S12 _•■•"., SANSCKIT INSCRIPTIONS 



"Samvat 1088, (A.D. 1032,) by the blessing of Amhao, Vimala Sah, 

 built the temple of Adl Ndtha : this plate records its repair in the year S. 1379» 

 (A. D. 1313,) on Monday, the 9th of the light fortnight of Jyeshth," 



Several of theni) dated in 1245, (A.D. 1189,) specify grants made to 

 Sdnti Ndlh and At^a Ndth, by Yasodhavala or his family, as follow : 



" 31. Sam'vat \^4>5. Thursday, the 5th of the dark half of C/ia«7ra, Bh* 

 Siva Devau, Bh. Jasadhavala, of the race of Prdg'odta (the image under- 

 stood) of Santi Nath, was set up." 



" 32. Samvat 1245, Thursday, the 5th of the dark half of Vaisakh, Bha. 

 Yasodhavala, and Bha, Salegena Deva of the PrXgvata family, caused 

 this image of A RA Nath to be erected for the sake of prosperity. May 

 Aranath, or ArbudarTirthay confer good fortune upon all." 



There are some other small inscriptions in and about this temple : one 

 over a figure, dated S. 1631, two in the vestibule, dated S. 1520 and S. 1523, 

 and one on a stone, dated S. 1408, the first specify the erection of Jina figures 

 by private persons, the last is illegible beyond the date. 



No, XXIII. Over the door of the temple of Vimala Saha, is a string 

 of Hindi names, with the date S. 1821. 



No. XXIV, There are four Mandirs of the four faced Brahma, but no 

 date is recorded. 



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* i?t An abbreviation probably for Bhattardka, a Prince, as i^"^ for Maharaja and ^' for 

 SresJuha^ which occur, both abridged and at full length, very frequently in the inscriptions. 



