1862.] Vestiges of the Kings of Gwalior. 409 



Translation. 



Om ? salutation to Vishnu ! In the Samvat year nine hundred plus 

 thirty-three, on the 2nd day* of the waxing moon, in Magha (in 

 figures) S 933, Magha 2 Sudi. 



To-day, this to the auspicious Lord of Gopagiri (Gapagirisvara)** 

 under the supi-emacy of the Lord paramount S'ri Bhoja Deva, and 

 subject to the rule of Kotta-pala Malla, within the jurisdiction of 

 Turkasthana, beyond the cantons (sabbiyakas)t Sreshthi Babbiyaka,J 

 I-chchhuvaka, Sarthavaha, and others, on the opposite bank of the Vris- 

 chikala. river (canal ?) which was made (excavated) § by Ralla son of 

 Nakailla Bhatta, within the village of Abuyajj Pallika, which is in my 

 possession, a spot of ground, measuring in length 270 cubits of the Lord 

 paramount (Parameswara)^f and in breadth J 87, is presented on a for- 

 tunate day for the purpose of a flower garden for the temple of Rudra, 

 B-udrani, Pushnasa &c. as also of the nine Durgas. Further along 

 with this place, on the 1st day of the waxing moon, in the month of 

 Phalguna of the current year, on the side of Sri Bhoja Deva High- 

 way, made by Malla* as also Bailla Bhatta, within the village of Jay a- 

 piiraka, which is in my possession, the field which passes in the 

 namef of Dallaka son of Sadgadaka*****J and named Vyaghrakar- 

 nika, as also the field which passes in the name of Mesaraka the son 



# The ease affix of dmtiydydm is carried over the date in figures to the begin- 

 ging of the word " Adyeha." 



t A non-sanskrita term apparently something like our Bengal Zilldh or Pur- 

 gunnah. A district to the north-west of Grwalior has the name of Sabalyook. 



X Sresthi at first sight would appear to be the title of a banker, the Sett of our 

 days, but here it is so placed that grammatically it cannot but stand for the name 

 of a place. 



§ A river cannot be said to have been made by anybody, and yet the word 

 Hallakdrita "made by Ealla" is so placed that it cannot but be taken as a pre- 

 dicate of the river, the name of which immediately follows it ; thus Hallakdrita 

 vrischUcdld nadipara-kule. I take the word for a canal which was probably the 

 origin of the Subamarilcslid or the nulla at the foot of the hills. 



|| The bs and vs are written alike, I am not certain therefore whether the 

 name should be Abuya or Avuya. 



If This evidently refers to Bhoja, it may therefore be assumed that he had a 

 special standard of linear measure. 



* The subject and its predicate do not agree ; the former is in the locative 

 case, and the latter mallenaivakdrila " made by Malla" is joined to the follow- 

 ing word Bailla Bhatta by the conjunction cha. Karita was probably written 

 Kdrite which would make it correspond with avatdre, but 1 know not what to 

 make of the nominative Bailla Bhatta. 



f The word is vahita, which 1 believe is equivalent to the modern form of the 

 "jot (holding) of so and so." 



X Here six syllables are unintelligible. The letters appear to be distinct, but 

 they convey no sense. 



3 h 2 



