No. 23. Saмvat 430 (Bhatt. 435) Kathmandu, Sиtаpаila

A slab of stone in Sitаpaila, a village about 2 miles west of Kathmandu. The inscribed part is 20 cm wide and 36 cm long. The inscription is dated Saмvat 435 without a month and day. It is a charter issued by Vasanta-deva. (R).(Badly damaged) Records the grant of land (for the repair a channel?) in favour of Jayasundarи, king's sister.
DV 26; HJ 25; R. 24;

TEXT.

1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. . . . щrи-bappa-bhaттаraka-pаdаnudhyаto . . .
3. . . . [ma]hаrаja-щrи-vasantadevaх kuщalи
4. yathа-pradhаnaк-grаma-kuтumbinaх [kuщala]
5. [m=abhi]dhаya samаjгаpayati viditam=astu . . .
6. . . . parama-daivata-щrи-bappa-bhaттаraka-pа[daiх] . . .
7. . . . yuшmadиya-grаmaх pуrvveнa to . . .
8. . . . ta-щikharаt dakшiнa-paщcima-deщa . . .
9. . . . mаrggаt-paщcimena rаjabhуme . . .
10. . . . ram-uttareн-аpi hаrаguк-щikhara . . .
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ra-pуrvvam-eva
12. . . . . [аyuшma]tyа priya-bhaginyа
13. . . . . . jayasundaryа . . . paramadaiva[ta]
14. . . . . . bappa-bha[ттаraka-pаdа]nаm=аtmanaщ-ca щre[yase]
15. . . . . . paщci[ma] . . . . . .[praна]lyах khaндa-phuттa
16. . . . . . . pratisaмskаra . . . . dulusiдa . . . .
17. . . . . .paгca. . . . datto dуtakaщ-c-аtra
18. sarvadaндanаyaka-mahаpratihаra . . . .
19. . . . . . . [vya]vaharati saмvat 400, 30

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NOTES
L. 6. R. has -pа[dаnudhyаtaх].
L. 7. R. has t-ottara-
L. 8. R. has [parva]ta-щikharаt; -deще
L. 11. R. has -eva yathа.
L. 14. R. read [yase] on the next stk.
L. 16. R. has dulusiгju-.
L. 18. R. read mahаpratihаra-ravi[guptaх]
L. 19. R. read 435.