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1892.] F. Kielliorn— Copper-plate Inscription of MaMpctla. 
(12.) From liim has sprung the protector of the earth, the illus¬ 
trious Mahipaladeva. In the pride of his arm having slain in battle all 
opponents, and having obtained his father’s kingdom which had been 
snatched away by people having no claim to it, he has put down his 
lotus-foot on the heads of princes ? 
Comment on these verses appears unnecessary. I will only say 
that exactly the same verses occur also in the Amgachhi plate, with this 
difference only that verse 11 in that other plate is applied to Mahipala- 
deva’s grandson Vigrahapaladeva III. For the Amgachhi plate carries 
the genealogy two generations further than our Dinajpur plate, in two 
verses which I would venture to read and translate thus :— 
foRfa wsmv f^fiwcrr 
ciwrts 
t?}cn WfilsfNt: xpTT^Tffi: 
«5ri% vgvtsfirefi vfcci : f% faffvur i 
'spsftafe Ufcra> vrajjrr ] n 
‘ From him, (i, e., Mahipaladeva), in consequence of his religious 
merits, was born the fortunate prince Navapala. Renouncing the attach¬ 
ment to sin, putting down his foot on the heads of princes, eagerly 
fulfilling all desires, free from mental blindness, beloved by his subjects 
and the one home of affection,—he was like the sun which, when it 
rises above the eastern mountain, moves away from the night, touches 
with its rays the tops of mountains, opens up quickly all the quarters, 
drives away darkness, and is pleasant and red. 
‘ From him is born the illustrious prince Vigrahapaladeva, full of ma¬ 
jesty. Eagerly gazed at by good men, always anxious to worship Smara’s 
enemy, expert in battle even more than Hari, a god of death for the clan 
of his enemies, and a supporter of the four castes, he pleases the world 
with the abundance of his bright fame.’ 12 
12 I am unable, in my translation, to do justice to this verse. Vigrahapala, 
yellow ( pita ), red ( ralcta ), green (harita), and black (Jcala), and thus the substratum of 
four colours ( chaturvarnya ), yet pleased the people by his white colour. 
