78 A. Fuhrer— KudarJcot Inscription of TaJcshadatta. [No. 2, 
III, p. 377, and Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Vol. V, p. 483 ; 
the two Jhalrapathan inscriptions of Samvat 746 (A. D. 689 or 824), 
published in the Indian Antiquary , Vol. V, p. 180 ; the mutilated inscrip¬ 
tion of I'svaravarman on the south gate of the Jami’ masjid at Jaunpur, 
published in General Cunningham’s Archceological Reports , Vol. XI, 
Plate XXXVII; and two rock inscriptions which I lately found in 
the north scarp of the Kalinjar fort, and which will shortly be pub¬ 
lished in this Journal. 
The preservation of the slab is perfect. With the exception of 
about four letters at the end of line 15, and one single letter in line 16, 
every letter is perfectly clear and distinct; so that, with the exceptions 
referred to, there can be no doubt whatever about the actual readings 
of the slab. The mistakes made by the engraver are few and unim¬ 
portant and admit of easy correction. In respect of orthography we 
have to notice :—(1) the persistent doubling of g,j , m, y , v, t , in conjunc¬ 
tion with a preceding r and, in the case of t , also with a following 
r (viz. =3 ); (2) the occasional use of the dental sibilant for the 
palatal; (3) the constant occurrence of final s remaining unchanged 
before initial s. 
The inscription records the erection of a residence for Brahmanas 
by one Takshadatta, the son of Harivarman, alias Mamma, son of 
Haridatta, and apparently mentions the names of the first six Brah¬ 
manas who resided there. Unfortunately the inscription is not dated ; 
but, according to the alphabet in which it is written, it belongs to the 
9th or 10th century A. D. Of Haridatta, Harivarman, and Takshadatta 
nothing of any historical value is mentioned. 
On p. 365 of Volume IV of the North- Western Provinces Gazetteer 
is given what purports to be a correct transcript and translation of this 
inscription, made by a Benares pandit. But it is evident that the 
pandit cannot have seen the original slab and had to rely on an ap¬ 
parently imperfect paper rubbing. It will, therefore, not be considered 
unnecessary to re-edit and translate afresh this interesting document. 
Text* 
[j] II | ST^T- 
^jrr w war ii [uG 
[2] T^Trfr I f^fTT II [ ^ II ] 
* From tlie original slab. 
L. 1. t Metre : Ary a. Read J Metre : S'loka (Anustubh). 
L. 2. § Metre : Arya. 
