No. 180. Kathmandu, Òebàhala Inscription
| A slab of stone attached on the
southern wall, which is a water reservoir in the large quadrangle of Te-Bahal to the right
of the temple of Sankaòà (it is very close to the New Road) in the eastern side. The
inscribed part is about 23 cm wide and 26 cm long. The inscription lacks date. The
characters seem to belong to the later Lichhavi period. There are only two lines, and the
object is a gift of a Buddhist layman. The metre is Vasantatilakà. (R). Fixed to the southern wall of the quadrangle, formerly monastery Records construction of a well and another water conduit (kópaã-jaladravaíika) by a Buddhist layman named Priyapàla in honour of the Buddha and for the use of everybody. |
| Gn LXIII; DV 120; HJ 119; R. 111; |
TEXT.
1a.
ratnatrayam-bhagavad-àryyam-udàra-varíía-
1b. m-uddiùya satva-paribhoganimittam-etau (|)
2a. kópaãjala-dravaíikaã-ca ùubhàya pitroõ
2b. ùàkyo yatir-vihitavàn-priyapàlanàmà (||)
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L. 1. Metre: vasantatilakà (Gn).