Seal prasaṁnnahr̥dayasyaiva vikkramākrāṁttantavidviṣaḥ śrīmato jayarājasya śāsanaṁ ripuśāsanaṁ

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svasti śarabhapurāTd vikkramopanatasāmaṁttantacūḍāmaṇiprabhāprasekāṁmbubhir dhoautapādayugalo ripuvilāsinīsīmaṁttontoddharaṇahetur vvasuvasudhāgopradaḥḫ paramabhāgavato mātāpitr̥pādānuddhyātaḥ śśrīmahājayarājaḥ pūrvvarāṣṭrīyapamvāyāṁ prativāsikuṭuṁmbinaḥs samājñāpayati.

viditam astu vo yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāma.s tridaśapatisadanasukhapratiṣṭhākaro yāvad raviśaśitārākiraṇapratihataghorāddhandhakāraṁ jagad avatiṣṭhate tāvad upabhogyas sananidhis sopanidhir acāṭabhaṭaprāveśyas sarvvakaravisarjjitaẖ vājijasaneyakauṇḍinyasagotraḥbrahmadevasvāmine. mātāpitror ātmanaś ca puṇyābhivrir̥ddhaye. Udakapūrvvaṁ tāmbramraśāsanenātisrasr̥ṣṭaḥ

te yūyam evam upalabhyāsyājṇñāśravaṇavīidheyā bhūtvā yathocitaṁ bhogabhāgam upanayaṁttantaḥ sukhaṁ prativatsyatha. bhaviṣyataś ca bhūmipān anudarśayati.

dānād viśiṣṭam anupālanajaṁ purāṇā. dharmmeṣu niścitadhiyaḫ pravadaṁnti dharmmaṁ. tasmād dvijāya suviśuddhakulaśrutāya. dattāṁ bhuvaṁ bhavatu vo matir eva goptauṁ.

tad bhavadbhir apy eṣā dattir anupālayitavyā. vyāsagītāṁś cātraślokān udāharaṁttinti.

Agner apatyaṁ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūryyasutaāś ca gāvaḥ dattās trayas tena bhavaṁttinti lokāḥ yaẖ kāñcanaṁ gāñ ca mahīñ ca dadyāT. ṣaṣṭiṁ varṣasahasrāṇi svargge vasati bhūmidaḥ Ācchettā cānumaṁttāntā ca tāny eva narake vaseT. svadattāṁ paradattāṁ vā yatnād rakṣa yudhiṣṭhira. mahītṁ mahiīmatāṁ cchrśreṣṭha dānāc chreyo 'nupālanaṁ. bahubhir vvasudhā dattā rājabhis sagarādibhiḥ. yasya yasya yadā bhūmis tasya tasya tadā phalaṁmM iIti

svamukhājñayā Ukttkīrṇṇaṁ Aca.lasiṅghena pravarddhamānavijayasaṁvvasaṁvatsara 5 mārgaśira 20 5

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Plates °āddhandhakāraṁ °āndhakāraṁ °āddhandhakāraṁ sananidhis sanidhis sananidhis puṇyābhivrir̥ddhaye puṇyeābhivr̥ddhaye puṇyeābhivrir̥ddhaye °ātisrasr̥ṣṭaḥ °ātisrasr̥ṣṭaḥ °ātisr̥ṣṭaḥ °ājṇñā° °ājñā° °ājṇñā° vīidheyā vīidheyā vidheyā purāṇā purāṇeā purāṇā goptauṁ goptauṁ goptum phalaṁmM phalaṁm phalam

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The enemy-chastising charter belongs to the illustrious Jayarāja, who was the heart of Prasanna and whose enemies were overcome by his valour.

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Hail! From Śarabhapura, the illustrious great Jayarāja whose feet are washed by the sprinkling water that is the brilliance of the crest-jewels of his feudatories who have been brought into submission by his prowess; who made the women of his enemies tear out their parted hair; who is a giver of riches, land, and cattle; who is entirely devoted to Viṣṇu; and favoured by his father and mother, issues the following command to the landholders settled in the village of Pamvā situated in the Pūrvarāṣṭra:

Let it be known to you that by means of this copperplate charter and preceded by a libation of water, this village has been granted by us for the increase of religious merit of father, mother, and ourselves, to Brahmadevasvāmin, belonging to the Kauṇḍinya gotra and to the Vājasaneya school. The grant of the village, which leads to happiness and fame in the abode of the lord of the gods i.e., Indra’s heaven, is to be enjoyed as long as the world will endure, the world of which the darkness of the night is removed by the rays of the sun, moon and stars; comes along with the right to hidden treasures and deposits; is not to be entered by irregular or regular troops; and is exempt from all taxes.

Having taken note of that, you should be obedient to the command received from him i.e., the donee and render the proper shares of periodical offerings and produce, while living happily in this village. And the king instructs the future rulers:

The ancients, reflecting on virtue, proclaim that the religious merit arising from the protection of a grant is more excellent than that which arises from the giving itself; therefore, your intent should indeed be to protect the earth that has been granted to a Brahmin of perfectly pure family and religious learning.

This gift is to be protected by you as well! And in this respect they quote the following stanzas sung by Vyāsa:

Gold is the first child of Agni, land is born of Viṣṇu, and cows are the offspring of Sūrya: Therefore, whoever would give gold, a cow, and land would give the three worlds.

A giver of land dwells in heaven for sixty thousand years; he who confiscates it or allows another to confiscate it will dwell for the same period in hell!

O Yudhiṣṭhira, zealously protect the land which was given by yourself or by others! O best of kings, protection is superior to giving!

The earth has been granted by many kings, beginning with Sagara; whoever possesses the land at any time, to him belong the fruits at that time!

By the order from the king’s own mouth, the copperplate charter has been engraved by Acalasiṅgha on the day 25 of the month of Mārgaśiras in the increasingly victorious year 5 of Jayarāja's reign.