Notes. 239 



and the anniversary is that of iier obsequies : as in tlie preceding patent for 

 a grant on the anniversary of tlie obsequies of Yaso varma's father. Else 

 it may be the annual festival of an idol of that name. 



<") The name is written Vicaricagrdma in one place ; and Vkcaricagrdma 

 in another. 



Major Tod observes that the ancient name of Btir/idnprn-a is Cari- 

 grama. 



(■*'^) Nivartiiiia is a land-measure containing 400 square poles of 10 cubits 

 each, according to the Lildvali.— See Algebra of the Hindus. 



<"' I have here hazarded a conjectural emendation; being unable to 

 make sense of tlie text, as it stands. Perhaps the transcriber had erro- 

 neously written timdald for tiindild ; and the engraver, by mistake, trans- 

 formed it into the unmeaning vandalu, which the text exhibits. Lacshmi is 

 here characterized as the thunder-cloudpregnant with fertilizing rain. 



<^'> Chamulhd, in the text, is an evident mistake ; it should undoubtedly 

 be balmdhd. ^'e\eral other gross errors in tiiis inscription have been cor- 

 rected ; too obviously necessary to require special notice : as a short vowel 

 for a long one, and vice versa. 



