No. 69. Saìvat 535 Kathmandu, Jyà-bahàla. Inscription on the main road between Lagantol and Jaisideval.
| A slab of stone standing on the
road to Lagan in front of a house near Jyabahal to the east of Jaisideval in Kathmandu.
The inscribed part is 38 cm wide and 58 cm long. The top of the stone is broken and lost.
Date: Saìvat 535 Ùràvaía ùukla 7. The inscription is generally attributed to
Ùivadeva in view of the era used herein. But it seems to me that through the Na-bahil
inscription was made a grant of land by Amsuvarmà functioning as the main ruler. The word
deva in our first line refers to a divinity and not to any king on the throne. (R). (Ùiva)deva Ràjaputra Vikramasena. (The first, substantial portion of the epigraph is badly damaged). Records that different plots of land made as grant (prasàdèkðta). |
| BhI 4; Gn. XL; HJ 83; DV 80; R. 66; |
TEXT.
1. - - - - - - - - deva - - -
- - - - - - - -
2. - - - - - - - - - - ía puíyo- - - - - - - -
3.- - - - - - - - - - yaì vaõ prasàdè-kð[taõ] - - - -
4. - - - - - - nujãaõ phðthól-køetraì-pórva - - - - - - -
5. - - - maêgalasya køetram tato bharat-àùra[ma] - - - - - -
6. - - - - tulakøetram-tatas-tegval-prà - - - - - - - -
7. àdityaguptasya køetram pórvada - - - - - -
8. - - - òòàkøetram tatas-tegval-nàràyaía - - - - - - -
9. . s-tegval-pradèpa-gauøòhikànàm tasya bhómer-dakøiía - -
10. mer-dakøiía-ràjakulasya dakøiía-paùcimena - - - -
11. vèpàãcàlikànàm paùcimena parvata - - - - - - - -
12. - - paùcim-ottareía parvata-bhómir-dakøiía - - - - -
13. - - - parikøipteyaì-bhómir-ity-avagamya na kaiùcid-asma-
14. t-pàd-opajèvibhir-ayaì-prasàdo ¸nyathà karaíèyo ya[s-tv-età]-
15. m-àjãà-manàäðty-ànyathà kuryàt kàrayedvà tamaham-utpatha-[gà]-
16. minaì niyatam-anuùàsitàsmi bhaviøyadbhir-api bhópa[tibhir-gu]-
17. rukðta-prasàd-ànuvarttibhir-eva bhavitavyam-iti dóta[kaù-c-à]-
18. tra ràjaputra-vikramasenaõ saìvat 535 ùrà[va]-
19. [ía]-ùukladivà-saptamyàm ||
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NOTES
L. 2. Bh.I. omits ía (Gn).
L. 3. Bh.I. reads ràyàvaõ (Gn).
L. 4. Bh.I. has jãaõ pðthókøetram pórva (Gn).
L. 5. Bh.I. reads bharataùca (Gn).
L. 7. R. has pórvadakøi[íe]na . . .
L. 8. R. has . . . bhaòòàkøetram; -nàràyaía-svàmè. . .
L. 9. R. has . køiptim . . . -pradèpa-.
L. 10. R. omit mer-.
L. 12. Bh.I. omits r-dakøiía (Gn). R. omit -bhómir-.
L. 14. Bh.I. reads kaiùci[d apy a] | smatpàdo- and has yaõ - - at the end (Gn).
L. 17. Bh.I. has bhópati[bhi] | - - kðta and dóta[ko] | tra (Gn).