North Indian Inscriptions

RECORDS OF THE SOMAVAMSI KINGS OF KATAK.

Second Plate ; Second Side.

30 ya[ṁ*] grâmaḥ sa-nidhis=s-ôpanidhiḥ sarvva-vâ(bâ)dhâ-vivarjjitaḥ sarvv-ôpari-
31 kar-âdâna-sahitas=tâl-âdi-taru-saṁyutaḥ sa-ga[r*]tt-ôshara[ḥ*] sa-jala-stha-
32 laś=chatuḥ-si(sî)m-âvachchhinnaḥ Madhyadêśîya-Śrîvallagrâma-ve(vi)nirggatâya
33 Ôḍra-dêśê śrî-Śilâbhañjapâṭî-vâstavyâya | Ṭakkâra-pûrvva-Bhâra-
34 dvâja-gôtrâya |¹ Âṅgirasa- | Vârhaspatya²-Bhâradvâja-pravarâya |³ Chchhândô-
35 ga-Kauthuma-śâkh-âdhyâyinê bhaṭṭaputr-Ânanta-naptrê śrî-Śaṅkhapâṇî(ṇi)-nâ-
36 mnê Dinakara-putrâya |⁴ âjya-pâ(?sâ)la . . . . . . . . . . . ḥ salila-dhârâ-
37 purassaram=â=chandra - t â r a k - â r k k a - [ k s h i *] t i - s a m a k â l - ô p a b h ô g - â r t h a -
38 m mâtâpitrôr=âtmanaś=cha puṇya-yaśôऽbhuvṛiddhayê tâmvra(mra)-śâśanê-
39 n=âkarîkṛitya pratipâdita ity=avagatya yathâdîyam[â*]na-kara-bhara-hira-
40 ṇya-bhôga-bhâg-âdikaṁ |⁵ dadadbhiḥ bhavadbhiḥ sukhêna prativastavyam=iti [|]
41 bhâvibhiś=cha bhûpatibhir=dattir=iyam=asmadîyâ [dhar]mma-gauravâd=asmad-a-
42 nurôdhât sva-dâ(da)ttir=iv=ânupâlanîyâ |(||) Tathâ oh=ôktaṁ dharmma-sâstrê [|*] Va(ba)-
43 hubhir⁶=vasudhâ dattâ râjabhiḥ Sagar-âdibhiḥ | yasya yasya yadâ bhûmi-

Third Plate ; First side.

44 s=tasya tasya tadâ phala[ṁ*] |(||) Mâ bhûd=aphala-sa(śa)ṅkâ vaḥ |⁷ para-datt=êti pâ[r*]thiv[âḥ*]
45 sva-dattât-phalam=ânandya[ṁ*] para-datt-ânupâlanê|| Âsphôṭayanti pita-
46 rô valgayanti pitâmahâḥ bhûmi-dâtâ kulêḥ⁸ jâtaḥ sa nas=trâtâ bhavishyati ||
47 Bhûmi[ṁ*] yaḥ pratigṛihṇâti yaś=cha bhûmim=prayachchhati ||(|) ubhau tau puṇya-karmmâṇau
48 niyata[ṁ*] sva[r*]gga-gâminau || Taḍâgânâṁ sahasrêṇa vâjapêya-sa(śa)têna cha
49 gavâṁ kôṭi-pradânêna bhûmi-harttâ na-su(śu)dhyatê || Haratê hârayêd=yas=tu manda-vu(bu)-
50 ddhis=tamô-vṛitaḥ s[u*]-va((bad)dhô Vâruṇau(ṇai)ḥ pâsai(śai)s=tiryagyôni[ṁ*] sa gachchhati || Su-
51 va[r*]ṇṇam=êkaṁ gâm=êkâ[ṁ*] bhûmêr=apy=[ê*]kam=aṅgulam | haran=narakam=âyâti
52 y[â*]vad=â-bhûti(ta)-sa[ṁ*]plavaṁ || Sva-dattâm=para-dattâm=vâ yô harêta va[su*]ndharâ[ṁ*]
53 | sa vishṭhâyâ[ṁ*] kṛimi[r*]=bhûtvâ pitṛibhiḥ saha pachyatê || Âdityô Varu-
54 ṇô Vishṇu[r*]=Vra(bra)hmâ sômô hutâsa(śa)naḥ | Sû(śû)lapâṇiś=cha bhagavân=abhinanda-
55 nti bhûmi-daṁ || Sâmânyô⁹=yan=dharmma-sêtur=nṛipâṇâ[ṁ*] kâlê-kâlê pâla-
56 nîyô bhavadbhiḥ sarvvân=êtâna(n) bhâvinaḥ pârtthivêndrâna(n) |¹⁰ bhûyô-bhûyô yâ- __________________________________________________________________________________________

......¹ This mark of punctuation, also, is unnecessary.
......² Read Âṅgirasa-Bârshaspatya ; omitting the mark of punctuation which stands between the two words.
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......⁶ Metre : Ślôka (Anushṭubh) ; and in the next eight verses.
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......⁸ Read kulê.
......⁹ Metre : Śâlinî.
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