Ranipur-Jharial Plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya Royal Year 16

Author of digital edition: Amandine Wattelier-Bricout (amwb).

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

Repository: Somavaṁśin (tfb-somavamsin-epigraphy).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSomavamsin00041.

File path: texts/DHARMA_INSSomavamsin00041.xml.

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⟨1⟩ ꩜꩜ svast¿i?mala-maṇi-kuttima-sadana-calad-aneka-varavāra-vilāsinī-jana-ca-

⟨2⟩ raṇa-nūpura-rava-trasta-pārāvata-pakṣā-ghāta-vadhirita-daśa-dignānā-deśāntarāgata-vandi-

⟨3⟩ -jana-vistārita-k¿i?rttir vvividha-vidyālaṅkr̥ta-vidva⟨j⟩-jana-janita-vidagdha-kāvyāṅlaṅkāra-

⟨4⟩ -stuta-dhanapati-vibhava-sparddhita-vipaṇi-janānyona-saṁharṣa-racita-vicitra-prāsādā-

⟨5⟩ ṭṭālikā-devakulodyāna-vāpi-kūpa-ṭaḍāgopaśobhā-jita-sura-pura-ma-

⟨6⟩ himnaḥ| śrīmad-ārāmapāṭi-nāmadheya-vāsita śrīmato vijaya-skandhāvā-

⟨7⟩ rātparama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-pa⟨ra⟩meśvara-śrī-śivagupta-deva-pādanudhyāta-

⟨8⟩ -parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-soma-kula-tilaka-t¡r̥!kaliṅgādhi-

⟨9⟩ pati-śrī-mahābhavagupta-rāja-devaḥ kuśalī∥ kṣiti-maṇdapādhāra-viṣaya-prativa-

⟨10⟩ ddha-tuṅkelā-nāmni grāme brāhmaṇān sampūjya tatpratinivāsi-kuṭumvina janapadā⟨ṁ⟩s tadvi-

⟨11⟩ ṣayīya-yathā-kālādhyāsinaḥ samāhartr̥-sannidhātr̥-cāṭa-bhaṭa-piśuna-vetrikāva-

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⟨12⟩ rodha-jana-rāja-vallabhādīn sarvvān rāja-pādopajīvinaḥ samājñāpayati viditam astu

⟨13⟩ bhavaṭāṁ{|} yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥ sa-nidhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sarvva-vādhā-vivarjjitaḥ sarvvoparikara-ka-

⟨14⟩ rādāna-sahitaḥ| sāmra-madhukaḥ sa-garttoṣaraḥ prati-niṣiddha-cāṭa-bhaṭa-praveśaḥ praśiddha-catuḥ-sī-

⟨15⟩ mā-paryantaḥ| sa-jala-sthalaḥ nānā-gotra-pravara-śākhā vinirgata-vāstavyebhyaḥ śruti-smr̥ti-śāstrārtha-

⟨16⟩ -saṁpurṇa-sāpanugraha-sāmarthebhyaḥ prathama-bhaṭṭaputra-narasiṅgha⟦[…]⟧∥ Apara-bhaṭṭaputra-dā-

⟨17⟩ modara⟦[…]⟧∥ tathā Avanibhaṭṭaḥ bhavadeva-sutaḥ{|} tathā purāṣaḥ bhīmabhaṭṭa-sutaḥ tathā nā-

⟨18⟩ rāyaṇa⟦[…]⟧∥ Airāvata-nā¿ma? valabhadra-sutaḥ etebhyo ⟨pi⟩ dvijātivarebhyaḥ brahma-

⟨19⟩ purīyamitya-janma-kīrtisthitaye samabhāgi-kr̥tya narasiṅghasya parabhāga dvayaṁ

⟨20⟩ niśc¿atya? parama-sevā-bhakti-p¡u!ja-parituṣṭopanita grāmo ’yam∥ dharmmaśāstravagati pavi-

⟨21⟩ ¡tr̥!ta śarīrasya paribhāvita sakala-tatva-sanbhārasaravyavahārasya paraloka prapannadheta⟨ḥ⟩

⟨22⟩ saḥ ṭukura-śrī-Aiculakasya nāgaḍa-sutasya turadhenāsyai dharmma hetor mmātā-pitror ātma-

⟨23⟩ naś ca puṇya-yaśobhivr̥ddhaye tāmra-śāsanenākarī-kr̥tya pratipādita Ity avaga-

⟨24⟩ tya samucita-bhoga-bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādikam upanayadbhi⟨ḥ⟩ bhavadbhiḥ sukhena prativāsta-

⟨25⟩ vyam iti bhāvibhiś ca bh¿u?patibhir ddattir iyam asmadīyā dharmma-gaurav¿a?d asmad anuro-

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⟨26⟩ dhāc ca sva-dattir ivānupālanīyā∥ tathā coktaṁ dharmmaśāstre∥ ¡v!ahubhir vvasudhā dattā rājabhiḥ sa-

⟨27⟩ garādibhiḥ yasya yasya yadā bhūmis tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ∥ mā bhūd a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ para-datte-

⟨28⟩ t¿o? pārthivāḥ sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ para-dattānupālane∥ ṣaṣṭhi⟨ṁ⟩ varṣasahasrāṇi svargge

⟨29⟩ modati bhūmidaḥ Ākṣeptā cānumantā ca tāny eva narake vaseT∥ Agner apatyaṁ prathamaṁ su-

⟨30⟩ varṇṇaṁ bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ yaḥ kāñcanaṁ gāñ ca mahīṁ ca dadyā⟨d⟩ dattās trayas tena bhava-

⟨31⟩ ⟨n⟩ti lokāḥ∥ Āsphoṭayanti pitaraḥ pravalg{ay}anti pitāmahāḥ∥ bhūmi-dātā kule jātaḥ sa

⟨32⟩ nas trātā bhaviṣyati∥ bhūmi⟨ṁ⟩ yaḥ pratigr̥hṇāti yaś ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati Ubhau tau pu-

⟨33⟩ ṇya-karmmāṇau niyataṁ svargga-gāminau∥ taḍāgānāṁ sahasrāṇi vāja-peya-

⟨34⟩ -¡s!atāṇi ca∥ gavāṁ koṭi-pradānena bhūmi-harttā na śudhyati∥ sva-dattāṁ para-dattām vā

⟨35⟩ yo har¿et? vasundharāṁ∥ sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhūtvā pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate∥ harat¿i? hāray¿a-

⟨36⟩ te? yas tu manda-¡v!uddhis tamo-vr̥taḥ∥ sa ¡v!addho vāruṇaiḥ pāśais tiryag-yoniñ ca gacchati∥

⟨37⟩ suvarṇṇam ekaṁ gām ekāṁ bhūmer apy arddham aṅgulaṁ∥ haran narakam āyāti yāvad ā¿hu?-

⟨38⟩ ta-saṁplavaṁ∥ Anyāyena hr̥tā bhūmir anyāyena hāritā harato hārayata-

⟨39⟩ ś caiva kulahiyeta saptamaṁ∥ Ādityo varuṇo viṣṇu⟨r⟩ brahmā somo hutāśana⟨ḥ⟩

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⟨40⟩ śūlapāṇiś ca bhagavān abhinandanti bhūmidaṁ∥ sāmānyo ’yaṁ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇā⟨ṁ⟩ kā-

⟨41⟩ le kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ sarvān etān bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrān bhūyo bhūyo

⟨42⟩ yācate rāmacandraḥ∥ Iti kamala-dalām¡v!u-¡v!indu-lolāṁ śriyam anucintya manuṣya-j¿i?-

⟨43⟩ vitaṁ ca∥ sa-kalam idam udāhr̥ta¿ś? ca ¡v!udhvā na hi puruṣaiḥ para-kīrttayo vilopyāḥ∥

⟨44⟩ Iti parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-janamejaya-devasya pravvarddhamā-

⟨45⟩ na-vijaya-rājye ṣodaśame samvatsare bhādrapada-māsa-sita-(p)akṣa-saptamyām-a-

⟨46⟩ ṅkato yatra samvaT 16 bhādra śu di 7 likhitam idaṁ tām{v}ra-śāsanam mahāpa-

⟨47⟩ ñcādhikaraṇādhikr̥ta-śrī-koIghoṣeṇa vallabhaghoṣa-suteneti∥ Asti kṣo-

⟨48⟩ ṇ¿i?śvarāṇām amala-maṇircāmanvayā(t) kaustubhābhaḥ ¡s!aurya-tyāgāmbu-rāśir vira-

⟨49⟩ cita-vidhivad dāna-śubhr¿i?kr̥tābhaḥ śrīmāN janmejayākṣas t¡r̥!daśa-pati-samaḥ kr̥-

⟨50⟩ tsna-gām bhoktu-kāmaḥ∥ prakhyāta-dvesī-vaṅśa-pra¿vi?-dalana-patur bhūpati soma-vaṅse∥

⟨51⟩ jñeyāśeṣārtha-śāstra-smr̥ti-vimala-dhiyā veda-vedāṅg¿e?-vidyā∥ śīkṣā-kalpeti-

⟨52⟩ hāsa-prakaṭa-sura-guru-prāpta-bhūyiṣṭha-dhāmnā nāmnā sādhāraṇena dvija-kula-

⟨53⟩ -vidh¿u?nā mantriṇā yasya rājyaṁ nirvyudaṁ so ’yam ucaiḥ trijagati vidito-

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⟨54⟩ deva-janmejaya-śrī⟨ḥ⟩∥ likhitam idam tām{v}raśāsana-vaṇik SiUlā suta haradāsena likhitam itiḥ∥

Commentary

The verse 14 (lines 47-50) can be found in :

The verse 15 (lines 51-54) can be found in :

Bibliography

Primary

[A] Agrawal S.N. 2015. “Ranipur-Jharial Copper Plate Grant of Janamejaya Mahābhavagupta.” Studies on Odishan Epigraphy, pp. 97–108.

Secondary

Acharya, Subrata Kumar. 2014. Copper-plate inscriptions of Odisha: a descriptive catalogue (circa fourth century to sixteenth century CE). New Delhi: D. K. Printworld. Item 17, pages 242–243.