250 Of two Edicts bestowing Land. [No. 8. 



This grant on copper was indited by the respectable and thrifty 

 Vis'warupa. 



Index to the Metres in these Inscriptions. 

 Stanza. First Inscription, before the prose. 



1, 



3. Anushtubh. 



2 



Indravajrd. 



4, 



7. S'ardulavikridifa. 



5, 



6. Vasantatilaka. 





After the prose. 



2, 



4 — 7, 10. Anushtubh. 



3. 



S'dlini. 



8. 



Indravajrtt. 



9. 



Vasantatilaka. 





Second Inscription, before the prose 



1- 



-7. As in the first inscription. 



8. 



Vasantatilaka. 



0. 



Dmtavilambita. 





After the prose. 



-5 



. As in the first inscription. 



6. 



Anuslitubh. 



Fort-Saugor, July 9, 1857. 



The proper time for entering on the performanre of this sacred rite wa?, accord- 

 ing to Mahidhara, the eighth day of the moon's increase in Phalguna ; and, in the 

 fabulous days of longevity and leisure, it was piously prolonged to twenty-seven 

 years. Weber's White Yajur-veda, pp. 692 and 772. 



That the sacrifice of a horse was not, originally, allegorical, is now placed beyond 

 doubt. The animal was cooked, and some of it was eaten. Prof, Wilson thinks 

 that part of the flesh was boiled, and part of it roasted. More probably, however, 

 after the preparation of a broth, the. meat was transferred from the caldrons to the 

 spits. In the present day, Hindus who use animal food invariably deal with it 

 after this manner. See the English Translation of the Riy-veda, Vol. II., p. 117, 

 foot-note. 



From the Mahdbhdrata it appears that, at a later period than the Vaidika, it 

 was held sufficient to inhale the fumes of the seething gelatin of the victim. The 

 whole was afterwards burnt. As'viamedha-parvan, s'l. 2644-2648. 



