458 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [December, 1909. 
long u, putra is spelt twice with the short uw, and once with the 
long one. The sign of avagraha has been omitted twice, once in 
1. 4 and again in Il. 7-8. The proper left portions of the first 
three lines have suffered much, but the portion can be restored 
easily from cognate inscriptions. 
Text. 
ns Namo Mahadevaya Maharajadhiraja Sri [Candra]gupta 
[pada 
2. -nudhyatasya catur = udadhi-salil-Asvadita ya—[Sasor = 
mmaharaja | 
3. -dhiraja Sri Kumaraguptasya vijaya-rajya-samvatsara- 
Sata-saptadasot[tara] 
4. Karttika-masa-dagama-divase 5 divasa purvva- 
yan=nandag (?) acaryy-as$va-vaji 
- -Sagottra Kuramaranya bhattasya puttro Visnupalita 
bhattas =tasya piitra Mahara- 
_ 6. jadhijaja S1i-Candraguptasya Mantri—Kumaramatyas = 
Sikharasvamy = abhit = tasya putrah 
7. Prthiviseno Maharajadhiraja Sri Kumaraguptasya Man- 
tri-Kumaramatyo=na 
. Nhe ee 
- Syalva yathakarttavya dharmmika karmmana padar 
Susrusandya bhagavac = Chai be . 
1 varasvami-mahadeva-pada-miile Ayodhyaka nana- 
nites sa-tabhesa ........paragate...........+: 
month of Karttika in the year 117 of the victorious reign of the . 
illustrious Maharajadhiraja Kumaragupta, whose fame has been 
tasted by the water of the four Oceans (and ) who medi 
on the feet of the illustrious Maharajadhiraja Candragupta. 
Kuramaranya bhatta belonged to the Nandag (?) acaryya 
was 
_ Sikharasvami, the minister and Kumaramatya to the illustrious 
Maharajadhiraja Candragupta. His son Prithivisena (was) the 
minister and Kumiaramitya and afterwards the Commander-in- 
chief (Mahabaladhikrta) of the illustrious Maharajadhiraja 
Kumaragupta. On the above-mentioned day, for the worship, 
