55. Shahpur stone image inscription (Patna dist., Bihar) of the time of Àdityasenadeva (Fl. No. 43; Bh. No. 1393).H. N. Sastri, MASI. No. 66, pp. 82-83; Th., 158-159.
H. 66 Màrgga. Ùudi.

Th: 1. SHAHPUR STONE IMAGE INSCRIPTION OF ÀDITYASENA
[ PLATE XIII ]
Provenance: Shahpur, Patna District, Bihar.
References: Fleet, CII, III, 208f, plate XXIX A. For other references, Fleet, op. cit., and Bhandarkar's list no. 1393.
Language: Sanskrit, prose.
Script: Late Bràhmè of the Northern Class.
Date: Year 66 [Harøa era=672 A.D.], Màrgaùèrøa, bright fortnight, 3rd day.

TEXT.

1 . . . . . . . kha . la . äha . ga . . . candra-køiti-kàlaì yàvat=p[r]atipàditaì(tam) [||*]
2 siddham Samva(ìva)t 60 6 Màrgga ùu di 7(?) asyàn=divasa-màsa-samva(saìva)tsar-ànupórvvyàì\5 ùrè-Àdityasåna-\6
3 [dåva]-ràj[y]å Nà(?)landa(?)-mah-àgrahàrå sàdh[un]à va(ba)làdhikðta-Sàlapakøåía då[ya*]-dharmmî=[¸*]yaì pratiøòhitaì(õ)
4 [màtàpitrîr=à]tmanaù=ca puíy-àbhivðddhayå [||*]
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Commentaries and variants.
(Fleet: From Mr. Beglar's pencil-rubbing). Th: The plate in CII, III, is not distinct. We have followed Fleet.
L. 2. Siddham expressed by a symbol which is taken by Fleet as îì. Supply tithau after ànupórvvyàì; read ùry-àditya (Fl.). Th: màrgga=màrggaùèrøa, ùu=ùuddha, di=divasa ; Cunningham read the year as 55 and the day as 1. Bhagwanlal Indraji read the year as 88. We have followed Fleet.