Serial
No.

Findspot

Dynasty

Language
and alphabet

Remarks

PATNA DISTRICT

149

Kawaya (near Kiul).─Base of a
Padmapāṇi image.

….

Sanskrit in Nā-
garī.

Reads (1) Dēyadharmō-yaṁ dānapati-Rāgu-suta-
            (2) Asēkasya.

150

Patna Museum.─Exhibit No. 10601.
Stone slab.

….

Śaka 1317, V.S. 1452, Āśvina
śukla 10, Friday = A.D. 1395, September 24, Friday.

Sanskrit (verse
and prose) in
eastern alpha-
bet.

Refers to the erection of a shrine for Nāga Kauśika made
by Dēśānanda. Engraved by svarṇakāra Kāmadēva.

151

Exhibit No. 7496. Stone block

….

Sanskrit verse
in Nāgarī

Refers to Jñānabhadra and to the Mūlasarvāstivādin
teacher Upēndrabhadra.

152

Back of a bronze Kālī image

….

Hindi in Kaithī.

Contains a verse.

153

Rājauna.─ Back of a Dvādaśāditya
slab.

Pāla

Sanskrit in Nā-
garī.

Seems to state that the slab was installed at Krimilā by
Rētaka, son of Śrīdhara. Gives also the names of the
twelve Ādityas. Indifferently engraved.

ALLAHABAD DISTRICT

154

Allahabad Museum

….

Sanskrit in
northern alphabet of the Gupta age.

A fragmentary containing parts of eleven lines of writing. Line 2 contains the syllables Dēvachandrō which seems to signify a personal name or its latter part. Whether it may be associated with Chandragupta II alias Dēvagupta or Dēvarāja is uncertain.

155

Do. (from Barhut)

….

P r a k r i t in
Brāhmī.

Damaged. Reads [Isira]khitasa thabhō dānaṁ.

156

Do.

….

Do.

Reads [Na]garakhitasa cha matu cha Kamuchukaye dānaṁ.

157

Do.

….

Do.

Damaged. Reads Pusadataye nāgarika[ye bhi]khuniye.
Published in JRASB, L., Vol. XIV, p. 114.

158

Do.

….

Do.

Reads Haṁsa-jātakaṁ.

159

Do. (terracotta)

….

Do.

Fragment on which only a few letters of small size are
visible.

BANARAS DISTRICT

160

Banaras.─Bhārat Kalābhavan

….

Sanskrit in Nāgarī.

Speaks of a dēvadharma of the mother of a dānapati whose
name appears to be Gamēla.

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