No. 88. Saìvat 45 Kathmandu, Chitlang.
| On a slab of stone lying inside
a small temple of Ganeùa not far from Chitlang, a village at the foot of the Chandragiri
hill (7000 ft high) from the southern and western side. The inscription belongs to the
reign of Udayadeva and is the only extant indigenous record in his name. The date symbol
and letters in some lines are damaged. The inscribed part is 34 cm wide and 56 cm long.
The date 40 is marked but another symbol can only be conjectural between 5 and 8 (R). Bhaòòàraka Mahàrajàdhiràja Ùrè Udayadeva from . . . ; (granted before by ?) Bhaòòàraka Mahàrajàdhiràja Ùrè Aìùuvarmman, dutaka - sarva(daíäanàyaka) . . Prasàdè-kðto (by Am.) agrahàra . . . prasàdè-kðta (by Ud.). |
| DV 104; HJ 101; R. 96; |
TEXT.
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. . . . . . . . . . bhagavat-paùupati-bhaòòàraka-pàdànugðhèto ba-
3. [ppapà]dànudhyàto bhaòòàraka-mahàràj-àdhiràja-ùrè-udayadevaõ ku-
4. [ùalè] . . . . nivàsinaõ kuòumbino yathà-pradhànaê-kuùalam-àbhàøya
5. [samà]jãàpayati viditamastu vo yo yuømadèya-tala-pratibaddha . . . .
6. . . . . . . . . bhaòòàraka-mahàràj-àdhiràja-ùry-aìùuvarmapàdai . . .
pàãcà -
7. likànàm-agrahàro¸yaì prasàdèkðto¸bhót . . . smàbhir-eøa . . . pàãcà-
8. likànàì yathàsukham-paribhog-àrtham-agrahàra . . . prasàdèkðta[ùcirà-]
9. sthitaye càbhilekhya . . . . . ùàsanam-idan-dattaì sèmà càsya . . . . .
10. . . . . . . . . . khàtaka . . . gaìùikhara-
11. . . . . . . . .yà . . . . . sa eva khàtaka ityetatsèmaparikøipta . . .
12. . . . . . . . . . . nyairvà na kaiùci[d-alpàpi] pèäà vidheyà ya-
13. stv-etàm-àjãàm-atikramy-ànyathà kuryà[t-kàrayed-và]. . . .
14. . . . . marøayiøyàmo bhaviøyadbhirapi bhópatibhir-asmatkðta-prasàdo¸nya-
15. [thàna]karaíèya iti . . . . . . . . . . .dótakaùcàtrasarva-
16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . saìvat 45 . . .øàähakðøía-dvàdaùyàm
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NOTES
L. 6. -aìùuvarmapàdai patèpa. .
L. 7. R. has prasàdèkðto¸bhóttada rasmabhir-. . .
L. 8. R. has -agrahàratvena . .
L. 10. R. has . . tatra . . . khàtaka . ma vanyarguìùikhirà-
L. 11 omitted by R, he red stk. 12 as 11 etc.
L. 14. R. read [marøayidbhiramo] bhaviøyasyapi
L. 16. R. read 40 . . .[à]øàähakðøía