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ORIGIN OF THE BENGALI SCRIPT.

mūlyaṁ (L. 8), 7. pustapāla (L. 9), 8. kutlya and khaṇḍala (L. 11), 10. kalanā (L. 12), 11. abhilāṣa (L. 14), 12. nalena (L. 16), 13. dhrurvilāṭyāṃ (L. 16), 14. kulya (L. 16), 15. kāla (L. 18), 16. ṣal-aṅga (L. 19), 17. uparilikhita (L 20), 18. anupālana (L.21), 19. pratipālanīyaṁ (L. 22), 20. liṅgāni (L. 28).

III. Ha:—

(i) Eastern variety.

1. vṛhac-caṭṭa (L. 4), 2. icchāmy-ahaṁ (L. 7), 3. brāhmaṇasya, 4. gṛhītvā (L. 8), 5. aradhṛtam=astī=ha (L. 10), 6. hastena (L. 15), 7. paratr=ānugraha (L. 18), 8. himasena (L. 23).

(ii) Western variety,

1. mahārājādhirāja and 2. mahārāja (L. 2), 3. mahattara (L. 4), 4. tad-arhatha (L. 8), 5. mātā-pitror-anugraha (L. 19), 6. haret (L. 26), 7. himase'a (L. 25), 8. saha (L. 26).

Similarly in the second grant from Faridpur we find that—

I. In all cases the Western variety form of ha has been used.

II. The Eastern variety form of la has been used in one case only e.g. in maṇḍala (L. 4). In all other we find the Western variety forms—

1. lavdha (L. 3), 2. kāle (L. 4), 3. gopāla (L.5), 4. khaṇḍalakaiḥ (L. 9), 5. lauhitya (L. 11), 6. kulya (L. 14), 7. akhila (L. 15), 8. satpālāni (L. 17), 9. khandalaka (L. 17), 10. pustapāla (L. 18), 11. dharmmaśīla and 12. nalena (L. 19), 18. liṅgāni (L. 20), 14. ślokāni (L. 24).