1838.] rocks of Girnar in Gujerat, and Dhauli in Cuttack. 26\ 



" The beloved of the gods doth not esteem either charitable offering 

 or puja, as comparable with true glory. The increase of blessing to 

 himself is of as much (importance) to all unbelievers." 



For this purpose have been spread abroad ministers of religion, 

 ministers possessing fortitude of mind, and practisers of every virtue* : 

 may the various congregations co-operate (with them) for the accom- 

 plishment therefore. For the increase of converts is indeed the lustre 

 of religion. 



Thirteenth Tablet. 



Whose equality, and exertion towards that object, exceeding ac- 

 tivity, judicious conduct afterwards in the Kalinga provinces not to 



be obtained by wealth the decline of religion, murder and death, and 



unrestrained license of mankind ; when flourished the (precious maxims) 

 of Devmampiyo, comprising the essence of learning and of science :— 

 dutiful service to mother and father ; dutiful service to spiritual teachers : 

 the love of friend and child ; (charity) to kinsfolk, to servants (to brah- 

 mans and sramans, &c. which) cleanse away the calamities of generations : 

 further also in these things unceasing perseverance is fame. There is 

 not in either class of the heretics of men, not, so to say, a procedure 



marked by such grace, nor so glorious nor friendly, nor even so 



extremely liberal as Devdnampiyd's injunction for the non-injury, and 



content of living creatures and the Greek king besides, 



by whom the kings of Egypt Ptolemaios and Antigonos (?) and 



Magas, both here and in foreign (countries) ; every where the 



religious ordinances of Devdnampiyo effect conversion, wherever 



Yecha, further, -%m ' and this.' 



Jchhd hrit&saya x^J *Sf?T ^ITHT. w i sn > act > tope? perhaps the last word 

 should be sava. 



Ithaijha, Jgjzft fortitude of mind — whence thairo or thero. 



* Or as in the opening remarks, three grades of ministers, dhamma mahdmdtds, 

 thaijha (or thero) mah&matds, and vividha kamikds, subordinate or working agents. 



Notes to the Thirteenth Tablet 



Pasamatd, &c. These words are all Sanskrit, S*m?TT W^t^rr ^T : Blf|5{ffT 

 ^'WrT'ipr fTTt and the y all apply eulogistically to tasa, whose ; but the name of the 

 party thus praised is unfortunately erased. 



Adhanaladhesu ^j^«f^j«gr no t acquired or acquirable by wealth ; an epithet prov- 

 ing that the ' Calingae orse maritimae' were in those days rich and populous. 



Dhammaviyo ^j-g- waste, destruction of religion? 



Apavdha; qj^ carrier of a burthen, that is being under restraint? apavdha, non- 

 endurance. 



Badhe ^g- to be powerful or large ?— or better vadhe. 



Achhata ^?n purity ^ T ^^ T ? — the rest is gone. 

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