1838.] rocks of Girnar in Gujerat, and D haul i in Cuttack. 253 



For this purpose is the present religious edict caused to be written. 

 The Cuttack version continued from *. 



who shall be intermingled with all the hundred grades of un- 

 believers for the establishment among them of the faith, for the increase of 

 religion, and for their profit and gratification through the context of the 

 sacred doctrines, in Kambocha and Gandhdra, in Burastrika and Pite- 

 nika,... and even to the farthest (limits) of the barbarian (countries). 

 Who shall mix with brahmans and bhikshus, with the poor and with the 

 rich, — for their benefit and pleasure, to bring them unto the righteous- 

 ness which passeth knowledge; and for those bound in the fetters 

 (of sin) this new bond of precious knowledge is made for their 

 final emancipation which is beyond understanding : and among the terri- 

 ble and the powerful shall they be mixed both here and in foreign 

 countries, in every town, and among all the kindred ties even of 



brotherhood and sisterhood, and others every where ! and here 



also having penetrated, for there is religious darkness (?) even in the 



Parechatanayi, Tfr^rf <Fr<n ?T3? mv posterity— ffm{j\\ ' a male descendant.' To 

 this is added in the Cnttack version apatiye "^XfHJ ' offspring male or female.' 



Anuvatasare, either ^"if^cgr ' yearly;' or better "^Sf^n^J^ < shall uphold.' 



Pihupayisati f^^rqf^jf?T or perhaps, pesdpayisali fq?g, to injure, to destroy. 



Kasati,—kacchati ; precision will no longer allow the reading formerly adopted of 

 gacchali ' goes.' In its stead we have a choice of ^ffisrfrj, ^t^if, ^f^^ ? a11 synony- 

 mous as ' shines, — ' prakash kartd, illuminates :— or of ^-^fffT , s^t^ from ^f^r to 

 go, to approach or meet, which I prefer : ^jfgrrf and "^•B3jfj, good and evil recom- 

 pense, contrast as well as the places of their reward; and puddlayesu can only be 

 explained as Tpr ^SfT^TW ia tne mansions of the put hell— to which the childless 

 are condemned, and which*is said to have a most abominable stench. 



Pakctramhi pdpe, ^^ hea P> TT^T sin - 



Dhammamajiinayd, ^f^[»flj : ' by drowning in dharma.' 



Dhamma siilasa chayena, fg^^jj "^?|«f ; dhanimddhithdndya ^Sfp^'g'Xif abiding. 



Kumbocha, &c. for these places see observations sanyena ^-gj union. 



Apardtd bhata mayesu ^Tf^jTr having nothing beyond, ^p barbarian f\mj 

 boundary. 



Aparagodhdya, ^Tf^lifT'sf restraint of passion. 



Apulibodh&ya, ^mfx."^]^ not within knowledge. 



Paticidhandya is from SffrT^T^ repeated opposition. I read SfnTtV^T'TT'S? 

 for re -arrangement, substituted ceremonial. 



Patalipute cha bdhiresu cha, is replaced in Cuttack (which is nearer the capital) by 

 hidu cha b&hilesu cha ^^ ^^f^ 1 ^^. 



Anubandhapajdti, vj^lffT : pre-eminent knowledge. 



Bhikaresu, ^^-y^ worker of dread : thairesu, ^jj.^ a name of distinction which 

 is commonly found in Pali books written the.ro, ' reverend, or honorable.' 



Olodhanesu, from ^^ the loins or x^^t the breast and ^r^j- treasure ? 



Bhdfdnum, va bhayininam ^fiTPJTJ' *}fil'ift«[f. 



Ddnasayute, dhammayute tTT'T"?!^ charitable, ^jf^ja^ righteous. 

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