EIAD 182. Copper plates from Chikula — grant of Vikramendravarman, year 10

Authors of digital edition: Arlo Griffiths (argr), Vincent Tournier (vito).

Palaeographic description: Lettering typical of the 6th century CE. Unusual form of final M occurs three times in lines 28–30.

Language: Sanskrit (san) [Southern Brāhmī (other) (brāhmī_southern_other)].

Repository: Early Andhra (tfb-eiad-epigraphy).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSEIAD00182.

File path: texts/xml/DHARMA_INSEIAD00182.xml.

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⟨1⟩ ꩜ ◯ svasti vijaya-ḻenduḷūra-vāsakād bhagavataḥ śrī-parvvata-

⟨2⟩ -svāmi-pādānuddhyāto viṣṇukuṇḍinām{m} ekādaśāśvamedhāvabh¿ri?¿t?ā-

⟨3⟩ vadhauta-jagad-kalmaṣasya kratu-sahasra-yājina⟨ḥ⟩ sarvva-medhāvāpta-

⟨4⟩ -sarvva-bhūta-svārājyasya bahusuvarṇṇa-pauṇḍarīka-puruṣamedha-

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⟨5⟩ -vājape¿ya-yūdhya-?ṣoḍaśi-rājasūya-prādhirājya-pr¿a?jāpatyā-

⟨6⟩ dy-aneka-vividha-pr̥thu-guru-⟨kratu-⟩vara-śata-sahasra-yājina⟨ḥ⟩ kratu-varānuṣṭhā-

⟨7⟩ ¿t?ādhiṣṭhā⟨na⟩-pratiṣṭhita-parameṣṭhitvasya mahārājasya sakala-jaga-

⟨8⟩ n-maṇḍa◯la-vimala-guru-p¿ri?thu-kṣitipati-makuṭa-maṇi-ga[ṇa]-

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⟨9⟩ -nika◯rāvanata-pāda-yuga¿ḷ?asya mādhavavarmmaṇa⟨ḥ⟩ prana(ptā)

⟨10⟩ viṣṇukuṇḍi-vākāṭa⟨ka⟩-va⟨ṁ⟩śa-dvayālaṁkr̥ta-janmanaḥ śrī-vikramendravarmma-

⟨11⟩ ṇa⟨ḥ⟩ priya-naptā s¿p?uran-niśita-nistriṁśa-prabhāvabhā¿v?itāśeṣa-jagan-maṇḍa-

⟨12⟩ lādhiṣ¿ṭ?itasya bhr¿u?-bhaṅga-kara-vinirdhūta-samagra-dāyādasya Aneka-cā-

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⟨13⟩ turddanta-samara-saṁghaṭṭa-dvirada-gaṇa-vipula-vijayasya yathāvidhi-

⟨14⟩ -viniryyāpita-ghaṭikāvāpta-puṇya-saṁcayasya satata-bh¿u?mi-go-

⟨15⟩ -kanyā-hiraṇya-pradāna-pratilabdha-puṇya-jīvitopabhogasya (pa)-

⟨16⟩ rama◯-⟨mā⟩heśvarasya mahār¿a?jasya śrī-Indrabhaṭṭāraka-varmmaṇa⟨ḥ⟩ priya-

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⟨17⟩ -j(y)e◯ṣṭha-putro gariṣ¿ṭ?a⟨ḥ⟩ śaiśava Eva sakala-nr̥pa-guṇālaṁkr̥ta-

⟨18⟩ sya samyag-adhy¿a?ropita-sakala-rājya-bhāra⟨ḥ⟩ parama-māheśvaro

⟨19⟩ mahārāja⟨ḥ⟩ śrīmān vikramendravarmmā Evam ājñāpayati nat(r̥?)paṭyāṁ kr̥-

⟨20⟩ ṣṇabe(ṇṇ)ā-taṭe rāvireva-gr(ā)masya dakṣiṇa-pūrvvasyāṁ diśi rego-

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⟨21⟩ nṟan nāma grāma⟨ḥ⟩ sakala-jaga⟨t⟩-traya-nāthasya śiśu-śaśi-karāvadā-

⟨22⟩ ta-śubhrīkr̥ta-jaṭāmakuṭasya bhagavatas triya{ṁ}m¿bh?akasya bhavate

⟨23⟩ so◯magir¿e?śvar¿ā?-nāthāya datta¿ṁ? rājñ¿ā? vacanād gāraveṇājñāṁ kā-

⟨24⟩ ray¿i?◯ti kaś cid enam pāl¿ā?yati s¿o? rudra-loke deva-gaṇ¿ā?-

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⟨25⟩ -ko◯ṭī-¿s?ata-sahasreṇa svargge {na} sukhaṁ modati vija-

⟨26⟩ ya-rājya-saṁva¿s?saraṁbuḶ 10 māsa-pakkaṁ 8 gihmā 5

⟨27⟩ bahubhir vvasudhā datt¿aṁ? bahubhiś cānupālitā yasya

⟨28⟩ yasya yadā bhūmi¿ṁ? tasya tasya tadā phala(M)

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⟨29⟩ svadatt¿a?ṁ paradatt¿a?ṁ vā yo hareti vasundharā(M)

⟨30⟩ ṣaṣṭiṁ varṣa-sahasrāṇi narake pacyate dhruvaM

⟨31⟩ gā◯vo bh¿u?mi⟨ṁ⟩ tathā bhāryyā⟨ṁ⟩ ¿A?kramya hara mā nayā

⟨32⟩ ¿s?rā◯vayanti ⟨hi⟩ rājānāṁ brahmahatyā ca li(m)¿y?ati .

⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1⟩ ꩜ ◯ svasti vijaya-ḻenduḷūra-vāsakād bhagavataḥ śrī-parvvata⟨2⟩-svāmi-pādānuddhyāto viṣṇukuṇḍinām ekādaśāśvamedhāvabh⟨r̥⟩⟨th⟩ā⟨3⟩vadhauta-jagad-kalmaṣasya kratu-sahasra-yājina⟨ḥ⟩ sarvva-medhāvāpta⟨4⟩-sarvva-bhūta-svārājyasya bahusuvarṇṇa-pauṇḍarīka-puruṣamedha⟨Page 2r⟩⟨5⟩-vājape⟨yokthya-⟩ṣoḍaśi-rājasūya-prādhirājya-pr⟨ā⟩jāpatyā⟨6⟩dy-aneka-vividha-pr̥thu-guru-⟨kratu-⟩vara-śata-sahasra-yājina⟨ḥ⟩ kratu-varānuṣṭhā⟨7⟩⟨n⟩ādhiṣṭhā⟨na⟩-pratiṣṭhita-parameṣṭhitvasya mahārājasya sakala-jaga⟨8⟩n-maṇḍa◯la-vimala-guru-p⟨r̥⟩thu-kṣitipati-makuṭa-maṇi-ga[ṇa]⟨Page 2v⟩⟨9⟩-nika◯rāvanata-pāda-yuga⟨l⟩asya mādhavavarmmaṇa⟨ḥ⟩ prana(ptā) ⟨10⟩ viṣṇukuṇḍi-vākāṭa⟨ka⟩-va⟨ṁ⟩śa-dvayālaṁkr̥ta-janmanaḥ śrī-vikramendravarmma⟨11⟩ṇa⟨ḥ⟩ priya-naptā s⟨ph⟩uran-niśita-nistriṁśa-prabhāvabhā⟨s⟩itāśeṣa-jagan-maṇḍa⟨12⟩lādhiṣ⟨ṭh⟩itasya bhr⟨ū⟩-bhaṅga-kara-vinirdhūta-samagra-dāyādasya Aneka-cā⟨Page 3r⟩⟨13⟩turddanta-samara-saṁghaṭṭa-dvirada-gaṇa-vipula-vijayasya yathāvidhi⟨14⟩-viniryyāpita-ghaṭikāvāpta-puṇya-saṁcayasya satata-bh⟨ū⟩mi-go⟨15⟩-kanyā-hiraṇya-pradāna-pratilabdha-puṇya-jīvitopabhogasya (pa)⟨16⟩rama◯-⟨mā⟩heśvarasya mahār⟨ā⟩jasya śrī-Indrabhaṭṭāraka-varmmaṇa⟨ḥ⟩ priya⟨Page 3v⟩⟨17⟩-j(y)e◯ṣṭha-putro gariṣ⟨ṭh⟩a⟨ḥ⟩ śaiśava Eva sakala-nr̥pa-guṇālaṁkr̥ta⟨18⟩sya samyag-adhy⟨ā⟩ropita-sakala-rājya-bhāra⟨ḥ⟩ parama-māheśvaro ⟨19⟩ mahārāja⟨ḥ⟩ śrīmān vikramendravarmmā Evam ājñāpayati

nat(r̥?)paṭyāṁ kr̥⟨20⟩ṣṇabe(ṇṇ)ā-taṭe rāvireva-gr(ā)masya dakṣiṇa-pūrvvasyāṁ diśi rego⟨Page 4r⟩⟨21⟩nṟan nāma grāma⟨ḥ⟩ sakala-jaga⟨t⟩-traya-nāthasya śiśu-śaśi-karāvadā⟨22⟩ta-śubhrīkr̥ta-jaṭāmakuṭasya bhagavatas triyam⟨b⟩akasya bhavate ⟨23⟩ so◯magir⟨ī⟩śvar⟨a⟩-nāthāya datta⟨ḩ⟩

rājñ⟨o⟩ vacanād gāraveṇājñāṁ kā⟨24⟩ray⟨e⟩◯ti kaś cid enam pāl⟨a⟩yati s⟨a⟩ rudra-loke deva-gaṇ⟨a⟩⟨Page 4v⟩⟨25⟩-ko◯ṭī-⟨ś⟩ata-sahasreṇa svargge sukhaṁ modati vija⟨26⟩ya-rājya-saṁva⟨t⟩saraṁbuḶ 10 māsa-pakkaṁ 8 gihmā 5

1. Anuṣṭubh

⟨27⟩ bahubhir vvasudhā datt⟨ā⟩

bahubhiś cānupālitā

yasya ⟨28⟩ yasya yadā bhūmi⟨s⟩

tasya tasya tadā phala(M)

2. Anuṣṭubh

⟨Page 5r⟩ ⟨29⟩ svadatt⟨ā⟩ṁ paradatt⟨ā⟩ṁ vā

yo hareti vasundharā(M)

⟨30⟩ ṣaṣṭiṁ varṣa-sahasrāṇi

narake pacyate dhruvaM

3. Anuṣṭubh

⟨31⟩ gā◯vo bh⟨ū⟩mi⟨ṁ⟩ tathā bhāryyā⟨ṁ⟩

⟨Ā⟩kramya hara mā nayā

⟨32⟩ ⟨ś⟩rā◯vayanti ⟨hi⟩ rājānāṁ

brahmahatyā ca li(m)⟨p⟩ati .

⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1⟩ ꩜ ◯ svasti vijaya-ḻenduḷūra-vāsakād bhagavataḥ śrī-parvvata⟨2⟩-svāmi-pādānuddhyāto viṣṇukuṇḍinām{m} ekādaśāśvamedhāvabh¿ri?⟨r̥⟩¿t?⟨th⟩ā⟨3⟩vadhauta-jagad-kalmaṣasya kratu-sahasra-yājina⟨ḥ⟩ sarvva-medhāvāpta⟨4⟩-sarvva-bhūta-svārājyasya bahusuvarṇṇa-pauṇḍarīka-puruṣamedha⟨Page 2r⟩⟨5⟩-vājape¿ya-yūdhya-?⟨yokthya-⟩ṣoḍaśi-rājasūya-prādhirājya-pr¿a?⟨ā⟩jāpatyā⟨6⟩dy-aneka-vividha-pr̥thu-guru-⟨kratu-⟩vara-śata-sahasra-yājina⟨ḥ⟩ kratu-varānuṣṭhā⟨7⟩¿t?⟨n⟩ādhiṣṭhā⟨na⟩-pratiṣṭhita-parameṣṭhitvasya mahārājasya sakala-jaga⟨8⟩n-maṇḍa◯la-vimala-guru-p¿ri?⟨r̥⟩thu-kṣitipati-makuṭa-maṇi-ga[ṇa]⟨Page 2v⟩⟨9⟩-nika◯rāvanata-pāda-yuga¿ḷ?⟨l⟩asya mādhavavarmmaṇa⟨ḥ⟩ prana(ptā) ⟨10⟩ viṣṇukuṇḍi-vākāṭa⟨ka⟩-va⟨ṁ⟩śa-dvayālaṁkr̥ta-janmanaḥ śrī-vikramendravarmma⟨11⟩ṇa⟨ḥ⟩ priya-naptā s¿p?⟨ph⟩uran-niśita-nistriṁśa-prabhāvabhā¿v?⟨s⟩itāśeṣa-jagan-maṇḍa⟨12⟩lādhiṣ¿ṭ?⟨ṭh⟩itasya bhr¿u?⟨ū⟩-bhaṅga-kara-vinirdhūta-samagra-dāyādasya Aneka-cā⟨Page 3r⟩⟨13⟩turddanta-samara-saṁghaṭṭa-dvirada-gaṇa-vipula-vijayasya yathāvidhi⟨14⟩-viniryyāpita-ghaṭikāvāpta-puṇya-saṁcayasya satata-bh¿u?⟨ū⟩mi-go⟨15⟩-kanyā-hiraṇya-pradāna-pratilabdha-puṇya-jīvitopabhogasya (pa)⟨16⟩rama◯-⟨mā⟩heśvarasya mahār¿a?⟨ā⟩jasya śrī-Indrabhaṭṭāraka-varmmaṇa⟨ḥ⟩ priya⟨Page 3v⟩⟨17⟩-j(y)e◯ṣṭha-putro gariṣ¿ṭ?⟨ṭh⟩a⟨ḥ⟩ śaiśava Eva sakala-nr̥pa-guṇālaṁkr̥ta⟨18⟩sya samyag-adhy¿a?⟨ā⟩ropita-sakala-rājya-bhāra⟨ḥ⟩ parama-māheśvaro ⟨19⟩ mahārāja⟨ḥ⟩ śrīmān vikramendravarmmā Evam ājñāpayati

nat(r̥?)paṭyāṁ kr̥⟨20⟩ṣṇabe(ṇṇ)ā-taṭe rāvireva-gr(ā)masya dakṣiṇa-pūrvvasyāṁ diśi rego⟨Page 4r⟩⟨21⟩nṟan nāma grāma⟨ḥ⟩ sakala-jaga⟨t⟩-traya-nāthasya śiśu-śaśi-karāvadā⟨22⟩ta-śubhrīkr̥ta-jaṭāmakuṭasya bhagavatas triya{ṁ}m¿bh?⟨b⟩akasya bhavate ⟨23⟩ so◯magir¿e?⟨ī⟩śvar¿ā?⟨a⟩-nāthāya datta¿ṁ?⟨ḩ⟩

rājñ¿ā?⟨o⟩ vacanād gāraveṇājñāṁ kā⟨24⟩ray¿i?⟨e⟩◯ti kaś cid enam pāl¿ā?⟨a⟩yati s¿o?⟨a⟩ rudra-loke deva-gaṇ¿ā?⟨a⟩⟨Page 4v⟩⟨25⟩-ko◯ṭī-¿s?⟨ś⟩ata-sahasreṇa svargge {na} sukhaṁ modati vija⟨26⟩ya-rājya-saṁva¿s?⟨t⟩saraṁbuḶ 10 māsa-pakkaṁ 8 gihmā 5

1. Anuṣṭubh

⟨27⟩ bahubhir vvasudhā datt¿aṁ?⟨ā⟩

bahubhiś cānupālitā

yasya ⟨28⟩ yasya yadā bhūmi¿ṁ?⟨s⟩

tasya tasya tadā phala(M)

2. Anuṣṭubh

⟨Page 5r⟩ ⟨29⟩ svadatt¿a?⟨ā⟩ṁ paradatt¿a?⟨ā⟩ṁ vā

yo hareti vasundharā(M)

⟨30⟩ ṣaṣṭiṁ varṣa-sahasrāṇi

narake pacyate dhruvaM

3. Anuṣṭubh

⟨31⟩ gā◯vo bh¿u?⟨ū⟩mi⟨ṁ⟩ tathā bhāryyā⟨ṁ⟩

¿A?⟨Ā⟩kramya hara mā nayā

⟨32⟩ ¿s?⟨ś⟩rā◯vayanti ⟨hi⟩ rājānāṁ

brahmahatyā ca li(m)¿y?⟨p⟩ati .

Apparatus

⟨1⟩ ꩜ • Symbol interpreted by Kielhorn as oṁ and by Sankaranarayanan as siddham.

⟨4⟩ -svārājyasya K ⬦ -svārājasya S.

⟨5⟩ -vājape¿ya-yūdhya-?⟨yokthya-⟩ṣoḍaśi- • Thus Sankaranarayanan. An alternative emendation would be with hiatus: -vājapeya-Ukthya-.

⟨6⟩ -guru-⟨kratu-⟩vara- S • Kielhorn had notes: “Before vara one misses a word like yajña or kratu.” — ⟨6⟩ -varānuṣṭhā⟨7⟩¿t?⟨n⟩ādhiṣṭhā⟨na⟩-pratiṣṭhita- • Kielhorn proposes -varānuṣṭhānādhiṣṭhita-pratiṣṭhita- (thus also Sankaranarayanan) or -varānuṣṭhāna-pratiṣṭhita-.

⟨9⟩ -nika◯rāvanata- K ⬦ -nika◯rāva¿na?⟨dā⟩ta- S.

⟨10⟩ -vākāṭa⟨ka⟩-va⟨ṁ⟩śa- • Sankaranarayanan notes that “The usual form is Vākāṭaka. However, Vākāṭa of the present record seems to indicate that ka of the former form is a Taddhita suffix in svārtha (Vākāṭā eva Vākāṭakāḥ) i.e., in the sense of the base itself and not in any other sense as believed by some writers (e.g., in JBORS, XIX, p. 67; A New Hist. of the Ind. People, VI, p. 96; JIH, XLIX, pp. 135 ff.; etc. Cf. also above Ch. II, note 63.”

⟨17⟩ -kr̥ta⟨18⟩sya samyag- • Kielhorn notes that sya may have been struck out in the original, and proposes to emend -kr̥taḥ samyag-. Following EIAD 175, l. 14, one might alternatively emend -laṁkr̥tatvāt samyag-.

⟨19⟩ nat(r̥?)paṭyāṁ K ⬦ natapaṭyāṁ S.

⟨23⟩ rājñ¿ā?⟨o⟩ vacanād gāraveṇājñāṁ kā⟨24⟩ray¿i?⟨e⟩◯ti • Kielhorn notes: “The Sanskṛit words which the write is thinking of, apparently are râjño vachanasya gauravêṇ=ājñâṁ kârayêta (for kuryâta or kuruta)”; Sankaranarayanan notes: “Probably rājñō vachana-gauravēṇ-ājñāṁ kārayē=ti is intended. This sentence, evidently of the concerned high officer, contains an instruction, originally in the office copy, given to the ājñā or the exewcitor of the grant.”

⟨25⟩ svargge {na} sukhaṁ ⬦ svarggina sukhaṁ K; svarggīna-sukhaṁ S • Kielhorn notes: “The sense intended is that of svargiṇâṁ sukham=anubhavati”; Sankaranarayanan notes: “Read svargiṇā sukhaṁ mōdati”.

⟨26⟩ -saṁva¿s?⟨t⟩saraṁbuḶ 10 māsa-pakkaṁ 8 gihmā 5 • Kielhorn notes: “the word mâsa is quite meaningless;and the whole passage containing the date, expressed in Sankskṛit, should be -saṁvatsarê 10 grîshma-pakṣê 8 [divasê*] 5”.

Translation by Kielhorn 1896–1897

⟨1–18⟩ Om! Hail! From his residence, the victorious Ḻenduḷūra, he who meditates on the feet of the holy lord of Śriparvata (and belongs to the family) of the Vishnukundins, the great-grandson of the Maharaja Madhavavarman who washed off the stains of the world by his ablutions after eleven aśvamédha sacrifices, who celebrated thousands of sacrifices, who by a sarvamédha sacrifice obtained the supreme dominion over all beings, who celebrated a hundred thousand bahusuvarna, paundarika, purushamedha, vâjapêya, yudhya (?), shôdasin, rajasuya, prâdhirajya, prajapatya and various other large and important excellent [sacrifices], who by the celebration of excellent sacrifices attained to firmly established supremacy, (and) whose two feet were bent down by multitudes of heaps of jewels from the diadems of the stainless, noble and great kings of the whole orb of the earth,- the dear grandson of the glorious Vikramêndravarman whose birth was embellished by the two families of the Vishnukundins and Vakatas, the dear eldest son of the devout worshipper of Maheśvara (Śiva), the Maharaja, the glorious Indrabhattarakavarman, who presided over the whole orb of the earth which was illuminated by the radiance of his flashing sharp sword, who by the act of contracting his eyebrows scattered all claimants, who gained extensive victories when his troups of elephants encountered in battle numerous four-tusked elephants, who acquired a store of merit by emptying¹ water-jars (at donations made) according to precept, who found a meritorious enjoyment of life in constantly bestowing land, cows, and gold, and giving girls in marriage,- the devout worshipper of Maheśvara (Śiva), the Maharaja, the glorious Vikramêndravarman, the most noble, who, in childhood already embellished with all the virtues of a king, has duly taken upon himself the whole burden of government, thus issues his commands:

⟨19–24⟩ The village named Rêgonram, in Nat[ri?]pați on the bank of the Krishnabenna, in a south-eastern direction of the village of Ravirêva, has been given to the Somagiriśvara- nâtha (temple), belonging to the holy Tryambaka (Siva), the lord of all the three worlds, whose crown of matted hair is whitened and rendered bright by the rays of the young moon. Out of respect for the king’s word you should execute (this) command. Whoever obeys it, enjoys the happiness of the inhabitants of heaven with the hundred-thousand billions of divine hosts in Rudra’s world.

⟨25⟩ In the year 10 of the reign of victory, on the 5th (day) of the 8th fortnight of summer. [Here follow three benedictive and imprecatory verses.]

Commentary

⟨31–32⟩ Verse restored after Sircar 1965, p. 185, № 57 (BEst_0057).

Bibliography

Edited and translated by Kielhorn (1896–1897); revised edition by Sankaranarayanan (1977), but without a new translation. This digital edition verified from Kielhorn’s reproduction of estampages.

Primary

[K] Kielhorn, Lorenz Franz. 1896–1897. “Chikkulla plates of Vikramendravarman.” EI 4, pp. 193–198.

[S] Sankaranarayanan, S. 1977. The Vishṇukuṇḍis and their times: An epigraphical study. Delhi: Agam Prakashan. 80–81, 169–171 (no. VII).

Secondary

Srinivasa Ayyangar, R. 1918. Catalogue of copper-plate grants in the Government Museum, Madras. Madras: Printed by the Supt., Govt. Press. [URL]. Pages 55–56.

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[1] Inventory no. EIAD: 182

[2] Raghunath no.:

[3] Srinivasan & Sankaranarayanan no.:

[4] Tsukamoto no.:

[5] Lüders no.:

[6] Support : 5 copper plates

[7] (Faces:) Lines: 32

[8] H: 7 1/8"

[9] W: 2 1/4"

[10] D:

[11] H:

[12] W:

[13] Language(s): Sanskrit

[14] Original locality: Chikula agrahāra, Tuni Tk., Eastern Godavari Dt.

[15] Present locality: CGM, acc. no. ???

[16] Primary bibliography: Kielhorn 1896-97. — Sankaranarayanan 1977: 169-71 (no. VII)

[17] Secondary bibliography: Srinivasa Ayyangar 1918: 55-6. — Sankaranarayanan 1977: 80-1.

[18] Visual documentation: Kielhorn 1896-97.

[19] Substance of inscription: gift of a village to Śiva, under Vikramendravarman II

[20] Remarks:

[21] : VK10 Chikkula Plates

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ekādaśāśvamedhāvabh<choice><sic>ri</sic><corr>r̥</corr></choice><choice><sic>t</sic><corr>th</corr></choice>ā<lb n="3" break="no"/>vadhauta-jagad-kalmaṣasya

kratu-sahasra-yājina<supplied reason="omitted">ḥ</supplied> sarvva-medhāvāpta<lb n="4" break="no"/>-sarvva-bhūta-svārājyasya bahusuvarṇṇa-pauṇḍarīka-puruṣamedha<pb n="2r" break="no"/><lb n="5" break="no"/>-vājape<choice><sic>ya-yūdhya-</sic><corr>yokthya-</corr></choice>ṣoḍaśi-rājasūya-prādhirājya-pr<choice><sic>a</sic><corr>ā</corr></choice>jāpatyā<lb n="6" break="no"/>dy-aneka-vividha-pr̥thu-guru-<supplied reason="omitted">kratu-</supplied>vara-śata-sahasra-yājina<supplied reason="omitted">ḥ</supplied>

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mādhavavarmmaṇa<supplied reason="omitted">ḥ</supplied> prana<unclear>ptā</unclear>

<lb n="10"/>viṣṇukuṇḍi-vākāṭa<supplied reason="omitted">ka</supplied>-va<supplied reason="omitted">ṁ</supplied>śa-dvayālaṁkr̥ta-janmanaḥ śrī-vikramendravarmma<lb n="11" break="no"/>ṇa<supplied reason="omitted">ḥ</supplied> priya-naptā s<choice><sic>p</sic><corr>ph</corr></choice>uran-niśita-nistriṁśa-prabhāvabhā<choice><sic>v</sic><corr>s</corr></choice>itāśeṣa-jagan-maṇḍa<lb n="12" break="no"/>lādhiṣ<choice><sic>ṭ</sic><corr>ṭh</corr></choice>itasya

bhr<choice><sic>u</sic><corr>ū</corr></choice>-bhaṅga-kara-vinirdhūta-samagra-dāyādasya Aneka-cā<pb n="3r" break="no"/><lb n="13" break="no"/>turddanta-samara-saṁghaṭṭa-dvirada-gaṇa-vipula-vijayasya yathāvidhi<lb n="14" break="no"/>-viniryyāpita-ghaṭikāvāpta-puṇya-saṁcayasya satata-bh<choice><sic>u</sic><corr>ū</corr></choice>mi-go<lb n="15" break="no"/>-kanyā-hiraṇya-pradāna-pratilabdha-puṇya-jīvitopabhogasya <unclear>pa</unclear><lb n="16" break="no"/>rama<space type="binding-hole"/>-<supplied reason="omitted">mā</supplied>heśvarasya mahār<choice><sic>a</sic><corr>ā</corr></choice>jasya śrī-Indrabhaṭṭāraka-varmmaṇa<supplied reason="omitted">ḥ</supplied> priya<pb n="3v" break="no"/><lb n="17" break="no"/>-j<unclear>y</unclear>e<space type="binding-hole"/>ṣṭha-putro gariṣ<choice><sic>ṭ</sic><corr>ṭh</corr></choice>a<supplied reason="omitted">ḥ</supplied> śaiśava Eva sakala-nr̥pa-guṇālaṁkr̥ta<lb n="18" break="no"/>sya samyag-adhy<choice><sic>a</sic><corr>ā</corr></choice>ropita-sakala-rājya-bhāra<supplied reason="omitted">ḥ</supplied> parama-māheśvaro

<lb n="19"/>mahārāja<supplied reason="omitted">ḥ</supplied> śrīmān vikramendravarmmā Evam ājñāpayati</p> <p>nat<unclear cert="low">r̥</unclear>paṭyāṁ kr̥<lb n="20" break="no"/>ṣṇabe<unclear>ṇṇ</unclear>ā-taṭe rāvireva-gr<unclear>ā</unclear>masya dakṣiṇa-pūrvvasyāṁ diśi rego<pb n="4r" break="no"/><lb n="21" break="no"/>nṟan nāma grāma<supplied reason="omitted">ḥ</supplied> sakala-jaga<supplied reason="omitted">t</supplied>-traya-nāthasya śiśu-śaśi-karāvadā<lb n="22" break="no"/>ta-śubhrīkr̥ta-jaṭāmakuṭasya bhagavatas triya<surplus>ṁ</surplus>m<choice><sic>bh</sic><corr>b</corr></choice>akasya bhavate

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<l n="a"><lb n="27"/>bahubhir vvasudhā datt<choice><sic>aṁ</sic><corr>ā</corr></choice></l>

<l n="b">bahubhiś cānupālitā</l>

<l n="c">yasya <lb n="28"/>yasya yadā bhūmi<choice><sic>ṁ</sic><corr>s</corr></choice></l>

<l n="d">tasya tasya tadā phala<unclear>M</unclear></l>

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<l n="a"><pb n="5r"/><lb n="29"/>svadatt<choice><sic>a</sic><corr>ā</corr></choice>ṁ paradatt<choice><sic>a</sic><corr>ā</corr></choice>ṁ vā</l>

<l n="b">yo hareti vasundharā<unclear>M</unclear></l>

<l n="c"><lb n="30"/>ṣaṣṭiṁ varṣa-sahasrāṇi</l>

<l n="d">narake pacyate dhruvaM</l>

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gāvo bhūmiṁ tathā bhāryāṁ Ākramya hara mā naya

śrāvayanti hi rājānaṁ brahma-hatyā ca limpati

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<l n="b"><choice><sic>A</sic><corr>Ā</corr></choice>kramya hara mā nayā</l>

<l n="c"><lb n="32"/><choice><sic>s</sic><corr>ś</corr></choice>rā<space type="binding-hole"/>vayanti <supplied reason="omitted">hi</supplied> rājānāṁ</l>

<l n="d">brahmahatyā ca li<unclear>m</unclear><choice><sic>y</sic><corr>p</corr></choice>ati <g ref="sym:indistinct" type="punctuation">.</g>

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<note>Symbol interpreted by Kielhorn as <foreign>oṁ</foreign> and by Sankaranarayanan as <foreign>siddham</foreign>.</note>

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<lem source="bib:Kielhorn1896-1897_02">-svārājyasya</lem>

<rdg source="bib:Sankaranarayanan1977_01">-svārājasya</rdg>

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<lem>-vājape<choice><sic>ya-yūdhya-</sic><corr>yokthya-</corr></choice>ṣoḍaśi-</lem>

<note>Thus Sankaranarayanan. An alternative emendation would be with hiatus: <foreign xml:lang="san-Latn">-vājapeya-Ukthya-</foreign>.</note>

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<lem source="bib:Sankaranarayanan1977_01">-guru-<supplied reason="omitted">kratu-</supplied>vara-</lem>

<note>Kielhorn had notes: <q>Before <foreign xml:lang="san-Latn">vara</foreign> one misses a word like <foreign xml:lang="san-Latn">yajña</foreign> or <foreign xml:lang="san-Latn">kratu</foreign>.</q></note></app>

<lem>-varānuṣṭhā<lb n="7" break="no"/><choice><sic>t</sic><corr>n</corr></choice>ādhiṣṭhā<supplied reason="omitted">na</supplied>-pratiṣṭhita-</lem>

<note>Kielhorn proposes <foreign xml:lang="san-Latn">-varānuṣṭhānādhiṣṭhita-pratiṣṭhita-</foreign> (thus also Sankaranarayanan) or <foreign xml:lang="san-Latn">-varānuṣṭhāna-pratiṣṭhita-</foreign>.</note>

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<lem source="bib:Kielhorn1896-1897_02">-nika<space type="binding-hole"/>rāvanata-</lem>

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<lem>-vākāṭa<supplied reason="omitted">ka</supplied>-va<supplied reason="omitted">ṁ</supplied>śa-</lem>

<note>Sankaranarayanan notes that <q>The usual form is <hi rend="italic">Vākāṭaka</hi>. However, <hi rend="italic">Vākāṭa</hi> of the present record seems to indicate that <foreign>ka</foreign> of the former form is a <foreign>Taddhita</foreign> suffix in <hi rend="italic">svārtha</hi> (<hi rend="italic">Vākāṭā eva Vākāṭakāḥ</hi>) i.e., in the sense of the base itself and not in any other sense as believed by some writers (e.g., in JBORS, XIX, p. 67; <hi rend="italic">A New Hist. of the Ind. People</hi>, VI, p. 96; JIH, XLIX, pp. 135 ff.; etc. Cf. also above Ch. II, note 63.</q></note>

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<lem>-kr̥ta<lb n="18" break="no"/>sya samyag-</lem>

<note>Kielhorn notes that <foreign>sya</foreign> may have been struck out in the original, and proposes to emend <foreign xml:lang="san-Latn">-kr̥taḥ samyag-</foreign>. Following <ref target="DHARMA_INSEIAD00175.xml">EIAD 175</ref>, l. 14, one might alternatively emend <foreign xml:lang="san-Latn">-laṁkr̥tatvāt samyag-</foreign>.</note>

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<lem source="bib:Kielhorn1896-1897_02">nat<unclear cert="low">r̥</unclear>paṭyāṁ</lem>

<rdg source="bib:Sankaranarayanan1977_01">natapaṭyāṁ</rdg>

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<lem>rājñ<choice><sic>ā</sic><corr>o</corr></choice> vacanād gāraveṇājñāṁ kā<lb n="24" break="no"/>ray<choice><sic>i</sic><corr>e</corr></choice><space type="binding-hole"/>ti</lem>

<note>Kielhorn notes: <q>The Sanskṛit words which the write is thinking of, apparently are <foreign>râjño vachanasya gauravêṇ=ājñâṁ kârayêta</foreign> (for <foreign>kuryâta</foreign> or <foreign>kuruta</foreign>)</q>; Sankaranarayanan notes: <q>Probably <foreign>rājñō vachana-gauravēṇ-ājñāṁ kārayē=ti</foreign> is intended. This sentence, evidently of the concerned high officer, contains an instruction, originally in the office copy, given to the <foreign>ājñā</foreign> or the exewcitor of the grant.</q></note>

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<app loc="25"><lem>svargge <surplus>na</surplus> sukhaṁ</lem>

<rdg source="bib:Kielhorn1896-1897_02">svarggina sukhaṁ</rdg>

<rdg source="bib:Sankaranarayanan1977_01">svarggīna-sukhaṁ</rdg>

<note>Kielhorn notes: <q>The sense intended is that of <foreign>svargiṇâṁ sukham=anubhavati</foreign></q>; Sankaranarayanan notes: <q>Read <foreign>svargiṇā sukhaṁ mōdati</foreign></q>.</note>

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<lem>-saṁva<choice><sic>s</sic><corr>t</corr></choice>saraṁbuḶ <num value="10"><g type="numeral">10</g></num> māsa-pakkaṁ <num value="8">8</num> gihmā <num value="5">5</num></lem>

<note>Kielhorn notes: <q>the word <foreign>mâsa</foreign> is quite meaningless;and the whole passage containing the date, expressed in Sankskṛit, should be <foreign>-saṁvatsarê 10 grîshma-pakṣê 8 [divasê*] 5</foreign></q>.</note>

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<p n="1-18">Om! Hail! From his residence, the victorious Ḻenduḷūra, he who meditates on the feet of the holy lord of Śriparvata (and belongs to the family) of the Vishnukundins, the great-grandson of the Maharaja Madhavavarman who washed off the stains of the world by his ablutions after eleven aśvamédha sacrifices, who celebrated thousands of sacrifices, who by a sarvamédha sacrifice obtained the supreme dominion over all beings, who celebrated a hundred thousand bahusuvarna, paundarika, purushamedha, vâjapêya, yudhya (?), shôdasin, rajasuya, prâdhirajya, prajapatya and various other large and important excellent [sacrifices], who by the celebration of excellent sacrifices attained to firmly established supremacy, (and) whose two feet were bent down by multitudes of heaps of jewels from the diadems of the stainless, noble and great kings of the whole orb of the earth,- the dear grandson of the glorious Vikramêndravarman whose birth was embellished by the two families of the Vishnukundins and Vakatas, the dear eldest son of the devout worshipper of Maheśvara (Śiva), the Maharaja, the glorious Indrabhattarakavarman, who presided over the whole orb of the earth which was illuminated by the radiance of his flashing sharp sword, who by the act of contracting his eyebrows scattered all claimants, who gained extensive victories when his troups of elephants encountered in battle numerous four-tusked elephants, who acquired a store of merit by emptying¹ water-jars (at donations made) according to precept, who found a meritorious enjoyment of life in constantly bestowing land, cows, and gold, and giving girls in marriage,- the devout worshipper of Maheśvara (Śiva), the Maharaja, the glorious Vikramêndravarman, the most noble, who, in childhood already embellished with all the virtues of a king, has duly taken upon himself the whole burden of government, thus issues his commands:</p>

<p n="19-24">The village named Rêgonram, in Nat[ri?]pați on the bank of the Krishnabenna, in a south-eastern direction of the village of Ravirêva, has been given to the Somagiriśvara- nâtha (temple), belonging to the holy Tryambaka (Siva), the lord of all the three worlds, whose crown of matted hair is whitened and rendered bright by the rays of the young moon. Out of respect for the king's word you should execute (this) command. Whoever obeys it, enjoys the happiness of the inhabitants of heaven with the hundred-thousand billions of divine hosts in Rudra's world.</p>

<p n="25">In the year 10 of the reign of victory, on the 5th (day) of the 8th fortnight of summer. [Here follow three benedictive and imprecatory verses.]</p>

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<p n="31-32">Verse restored after <bibl><ptr target="bib:Sircar1965_01"/><citedRange unit="page">185</citedRange><citedRange unit="item">57</citedRange></bibl> (<ref target="https://dharmalekha.info/bestow">BEst_0057</ref>).</p>

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<p>Edited and translated by Kielhorn (<bibl rend="omitname"><ptr target="bib:Kielhorn1896-1897_02"/></bibl>); revised edition by Sankaranarayanan (<bibl rend="omitname"><ptr target="bib:Sankaranarayanan1977_01"/></bibl>), but without a new translation. This digital edition verified from Kielhorn's reproduction of estampages.</p>

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