1837.] Facsimiles of Ancient Inscriptions. 6 65 



I am unable to trace either of these names in any list of peninsular 

 dynasties, unless indeed Bachwan be the same as Bakan of the 

 Adeva raja line of Telingana sovereigns about midway between 800 

 and 1167, (see Useful Tables, page 120.) Mr. W. Taylor will pro- 

 bably be able to tell more about the family when he shall have 

 finished his examination of the Mackenzie records. 



Inscription from Kalinjar, PL XXXII. 



On the same page I have inserted a specimen (the two first lines) of 

 an inscription, taken by Lieutenant Sale, of the engineers, in impres- 

 sion on cloth and paper, from a stone in the celebrated fort of Kalinjar 

 in Bundelkhund, measuring 36 by 30 inches. 



The ink is unfortunately so pale that it is difficult even to read 

 what has been taken off ; but independently of this the whole of the 

 central part of the stone has been completely worn away, so that 

 there would be no hopes in any case of effecting a perfect restoration 

 of the document, which consists of 32 lines closely written : we must 

 therefore be content to regard it as a sample of a peculiar variety of 

 the Sanskrit character, differing principally from the modern Nagari, 

 or rather from the Nagari of the second or Deva series of Canouj coins 

 in its greater elongation. I have not thought it worth while to pre- 

 sent an alphabet of the character, but the following equivalent of the 

 lithographed specimen will enable the inexperienced to trace most of 

 the letters. 



£fi to? fere ii TRfm ^fffcr (^ftwT^PuxrfcT) ^Tt*rref*nfr 



1 *J^ $«rcratorcre* ii TtnlndhrT wtti wsitot 



*pjTT3f Tft^r. ,f^5?^WOTT ^tprr i ?n:^T 



(WTMT) f^T || 



Translation, 

 " Praise to Siva : may he who in dalliance with the daughter of Saila 

 Bharta (the Himalaya) removed the moon-ornament from his forehead that 

 she might not be frightened at the sight of the king of snakes wound 

 round his wrist, — on whose blue neck Pa'rbati' hanging like a bright cloud 

 on the azure sky, tasted supreme pleasure, — give unto you gratification. 



