410 Vestiges of the Kings of Gwalior. [No. 4, 



of Kshatriya Devavarma, which is situated to the north of the field 

 first mentioned, and which two together require for cultivation eleven 

 dronis* of barley according to the measure of Gapagiri, and have 

 the following for their boundary viz. To the east the field which 

 passes in the name of Naidaka to the south Pahadanna,t to the west 

 the trees in the field which passes in the name of Dallaka, as also 

 the field which passes in the name of Mammaka. To the north the 

 field of Vahaka and a road across, as also Laghupahatika ; — these 

 two fields thus bounded on the four sides, are presented on an 

 auspicious day for the purpose of establishing a drinking fountain and 

 a place of rest, as also for supplying offerings for use in the 

 aforesaid temple of nine Durgas. Further on the 9th day of the 

 waxing moon in the month of Phalguna of the current year, I ordained 

 that for the two classes of gods aforesaid and for (the good of) my 

 soul, all the oil merchants beginning with the following should, 

 month by month on the 9th day of every waxing moon, allow for 

 every oil pressj a pala§ full of oil. 



(The names are) Sarveswara son of Bhochchaka the head oil mer- 

 chant of Sri Sarveswara-pura ! next Jayasacti son of Madhava, next 

 Sahulla son of Sivadhari, next Gaggika son of Gaggaka, next Singhaka 

 son of Kunuka the head oil merchant of Sri Vatsaswamipufa, 

 next Khahadaka son of Ballava, next Jajjata son of Deiivaka 

 the head oil merchant of Chachchika and Ninabaditya market places, 

 Gaggaka son of Bachchhillaka, next Jambaka son of Daddraka, next 

 Jambahari son of Sadrata*******. 



(A similar ordination is made for the daily supply of flowers, &c. 

 and the deed closes with the usual imprecations against the resemp- 

 tion of grants by the successors of the donor, but this part of the deed 

 is so full of lacunae that it cannot be translated.) 



No. 5. From the Pedestal of a Jain Figure at Suhaniya. 



* A common droni measures 128 seers, or 2561b. avoirdupois ; the Gopagri 

 standard was probably different. 



t What this Pahadanna is, I cannot make out. 



% The word is Koluka, which I believe is the archtype of the modern Hindi 

 Eolu " an oil press ;" it does not occur in any Sanskrit dictionary. 



§ The weight of a paid differs from 3 tolas 3 mashas and 8 raties to eight 

 tolas. A pala of gold or silver weighs 4 Kdrs'hds or tolas. 



