North Indian Inscriptions

RECORDS OF THE SOMAVAMSI KINGS OF KATAK.

32 dyanhâ-vishayîya- | Gauḍasimiṇilli¹-grâmê |² tad-vishayîya-yrâ(brâ)hmaṇ[â*]n=â(saṁ)-
33 pûjya samâhatṛi-sanniyukt-âdhikârika-dâṇḍapâsi(śi)ka-pisu(śu)na-vêtrik-â-
34 varôdhajana-râjñî-râṇaka-râjaputra-râjavallabh-âdîn sarvvân
35 samâjñâpayati | Viditam=astu bhavatâm yathâssmâbhir=ayaṅ=grâma-
36 ḥ sa-nidhiḥ s-ôpanidhiḥ sarvva-vâ(bâ)dhâ-vivarjitaḥ sarvv-ôparikar-âdâ-

Second Plate ; Second Side.

37 na-sahî(hi)taḥ |³ chatuḥ⁴ s-âmra-madhukaḥ sa-gartt-ôsharaḥ sa-jala-sthalaḥ |⁵
38 Śrâvastî-maṇḍanê(lê) Kâsîllî-bhattagrâma-vinirggatâya Kôsalê Dê-
39 vîbhôga-vî(vi)shayîya-Sîṅgôâ-grâma-vâstavyâya Kauśika-gôtrâ-
40 ya |⁶ Viśvâmitra-Dêvarâta-Audalya(la)-pravarâva Kauthuma-charaṇâya Chchhandô-
41 ga-śâkh-âdhy[â*]yinê bhaṭṭa-Paramêśvara-pautrâya bhaṭṭa-Vasishṭha-sutâya |⁷
42 râṇaka-śrî-Râchchhô-nâmnê sûrya-grahaṇê salila-dhârâ-puraḥsaram=â-cha-
43 ndra-târak-ârka-kshiti-sha(sa)makâl-ôpabhôg-ârtha[ṁ*] mâtânitrôr=âtmanaś=cha
44 puṇya-yaśô-bhivṛiddhayê tâmra-śâsa[nê*]n=âkarîkṛitya pratipâdî(di)ta îyêga-
45 tya⁸ samuchita-kara-nikara- bhôga-bhâg-âdî(di)kam=upanayadbhiḥ su-
46 khêna prativastavyam=iki(ti) [|*] bhâvibhiś=cha bhûpatibhiḥ dattir=iyam=a-
47 smadîyâ dharmma-gauravâd=asmad-anurôdhâch=cha sva-dattî(tti)r=î(i)v=ânupâlanî-
48 y[â*] || Tathâ ch=ôktaṁ dharmma-śâstrê || Va(ba)hubhir⁹=vasudhâ dattâ râjabhiḥ Saga-
49 r-âdibhiḥ | yasya yasya yadâ bhûmis=tasya tadâ phalam || Mâ bhûd=a-
50 phala-śaṅkhâ(ṅkâ)vaḥ para-datt=êtê(ti) pârthivâḥ sva-dattât=phalam=ananta[ṁ*] para-da-
51 tt-ânupâlanê || Shashṭ[i*]ṁ varsha-sahasrâṇi svargê môdati bhûmi-daḥ ||(|) â-
52 kshêptâ ch=ânumantâ cha dvau tau naraka-gâminau || Agnêr¹⁰=apatyaṁ prathamaṁ
53 suvarṇṇaṁ bhûr=Vaishṇavî sûrya-sutâś=cha gâvaḥ | yaḥ kâñchana[ṁ*] gâna(ñ=cha) mahîñ=cha
54 dadyâd=dattâs=trayas=têna bhavanti lôkê(kâḥ) || Âsphôṭayanti¹¹ pitarô va-

Third Plate.

55 lgayanti pitâmahâḥ bhûmi-dâtâ kulê jâtaḥ sa nas=tr[â]t[â] [bha]vi[shya]-
56 ti || [Bhû]mi[ṁ] yaḥ pratigṛihṇâti yaś=cha bhûmi[ṁ] prayachchha[ti ubhu tau puṇya-karmâṇau]
57 niyata[ṁ] svarga-gâmin[au] || Taḍâgân[âṁ] sahasrêṇa vâ[japêya]-śa[têna cha]
58 gavâṁ kôṭi-pradânêna bhûmi-harttâ na śudhyatê |(||) Hara[tê hâ]rayed=yas=tu
59 manda-vu(bu)ddhis=tamô-vṛitaḥ sha(su)-va(ba)ddhô vâruṇaiḥ pâśais=ti[r]yagyôni[ṁ] sag a-
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......¹ Read vishayîya-Gauḍaº ; omitting the mark of punctuation.
......² This mark of punctuation in unnecessary.
......³ This mark of punctuation in unnecessary.
......⁴ This word, standing alone as it does, is meaningless.
......⁵ This mark of punctuation in unnecessary.
......⁶ This mark of punctuation, again, is unnecessary.
......⁷ This mark of punctuation, also, is unnecessary.
......⁸ Read ity=avagatya.
......⁹ Metre : Ślôka (Anushṭubh) ; and in the next two verses.
......¹⁰ Metre : Indravajrâ.
......¹¹ Metre : Ślôka (Anushṭubh) and in the next five verses.