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Labdha in line 3. Dharmmasila in line 19. 
Kale 5s ou50 ot Nalena ee rads 
Kulya ,,. 4,14. Lingant boi Sigg cee 
Akhila ,, ,, 18. 
a is the one usually found in Gupta inscriptions. The 
lingual $a throughout has the looped form in all cases of its 
occurrence. 
(3) The Grant of Gopacandra: the year 19. 
The facsimile of the third plate also has not been well repro- 
duced. I believe if the second and third plates had been repro- 
duced by photogravure or photo-etching the result would have 
been far better. Experience has gradually shown that the 
reproduction of shallow inscriptions from inked impressions is 
a mistake. The plates published with my article on Mr. 
palzo- 
graphical examination of this grant. So far as is legible of 
the obverse of this grant has also been used in the following 
examination. On the obverse the 6th century form of Ha 
has been generally used, but on the reverse the Eastern 
variety of the Gupta alphabet is to be seen in all cases. On the 
obverse only one specimen of this letter is distinct: Maha- 
pratthara in line 3, while on the reverse we have four instances 
of the use of the early Gupta form :— 
Hastastaka in line 19. Hareta in line 24. 
Dhruvilatyagrahara ,, ,, 24. Sah : 
In the majority of cases the form of La used is that of the 
6th century variety. In two cases only the older form has 
been used: Vatsapala in line 5 and Lingani in line 21, but 
noticeable. We have in all nine clear cases of the use of the 
6th century forms :— 
Milyam in line 14. Nalena in line 19. 
Pustapala 33 7 ii. Vatsapala 93.98 19 
Kulavaran ,, ,, 18. Kulya 1 4 cae 
Prakalpya es | F Dhruvilatyagrahara ,, ,, 22. 
Dharmmasila ,,  ,, 19. 
