# Gaintala plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 17 Amandine Wattelier-Bricout Author of digital edition: Amandine Wattelier-Bricout Contributor: Amandine Wattelier-Bricout Identifier: DHARMA_INSSomavamsin00010 Repository: Somavaṁśin (tfb-somavamsin-epigraphy) File path: texts/DHARMA_INSSomavamsin00010.xml Language: Sanskrit [Script (unspecified)] Commit: 2026-10-07 18:12 (dbc7acc), last modified 2026-09-24 16:25 (2442167) ## Summary The object of the inscription is to record the gift of the village R̥ṣigrāma attached to the viṣaya of Nimunā, to Tiku, son of Madhusūdana, student of the Bahvr̥ca śākhā belonged to the Vatsa gotra with the five pravaras Bhārgava, Cyavana, Āpnuvā, Aurvva and Jamadgni and the same five anupravaras, resident of the village Lapusoḍḍā situated in Kosala deśa and having migrated from the village of Śāluvi situated in Madhyadeśa. The record was written by Śrīvaccha, son of Śaṅkilla, who was attached to the Mahāsandhivigrahin Rāṇaka Malladatta held the office of Mahāsandhivigrahin. It was written (certainly an error for incised) by Haradāsa, son of the vaṇik Siullā. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ## Edition ⟨Page 1r⟩ ⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1⟩ siddham svasty amala-maṇi-kuṭṭima-sadanacalacanekavāra vilāsinīja⟨2⟩nacaraṇanūpurakhatrastrapārāvatapu¿nyā?⟨ñja⟩svanavadhiritadaśadignānādigdeśā⟨3⟩¿nna?⟨nta⟩rā gatavandijanavistāritakīrttir vvividha-vidyālaṁkr̥ta-vidvajanajanatikāvya-kalāpa⟨4⟩stutadhanapativibha⟨va⟩sphūrjjatavipaṇijanānyonya-saṁharṣa-vicitra-prāsādāṭṭālikā⟨5⟩devakulodyānavāpik¿u?⟨ū⟩pataḍāgārāmopaśobhājita-sura-pura-mahimnaḥ| Ārā⟨6⟩mas-amāvasita-śrīmato vijayakaṭakāt{t} paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahā⟨7⟩jādhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-śivagupta-deva-pādānudhyāta-parama-bhaṭṭāra⟨8⟩ka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-parama-māhe¡s!⟨ś⟩vara-soma-kula-tila⟨9⟩ka-¡tr̥!⟨tri⟩kaliṅgādhipati-śrī-mahābhavagupta-rājadeva⟨ḥ⟩ kuśalī| nimunāviṣayīya⟨10⟩R̥ṣigrāme ¡v!⟨b⟩rāhmaṇān{ī} sampūjya tad-viṣayīya-yathākālādhyāsinaḥ samāha⟨11⟩rtr̥-sannidhātr̥-niyuktakādhikārikā-dāṇḍa-pāśika-piśuna v¿e?⟨ai⟩tr̥kāvarodhajana⟨12⟩rāṇaka-rājaputra-rājavallabhādīN sarvāN samājñāpayati śivam asmāka⟨13⟩m anyaT viditam astu bhavatāṁ yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥ sanidhiḥ sopānidhaḥ ⟨Page 2r⟩ ⟨14⟩ sarvva-¡v!⟨b⟩ādhāvivarjjitaḥ sarvvoparikarādāna-sametaś catu¿śī?⟨ssī⟩mā-paryantaḥ sā⟨15⟩mvra-madh¿u?⟨ū⟩kaḥ sagartāṣaraḥ sa-jala-sthala-sahitaḥ∥ va hvr̥ca-śākhādhyāyine| va¿ccha?⟨tsa⟩go⟨16⟩trāya bhārgava-cyavana-Āpnuvān{a} Aurvva¿y?⟨j⟩amadagni-pravarāya| ¿ya?⟨jña⟩madagni-Aurvva-Āpnuvān{a}⟨17⟩cyavana-bhārggava-¿Ā?⟨A⟩nupravarāya| madhya-deśīya-śāluvi-grāma-vinirggalāya| kosala-de⟨18⟩śīyalapusoḍḍā-grāma-vāstavyāya| bhaṭ⟨ṭ⟩a-putra-śrī-tikunāmvemadhus¿u?⟨ū⟩dana-sutāya| saliladhā⟨19⟩rā-purassaram ācandra-tārakārka-kṣiti-samakālopabhogārthaṁ mātā-pitror ātma⟨20⟩naś ca puṇya-yaśobhi{r}vr̥ddhaye tāmra-śāsanenākar¿i?⟨ī⟩kr̥tya pratipādita Ity a⟨21⟩vagatya samucita-bhoga bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādikam upanayadbhir bhavadbhiḥ sukhe⟨22⟩na prati-vastavyam iti∥ bhāvibhiś ca bhūpatibhir dattir iyam asmadīyā dharmma-gauravād asma⟨23⟩d anurodhāc ca svadattir ivānupālanīyā{ḥ}| tathā coktaṁ dharmmaśāstre 1. Anuṣṭubh ¡v!⟨b⟩ahubhir vvasu⟨24⟩dhā dattā rājabhis sagarādibhir yasya yasya yadā bhūmis tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ 2. Anuṣṭubh mā bhūd a⟨25⟩-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ para-datteti pārthivāḥ sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ para-dattānupā⟨26⟩lane| 3. Anuṣṭubh saṣṭi-varṣa–sahasrāṇi{|} s⟨v⟩argge modati bhūmidaḥ Ākṣeptā cānumantā ca t¿a?⟨ā⟩ny e⟨27⟩va narak¿aṁ?⟨e⟩ vaseT| 4. Indravajrā ¿Ā?⟨A⟩gner apatyaṁ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ| ⟨Page 2v⟩ ⟨28⟩ yaḥ kāñcanaṁ gāṁ ca mahīñ ca dadyāt dattās trayas tena bhavanti lokāḥ 5. Anuṣṭubh Āsphoṭayanti pi⟨29⟩taraḥ pravalganti pitāmahāḥ| bhūmidātā kule jātaḥ sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati∥ 6. Anuṣṭubh bhūmiṁ yaḥ pra⟨30⟩tigr̥hṇāti yaś ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati| Ubhau tau puṇya-karmmāṇau niyataṁ svargga-gāminau 7. Anuṣṭubh taḍāgānā⟨ṁ⟩ ⟨31⟩ sahasrāṇi vājapeya-śatāni ca gavāṁ koṭi-pradānena bhūmi-hartā na śudhyati 8. Anuṣṭubh suvarṇṇam ekaṁ gām e⟨32⟩kāṁ bhūmer apy arddham aṅgulaṁ haran narakam āyāti yāvad—ā-hūta-saṁplavaṁ| 9. Anuṣṭubh ¿Ā?⟨A⟩nyāyena hr̥tā bhūmir a⟨33⟩nyāyena tu hāritā harato hārayantaś caiva sa hanyātsaptamaṁ kulam 10. Anuṣṭubh harate hāra⟨34⟩yeta yas tu manda-¡v!⟨b⟩uddhis tamo-vr̥taḥ| sa ¡v!⟨b⟩addho vāruṇaiḥ pāśai{ḥ}s tiryag-yoniṁ ca ga⟨35⟩cchati| 11. Anuṣṭubh sva-dattāṁ para-dattāṁ vā yo hare¿d?⟨ta⟩ vasundharāṁ sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bh¿u?⟨ū⟩tvā pacyate pi⟨36⟩tr̥bhiḥ saha| 12. Anuṣṭubh Ādityo varuṇo viṣṇur ¡v!⟨b⟩rahmā somo hutāśanaḥ śūlapāṇis tu bhagavān abhina⟨37⟩ndanti bhūmidaṁ| 13. Śālinī sāmānyo ’yaṁ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇāṁ kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ sarvān e⟨38⟩tān bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrān bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmabhadraḥ 14. Puṣpitāgrā Iti kamala-dalām¡v!⟨b⟩u-¡v!⟨b⟩i ⟨39⟩ ndu-lolāṁ śriyam anucintya manuṣya-j¿i?⟨ī⟩vitaṁ ca sakalam idam udāhr̥taṁ ca v¿e?⟨u⟩⟨d⟩dhvā na hi pu⟨40⟩ruṣaiḥ para-kīrtayo vilopyāḥ iti sakaka-bhūpāla-mauli-mālā-vignamāṇikya⟨Page 3r⟩⟨41⟩may¿u?⟨ū⟩kha-vrātābhir añjita-krama-kamala-yugala-pracaṇḍadorda-daṇḍa-maṇḍalāgrātuṇḍa-khaṇḍitā⟨42⟩rāti-matta-mātaṅga-vimukta-muktāphala-prasādhitāśeṣa-raṇa-mahī-maṇḍala{ḥ}{|} paramabhaṭṭā⟨43⟩raka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-janameja⟨ya⟩-devasya pāda-pravarddhamāna-vi⟨44⟩jayarājye samvatsare saptaśame mādhya⟨mā⟩se ¿ś?⟨s⟩ittapkṣe trayodaśyā⟨ṁ⟩ yātrāṅkataḥ sa⟨45⟩mvaT 17 mādhya śudi 13 15. Sragdharā ¿Ā?⟨A⟩sti kṣoṇīśvarāṇamamalamaṇirucāmanvay¿ā?⟨aḥ⟩ kaustubhābhaḥ ⟨46⟩ śauryatyāgāmburāśervviracita-vidhi-vaddānaśubhrīkr̥tābhraḥ śrīmān-janmejayā⟨47⟩khyas tr̥daśa-pati-samaḥ kr̥tsnagābhoktukāmaḥ prakhyātadve¿ś?⟨ṣ⟩i-vaṅśa-pravida⟨la⟩⟨48⟩napaṭur bhūpatiḥ somavaṅśe∥ 16. Sragdharā jñeyāśeṣāstra-smr̥ti-vimala-dhiyā{|} veda⟨49⟩-vedāṅga-vidyā- śikṣā-kalpetihāsaprakaṭasura-guru-prāpta-bhūyiṣṭhadhāmnāṁ nāmnā śrī⟨50⟩-sādhāraṇena dvijavar¿u?⟨a⟩tanunā mantriṇā yasya rājyaṁ nirvyūḍhaṁ so ’yam uccais trijagati vidito ⟨51⟩ devajanmejayaśrīḥ∥ likhitam idaṁ tāṁ{v}ra-śās¿ā?⟨a⟩naṁ mahāsāndhivigrah¿o?⟨i⟩-rāṇaka-śrīma⟨52⟩lladatta-prativaddhena śrī-vacchena śaṁkillasuteneti∥ likhitam idaṁ tāmra-śāsana⟨ṁ⟩ vaṇik{a} si ⟨53⟩ Ullā-suta-haradāsena likhitam iti{ḥ}| ## Commentary The verse 15 (lines 45-48) can be found in : - Gopalpur plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 12 (verse 14; lines 56-59) - Patna plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya Āṣāḍha month year 6 (verse 14; lines 43-44) - Gaintala plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 17 (verse 15; lines 45-48) - Satalma plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 8 (verse 1, lines 3-6) - Ranipur-Jharial Plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya Royal Year 16 (verse 14; lines 47-50) The verse 16 (lines 48-51) can be found in : - Gopalpur plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 12 (verse 15; lines 59-63: deva-janamejaya-śrīḥ in pāda d) - Sonpur plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 17 (verse 15; lines 44-47: deva-janamejaya-śrīḥ in pāda d) - Gaintala plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 17 (verse 16; lines 48-51: deva-janamejaya-śrīḥ in pāda d) - Chaudwār plates #1 of Mahābhavagupta Dharmakandarpa year 31 (verse 15; lines 39-42: dharma-kandarpa-devaḥ in pāda d) - Kālibhanā Plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya, Year 34 (verse 15; lines 43-46: dharma-kandarpa-devaḥ in pāda d) - Chaudwār Plates #2 of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya, Year 31 (verse 15; lines 43-47 : dharma-kandarpa-devaḥ in pāda d) - Ranipur-Jharial Plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya Royal Year 16 (verse 15; lines 51-54: deva-janmejaya-śrī in pāda d) ## Bibliography ### Primary [RD] Rajaguru, S.N. & M.P. 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