102 Delmerick — Sarhal Inscription. [Mat, 



God is Great ! 



In the time of the great king, the second Lord of Conjunction, Shihab uddin 

 Muhammad Shahjahan PadishahiGhaz i — may God perpetuate his reign ! — 

 this fort was built by the refuge of Sayyids, Mi ran Sayyid Hamadan. 



1. When this joy-increasing fort, beautiful, firm, and exceedingly strong, 

 was built, 



2. I took counsel with Thought and asked for a tdrikh, when he said, " Count 

 the letters in the ' happy fort'." (A. H. 1051). 



Built by the servant Kamal Khan Khanahzad, in the blessed month of 

 Ramazan, 1051. (December, 1641.) 



The names of the builder and the architect do not occur in the Pdcli- 

 sJidhnamaJi. 



Mr. J. G. Delmerick has also sent to the Society readings of the follow- 

 ing Sanskrit Inscriptions, which have been translated by Babu Rajendralala 

 Mitra. 



1. S'arabala Inscription, Hariya'na' District. 



1. Salutation to that Ganadhipati (a) by adoring whose feet mankind obtain 

 all that they can wish. 



2. May Satyala (b) with (his wives) Ambavati and Amba, preserve 

 you, — the god by whose grace worshippers become objects of happiness. 



3. There is a country named Hariyana, which is like unto a heaven on the 

 earth, and there stands in it the city of D h i 1 1 i built by the Tomaras. 



4. After the Tomaras, the Chahamanas, who were ardent in protecting 

 their people, reigned in that city, whose enemies were all overcome. 



5. Next the Mlechchha S a h a b a d i n, (c) the fire of whose vigour had consumed 

 to ashes the forest of his enemies, took the city by his might. 



6. Thenceforward up to this day it has been in the possession of the Turushkas, 

 and now the auspicious King Muhammad Sahi (d) rules it. 



7. Next. In that city dwelt a family of merchants of Agrotola. (e) In it was 

 born a Sadhu, named Sava-deva. 



8. His son was Lakshmidhara, who was like a bee on the two lotas-like 

 feet of the lord of Luksmi (Vishnu). He was constant in the adoration of the gods 

 and Brahmans, and was celebrated for his good-will towards all created beings. 



9. He had two sons, both not of this sinful Kali age, both like oceans of great- 

 ness ; the first, by name Maha, was of mature understanding ; the younger G h i k a 

 was of great fame. 



10. Maha, had a beautiful son named M e h 1 a, who was always bent on 

 worshipping the gods, Brahmans and seniors. 



11. G h i k a, married the daughter of S' r i d h a r a, named V i r o, who was 

 devoted to her husband. By her he had two sons. 



12. The elder (of these two) was K h e t a 1 a, an ocean of goodness and of 

 polished behaviour. The younger was named P a i t u k a ; (/) his mind was full of 

 respect for all seniors and Brahmans. 



13. In the minds of these two merchants, (Sadkus) K h etal'a and P a i t u k a, 

 always disposed to meritorious works, a spot of ground outside the goodly village of 

 Sarabala appeared agreeable. 



