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hni dokti, " composed of z'/«/, to hate, and doku, harm, injury, Hterally, 



the poison of malice. 

 bitji, " safe, free from accident. 

 tsuka, " a tomb. 



line 3. Sagota, proper name masculine, Japanese Sagateno, and Chinese Sheketang. 

 In India, Sangata or Sankata. 



Yobakame, also called in other inscriptions Yoba-Kita, the name of a 

 people. As their ancestor Yoba was a deity after whom the river 

 Obi was named, it is possible that the form is Yoba-kami or the 

 divine Yoba. 



chiji-ta-shita, composed of chiji, a governor and shita, inferior, subordinate ; 

 the copula ta is probably the relative, the governor who (is) inferior. 



mo, Jap. even. 



Shidzuta, proper name masculine, in other inscriptions, simply Dzuta ; 

 compare Chinese Chuh-te. 



line 4. Raba, the name of one of the tribes of the Kita. 



viaine, in Indo-Hittite metna, old word for people, root of the present bam- 

 miu, ]\xVi-viiH, people. 



Buda, in Jap. Butsu. The use of a circle to denote Budha arises from the 

 fact that his epithet go-tatna the great master, also means, the 

 great ball. 



bai, see line I, to-bai. 



to, Jap. company. 



gulcumomi, novf gakumon, learning, literature, science. 



line 5. keiku, or keigo, Jap. a guard. 



kudatta, Jap. pret. of kudaski, to send down, yield. 



Part II, line i . ta, Jap. who. 



giri, " right, tightness, 

 ^a, " genitive particle. 

 /i^j'u, " scarce; better /lesoku, deficient, wanting in. 



line 2. toji, " see Part I, line 2. 

 tsuka, " ibid. 



sai-do, " a second time, over again. 

 tojihi, old word meaning to unclose, now toki, toku, undo, rip open. 



line 3. yame, Jap. yamome, widow ; might be called yome, but that is the Indo- 

 Hittite word for daughter. 

 tobai, see Part I, line i. 

 mio Sagota, see Part I, lines i and 3. 

 tsugi, Jap. alo-tsugi, heir, successor. 



line 4. mito Shidzuta see part I, lines i and 3. 



kubiri, Jap, to choke, strangle, hang by the neck , but kubikiri, to behead ; 



kuberu, put in the fire. 

 beku, Jap. particle should, ought. 

 de, " negative particle. 



