1838.] Inscription on the Delhi Iron Pillar. 631 



^rf^chcn w\^x fulcra f^ti I ^ 



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f^TWt^tlf^B£Tj|^i lifter: II ^ || ^ 



Translation. 

 " 1 . By him, who learning the warlike preparations and entrenchments 

 of his enemies with their good soldiers and allies, a monument (or arm) 

 of fame engraved by his sword on their limbs, — who, a master of the 

 seven advantages*, crossing over (the Indus ?) so subdued the Vdhlikds 

 of Sindhu so that even at this day his disciplined forcef and defences 

 on the south (of the river) are sacredly respected by them. 



2. Who, as a lion seizes one animal on quitting hold of another, 

 secured possession of the next world when he abandoned this,— whose 

 personal existence still remains on the earth through the fame of his 

 (former) deeds, the might of whose arm, even though (he be) now at 

 rest (deceased), and some portion too of the energy of him who was 

 the destroyer of his foes, — still cleave to the earth. 



3. By him, who obtained with his own arm an undivided sovereignty 

 on the earth for a long period, who (united in himself the qualities of) the 



sun and moon, who had beauty of countenance like the full moon : by 



this same raja Dhava, having bowed his head to the feet of Vishnu 

 and fixed his mind on him, was this very lofty arm of the adored Vish- 

 nu (the pillar) caused to be erected." 



Inscription from a temple of Vurdha and a Dhwajastambha in the 



vicinity of Erun or Airan in BhopdL 



Lieutenat Conolly and Captain Burt started from Mhow, on an 



exploring journey. They continued in company as far as Sehore, where 



some copper-plates in Mr. Wilkinson's possession occupied the atten- 



* The Sapta sukhani are the same as the sapt&ngani or seven limbs of govern- 

 ment, explained in the last inscription. 



f Janavidhi, the pandit thinks to be 'a military post.'— -I prefer simply dis- 

 ciplined body of men, or discipline. 

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