246 Inscription in old character on the [March, 



chhando uchavacha rago te savam vakasanti ekadesam vakasanti 



vando. . uchavacha lagd te savam vd ekadasam kachati. . 



visule tu pi dane ; yasa nasti sayame bhavasudhi tava katam nata 



vidala pina dane ; asa nathi dhayame bhavasudhi cha 



va dadhabhatita rani, va badham. 



ni che badham. 



Eighth Tablet. 



Atikatam antaram rajano viharayatan neyaka etamaga- 



.... tarn antalam luju vahalaydtam ndma nikhamisaga ma (gd)- 



vya anani cha etarisani abhiramakani ahum pum : so devanam- 



viyam anndni cha edisdni abhiramdni puvantinam: se devdnam- 



piyo Piyadasi raja dasavasabbisito sonto ayaya satam cha 



piye Piyadasi Idja dasavasdbhisite janikhami sam bopa 



tenesa dhammayata : etayam hoti, — barahana samananam dasaue cha 

 tenatd dhammaydta: se hotiti, — samana bdbhandnam dusane cha 

 dane cha, thairanam dasans cha, — hiranna patividhano cha, jana- 

 dave cha, vadhdnam dasane cha, — hilanna pativipdddnena . . jana~ 

 padasa cha janasa daspanam, dhammanusasti cha dhammaparipuva 



padasa . . janasa dasane cha, dhammdnupa chha 



cha; tadopaya esa bhayarati bhavati devanampiyasa Piyadasino 

 cha taddpaydla se abhirdmi hoti devanampiyasa Piyadasine 

 raiio bhage aniie. 



rajine bhdge * 



Ninth Tablet. 

 Devanampiyo Piyadasi raja evam aha: — Atta jano uchavacham 



Devanampiye Piyadasi Idja hevamkahd: — we uchavacham 



mangalam karote, abadhaseva . . avahavivahesu va putalabhesu \a 



mangalam kaletdti dbadha paddya 



pavasamhi va; etamhi cha annamhi cha jano uchavacham 

 pavdsasi .... . etdye . . anndyevahidisdye jane bahu . . kam 

 mangalam karote ; Etatu mahadayo bahuka cha bahu vidha cha ya- 

 mangalam ka. .. lthibinam. . cha bahu..adha .... ni a. .yam cha 

 dam charadatham cha mangalam karote. Ta katavyamevata mangalam 



mangalam kaleti. Se kataviyelevetam ananta le 



apaphalam tu kho etadisam mangalam, ayata maha phale mangale, 

 apapdle. . cha kho esahadise mangul. . thi. . bahu phala, malagi. . 

 ya dhamma mangale, tata dasa bhatakamhi sampatipati, gurunam 



lata tesa . . i da. sam mupan kaleti alanam 



apachiti sadhu ; panesu sayame sadhe; bamhnrn samanaiiam eadhuda- 



samana bdbhandnam .... da* 



nam : ete cha aiiacha etarisam dhamma mangalam nama ta vatavyam 

 nam : esa . . annecha mangalam ...... vat .... 





