No. 68. Saмvat 526 Lalitpur, Lele Stele

A slab of stone in the village of Lele about 8 miles south of Kathmandu in the district of Patan. Lele is situated on the outskirt of the valley outside the inner mountain range. The date is 526 Ащvayuja (Asvina) щukla divа (no actual tithi). The inscribed part is 61 cm wide and 62.5 cm long. The top is decorated in relief by a chakra just at the centre and linear designs around it as in Balambu Vihar stone. (R).
Bhaттаraka Mahаrаja Щrи Щivadeva from Mаnagriha; Pratihаra Lachchhаgomin (Together? with) Щrи Mahаsаmanta Aмщuvarman; щilаpaттa-щаsanam-idan-dattavаn. In additions to granted by previous kings and others - "kшettrанy-atisрштa", records the approved by them the grants of plots of land to the inhabitants of the Lembatи draкga (?), to the members of different goштhi (with repetitions - 20), included brahmanas goштhi (with repetitions - 3), and щаlаs (with repetitions - 8), those who were in charge of the worship of Vаsudeva, Indra, hospital, lamps, incense, musical instruments, the goштhikаs of wrestlers, those for the working after the canals, etc. and for pагcаlи bhagavata-cудikeщvara in . . mаnaк-grаma.
DV 70; HJ 73; R. 65;

TEXT,

1. svasti mаnagрhаd-aparimitaguнa-samuday-odbhаsita-yaща bappapаd-аnuddhyаto licchavikulaketu-
2. r-bhaттаraka-mahаrаja-щrи-щivadevaх-kuщalи lembaти-draкga-nivаsinaх pradhаna-purassarаn-kuтumbinaх kuщa-
3. la-praщna-pуrvvaм samаjгаpayati viditam-bhavatu bhavatам yath-aitasyам yuшmad-grаma-sиm-аbhyantara-bhу-
4. mau pуrvvarаjabhir-anyaiщ-ca sаdhubhiх щreyo ёbhivрddhaye kшettrанy-atisрштakаny-аsaмs-teшаm-eva kaiщci-
5. d-apy-anаkшepаya cirasthiti-nimittam-anuparata-puнyasantаn-opacиyamаna-viщada-kиrtti-mаl-аmo-
6. dita-digantaraх щrи-mahаsаmant-амщuvarmm-аsmad-anumodanayа щilаpaттaщаsanam-idan-dattavаn kшetra-
7. parimанaм siмhamaндape bhagavad-vаsudeva-brаhmaнa-gauштhikаnаm-mам 20 аrogyaщаlаyа mа 200
8. mаddhyavaщаlаyах mа 75 pradиpa-gauштhikаnаm-mа 60 paщcimaщаlаyах mа 60 pаnиyagauштhikаnаm
9. mа 40 viщveщvarasya mа 10 brаhmaнagau[штhikаnаm-mа] 10 pradиpagauштhikаnаm-mа 10 paulampаnиya-gauштhikа-
10. nаm-mа 10 mallayuddha-gauштhikаnаm-mа 68 dhуpagauштhikаnаm-mа 2 indragauштhikаnаm-mа 4 uttaraщаlа-
11. yaх mа 12 vаdittragauштhikаnаm-mа 10 . . . . . rasya mа 40 pradиpagauштhikаnаm-mа 8 arccаgauштhikаnаm
12. mа 2 dhvajagauштhikаnаm-mа 17 pra. . .gauштhikаnаm-mа 20 praнаlиgauштhikаnаm-mа 8 brаhmaнa-sа-
13. nаtthya-gauштhikаnаm-mа 10 hiddhimaщаlаyа mа . . . pradиpagauштhikаnаm-mа 8 pravahaнagau-
14. штhikаnаm-mа 20 uttaraщаlаyах mа 20 pуrvvaщаlаyа mа 10 dhvajagauштhikаnаm-mа 11 bhуyo dhvajagau
15. штhikаnаm-mа 10 mallayuddhagauштhikаnаm-mа 3 arccanиyagauштhikаnаm-mа 4 indragauштhikаnаm-mа 6
16. pуrvvaщаlаyах mа 10 bhagavataщ-cудikeщvarasya pагcаlikai . . mаnaк-grаmasya pуrvvataх mа 40 paщcimataщ-ca
17. mа 40 tad-eteшам kшetrанаn-na kenacid-аkшepaх pида vа kаryo yas-tv-etаm-аjгаm-atikramy-аnyathа pravartti-
18. шyate tam-ahan-na marшayitаsmi dуtakaщ-c-аtra pratihаra-lacchаgomи saмvat 526 ащvayuja-щukladivа

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NOTES
L. 9. R. read: daulam-pаnиya- instead paulampаnиya-.
L. 14. R. not read -pуrvvaщаlаyа mа 10-