222 Facsimiles of Ancient Inscriptions. [March, 



document ; — nor can any of the loose chronicles of the Hindu dy- 

 nasties of Telinga or the Carnatic he expected to throw much light upon 

 the period when Amardvati was subject to their hated opponents, the 

 followers of the Buddhist creed. 



Modified Transcript by the Rev. W. Yates. 



W*J ^r?PJf ^TfTW: iffcrewnlW ^HHJ#W fW ^TrTSQ I 

 ^ tfff*r<ffT*l fan* *31W. I 



Tfa wiTfe^nsi ^n ^t*t ■q^mm*: w^rra fqwwrfr^r 'gwig'Tfrar 

 ^T^r nm* jpinrarew* jtj*t s^ferc wm 1 



(Two words omitted here as belonging to something before). 

 By the virtuous man who relieves the guest and the brah- 



man, and who is kind to parents, the fear of necessary food ought 

 not to be entertained. He who experiences disappointment near a 

 king feasting with even the mild opposers of virtue, ought not to 

 abide there, nor ought he to abide where injustice is practised. We 

 ought to give to all. Food ought to be given to the laborers who 

 are virtuous. Three-fold gain should be given to the speaker of truth. 

 Place is not to be given to the disputer of Buddhism. Two-fold gain 

 should be given to the teacher of religion. To the good king tribute 

 must be paid monthly with flowers and perfumes, and on the full 

 moon in the month Vaishakha he ought in particular to be presented 

 with the jar. My virtue and that of my ancestors is for the salvation 



