Epigraphia Indica Vol 10

SR No.: 032564
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sten Konow, V Venkayya
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India
Publication Year: 1909
Total Pages: 450
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 16 MB

Page 117

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
(VOL. X.
Euphonic laws. We find d instead of t after g in gcigdu (1.5), yogdu (1. 44), stse shung chegdu (1.44), and yigdu (1. 77); b instead of p after g in yang thagbar (1. 31) (ordinarily yang dagpar).
The form 'adrul (1.40) instead of 'agrul shows that the modern pronunciation was already in vogue in 822 A.D. (Compare my notes on the Endere relics.) The same may be inferred from lines 75 and 77 where we find the genitive instead of the instrumental case.
Some ancient words. The word phu dud (11. 45, 47) refers to the Chinese custom of shaking the sleeve in greeting a person.
Of ancient words the following deserve to be noted :
ba (1. 56) and 'abā (1. 57), both meaning subjects (?)'; mjal dum (11. 5 ff.) assembly, composed of mjal,' meet' and 'aduba, gather; gnyi (1.58), instead of nys, san; 'adzimpa (1. 76) instead of 'adsinpa, seize.
INSCRIPTION FROM LHASA.
ROMANISED Text.
[Doubtful readinge gre put in brackets.] 1 Bodkyi rgyalpo chenpo 2 'aphralg(y)i lha btsanpo dang 3 rgyai rgyalpo chenpo rgya rje hvangte 4 dbon zhang gnyis, chab srid 5 gcigda (s)olnas, mjal dum 6 chenpo mdzadde gtsigs . . . . . . . . . 7 pa, nampar yang myi 'agyur . . . . . . 8 lha myi kun ... shesshing dpang byas 9 te, the thee . . . . . . . . . . (rdo) 10 (1) Jongbai . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 gyi. (mang) rdor .
. . . ... . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 'aphralgyi .. 14 lde brtsangyi . . .. . . . . . . 15 bünbů henta . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 zhang gngis . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 ni, . . . . . . . . . gyi. . . . 18 nyesci . . . . . . . . . (zh)ag, rjechen 19 pos yni, bki. ..gyis dkrabpa 20 la phyind myedpas, mangpo kan bde 21 skyidpa(r) byabala (n)i dgongspa goig, 22 . . . ringpor leg . .. i don chenpo 23. . .ni bka gros mthunte, . . . . . . . 24 ringpar myi zhum . . . . . . . . . . 25 dgyespai . .. . . (tsi)gpar 26 molnak, mjal dum chenp(b)o 27 mndzadde, bod rgya gnyis, da ltar 28. . . mnghibai yul dang mthsams (srung)