No. 23. Saìvat 430 (Bhatt. 435) Kathmandu, Sètàpàila

A slab of stone in Sitàpaila, a village about 2 miles west of Kathmandu. The inscribed part is 20 cm wide and 36 cm long. The inscription is dated Saìvat 435 without a month and day. It is a charter issued by Vasanta-deva. (R).(Badly damaged) Records the grant of land (for the repair a channel?) in favour of Jayasundarè, king's sister.
DV 26; HJ 25; R. 24;

TEXT.

1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. . . . ùrè-bappa-bhaòòàraka-pàdànudhyàto . . .
3. . . . [ma]hàràja-ùrè-vasantadevaõ kuùalè
4. yathà-pradhànaê-gràma-kuòumbinaõ [kuùala]
5. [m=abhi]dhàya samàjãàpayati viditam=astu . . .
6. . . . parama-daivata-ùrè-bappa-bhaòòàraka-pà[daiõ] . . .
7. . . . yuømadèya-gràmaõ pórvveía to . . .
8. . . . ta-ùikharàt dakøiía-paùcima-deùa . . .
9. . . . màrggàt-paùcimena ràjabhóme . . .
10. . . . ram-uttareí-àpi hàràguê-ùikhara . . .
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ra-pórvvam-eva
12. . . . . [àyuøma]tyà priya-bhaginyà
13. . . . . . jayasundaryà . . . paramadaiva[ta]
14. . . . . . bappa-bha[òòàraka-pàdà]nàm=àtmanaù-ca ùre[yase]
15. . . . . . paùci[ma] . . . . . .[praíà]lyàõ khaíäa-phuòòa
16. . . . . . . pratisaìskàra . . . . dulusiäa . . . .
17. . . . . .paãca. . . . datto dótakaù-c-àtra
18. sarvadaíäanàyaka-mahàpratihàra . . . .
19. . . . . . . [vya]vaharati saìvat 400, 30

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NOTES
L. 6. R. has -pà[dànudhyàtaõ].
L. 7. R. has t-ottara-
L. 8. R. has [parva]ta-ùikharàt; -deùå
L. 11. R. has -eva yathà.
L. 14. R. read [yase] on the next stk.
L. 16. R. has dulusiãju-.
L. 18. R. read mahàpratihàra-ravi[guptaõ]
L. 19. R. read 435.