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G.93 Bhàdrapada, di. 4
D. C. Sircar, SI. Bk. III, No. 12, pp. 273-74; B. Upadhyaya, SAII. pt. II, p. 52; IE. AR. 1961-62, No. 146, App. B.

Text.

[Siddham||*]

1.kà[kanà*]daboòa-ùrèmahàvihàre ùèla-samàdhi-prajãà-guía-bhàvitendriyàya paramapuíya
2.køe[tra][ga*]tàya caturddigamyàgatàya ùramaía-puêgavàvasathàyàryya-saêghàya mahàràjàdhi-
3.rà[ja-ùrè]candragupta-pàda-prasàdàpyàyita-jèvita-sàdhanaõ anujèvi-satpuruøa-sadbhàva-
4.vð[ttyarthaì*] jagati prakhyàpayan aneka-samaràvàpta-vijaya-yaùaspatàkaõ sukulideùa-na-
5.øòè * * * vàstavya undàna-putràmrakàrddavo maja-ùarabhaêgàmraràta-ràjakula-mólya-kè-
6.ta-[ma] * * * * èùvaravàsakaì paãca-maíäalyà[ì*] praíipatya dadàti paãcaviìùatiùca dènà
7.ràn (||*)* * * * * * * yàdarddhana mahàràjàdhiràja-ùrècandraguptasya devaràja iti pri-
8.ya-nà[mnaõ*] * * * * * ritasya sarvva-guía-saìpattaye yàvaccandràdityau tàvatpaãca bhikøavo bhuìja-
9.tàì ra[tna*]-gð[he*][ca*][dè*][pa]ko jvalatu (|*) mama càparàrddhàtpaãcaiva bhikøavo bhuìjatàì ratna-gðhe ca
10.dèpaka i[ti](||*)[ta]detatpravðttaì ya ucchindyàtsa go-brahma-hatyayà saìyukto bhavetpaãcabhiùcàna-
11.ntaryyairiti 14(||*) saì 90 (+*) 3 bhàdrapada-di 4 (||*).

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Commentaries and variants.

Siddham above the beginnings of line 1.
L.1 Kàkanàdaboòa was apparently the old name of Sàãchi. Originally va was engraved instead of pa in prajãà (SI).
L.2 køe[tra][ga*]tàya - Fleet read kð...tàya; but the first akshara is clearly køe and traces of tra still remain (SI).
L.6 read viìùatiãca (SI).
L.7 Fleet : ta[dda] instead . . yàdarddhana (SI).
L.8 Fleet fills up the lacuna by priyanàmàmàtyo bhavatytasya , and takes devaràja to be the name of an officer of Chandragupta II .devaràja or devagupta was however another name of this king (SI).
L.10-11 paãcànantaryakarma or -dharma are the 5 sins that bring with them immediate retribution (SI).