31. Indore (Bulandasahar, U.P.) Copper Plate Inscr. of the time
of Skandagupta (Fl. No. 16; Bh. No. 1279) G. 146 Phаlguna-mаsa
Kielhorn, IA. Vol. XVIII (1889), p. 219; Jagan Nath, JUPHS. Vol. XIII (1940), pt.
II, p. 99; PIHC. IV (1940), p. 59; D. C. Sircar, SI. Bk. III, No. 27, p. 309-12;
B. Upadhyaya, SAII. pt. II, pp. 69-70.
1. siddham(||*)yaм viprа vidhivat-prabuddha-manaso dhyаn-aikatаnа stuvaх
yasy=аntaм tridaщ-аsurа na vividur-nn-ordhvaм na tirya-
2. g-gati[m](|*)yaм loko bahu-roga-vega-vivaщaх saмщritya catolabhaх
pаyаd-vaх sa jagat-pi[dhа]na-puтa-bhidraщmyа-
3. karo bhаskaraх ||1.paramabhaттаraka
mahаrаjаdhirаja-щrиskanda-guptasyаbhivarddhamаna-vijaya-rаjya-saмvvatsara-щaccatvа
4. [ri*]кщaduttaratame phаlguna-mаse tatp(а*)da-parigрhиtasya viшayapati-
щarvvanаgasyаntarvvedyам bhogаbhivрddhaye vartta-
5. mаne c=endrаpuraka-padmа-cаturvvidya-sаmаnya-brаhmaнa-devaviшнurddeva-putro
haritrаta-pauttraх дuдika-prapauttraх satatаgniho-
6. tra-chandogo rанаyaниyo varшagaнa-sagottra indrаpuraka-vaнigbhyам
kshattriy-аcalavarma-bhрkuнтhasiкhаbhyаm-adhiштhа-
7. nasya prаcyам diщ-иndrapurаdhiштhаna-mадаsyаta-lagnam-eva
pratiштhаpitaka-bhaga-
vate savitre dиpopayojyamаtma-yaщo-
8. bhivрddhaye mуlyaм prayacchatiх (||*)indrapura-nivаsinyаstailika-щreнyа
jиvanta-pravarаyа ito(ё*)dhiштhаnаd-apakkrama-
9.нa-saмpraveщa-yathаsthirаyах аjasrikaм grahapaterdvija-mуlya-dattamanayа tu
щreнyа- yadabhagnayogaм
10. pratthamаrhаvya(va*)cchinna-saмsthaм deyaм tailasya tulyena paladvayaм tu 2
candrаrkka-samakаlиyaм(yam)(||*)11. yo vyavakrameddаyamimaм nibaddhaм
goghno gurughno dvija-ghаtakaх saх(|*)taiх pаtakai(х*)
12. paгcabhiranvito(ё*)dharggacchennaraх sopanipаtakaiщceti || 2.
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L.1 read ~tаnastavах ; or stumaх , i.e.[vayaм]vidhivat-prabuddhamanasaх viprах
yaм dhyаnaikatаnах [santaх]stumaх .
L.2 Fleet: -ggatiх .
L.3 read savvatsara or saмvatsara; read шaтcatvа (Fl).
L.4 read -riмщa-; the traditional Antarvedi is the country lying between the
Ganges and the Jumna and between Prayаga and Hardwаr .Bulandshahr distr. lies
actually in this Antarvedi (Fleet) .
L.5 Read candrаpuraka (Fleet) .
L.6 read cchandogo; read -nиyo. Note, that kshatriyas adopted the conventional
profession of the Vaishyas (Fleet). Read bhрkuнтhasiмhа ~,Fleet: ~ghiшта.
L.7 Fleet could not find out the meaning of mадаsyаta which however appears to
be the name of a locality in the town of Indrаpura .
L.8 Read -prayacchati; jиvanta - was the Pravara or president of the oilmen`s
guild (Fleet).
L.9 аjasrika=ajasva=perpetual. Datta=gift. Better dattam | anayа .(Fleet)
L.10 Read prayamа; -mаho-vyacchi- ? tulya seems to signify the same thing as
taulya (weight); better read yoтtikrame; read nibaddhaм (Fleet).
L.11 Read -dho gacche-; better -щca || iti (Fleet).