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of dampana, tabhata and other musical instruments by persons proficient 

 in the science o£ music, and a dramatic performance by dancing girls. 



Next, in the fourth year, in the house of the learned (he calls to- 

 gether ?) the Arhats who had been established by the king of the city of 

 Eastern Kalinga. Impelled by devotion to acts of religion the forsaken 

 umbrellas a hundred 



Line 6. Urns full of jewels, which inimical kings had given up to 

 him, he causes to be offered (to the gods ?). 



Now in the fifth year, king Nanda having been by him expelled from 

 home, went away on a swift horse to the city of Plmadi 



Line 7. He munificently distributes in charity many hundred thou- 

 sand (panas) a hundred town, territory — governs well. In the 



eighth j^ear his mind hill 



Line 8. (To) the prince who caused (its) destruction he ordains the 

 pain of the cavern (imprisons in one of the caves ?) and causes the murderer 



to labour by a generous requital. Seated on the hill, lavishes bland 



speeches and (receives ?) obeisance 



Line 9. Apes, bulls, horses, elephants, buffaloes and all requisites for 



the furniture of the house to induce the practice of rejecting improper 



persons, he further bestows (or appoints) attendants of the baiman caste 

 (Brahmana ?) 



Line 10. The highly renowned king causes to be made the palace 

 of fifteen victories 



Line 11. Finding no glory in the capital which had been the seat 

 of the ancient kings, a city abounding in envy and hypocrisy, and reflect- 

 ing, in the thirteenth year the fall of heavenly forms — twelve. 



Line 12. For the profuse profit of crowded congregations he estab- 

 lished Magadha kings, well governed since Nanda Kaja's 



Line 13. He distributed much gold at Benares, he gives in chari- 

 ty innumerable and most precious jewels 



Line 14. In the thirteenth year married the daughter of the so- 

 called conqueror of the mountains (a hill raja,) impelled by virtue of 



Arhats 



Line 15. By him on a hundred sides before perfected being, and 



crowds of people wealth 



Line 16. He causes to be constructed subterranean chambers, caves 



containing a Chaitya temple and pillars for congregations — king of 



Ayama kings of Surasena caves. 



Line 17. For whom the happy heretics continually prays, having 

 a lakh of equipages the fearless sovereign of many hills by the sun- 

 cherished the great conqueror of the ocean shore 



