the next two verses.
......⁹ Read para.— D. line 21 makes the same mistake ; C. line 19 has para, correctly.
......¹⁰ C. line 20 has the same reading ; D. lines 21, 22, has ânantyam.
......¹¹ Metre : Indravajrâ.
......¹² Here, and in the following two words, C. line 23, and D. line 24, also have the ṇ by mistake for ñ.
......¹³ C. line 23, and D. line 25, also have lôkê, for lôkâḥ.
......¹⁴ Metre : Ślôka (Anushṭubh) ; and in the next six verses.
......¹⁵ C. line 26, and D. line 28, have śatâni, correctly.