No. 72. Chàpàgàuì
| A slab of stone standing on the
main road in the village of Chapagaon near the temple of Vajra Vàràhè, south of Patan,
on the way to Lele. The stone goes without the top as it is broken. The date is effaced.
The inscribed part is 48 cm wide and 86 cm long. A few lines in the mid portion are also
damaged. (R). Bhaòòàraka Mahàràja Ùrè Ùivadeva from Mànagriha . . . . . (Partly damaged). asya prasàdasya . . . (ùilàpaòòa-ùàsa)nam idan dattaì; samàjãàpanà. Records the grant (prasàda) to the inhabitants of a Stharu-draêga (?). The matter of grant concluded in the reduction of excise duty on load of different varieties of fishes (kàøòhikà, bhukkuíäikà, ràjagrèva, muktà) at a market place. |
| Gn. XXXII; DV 55; HJ 58; R. 50; |
TEXT.
1. svasti
mànagðhàd-aparimita-yaùà bappa[pàd-ànuddhyàto licchavikula]-
2. ketur bhaòòàraka-mahàràja-ùrè-ùivadevaõ [kuùalè - - - - - - ni]-
3. vàsinaõ pradhàna-purassaràn kuòumbinaõ kuùalam àbhàøya samàjãàpa-
4. yati viditam-bhavatu bhavatàì yatheha stharu-draêge - - - - - -
5. matsy-opakrayaê-krtvà pratinivarttamànànàm-ekasya pu - - -
6. ùulk-àpahràsena kàøòhikà-matsya-bhàraka ekasmiìù-ca ta - - - [tàmri]-
7. kapaía-trayaã-ca bhukkuíäikà-matsya-bhàrake daùa bhukku - -
8. tripaíàõ ràjagrèvake daùa-ràjagrèva-matsyàõ paía-trayaì- - - - -
9. rè-matsya-bhàrake - - - - - - tripaíàõ muktà-matsya-bhà[rake] - -
10. ya - - - - - - - - - - - [pa]ãcàùattama-ùulkan-tadasya - - -
11. ketu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - kalya pràê-nðpatibhi - -
12. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vyàpiyaùa - - -
13. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - m-asmin-prasàde - -
14. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - kovekai - - - - - - -
15. - - - - - - - - - - - - - [cirakàla]sthitaye càsya pra[sà]-
16. [dasya] - - - - - - - -[ùilàpaòòaùàsa]nam idan dattaì - -
17. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - rbhàvibhiù-c-àyaì
18. [prasàdaõ] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [bhópa]tibhir ddharmmagu-
19. rubhir-guru[kðta-prasàd-ànuvarttibhir-iyam-àjãà samyak-pàlanèy-e]ti
samàjãàpanà
20. dótakaù-c-àtra - - - - - - - - - - - vaiùàkha-ùukla-paãcamyàm
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NOTES
L. 4. Gn. read : - - da - - -; R. has stharó-draêge.|
L. 7. R. has daùa bhukkuíäikà. . . .
L. 10. R. has yam -; Gn. read : - - - -ttram aùulkan-tad-asya - - .
L. 11. Gn. read : kalpya.
L. 14. R. has kovekai - -pa- -
L. 15. R. has càrasya
L. 16. R. has [ùilàpaòòana]ùàsanam idam.
L. 19. R. has gurókðta