232 °N.N. Vasu—Copper-plate inscription of Nrsimha-déeva IT. [No. 3, 
‘But inasmuch’ as a striking resemblance is found to exist in every 
respect except the matra, between the Bengali and Maithili characters of 
that period and most of the letters in the greater portion of this plate, it 
may be conjectured that the early Utkala-lipi took its rise from the ancient 
Bengali and Maithili character when the curve or circular matra was 
added to it. As in the course of time, the Bengali characters of the 
Séna kings assumed their modern aspect, so the ancient letters of this 
plate have gradually developed into the present Oriya characters. 
. ~The language is Sanskrit, prose and verse mixed. Like the other 
grant of this king dated 1218 Caka, published by me in 1893! and 
like the plate of Nrsimha-déva IV, published in the Society’s Journal 
in 1895, the present inscription can be divided into 5 parts. Babi 
Mandmoéhan Chakrabarti has discussed several points at length in his 
article on the inscription of Nrsimha-déva IV: I shall not repeat Wee 
he says. But the following points deserve some notice. 
According to the grant of Nrsimha-déva 1V, Maharajas Anat 
bhima-déva II and Bhanu-déva I held the reins of government for 
30.and 17 years respectively. But both the grants of Nrsimha-déya II 
fix the respective periods of their reign at 34 and 18 years. The grant 
of Nrsimha: IV states that the name of Raja-raja’s wife was Guna or 
Sadguna; but according to the plate under consideration, the name: is 
Mankuna. 
In addition to the above, the verses No. 84 and 86 should be 
especially mentioned ; ee they have Sea the notice of Mano- 
mohan Babu. 
UG-avy-aaAt- SC OIELIL LES aaneete ea l 
afeuemMAcaTgatiwaTgT ngtty Wat WqATHATA || LV. 84] 
gad RH Aas AAT AT GaigqMAeMAT TET: | 
Ug ee aE Eq AIA: TUM Fela TET | 
[V. 86.] 
‘The PD river coe blackened for a great ditsance by the 
collyrium washed away by tears from the eyes of the weeping Yavanis 
of Radha and Varéndra, and rendered waveless, as if by this astonish- 
ing achievement, was now transformed, by that monarch into the 
(black-watered) Yamuna. 
1 See Vigvak6sa, Vol: V. (supplement to the word ‘ M8 ’).’ For convenience’ 
sake this grant will be marked A. 
2 Mandmohan Babi reads Welatyaraay. 
