8 Charters of the Somavamsi Kings. [January, 1905. 
in line 61 and the use of » (#) for anusvara in Wee in line 9. V is 
_used for 6 as usual in these records. 
The wordings of the present record are almost identical with 
those of J. Both the donor and the donee are the same persons 
with those in charter J. Both these charters were issued from the 
same place Yayatinagara. The only difference lies in (1) the 
names of the villages granted, (2) the names of the writers and 
engravers and (3) in the dates. The present charter does not con- 
tain the verse in praise of the Sandhivigrahin (who is however a 
different person here) which is found in J toward the close. 
This charter purports to convey the (lines 25-26) village of 
Deladeli in the Telatatta v/saya in the Kosala country to Bhatta- 
Mahodadhi. 
(Ll. 59-64].—“ This charter was written by the Kayastha 
Tathagata, a writer belonging to the office of the Mahasandhi- 
vigrahin, the Ranaka Dharadatta, on the fifth tthd of the bright — 
fortnight of the month of Agadha in the twenty-fourth year of the 
prosperous and victorious reign of..........the glorious Yayatideva.” 
Tt was engraved by Vzjnant Vasuka. 
For the translation of this record, reference is made to the 
translation of J, with which it is identical in almost all parts. 
J—Patna Copper -Plate Grant of the 28th year of Yayati- Maha 
Sivagupta’s reign. 
Each plate measures 93” by 7." The ring is slighty above 3’ 
in thickness and is 42’’ in diameter. The diameter of the seal is 
21.” Tt contains the usual female figure, etc. The weight of the 
the whole is 4 seers and 5 chataks (or about 9 lbs), The 
inscription extends to a portion of the outer side of the third 
plate. The average size of the letters is about #”. The engraving 
is good and fairly ‘deep ; but the plates being substantial the letters 
do not show through on the reverse sides, except very slightly on 
the outer side of the first plate. Final forms occur of n (@%) in 
alata (line 14), yarere, qT, —Tera (line 22), aclegre (line 24), 
Zara (line 63) and-sgrq (line 64) and of (#) m in wentfcaa (line 75), 
in which last instance the wirama is put below it. 
The final form of ¢ (@) is found in the following ligatures :— 
agi (line 12), | (in line 18), = (in line 24), @ in (line 73). The 
virama occurs in ¥TREte (112); while in several cases it has been 
omitted through mistake: e.g., in aTeta (line 52), AIG, ATT 
(line 13) and fea (line 14). The avagraha occurs incorrectly in 
‘ferrssitara and correctly in csaserfiufad (line 73). As regards 
the orthography, we may notice that are is written for ar@, and 
fagen for feeeu1 The use of v for b is aSualt 
As this record is the longest of the four charters under notice, 
I give its full translation, to which reference is made for the mean- 
ing of the rest, ; 
