No. 74. [Saмvat] . . Banepа stele

A slab of stone in the village of Banepa. The inscribed part is about 35 cm wide and 67 cm long. The top is decorated by a relief of a chakra flanked by two щankhas. The date portion is damaged. (R).
Bhaттаraka Mahаrаja Щrи Щivadeva from Mаnagriha. Dutaka . . . . gomin. Mahаrаjаdhirаja-Щrи-Sаmanta Aмщuvarman; cirakаlasthitaye щilаpaттaka-щаsanan-tebhyo dattam; samаjгаpanа Records approval from Щivadeva to the the (grant, prasаda) of a village (?) to Dolащikharasvаmin (i.e., Chакgu Nаrаyaнa, comp. No. 58), prohibited for cатa-bhaтa to entry.
Gn. XXXIII; DV 59; HJ 62; R. 55;

TEXT.

1. svasti mаnagрhаd-anavagиta - - - - - - - - - - -
2. tаhita-pratаpa-dhanyа - - - [bappapаdаnuddhyаto licchavikulaketur-bhaттаraka]-
3. [ma]hаrаja-щrи-щivadevaх kuщa[lи] - - - - - - - - - - [ku]-
4. [тu]mbinaх kuщalam-аbhашya [samаjгаpayati viditam-bhavatu bhavatаm-yathаnena]
5. - neka-vidyаmaya-parijгаna - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6. viщeшa-vаdena digantara-visаri-yaщaх-samуha - - - - - - [praнa]
7. t-ащeшa-sаmanta-maндalena-mahа[rаj-а]dhirаja-щrи-sаmant-а[мщuvarmmaна]
8. sаkaм sampradhаrya-tadanumatena- - - - - - - kleщ-аpahаri - -
9. dolащikhara-svаminах - - - - -[cатabha]т-аprаveщyaх koттamaryа[d-opapanno]
10. grаmaх kрto ёsya-c-otara - - - - - [mаr]ggastam-anusрtya - -[de]
11. va-kulaм tataх pуrvva-dakшi[нena] - - [nu]sрtya smaщаna-vрhat- - -
12. pуrvveнa tekhuмdul-srotas-ta- - - - - mаrgga-goтana-kшetra - - - -
13. parvvata-mуlam dakшiнena - - - - - tataх paщcimena - - -
14. tato dakшiнena dhelantи-nadи-sa - - - paщcime candreщvara
15. - к-grаmas-tata uttareнa dakшiнeщvaras-tataх parvvata-mуlam pуrvva - -
16. pаnиya-mаrgga ity etat-sиma-parikшiptas-tasya ca cirakа[la-sthitaye]
17. щilаpaттaka-щаsanan-tebhyo dattam-iti kaiщcid-asmat-pаda-prasаd-o[pajиvi]-
18. [bhi]r-anyair-vvа nаtra sуkшm-аpi pида kаryyа ya imаm-аjгаm-utka[myа]
19. [nya]thа kuryuх kаrayeyur-vvа - - - - - - - - - - - - -
20. - - - - licchavi-vaкщa-kram-аgata- - - - - - - - - [dharmmagu]-
21. [rubhi]r-ggurukрta-prasаd-аnuvarttibhir-iyam-а[jга samyak pratipаlanи]-
22. [yeti samаjгаpanа dуtaka]щ-c-аtra - - - - gomи[saмvat]-
23. щrаvaнa-mаse - - - - - - - - -

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NOTES
L. Gn. read: щidevaх , in note: For -щivadevaх.
L. 4. DV read : bhavatа.
L. 5. R read after parijгаna dacari . . . kleщаpahаri-
L. 6. Gn. read: digantaravisаri - - sаmanta - naщa - - - - - -. R. at the end read samуha щiromaнi and put praнa on the next stk.
L. 7. Gn. read: - - щeшa - manmamaндalena; DV not read [rаj-а].
L. 8. Gn. read: - m pradhаryya tada. R. has nакku instead sаkaм.
L. 9. Gn. read: - -щikharasvаminа - - - - - - prаveщyako - - -. R. has -opapanna
L. 10. R. read [de] on the next stk.
L. 11. Read: щmaщаnabрhat (DNL). Gn. read: [nu]sрtya щuщаna - ha - -.
L. 14. R. has candreщvarasya.
L. 16. Gn., R. has -tasy-аtra cirakа[la-.
L. 18. Gn. read: y[e tv i]mаm аjгаm - - -. R. has kаryyа[ye] imаm-
L. 20. R. has -kram-аgatoyyaмrakшiниya . . . . . . . [dharmmagu]
L. 22-23. R has [saмvat]500 . . . щrаvaнa-mаse щukla pakшe . . .