17. Càbahila inscr.

Chabahil Slab of Stone. A slab of stone supporting the right pillar (there are two pillars reclining) and the stone has been devised by someone as a support to the pillar to prevent it from falling down. The inscribed part is 12 cm wide and 28 cm long. In the last line the month and lunar days appear, while the year portion is damaged. This mentions also Jupiter's month. DV thinks that this is the first available inscription of ancient Nepal. The metre used here is Anusòupa. (R)
To record the erection of a Bhavana (Stópa ?) with many illustrations including the story of the Kinnari Jàtaka (?), during the rule of Ùrè......, and donation of different plots of land.
DV I; HJ 22, R 12

TEXT.

1. durddharair=indriyaiõ kðtsnà vahyàte yair=iyam=prajà dàsavattàni sandhàrya kðpayà-paripèäya tà dànaùèla . . .
2. sampràpyàn=uttaraì jãànaì prajà duõkhàt=pramocità pramocya sarvva-duõkhebhyo yo¸sau ùàntam-padaê-gataõ ma . . .
3. saêkhidya suciraêkàlam-bhavanam-bhava-vicchidaõ kinnarè-jàtakà-kèríían-nànàcitra-viràjitam ùrè . . .
4. catvàriìùat-sapaãc-eha yatra dhànyasya mànikàõ varøe varøe¸tha jàyante køetran-tat-tàdðùan=dadau . . . .
5. bhóyaõ saêghasya bhaktàrtthaì pójàrtthaã=ca mahàmuneõ køetran=dattan=tayà yatra hy-aøòàviìùati-mànikàõ . . . . .
6. vicitraì deyadharmmam-me kàrayitv-eha yac=chubham strèbhàvaì hi viràgy-àhaì puruøatvam=avàpya ca ùoka-kàma-mayà . . .
7. . . . . . . . . .màghavarøe kàle àøàäha-ùu-diva 10 asyàn-diva-sapórvvàyàm=bhaòòàraka-mahàràja-ùrè. . . . . .

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NOTES.
L. 4. R - catvàriìùac-chapaãceha;
L. 6. R. has ùokakàmamay-aivaì