No. 48. Saìvat 482 Satuêgal (R - Kulàchhetol Stone of Kisipidi).
The stone lies
in the Kulachhetol quarter of the village of Kisipidi across the road opposite to Balambu.
The text with the date is the same as in the preceding inscriptions. The inscribed part is
55 cm long and 43 cm wide. As it appears the stones are scattered in different villages,
which are situated in close proximity to one another in a larger locality called
ùètàòikàtale (valley). Perhaps the area now covered by the villages of Thankot,
Satungal, Kisipidi, Balambu and Chowkitar with the river Balkhu flowing from the northern
side below the hills, the river itself forming a bed outskirting the hilly bases, was
known as sètaòèkà and because it was an expansive belt the name tala was given to it.
We know that the Chowkitar inscription was addressed to the inhabitants of Tegvalagràma.
But two others are not known fully because of the first letter missing. However, the
Kisipidi inscription gives a very meaningful name, Kichaprinching-gràma. The present and
past names look similar and one cannot doubt that the present name is derived from
kichaprinchigrama but the names appearing in the Satungal and Balambu stones do not
provide a clue to their past names judged from the nature of the present names. (R). |
DV 49; HJ 51; Gn pl. XXII; R. 43; |
TEXT.
1. svasti
mànagðhàd-bappa-pàdà[nuddhyàto bhaòòàraka]
2. [ma]hàràja-ùrè-gaíadevaõ=kuùalè-ùètàòi[kà-tale]
3. kàduê-gràme yathà-pradhàna-bràhmaía-[purassaràn]-
4. . . . . . . . .pàlaka-kuòumbinaõ sarvvàn=eva [kuùala]
5. [m=pðøòvà] mànayati viditam=vo ¸stu yathà [mayà sarvva]
6. [daíäa]nàyaka-mahàpratihàra-ùrè-bhaumagupta-[vijãàpi]-
7. tena yuømàkaì liêgval-màpcoka. . . . . . . . . .
8. . . . . . . . . paãcàparàdha-dvàreía na praveøòavya[m=iti]
9. [sthiti-paòòakena] prasàdaõ kðtas-tad-evaì [viditvà]
10. [yathaiva pórvva]m=àjãà-ùravaía-vidheyàs-ta[thaiv-à]-
11. [valagana-parà] bhótvà nirvvðta-viùvastà [sukhaì prati]
12. [vatsyatha ye c-à]smad-vaìùyà [ràjà]no bhavitàra[s-tair-api]
13. [dharmmagurubhir-g]gurukðta-prasàd-ànuvartti[bhir-iya]-
14. [m=àjãà pratipàla]nèyeti dótakaù-c-à[tra babbhru]-
15. [varmà brahmuê prasàda-gupta-vàrtte vyavaharat-èti saìvat 482]
16. [ùràvaía-ùukla-pratipadi]