# Kawali 2

Aditia Gunawan and Arlo Griffiths

Authors of digital edition: Aditia Gunawan, Arlo Griffiths

Identifier: DHARMA_INSIDENKKawali_2

Repository: Nusantara Epigraphy (tfc-nusantara-epigraphy)

File path: xml/DHARMA_INSIDENKKawali_2.xml

Language: Old Sundanese [Script (unspecified)]

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ Aya ma ⟨2⟩ nu ṅəsi I⟨3⟩ña kavali I⟨4⟩ni pake na kə⟨5⟩R̥ta bənəṙ ⟨5⟩
pakən· na⟨ñ⟩jər ⟨7⟩ na juritan·

## Apparatus

⟨2⟩ nu ṅəsi ⬦ nu jəḥ F; nu ṅə:si H N HD TSN RK. — ⟨2⟩ I⟨3⟩ña N HD TSN RK
⬦ bhagya F H.

⟨3⟩ I⟨4⟩ni N HD TSN ⬦ bari F H; bani RK.

## Translation

If ⟨you⟩ occupies this (place called) Kawali, lbe observant of the
proper behavior, so that ⟨you⟩ remains upright in battle.

## Commentary

⟨6⟩ nañjər ◇ Cf. Pituturniṅ Janma 126: dəgdəg tañjər jaya praṅ “indeed
upright, victorious in battle”.

⟨7⟩ na ◇ Cf. ḍi na in Kawali 1a line 10 and our commentary to that
inscription.

## Bibliography

### Primary

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