280 Sanskrita Inseriptions from Central India. [ No. 3, 
ara: suata fraatat a aautfesarar(3) ie | afes- 
atfeant e¢ agaticnt 2(4) waaatient 3 eacatfent(5) 
eug@maraicn(6) y siaatteat ¢ unaits(7) wifea- 
aa(8) gaa ae wucde9) a wife fasta ce eraa 
erate wa eraea(10) utaaq(11) | weratsiae ei(12) 
qeaqas Fae(13) efe © Safes 1 
1. Ewe recte. 
2. wa recte. 
3. The measure is here broken; qifeeq should be qifea. 
4. This ficure isnot legible in the mseription but there is space forit. 
5. The sibilant should be a palatal w. 
6. The m of Panchimra is doubtful ; it looks more like an 2. 
7. J originally read this word dhagavatika, but the last syllable 
being smudgy, I prefer Major General Cunningham’s reading of Badi. 
The dhaga is clear, though evidently a miscript of Dhanga. 
8. dw recte. 
9. Read ayat for ae. 
10. Read “i for @. 
11. Read aTaag for wieag. 
12. The sibilant should be a palatal. 
13. ‘Gre recte. 
TRANSLATION. 
In the Samvat era JO71. 
Bhabya Pahila, the ornament of his race, the well-formed, the 
amiable, he who is possessed of entire controul over his senses and 
his passions, who is merciful to all created beings and has gratified 
all his kindred, he who has Jina for his lord, and is the respected of 
Raja Dhanga, offers salutations. 
Pahilavatika J, Chandravatika 2, Laghuchandravétiké 3, S’ankara- 
vatika 4, Panchamratalavatika 5, Amravatika 6, Dhangavadi, 7. I 
shall be a slave to the slave of him of any race, who will, on the 
decease of the Pahila family, preserve this gift of mine. 
Srivasavachandra preist of the Maharaja. In the month of 
Vaisikha, Monday the 7th of the waxing moon. 
Transcript of an Inscription from Ratanpur, Nagpur. 
[N. B.—Letters within brackets are corrections suggested by the 
transcriber, those within parentheses are suggestions to fill up blanks» 
