# Nibinna (also know as Sonepur) Plates of Mahāśivagupta Yayāti, Year 15

Amandine Wattelier-Bricout

Author of digital edition: Amandine Wattelier-Bricout

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSomavamsin00024

Repository: Somavaṁśin (tfb-somavamsin-epigraphy)

File path: texts/DHARMA_INSSomavamsin00024.xml

Language: Sanskrit [Script (unspecified)]

Commit: 2026-10-07 18:12 (dbc7acc), last modified 2026-10-07 18:12
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## Edition

⟨Page 1v⟩

⟨1⟩ siddhaM svasti śrī⟨ma⟩to vin¿i?⟨ī⟩ta-purāt
parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-pa⟨2⟩ra⟨ma⟩-māheśvara-m¿ā?⟨a⟩hābhavagupta-rāja-deva-pādānudhyā¿tpa?⟨ta-pa⟩para⟨3⟩ma-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-māheśvara-soma-kula-tilaka-trika⟨4⟩liṅgādhipati-śrī-mahāśivagupta-rāja-devaḥ
kuśalī ko¿s?⟨ś⟩ala-de⟨5⟩¿s?⟨ś⟩a-prati¡v!⟨b⟩addha-gandhaṭapāṭila-maṇḍale
cottara-pallīya-nivaṇḍā-grāme ⟨6⟩ ¡v!⟨b⟩rāhmaṇān sampūjya tadviṣayīyāN
yathākālādhyāsinaḥ
samā⟨7⟩hartr̥-san⟨n⟩idhātr̥-yuktādhikārika-d¿a?⟨ā⟩ṇḍapā¡s!⟨ś⟩ika-cāṭabhaṭa-pi¡s!⟨ś⟩u⟨8⟩na-v¿e?⟨ai⟩(tri)kāvarodha-jana-rāṇaka-rāja-putra-rājñī-rāja-va(lla)⟨9⟩bh¿a?⟨ā⟩dīN
sarvāN rājapādopaj¿i?⟨ī⟩vinaḥ samājñāpayati⟨.⟩ viditam astu ⟨10⟩
bha⟨va⟩tāṁ yathās⟨m⟩ābhir aya⟨ṁ⟩ grāmaḥ sanidhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sada¡s!⟨ś⟩ā
parādhaḥ ⟨11⟩ sarva-¡v!⟨b⟩ādhā-vivarjitaḥ sa⟨r⟩voparikarādāna-sahitaś
catuḥs¿i?⟨ī⟩māpa⟨12⟩ryantaḥ sāmramadhukaḥ sagartto¡s!⟨ṣ⟩araḥ
sajalasthalaḥ pratiniṣiddha-cāṭa⟨13⟩-bhaṭa-praveśaḥ bhāradvājasagotrāya|
Āṅgirasa¡v!⟨b⟩ārhaspatya-bhāra⟨14⟩dvāja-pravarāya|
U¿lh?⟨ll⟩āsa-śarmmaṇaḥ pautrāya| n¿a?⟨ā⟩rāyaṇaśa(rmmā)
savācatuḥ-simā-vācchinnaḥ⟨Page 2r⟩⟨15⟩ṇa⟨ḥ⟩ putrāya|
bhaṭaparolī-vin¿ī?⟨i⟩rgatāya|
kosalīya-marameṇḍā-(grā)⟨16⟩m¿e?⟨a⟩vāstavyāya śrī-puṇḍarika-sarmmane
dīkṣitāya| gandhaḍapāṭī⟨17⟩maṇḍale Uttarapallikāyānovinnāgrāmaḥ
⟨saliladhārā⟩
puraḥsaramā-candra-tārā⟨18⟩kā⟨r⟩kka-kṣiti-samak¿e?⟨ā⟩lopabhogārtha⟨ṁ⟩
mātāpitror ātmanaś ca puṇ⟨y⟩a⟨19⟩ya¿s?⟨ś⟩o vr̥ddhaye
{tāmvra}tāmra-¿s?⟨ś⟩āsanenākarīkr̥tya pratipādita Ity ava⟨20⟩gamya
samucita bhoga-bhāya-kara-hiraṇy¿a?⟨ā⟩dipraty¿a?⟨ā⟩yam upanayadbhir
bhava⟨21⟩dbhiḥ sukhena prativ¿ā?⟨a⟩stavyam iti bhāvibhiś ca bhūpatibhir
dda¿nt?⟨tt⟩ir i⟨22⟩yam asmadīyā dharma-gauravād asmad-anurodhāc ca
svadatt¿ī?⟨i⟩r ivānup¿a?⟨ā⟩⟨23⟩l¿i?⟨a⟩nīy¿a?⟨ā⟩| tathā ⟨co⟩kta⟨ṁ⟩
dharmmaśāstre⟨.⟩

1. Anuṣṭubh

¡v!⟨b⟩ahubhir ¡vv!⟨v⟩asudhā dattā|
rājabhiḥ saga⟨24⟩rādibhiḥ|
yasya yasya yadā bhūmis
tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ∥

2. Anuṣṭubh

mā bhū⟨25⟩¿t?⟨d⟩ a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ
para-datteti pārthivāḥ|
sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ
⟨26⟩ para-dattānupālane|

3. Anuṣṭubh

ṣa¿ṣṭhi?⟨ṣṭi⟩⟨ṁ⟩ varṣasahasrāṇi
svarge modati bhūmi{|}⟨27⟩daḥ|
Ākṣ¿i?⟨e⟩ptā cānumantā ca
dvāvet tau narakagāminau|

4. Indravajrā

Agner apatya⟨ṁ⟩ ⟨28⟩ pra(tha)ma⟨ṁ⟩ suvarṇṇaṁ|
bh¿u?⟨ū⟩r vv¿a?⟨ai⟩ṣṇavī s¿u?⟨ū⟩rya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ|
yaḥ kāñcana⟨ṁ⟩ gāñ ca ⟨Page 2v⟩ ⟨29⟩ mahīñ ca dadyā¿T?⟨d⟩
da(ttās tra)yas tena bhavanti lok¿e?⟨āḥ⟩|

5. Anuṣṭubh

Āsphoṭayanti pitarāḥ
⟨30⟩ pravalgayanti pitāmahāḥ|
bhūmi-dātā kule jātaḥ
sa nas tr¿e?⟨ā⟩tā ⟨31⟩ bhaviṣyati|

6. Anuṣṭubh

bhūmi⟨ṁ⟩ ya| pratigr̥hṇāti
yaś ca bhūmi⟨ṁ⟩ prayacchati|
Ubh¿o?⟨au⟩ ⟨32⟩ tau puṇya-karmmāṇau
niyat¿au?⟨aṁ⟩ svarga-gāminau|

7. Anuṣṭubh

taḍāgānā⟨ṁ⟩ sahasre ⟨33⟩ ṇa
vāja-peya-¿s?⟨ś⟩atāṇi ca
gavā⟨ṁ⟩ koṭi-pradānena
bhūmi-harttā na ¿s?⟨ś⟩udhya ⟨34⟩ ti|

8. Anuṣṭubh

harate hārayeta yas tu
manda-¡v!⟨b⟩uddhis tamo-vr̥taḥ⟨.⟩
sa ¡v!⟨b⟩addho vāruṇai⟨ḥ⟩
⟨35⟩ pā¿s?⟨ś⟩ais tiryag-¿go?⟨yo⟩¿nr̥?⟨niṁ⟩ sa gacchati|

9. Anuṣṭubh

⟨28⟩ suvarṇṇam ekā⟨ṁ⟩ gām ekā⟨ṁ⟩ ⟨vā⟩
bhūm¿i?⟨e⟩ ⟨36⟩ r apy arddham aṅgula⟨M|⟩
haraṁ na⟨ra⟩kam āyāti
yāvad āhūta-saṁplava¿ḥ?⟨ṁ⟩|

10. Anuṣṭubh

⟨37⟩ (sva-da)ttā⟨ṁ⟩ para-dattām vā|
yo hared vasundharā¿ḥ?⟨ṁ⟩|
sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mi⟨38⟩(r bhūtvā)
⟨30⟩ pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate|

11. Anuṣṭubh

Ādityo varuṇo viṣṇu⟨ḥ⟩
⟨brahmā⟩ somo hu ⟨39⟩ tā¿s?⟨ś⟩anaḥ⟨.⟩
¿su?⟨śū⟩lpāṇiś ca bhagavā⟨n⟩
⟨a⟩bhina⟨nda⟩nti bhūmida¿ḥ?⟨M⟩|

12. Śālinī

sāmānyo ⟨40⟩ ’ya¿n?⟨ṁ⟩ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇā⟨ṁ⟩
kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ⟨.⟩
sa(rvā)⟨41⟩n etān{a} bhāvinaḥ pārthivedrāN
bh¿u?⟨ū⟩yo ⟨bhūyo⟩ yācate rāmabhadraḥ|

13. Puṣpitāgrā

⟨Page 3r⟩ ⟨42⟩ Iti kamala-dalām¡v!⟨b⟩u-¡v!⟨b⟩indu-lolā⟨ṁ⟩
śr¿ī?⟨i⟩yam anuci(ntya) manuṣya-jīvi⟨43⟩tañ ca|
sa-kalam idam udā¿ha?⟨hr̥⟩¿ri?⟨ta⟩ñ ca ¡v!⟨b⟩uddh⟨v⟩ā
na hi puruṣai⟨ḥ⟩ para-kīrtayo ⟨44⟩ vilop⟨y⟩ā

Iti∥
parama-māheśvara-para⟨ma⟩bhaṭ⟨ṭ⟩āraka-mahārājādhirā⟨45⟩ja-parameśvara-soma-kula-trikaliṅgādhipati-śrīmad-yayā⟨46⟩tirājadevasya
pādānupravarddhamāna-vijayarājye pañcada¡s!⟨ś⟩ame ⟨47⟩ sāmvatsare∥
m¿a?⟨ā⟩rgga¡s!⟨ś⟩iramāse∥ ¡s!⟨ś⟩uklapakṣe trayoda¡s!⟨ś⟩yāntithau
samva⟨48⟩T 15 mārggaśudi 13∥ likhi⟨ta⟩m idaṁ ¡s!⟨ś⟩āsana⟨ṁ⟩
mahāsandhi⟨49⟩vigrahi rāṇaka-śrī-dhāradattasyāvagatena
mahākṣapa⟨50⟩ṭa¿(la)?⟨li⟩ka śrī
Ucchavanāgenāllanāga-suten¿e?⟨o⟩tkīrṇṇa⟨ṁ⟩ ṭṭhakkurapanā⟨51⟩keneti∥

14. Svāgatā

sampado jalaja-parṇṇaja-lābhā∥
jīvit{t}a⟨ṁ⟩ maraṇa-santa⟨52⟩ti-sa⟨ṁ⟩sthaṁ⟨.⟩
bhoga-m¿ū?⟨u⟩ktiracirāya vilokyaḥ
kīrttayo nr̥patibhir n¿r̥?⟨a⟩ ⟨53⟩ ⟨vi⟩lopyā

Iti|

## Apparatus

⟨1-2⟩ para⟨ma⟩-māheśvara ⬦ para-māheśvara S.

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