No. 28. Saмvat 452 Lalitpur, (Patan) Khapiмche-tole.
On a water reservoir of stone attached to the western wall of a large courtyard in Patan known as Khapinche near Chyasaltol to the north east of the old Royal Palace. The inscribed part is 69 cm wide and 7.5 cm long. The date is Saмvat 452. The record is devoted to Vaiщampayana (Vyasa's disciple), suggesting that the Harigaon Pillar inscription might be contemporary. (R). |
DV 28; HJ 31; R. 26; |
TEXT
1. Oм svasti maharшau
vaiщampаyane щraddheye . . . [saмvat] 452 pauшaщukla-tithau
tрtиyasyаm-bhaттаraka-mahаrаja-щrи-vasantadeve samyag-rаjyam-praщаsati
2. yаjгika-viprasenena vedakрt-аmnаya-bhagavate
kаraнapуj-аrttham=brаhmaнa-dhruvasenena dattan=dakшiнa-koli-grаme
bhу-щatadvayam-piндakaг-ca vri(vrи)hikasya mаni-
3. kayа 150 brаhmaнa-vрddhiшeнena pikaкkуlaka-pradeщe mаlаrtthaм
piндaka-mаni 7 yаjгika-vedabhaттena dattaм duмlam-grаme bhу 30 piндaka 12
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NOTES
L. 3. R. has 40 instead 30.