Ganjam Plates of Mādhavarāja, Gupta Samvat 300

Author of digital edition: Arlo Griffiths (argr).

Palaeographic description: No distinction is made between v and b.

Language: Sanskrit (san) [Script (unspecified) (script_unspecified)].

Repository: Śailodbhava (tfb-sailodbhava-epigraphy).

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Edition

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⟨1⟩ ꩜ svasti * catur-udadhi-salila-vīcī-mekhalā-nilīnāyāṁ sa-dvīpā-

⟨2⟩ gara-pattana-vatyā⟨ṁ⟩ vasundharāyāṁ gauptāvde varṣa-śata-ttraye varttamāne

⟨3⟩ mahā◯rājādhirāj¿āśś?rī-śaśāṅka-rājye śāsati gagaṇa-tala-

⟨4⟩ -vini⟨ḥ⟩◯sr̥ta-bhagīrathāvatāritāyā himavad-girer ¿a?pari-

⟨5⟩ patanā⟨d a⟩neka-śilā-saṁ¿h?āta-vibhinna-vahiḫ-pātālāt tarjjalau-gh¿ai?

⟨6⟩ sura-sarita Iva vividha-taru-vara-kusuma-sañchannobhaya-taṭā-

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⟨7⟩ nta-vinipatita-jalāśayāyāḥ ś(ā)limā-saritaḥ kul¿ā?(pa)-kaṇṭhā-

⟨8⟩ d v¿e?jaya-koṅg¿ā?dā¿t? mahārāja-mahāsāmanta-śrī-mādhavarājasya priya-tanayo

⟨9⟩ mahārājā yaśobhītas tasyāpi priya-sūnuḥ svaguṇa-(ma)rīci-nikara-

⟨10⟩ pravo◯dhita-śilodbhava-kula-kamalo vikośa-nīlotpala-

⟨11⟩ prati◯sparddhinī-khaḍga-dhārā-niśita-niśśeṣa-pratihata-ripu-

⟨12⟩ -valo dīnānātha-kr̥paṇa-vanīpakopabhujyamāna-vibhavaḥ sva-bhu-

⟨13⟩ ja-parigha-yugalopārjjita-nr̥pa-śrī⟨ḥ⟩ kamala-vimala-ru¿tha?ra-

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⟨14⟩ -tanur jagan-ma⟨ṇḍa⟩la-maṇḍana-śruta-śaurya-dhairya-guṇānvito mahāvr̥ṣabha-paryaṅka-

⟨15⟩ -kaku¿dh?opadhāna-vinyasta-vāhor vvāla-candrod⟨d⟩yotita-jaṭākalāpaika-de-

⟨16⟩ śasya ◯ bhagavatas sthity-utpatti-pralaya-sr̥ṣṭi-saṅhāra-kāraṇasya

⟨17⟩ ¿nr̥?-bhuva◯na-guroḫ pādabhaktaḥ parama-vrahmaṇyo mahārāja-māhāsā-

⟨18⟩ manta-śrī-mādhavarājaḥ kuśalī kr̥ṣṇagiri-viṣaya-saṁvaddha-cchavala-

⟨19⟩ kkhaya-grāme varttamāna-bhaviṣya¿k?-kumārāmātyoparika-tadāyuktakān anyā⟨ṁ⟩ś ca

⟨20⟩ yathārha⟨ṁ⟩ pūjayati mānayati ca viditam astu bhavatām ayaṁ grāmo

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⟨21⟩ ⟨’⟩smābhir arddheṇa mātāpittror ātmanaś ca puṇyābhivr̥ddhaye salila-dhārāpura-

⟨22⟩ ssareṇācandrārkka-samakālīnākṣayanīye bharadvāja-sagottrāyāṅgi-

⟨23⟩ rasa-vārhaspatya-pravāraya charampasvāmine sūryoparāge pratipādit¿o? .

⟨24⟩ Uktañ ca ◯ smr̥ti-śāstre, vahubhir vvasudhā dattā rājabhis sagarādibhiḥ

⟨25⟩ yasya yasya yadā bhūmi tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ || ṣaṣṭiṁ varṣasahasrā-

⟨26⟩ ṇi svargge modati bhūmidaḥ Ākṣeptā cānumantā ca tāny eva narake

⟨27⟩ vase || svadattā paradattām vā , yo hareta vasundharā sa viṣṭhāyāṁ

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⟨28⟩ [kr̥mi]r bhūtvā pitr̥bhis saha pacyate || mā bhutaphalaśaṅkā va[ḥ] paradatte-

⟨29⟩ [ti] pārthiva || svadānā phalam ānantya {||} parada[ttānupālane]||

⟨30⟩ …

⟨31⟩ [pra]ya◯cchati ||

Apparatus

⟨8⟩ v¿e?⟨i⟩jaya-koṅg¿ā?⟨o⟩dā¿t?⟨d⟩ ⬦ v¿e?⟨i⟩jaya-koṅgedā¿t?⟨d⟩ H • Hultzsch reads vejaya-koṅgedāt and emends vijaya-koṅgedād. The desired reading, however, is vijaya-koṅgodād.

Translation by Hultzsch 1900–1901

⟨1–19⟩ Oṁ. Hail! While the Gaupta year three hundred was current ⟨and⟩ while the Mahārājādhirāja, the glorious Śaśāṅkarāja, was ruling over the earth surrounded by the girdle of the waves of the water of the four oceans, together with islands, mountains and cities,—from the victorious Koṅgeda1 near the bank of the Śālimā river, on both of whose banks, covered with the flowers of various excellent trees, pools of water have formed, ⟨and which therefore⟩ resembles the river of the gods (Gaṅgā), which issued from the sky, which was brought down by Bhagīratha, ⟨and⟩ the streams of whose water are split and dashed outside by many masses of rock at ⟨her⟩ fall on the top of the Snowy Mountain,— the dear son of the Mahārāja Yaśobhīta, ⟨who was⟩ the dear son of the Mahārāja Mahāsāmanta, the glorious Mādhavarāja (I.),—the very pious Mahārāja Mahāsāmanta, the glorious Mādhavarāja (II.), who has caused to bloom the lotus — the Śilodbhava family, by the mass of rays — his virtues; who has repulsed the armies of all the enemies by the sharp edge of ⟨his⟩ sword which rivals an unfolded2 flower of the blue lotus; whose wealth is being enjoyed by the distressed, helpless, poor, and mendicants; who has acquired the prosperity of a prince by the pair of his bar-like arms; whose body is as spotless and as brilliant as a lotus; who possesses the virtues of learning, courage and constancy which adorn the whole world; ⟨and⟩ who is devoted to the feet of the blessed lord of the three worlds (viz. Siva) who is the cause of existence, creation and destruction,* whose arms are placed on the hump of the great bull (viz. Nandi) as on the pillow of a couch, (and) whose matted hair is illuminated in one place by the crescent of the moon,— being in good health, suitably worships and honours princes, ministers, officers, their subordinates, and others who are present or shall be present at the village of Chhavalakkhaya which belongs to the Krishnagiri-vishaya, (and informs them as follows) : — (L. 20.) " Let it be known to you (that), for the sake of (our) father and mother and for the increase of (our) own merit, with libations of water, at an eclipse of the sun, we have given this village, to last for the same time as the moon and the sun, to Chharampasvamin who belongs to the gotra of Bharadvaja (and) has the pravaras of Angirasa and Bārhaspatya." (L. 24.) And it is said in the Law-book ( Smritiidstra) : 8 [Here follow four of the customary verses, and perhaps a fifth verse which is obliterated.]

Bibliography

Primary

[H] Hultzsch, Eugen Julius Theodor. 1900–1901. “Plates of the time of Sasankaraja; Gupta-Samvat 300.” EI 6, pp. 143–146.

Notes

  1. 1. Thus Hultzsch. According to the reading proposed above, it should be Koṅgoda.

  2. 2. Hultzsch here observes (n. 1): “This meaning of vikôśa is not given in the dictionaries.”