12. Saìvat 413 Deupàòana, Paùupati-nath

The Trident Base Inscription of Jayalaìbha. Round the base (Jalahari) of a liêga opposite to the northern door of the temple of Paùupatinath on a platform with a tall brass trident. The inscribed part is about 71 cm wide and 9 cm long. Date: Saìvat 413 (without particulars). The trident is not the part of the base. Probably it came to be there being installed later. In the cloth rubbing of BLI the name of the donor appears to be Jayavarmà, but the ink rubbing shows Jayalaìbha. The letter is damaged, but on-the-spot examination confirms DV's reading laìbha. The metre is Vasantatilakà. (R)
(During the rule of) Ùrè-Mànadeva-nðpati Records the erection of a liêga called Jayeùvaram by one Jayalaìbha (Gnoli - Jayavarmma). As written, for the enhancement of his own virtues he granted, too, the land - dattam-akøayaíèyam (as akøaya[nèvè]?).

BLI 2; Gn VIII; DV 14; HJ 16; R. 11;

TEXT.

1. Oì saìvat 413 ùrèmànadeva-nðpateù=caraía-prasàdàt bhaktyà viùuddha-matinà jayalambha-nàmnà | liêgaã-jayeùvaram-iti prathitaì nðloke
2. saìsthàpitaì sa-nðpater-jjagato hitàya || bhagavato¸sya liêgasya kàraía-pójàyàõ samyak-pravarttanàya svapuíy-àpyàyan-àrtthan-dattam-akøayaíèyam
3. bhómiõ 450 piíäakaì mà 200 jyaiøòhaùukla-divà 11

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NOTES.
L. 1. Metre: vasantatilakà. (Gnoli). Gnoli read: jayavarmma.
L. 2. After hitàya there is a simple punctuation mark; Bh.I. erroneously reads 1. (Gnoli); Bh.I.: kàraíapójà[yai] - - - - - tàyasva - - - yanàrtthan. (Gnoli). He read: kàraíapójàya - sa - - - - ya svapuíyàpyàyanàrtthan. Gnoli read: akøaya[nèvè].
L. 3. The third line is omitted by Bh.I. Gnoli read: 3. - - - - - - - kra - - jyaiøòhaùukla - - - . back