No. 52. Saìvat 492 Lalitpur, Maêgal-bajàra, Water Conduit Stone.

A stele in the courtyard of a water conduit behind Manimaíäapa. The Manimaíäapa is an open platform with wooden pillars in front of a temple of Ùiva, which stands by the right side of Bhimsena temple in Mangal Bazar, Patan. My reading is based on a rubbing taken in 1940. The date is 492 Vaiùàkha ùukla 13. The inscribed part is 25 cm wide and 20 cm long. The verses are all in Ùàrdólavikriäita metre. (R).
Records the construction of a water conduit and grant of land (køetraì dattaì as akøayaíèya) for the enhancement of virtues of Bharavè's parents and himself.
DV 52; H. Sakya (Abhilekha Prakàùa, p. 5); HJ 55; R. 47;

TEXT.

1. - - - - pralaya-sambhava-kàraíasya stambhakðtes-taruía - - - - - - -
2. syàti - - - na gato - - ma prayànè - - bhavo diùatu santatam-iøòam-è[ùaõ]
3. nityaì khyàta-guía-prabhàva-carite vaìùe¸pi labdhàs-pade
4. jàtasyàtra janasya janma viphalaì kèrttyà vinà jèvataõ
5. dðøòaì saukhyavatàm-paratra ca sukhaì-prà - - kèrttyà yayà
6. tàì karttuì na samutsukaõ prayatate ko nàma móähaõ svaya[m]
7. kèrtteõ phalaì sa kila bhàravir-ity-avekøya mànuøyakaì køaíikam-arthavatàã-ca - -
8. màtà-pitð-svakðta-puíya-vivarddhan-àrtham-etàì bhiøag - øa - - - cakàra kè[rttim]
9. akøayaíèy-àrtthaí-ca yópa-gràmasya dakøiía-paùcimena
10. køetraì dattaì yasya piíäakaì viìùikayà mànikàõ paãcàùad-iti
11. saìvat 492 vaiùàkhaùukladivà 13

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NOTES
L. 1. R. has: kàraíasya . . . .kðtes-tarópà. . .
L. 2. R. has: syàti . . . bhavo etc.
L. 3. R. not read -carite
L. 5. R. has -pràpnoti . . . .kèrttyà; DV : mayà
L. 7. R. has -cala[gnaõ].
L. 8. R. has bhiøag-praíya-cakàra-