17. Cаbahila inscr.

Chabahil Slab of Stone. A slab of stone supporting the right pillar (there are two pillars reclining) and the stone has been devised by someone as a support to the pillar to prevent it from falling down. The inscribed part is 12 cm wide and 28 cm long. In the last line the month and lunar days appear, while the year portion is damaged. This mentions also Jupiter's month. DV thinks that this is the first available inscription of ancient Nepal. The metre used here is Anusтupa. (R)
To record the erection of a Bhavana (Stуpa ?) with many illustrations including the story of the Kinnari Jаtaka (?), during the rule of Щrи......, and donation of different plots of land.
DV I; HJ 22, R 12

TEXT.

1. durddharair=indriyaiх kрtsnа vahyаte yair=iyam=prajа dаsavattаni sandhаrya kрpayа-paripидya tа dаnaщиla . . .
2. samprаpyаn=uttaraм jгаnaм prajа duхkhаt=pramocitа pramocya sarvva-duхkhebhyo yoёsau щаntam-padaк-gataх ma . . .
3. saкkhidya suciraкkаlam-bhavanam-bhava-vicchidaх kinnarи-jаtakа-kиrннan-nаnаcitra-virаjitam щrи . . .
4. catvаriмщat-sapaгc-eha yatra dhаnyasya mаnikах varшe varшeёtha jаyante kшetran-tat-tаdрщan=dadau . . . .
5. bhуyaх saкghasya bhaktаrtthaм pуjаrtthaг=ca mahаmuneх kшetran=dattan=tayа yatra hy-aштаviмщati-mаnikах . . . . .
6. vicitraм deyadharmmam-me kаrayitv-eha yac=chubham strиbhаvaм hi virаgy-аhaм puruшatvam=avаpya ca щoka-kаma-mayа . . .
7. . . . . . . . . .mаghavarшe kаle ашадha-щu-diva 10 asyаn-diva-sapуrvvаyаm=bhaттаraka-mahаrаja-щrи. . . . . .

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NOTES.
L. 4. R - catvаriмщac-chapaгceha;
L. 6. R. has щokakаmamay-aivaм