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V. 



Tranjlation of one of the Lifcriptions on the Pillar 



AT 



Dehlee, called the Lat of Yeeroz Shah. 



BY HENRY COLEBROOKE, Efq. 



WITH INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BR MR. HAR IMGTON. 



I HAVE the plcafiire of prefenting to the Society a 

 Book of Drawings and Infcriptions prepared 

 under the infpe6li'on of their late Member Captain 

 James Hoare, and intended by him (I have reafon 

 to believe) for the ufe of the Society. 



Two of the drawings reprefent elevatiolis, taken on 

 the fpot, of the Itone building near Dehlee, called 

 the Shikargah. or hunting place, of Feeroz Shah ; 

 with the pillar in the center, and above the fummit of 

 it, commonly known by the defignation of Feeroz 

 Shah's l.at; and defcribed, with an outline of the 

 building and pillar, in the 21ft paper of the ill Vol. 

 of the Society's Tranfaftions. The copy of the in- 

 fcriptions on this pillar, which was received by our 

 reverend Prefident and Founder from Colonel 

 PoLiER, enabled him to exhibit a tranflation of one 

 of them, as accurate as the imperfecl ftate of the tran- 

 fcripc would admit; but on comparing it with a more 

 perfect copv made for Captain Hoare, it was found 

 in feveral parts defetlive and inaccurate; and the date, 

 inftcad of being 123 of the lera of Vicramaditya^ or 

 A. D. 67, as appeared from the former copy, was 

 clearly afcertained from the prefent to be 1220 of 

 the above asra; or A. 13. 1164. A'' accurate tranf- 

 lation of this infcription has has therefore been \\\r 

 niflied by Mr. Henry Colebrooke, (who has dif- 

 tinguilhed himfelf as a Sanfcrit Scholar by his verfion 

 of the Hii>doo Law Digelt, compiled under the in- 



periniendcu'je 



