~ 82 Charters of the Somavamsi Kings. | January, 1905. 
belonging to the office of (or a servant of) the ‘minister of peace 
and war’ of the Kosala country, is to last as long as the moon, 
the sun and the stars endure. 
[Lines 71-74]. On the fifth tthc in the bright fortnight of the 
month of Bhadrapada in the 28th year of the victorious reign of ~ 
the most devout worshipper of (the god) Mahegvara, the Maha; 
rajadhiraja, the Paramesvara, the ornament of the Somakula — 
(lunar race), the lord of the three Kalingas, the glorious Yayati- 
deva. Or, in figures, Samvat 28, Sudi 5. 
[Lines 74-75]. Engraved by Vinal: (Vijnani) Madhumathana. 
[Transcriptions of all the following ckarters ate from the original plates. | 
G. 
First PLate. 
[1] @ afel qufeaamafaasiaat faszacatq uz[-] 
aul -| 
[2] greaaziueitsmagesifaaguesieayta 42[-| 
Hal -| 
[3] Sax yeaugnaariifscmalaqafanne atage 
faq|-| 
[4] fa uagqumaenagasaes: ° gaat * utatfaral-] 
ufaasarl-| 
[5] feamtara sraai? aysy amfatiatag’s fase | 
wifeaaty -| 
[6] qawreanatant: aHee wiqure TeuitMR we wel-| 
(7| foaa® Sfaaractusraisaguiela seats cismetaa(- | 
[8] faa: eatatafa fateaaeg waai autTettrzal | ata: 
[9] afafa: stufafa: aaararfaafa: aarafeacacieaal-| 
(10) fea: arraua: aaa] ‘jax: ufafafagueueyaasd(:-| : 
N.B.—The letters and signs enclosed within brackets [ ] are supplied by 
me. 
1 Read fq. 2 This mark of punctuation is unnecessary. 
3 Read Rey. 4 Yhis mark of punctuation is unnecessary. 
5 Read HTGUTa . 8 Read WY. 7 Read Re. 8 Read yy. 
