No. 72. Chаpаgаuм
| A slab of stone standing on the
main road in the village of Chapagaon near the temple of Vajra Vаrаhи, south of Patan,
on the way to Lele. The stone goes without the top as it is broken. The date is effaced.
The inscribed part is 48 cm wide and 86 cm long. A few lines in the mid portion are also
damaged. (R). Bhaттаraka Mahаrаja Щrи Щivadeva from Mаnagriha . . . . . (Partly damaged). asya prasаdasya . . . (щilаpaттa-щаsa)nam idan dattaм; samаjгаpanа. Records the grant (prasаda) to the inhabitants of a Stharu-draкga (?). The matter of grant concluded in the reduction of excise duty on load of different varieties of fishes (kаштhikа, bhukkuндikа, rаjagrиva, muktа) at a market place. |
| Gn. XXXII; DV 55; HJ 58; R. 50; |
TEXT.
1. svasti
mаnagрhаd-aparimita-yaща bappa[pаd-аnuddhyаto licchavikula]-
2. ketur bhaттаraka-mahаrаja-щrи-щivadevaх [kuщalи - - - - - - ni]-
3. vаsinaх pradhаna-purassarаn kuтumbinaх kuщalam аbhашya samаjгаpa-
4. yati viditam-bhavatu bhavatам yatheha stharu-draкge - - - - - -
5. matsy-opakrayaк-krtvа pratinivarttamаnаnаm-ekasya pu - - -
6. щulk-аpahrаsena kаштhikа-matsya-bhаraka ekasmiмщ-ca ta - - - [tаmri]-
7. kapaнa-trayaг-ca bhukkuндikа-matsya-bhаrake daщa bhukku - -
8. tripaнах rаjagrиvake daщa-rаjagrиva-matsyах paнa-trayaм- - - - -
9. rи-matsya-bhаrake - - - - - - tripaнах muktа-matsya-bhа[rake] - -
10. ya - - - - - - - - - - - [pa]гcащattama-щulkan-tadasya - - -
11. ketu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - kalya prак-nрpatibhi - -
12. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vyаpiyaщa - - -
13. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - m-asmin-prasаde - -
14. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - kovekai - - - - - - -
15. - - - - - - - - - - - - - [cirakаla]sthitaye cаsya pra[sа]-
16. [dasya] - - - - - - - -[щilаpaттaщаsa]nam idan dattaм - -
17. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - rbhаvibhiщ-c-аyaм
18. [prasаdaх] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [bhуpa]tibhir ddharmmagu-
19. rubhir-guru[kрta-prasаd-аnuvarttibhir-iyam-аjга samyak-pаlanиy-e]ti
samаjгаpanа
20. dуtakaщ-c-аtra - - - - - - - - - - - vaiщаkha-щukla-paгcamyаm
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NOTES
L. 4. Gn. read : - - da - - -; R. has stharу-draкge.|
L. 7. R. has daщa bhukkuндikа. . . .
L. 10. R. has yam -; Gn. read : - - - -ttram aщulkan-tad-asya - - .
L. 11. Gn. read : kalpya.
L. 14. R. has kovekai - -pa- -
L. 15. R. has cаrasya
L. 16. R. has [щilаpaттana]щаsanam idam.
L. 19. R. has gurуkрta