1864.] On a Land-Grant of Mahendrapdla Deva of Kanauj. 329 



Commenting on the word pdddnudhydta he says, " It appears, from 

 two examples occurring in the same inscription, that it sometimes 

 indicates merely a kindred successor, or perhaps only a successor. 

 Where of two brothers, the elder and younger, the latter accedes to 

 the throne in sequence to the former, the words (?) pdddnudhydta are, 

 in the eases alluded to, used to denote their relation as consecutive 

 princes" (ante XXVIII. p. 8). Colebrooke takes the compound to 

 mean " whose feet are revered by," and that is the correct interpre- 

 tation. It is used to indicate a junior blood relation and successor 

 but never a mere successor, for the expression of respect would be 

 uncalled for in that case. 



f. The first two syllables of the name obliterated in the original, 

 I supply them from my reading of the Stacy plate, 

 y. For parama / param is incorrect. 

 h. Bhata for lliatta, 

 i. Incorrectly engraved Yukto. 

 j. The r ofprati is missing. 

 Jc. The jna is curiously written, 

 L The i of ri is omitted, 

 m. The r of r v is omitted., 



n. The portion commencing from "q cf &c. is legible enough, but of 

 doubtful meaning. I take it for ^^TTr^SfTtq^T^. 

 o. The^ of "t is omitted. 



p. I know not the meaning of the word Chandragasa. It is evU 

 dently intended to indicate a particular class of Brahmachari 

 <?. ^HHSITTO recte. 

 r. ^'^^^ L in original. 

 8. For *TTR:3f. 

 t. The last word is grammatically wrong. 



Translation, 

 Om ! May it prove auspicious ! Possessed, through his greatness* 

 of innumerable war-boats, elephants, cars, horse and foot soldiers, and 

 a thorough Vaislmava from the purity of his conduct, was the Maha- 

 raja S ri Devas'akti Deva. His son and successor, born of S'ri Bhuyika 

 Devi, was the devout follower of Mahesvara Maharaja S'ri Vatsaraia 

 Deva ; whose son and successor, born of S'ri Sundari Devi, was the 

 devout follower of Bhagavati Maharaja S'ri Nagabhatta Deva. His 

 son and successor, born of S'ri Mahisata Devi ? was the devout follower 



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