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inscriptions of the King Nrsimha-deva. 
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The letters are usually by f-". In B, they are not so good as 
in A, and are often not legible, having been effaced at some places, and 
at others having a black rust in the crevices, as hard as iron. The letters 
are Sanskrit and belong to an intermediate class between the present 
Devanagarl characters and the 10th century Kutila characters. 
The inscriptions consist of 
(1) The invocation. 
(2) The mythological introduction. 
(3) The genealogy of the kings and their praises. 
(4) The date of the grant, the name and boundaries of the 
village, and the name of the donee. 
(5) The conclusion. 
Parts 1, 2, 3 ajid 5 are nearly the same in A and B ; B containing 
the fuller inscription. Part 4 is naturally different in each. 
The language is in verse, intermixed at one place in (2) with ]3rose. 
Part 4 is entirely in prose and contains many Uriya words. Mistakes 
in spelling occur every now and then; letters and even words are 
omitted ; rules of grammar are often violated, and the versification is not 
always rhythmical. The composition has all the faults of mediaeval 
Sanskrit poetry. The epithets are hyperbolical, the analogies and 
similes are remote and far-fetched, and the narration very prolix. 
The inscription begins with a salutation to ffiva (omitted in B). 
Then follows a blessing by the god Visnu. From the navel of Visnu 
sprung Brahma, who created Atri the father of Candra or the moon. 
Several lines sing his praises, as this dynasty claims to have sprung from 
the moon. Then the poet exclaims,—“ who can sing the exploits of the 
moon-descended kings ” (A I, lines 14-15, B I, line 12). “ Therefore 
I write the names only of the first kings” (A I, line 17, B I, line 14). 
Here follows a list of the mythological kings :— 
Moon 
l 
Budha (3V). 
I 
Anal a 
i 
Pururavah (). 
i 
Vayu (^TJ). 
Nahusa 
f 
Yayati (wfa). 
I 
Turvasu (3^). 
J. i. 17 
Turvasu 
I 
Gaqgeya (JIT^T). 
Y irocana (). 
Samvedya 
I 
Bhasvana (*?TWR). 
Dattasena 
Saumya 
A^vadatta ( 
