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1900.] N. N. Vasu — Cojpper-jplate Inscri]ption of Madanapala, 
whicli almost closely resembled the modern Bengali pronunciation of 
the same. The language is Sanskrit, and with the exception of the 
introductory benediction (in line 1) and the portion containing the 
grant (lines 27-49), it is in verse. At the top of the inscription, 
we find the letter ni engraved four times in one line ; this appears to be 
the official endorsement of the document, ni probably being an abbrevia- 
tion of the term nibaddham used in similar cases. 
The Insceiption divides itself into : — 
(а) a genealogical portion, in verse, giving the names of 19 princes 
of the Pala family of Magadha, 17 of which appear to have been reigning 
kings (11. 1-27) ; 
(б) the portion containing the grant, in prose (11. 27-49) ; 
(c) the usual benedictive and imprecatory verses; this portion 
ends with the mention of the name of the person who acted as dutdka 
and of the engraver ; it is in verse throughout (11. 49-58). 
With reference to the Genealogy op the Pala kings as recorded 
in this Inscriptions, I need merely point out that up to Vigrahapala III. 
it almost verbally agrees with the corresponding passage in the 
Amgachi Plate {Indian Antiquary, Vol. XXI, p. 100). The only not- 
able difference is that the verses beginning with yam svdminam rdja- 
gunair=anunam (11. 13-14), and with dege prdci pracura-payasi (11. 19-21) 
have been left out in this Inscription. I may also note that by the 
reading of this Inscription it is now possible to correct the passage read 
doubtfully as vigva-priye in 1. 15 of the Amgachi Plate and in 1. 20 of 
the Dinajpur Plate of Mahipala (this Journal, Vol. LXI, 1892, Part I, 
p. 83) ; the corresponding passage in the present Inscription (1. 13) 
distinctly reads netra-priye, which appears to be the correct reading. 
From Vigrahapala III., onwards, we then have the following succesion 
of kings : — 
(1) Mahipala II., son of Vigrahapala III., (1. 18); 
(2) ^’uEAPALA, son of Vigrahapala III., and younger brother of 
Mahipala II., (1. 20) ; 
(3) Ramapala, another son of Vigrahapala III., and brother of 
Mahipala II., and of f urapala (1. 21) ; 
(4) Kumaeapala, son of RSmapala (1. 23) ; 
(5) Gopala III., son of KumarapMa (1. 24) ; 
(6) Madanapala, son of Ramapala and Madanadevi (1. 26). 
The portion of the inscription giving the pedigree of these six 
kings, appears to be corrupt in some passages, and is not entirely in- 
telligible to me. As, however, no real historical facts are mentioned in 
those verses, 1 trust that I will be excused in refraining myself from 
giving a translation. I merely wish to point out here, that the names 
