गुप्त अभिलेख संग्रह (जे. एफ. फ्लीट - गुप्त सम्राटों एवं परवर्ती नरेशों के ऐतिहासिक पाषाण व ताम्रलेख)

254 CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM, VOL. III.
4 śrîtyajña - dharmma - śśrêyô - bbhyudaya - yaśaḥ - kula - vaṁśa - bhâga - bhôg - âbhivṛi-
ddhayê [||] Siddhir-astu pushṭir-astu śântir-astu jîvaputtrattvam-
astv=ishṭa-kâm-âvâptir=astu śrâ(śra)ddhâ-vittê syâtâm=iti¹ [||]
TRANSLATION.
Perfection has been attained! Four centuries of years, together with the twenty-eighth
(year), (or in figures) 400 (and) 20 (and) 8, having been accomplished ;² on the fifteenth
lunar day of the dark fortnight of (the month) Phâlguna ;—on this (lunar day), (specified)
as aforesaid :—
(Line 3.)—On the ceremony of the puṇḍarîka-sacrifice (having been performed), this
sacrificial post has been caused to be set up by the Varika, the illustrious Vishṇu-
vardhana, whose royalty³ and name are well established,—who is the excellent son of
Yaśôvardhana; (and) the excellent son's son of Yaśôrâta; (and) the excellent son of
the son's son of Vyâghrarâta,—for the purpose of increasing (his) splendour, sacrifices,
religion, welfare (in the other world), prosperity, fame, family, lineage, good fortune, and
enjoyment.⁴
(L. 4.)—Let there be success! Let there be increase! Let there be tranquillity!
Let there be the condition of (his) having a son who shall live! Let there be the
attainment of desires that are wished for! May there be faith and wealth!
No. 60; PLATE XXXVII.
SPURIOUS GAYA COPPER-PLATE INSCRIPTION OF
SAMUDRAGUPTA.
THE YEAR 9.
THIS inscription, which is now published for the first time, is from a copper-plate that
was obtained a few years ago by General Cunningham at Gayâ,⁵ the chief town of the
Gayâ District in the Bengal Presidency, and was, I think, first brought to notice by him
in 1883, in his Book of Indian Eras, page 53, where it is entered as being dated in the
year 40. I obtained the original plate, for examination, from General Cunningham.
The plate, which is inscribed on one side only, measures about 8" by 7 1/8". It is
quite smooth, the edges having been neither fashioned thicker, nor raised into rims.
About half-way down the proper left side, the plate has laminated rather seriously; and
there is also a small crack just below this place, and another in the top of the plate, in the
¹ As is seen in the lithograph, there is no foundation whatever for the additional letter yô which,
in Mr. Carlleyle's published lithograph, follows this ti, or, rather, the kâ into which the ti was so gratui-
tously converted by him. The result was naturally such as to puzzle Dr. Bühler as to the close of
the inscription.
² kritêshu; see page 73 above, note 1.
³ Or, more technically, 'condition of being a Râja.'
⁴ Or perhaps bhâgabhôga should be taken as one word, meaning 'enjoyment of taxes; lordship,
royalty;' see Monier Williams' Sanskrit Dictionary, s. v. bhâgabhuj, which is explained by 'enjoying
taxes; a king, a sovereign.'
⁵ The 'Gya' of maps, &c. Indian Atlas, Sheet No. 104 Lat. 24° 48' N.; Long. 85° 3' E.