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and in adverting to an invasion of the Western kings, the only fact on 

 which it dwells is the stranding of a fleet of war boats on a sandbank, 

 which it ^ioeticallj describes as the " ashes on the forehead of S'iva changed 

 to mud by contact with the water of the Granges." This was done to give 

 a happy turn to a sad failure, and the writer who could make so much of 

 such an accident, would scarcely scruple much to change a defeat into a 

 victory. Dr. Burnell thinks that the invasion mentioned in the Budal 

 inscription might be the offence which Kulottunga retaliated ; biit it is not 

 necessary to go so far for the first offence : both the inscriptions might be 

 right, and it might be that one of them describes the invasion and the 

 other the retaliation. What the ease really was could not be decided until 

 after the publication of the whole of Dr. Burnell' s inscription. It was 

 expected, however, that it would prove of much value in elucidating several 

 doubtful points in the history of the two kings. 



Dr. Eajendkadala Mitra submitted translations of some Inscription;* 

 from liohtas. 



No. 1. 

 On the jamb of a gate in the Citadel, Rohtas. 



Transcript. 



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TransJation. 



" In the time of the Samvat year loQi, on Sunday the 11th of thu wax- 

 ing moon in the month of Vaisaklia — on this day were born for a bright {?) 

 career, first Muladala Sinlia and afterwards Muhidala Bhinui." 



The inscription is in the Hindi language, but both its spelling and 

 grammar are frightfully corrupt. The last letter of the 3rd line is clear 

 enougli, but tlie lirst letter of the 4th is doubtful. If wo read the two 

 letters together witli what follows, we have roj/asa Hid, a word whicli I can- 

 not explain. Omitting tlie first letter i/asa Hid means ' career of renown' ; 

 the epithet, however, is not of much consequence. Who the worthies wore, 

 whose birth is here recorded I know not. To the right of the inscription 

 there is a figure (in outline) of the renowned hero of the lianuiyana, llauu- 

 iiuin, armed with a clul). 



No. 2 is a du])licate of the last. 



No. 3. 



On thi- jamb of tlie noi'th gale, ('itadel, li(jhl:is. 



