No. 155. Cobhàr (Chobar?)

Formerly monastery to the south from Kathmandu; not publ. by Vajracharya Records a grant for the welfare of the people of a village (?) and forbids the entry of the officials from the Liêgvala and Ùolla departments in that paãchàlika. (The inscription is badly damaged). (Bhatt. referred to R. 114)
Chobar is the name of the gorge cut by the river Bagmati through the rocky plateau, near which a shrine of Ganeùa amidst a cluster of houses is situated. Here a site known as charghare (four houses) bears a large stone rock-like in appearance on which the following lines are engraved. But the letters are heavily damaged, and it is difficult to assign a meaning to them. Perhaps this is a charter, as names of two offices of State occur and it could be guessed that their entry was barred in a certain locality. The inscription also does not show any date. (R).
HJ 105; R. 114;

TEXT.

1. . . . . . . . làla . . . .kupa. . .
2. . . . . . .bhè adðùya vè . . .ía . . .
3. . . . . . . .bholla bhu . . . .
4. rmana . . . rè . . .sara . . .sita . . .kulaketunà . . .ràjà
5. prajàhitayavidhànasampratya[sa]càtra pàrthèva . . .
6. . .nami bhavatu[kà]maparàdhènàdapi . . . . màtà sva . . .
7. . . .di . . .vijãa . . . ma . . .vahumànàdya
8. . . . .para ùolla liìgvala . . .pó . . .
9. . . . ma . . .vada . . .na praveøòhavya . . .ùrèvarmareva
10. . . . . . . .pàãcàli . . . tà màjãàpayata
11. . . . . . . .mbhóbhuje . . .ùrèjena . . .
12. . . . . . . . . .dharmalokasya tathà
13. . . . .kotnàràì
14. . . .