1838.] At Dhauli in Cuttack. 447 



perishable ! However bitter (or hard) it shall be carried into effect 

 by me, and consolation (will accrue to him who obeys ?) — by which is 

 exceeding virtue — so be it. 



Like as love itself, so is Devanampiya worthy of respect ! and as the 

 soul itself so is the unrelaxing guidance of Devanampiya worthy of 

 respect ! and according (to the conduct of) the subject, so is the compas- 

 sion of Deva'nampiya : wherefore I myself, to accomplish his commands, 

 will become the slave and hireling of Devanampiya. For this reason 

 the Dubaldbi tupha (is instituted) for undisturbed meditation, and for 

 (securing every) blessing and happiness as to the concerns of this world 

 and the world beyond ! And thur> to the end of time (is this) tupha 

 for the propitiation of heaven. 



Accordingly strive ye to accomplish each and all of my desires ! For 

 this object is this edict here inscribed, whereby (the spot) shall be caused 

 by me to receive the name of mahdmdtaswasatam, or (place of medita- 

 tion of the officers) ; let it so remain for a perpetual endowment by me, 

 and for the furtherance of religion. 



And this edict shall be read aloud in the course of the month of 

 Bhdtun (Bhadiin ?) (when the moon is) in the nakhatra (or lunar 

 mansion) of Tisa : — and, as most desirable, also it shall be repeatedly 



Atha—taM, VW Tf^tt only distinguishable from ^^ and ^"?f by the final 6. 



Adh&ka—if for ^T^3f ' worthy of respect :— if the & be read i, then it may be 

 adhika, * exceeding'— yea more. Atha paja hevam maye — a doubtful reading— nufne 

 is preferable, or hevam-aye—a,s adopted in the translation. The word looks more 

 like meye in the original. 



Dense vutike hosdmi, ^Wsffi^T ^fr^Tf*?. 



JDubaldM, from "^®3^f feeble, weak — hodie dubla. 



Kdlantam, perhaps ^f j^jjo^__to the end of time. See the first tablet. 



A'nanichham ehatha, ^^faW" (or f«f^J continually) ^"^fT from T^ endeavour; 

 written esatha, in the first tablet, from T 15 * desire — ^^TT desire ye. ? 



Hida ena either X^ ^*J or ^^^«r, see the other tablet. 



Swasatam (n&ma) yajisati faff •TmSlSff^frT— the letter w<f has been inserted 

 conjecturally as not affecting the sense— the same verb is found in the analogous 

 passage in the twentieth line of the first tablet— Sasatam samayam yajevu (ti.) 



Tastu atonam— perhaps eta (for etat) or tadastu atdnam for atman&m—as translated. 



Anabhdtun mdsam— this I can only understand as anubh&dun masam, in the course 

 of the month of Bhadun — Sans. Bhddra. 



Tisena nakhatena t —see the parallel passage in the other edict, which the better 

 preservation of this enables us to complete. 



Khanakhanasi— Sans. ^ ^ repeatedly or at stated intervals, derived from the 

 "winking of the eyes. 



