Epigraphia Indica Vol 23

SR No.: 032577
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hirananda Shastri
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India
Publication Year: 1935
Total Pages: 436
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 25 MB

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No. 14.]
PATTAN PLATES OF PRAVARASENA II.
can no longer be traced ; its site seems to be occupied by the modern village of Pattan. It may be noted in this connection that it lies on the way from Multäi to Warūd (ancient Varadākhēta), and thus, answers to the description of its situation in the present plates.
I edit the inscription from the original plates.
TEXT.
First Plate. 1 दृष्ट: "] स्वस्ति । प्रवरपुरात् पम्निष्टोमाप्तोयामोक्थ्यषो. 2 उपयतिराचवाजपेयवृहस्पतिसवसाधनचतुरन3 मेधयाजिनः विष्णुशासगोषस्य सम्राट' वाकाटका4 नामहाराजश्रीप्रवरसेनस्य सु(सू)नोः सु(सू)नोरत्यन्य(न्त)खामिमBहाभैरवभवस्व पन्स'भारमनिवेथितशिवलियोनधि6 वसपरितुष्टसमुत्पादितराजवानाम्पराकमाधिगतमा
___Second Plate ; First Side. 7 गोरस्या(स्य)मलजलमूर्धा(र्धा)भिषिलानान्दशाश्वमेधावस्थखाता8 नाधारथी(शिवा नामहाराजश्रीभवनाग[दौ]'शिवस्य गौतमीपु9 त्रपुत्रस्य वाकाटकानाम्महाराजवीबद्रसेनस्थ सु(च)नोर10 त्यस्य(न्त)माहेखरस्य सत्याजवकारुन्य(ख्य)शौर्यविक्रमन11 यविनयमाहाव्यधीमत्व(ख)पात्रगतभ[क्तित्व] पात्रगतम12 लित्वधर्मविजयिलमनोनीवादिगुणैः"]. समुपेतस्व
Second Plate; Second Side. 13 वर्षयतमभिवर्षमानकोशदण्डसाधनसन्तानपुत्रपौ14 (पिणः युधिष्ठिरहत्तेर्वाकाटकानामहाराजबीप्रिथिविस-10
1 Read e as in other Vākātaka grants.
Here and in many places below, rules of sandhi have not been observed. . Tbe letter t isolear on the original plator Road समान:• Read चंस-- - Read वंशा. • The box at the top of the letter od is not completely incised. * The right ourve at the top is not sufficiently raised for want of space.
• All the other Vakitake plates discovered so far read गौतमीपुत्रस्य पुषस्य. thus making the construotion ambiguous. See, above, Vol. XXII, p. 175. The reading in the present grant shows that the adjectival exproonions from अत्यन्तखामिमहाभैरवभक्तास्य onwards quality बद्रसेगस्थ.
. This expression is unnecessarily repeated. " Road पृथिविषेख.