Babbēpalli plates, time of Kumāraviṣṇuvarman, year 13

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

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

Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSPallava00377.

File path: DHARMA_INSPallava00377.xml.

Version: 2026-03-03 16:08 (a5be19c), last modified 2025-09-24 16:03 (df3f0d0).

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Plates

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⟨1v1=1⟩ svasti jitaṁ bhagavatā{t} kāñc¡i!purādhiṣṭhān¿a?t parama-brahmaṇyasya sva-bāhu-ba[lā]-

⟨1v2=2⟩ rjjitorjjita-kṣātra-taponidhe(r) vvidhi-vihita-sarvva-maryyādasya mahārājasya

⟨1v3=3⟩ śrī-vīrakorccavarmmaṇaḥ prapautro ’bhyutthita-śakti-siddhi-saṁpa⟨n⟩nasya prat(ā)¿t?o-

⟨1v4=4⟩ panata-rāja-maṇḍalasya vasudhā-talaika-vīrasya mahārājasya śrī-karā-

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⟨2r1=5⟩ ḷavarmmaṇaḥ pautro deva-dvija-guru-vṛ¿dh?¿ā?pacāyina⟨ḥ⟩ pravṛ¿dh?a-⟨dha⟩rmma-sañcaya-

⟨2r2=6⟩ sya prajā-pāla⟨na⟩-dakṣasya lokapāl¿a?nāṁ pañcamasya lokapāla¿nāṁ? satyā-

⟨2r3=7⟩ tmano mahārājasya śrī-skanda-mūlavarmmaṇaḥ putro bhagavat-pādānu-

⟨2r4=8⟩ ddhyāto bappa-bhaṭ¿ṭh?āraka-pāda-bhakta⟨ḥ⟩ parama-bhāgavato bhāradvāja-sago-

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⟨2v1=9⟩ tra¿a? yathāvad-āhṛ¿d?āne⟨kā⟩śvame¿th?ānāṁ pallav¿a?n¿a?ṁ pallava-śrī-mahārāja¿sya?

⟨2v2=10⟩ śrīmāN kum¿a?ra-viṣṇu-varmmā Imam arttham ¿a?jñāpayati tad yathā karmmarāṣṭre ka-

⟨2v3=11⟩ ligoṇḍa-nāma-grāma-vīri-grāma-pa¡te! pūrvvataḥ cuṇoprāḷu-grāma-sī¿nm?a

⟨2v4=12⟩ ¿pu?ttarataḥ koṇḍamujunūru-grāma-pa¡te! paścimataḥ sarppāḷa(ya)-dakṣiṇata

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⟨3r1=13⟩ Eta⟨c⟩ catur-avadhi-dakṣiṇ¿a ? sukṣetre doṇāvadi-grāma-sī¿nm?aḥ paścimataḥ cuṇoḷū-

⟨3r2=14⟩ prāḷu-grāma-s¡i!¿nm?aḥ Uttara[taḥ] sarppagṛh¡e!-pūrvvataḥ vṛ¡dh!a-taṭāka-dakṣiṇata Eta⟨c⟩-

⟨3r3=15⟩ catur-avadh¡ī!-dakṣiṇa-pūrvve sukṣetre sarppagṛh¡e!-pūrvvataḥ mahiṣaśira-grām¡e!-

⟨3r4=16⟩ -s¡i!¿nm?a(ḥ) dakṣiṇata⟨ḥ⟩ pullaḷūru-grām¡e!-s¡i!¿nm?aḥ paścimata⟨ḥ⟩ kaṁsāri-taṭāka⟨sya⟩ Uttararataḥ

⟨Page 3v⟩

⟨3v1=17⟩ Eta⟨c⟩ catur-avadh¡ī!-pūrvvottare sukṣetre trai-bhūmyā(ṁ) cauṣaṣṭi nivarttanāni kāśy¿ā?-

⟨3v2=18⟩ pa-gotrāya Isara-¿s?armmaṇ(e) dattavāN Āyur-bala-puṇyārogya-nimi¿t?a(M) saṁ-

⟨3v3=19⟩ pra⟨tta⟩s tad avagamya rāja-valla¿v?a-naiyogika-gopāla-vatsapāla-sañcara-

⟨3v4=20⟩ ntakā⟨ḥ⟩ parih¿a?rai⟨ḥ⟩ pa⟨ri⟩ha⟨ra⟩ntu parihārayantu ca yo ’smac chā¿ś?anam atikra-

⟨Page 4r⟩

⟨4r1=21⟩ me⟨t⟩ saḥ pāpaḥ śār(ī)raṁ daṇḍam arhati Api cātrārṣā⟨ḥ⟩ ¿śu?¿kl?āḥ bhūmi-dānā

⟨4r2=22⟩ t paraṁ dānaṁ na bhūtaṁ na bhaviṣyati tasyaiva haraṇ¿a?t pāpaṁ na bhūtaṁ na bhaviṣya-

⟨4r3=23⟩ ti || bahu{r}bhi⟨r v⟩vasudhā datt¿a? bahubhiś cānupālitā yasya yasya ya-

⟨4r4=24⟩ dā bhūmi⟨s⟩ tasya tasya tadā ¿p?ala⟨ṁ⟩ || sva-datt¿a?⟨ṁ⟩ para-datt¿a?¿ṇ? v¿a? yo hareta

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⟨4v1=25⟩ vasundharā⟨ṁ⟩ g¿ā?vāṁ śata-sahasrasya hantuḫ pibati kil¡v!iṣa(M) brahma-

⟨4v2=26⟩ -svan tu viṣa⟨ṁ⟩ ghoraṁ na viṣaṁ viṣam ucyate viṣam ekākinaṁ hant¿u?

⟨4v3=27⟩ brahma-sva⟨ṁ⟩ putra-pautrika¡ṁ! kāñcīpurādhip¿o? datta(M) bhaktena brāhma-

⟨4v4=28⟩ ṇāya ca rakṣaṇārtthaṁ y¿ā?dā bhūmi-vallabha-pallava⟨ḥ⟩ sadā (||)

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⟨5r1=29⟩ pravarddhamāna-vijaya-rājya-saṁvatsare trayoda(śe) mahā-kā-

⟨5r2=30⟩ rttik¿ā?-māse śukla-pakṣa-pañcamy¿a?⟨ṁ⟩ viśā¿k?¿a?-nakṣatre guruv¿a?re

⟨5r3=31⟩ lāḍarāj¿a?jñ¿ā?ptyā rudraśarmm¿ā?ṇ¿a? (l)i(kh)i(tam i)daṁ ¿s?ā¿ś?anaṁ Ācandra-

⟨5r4=32⟩ -¿d?ārakaṁ kṛtvā dattavā(N) svasti go-brāhmaṇebhyaḥ @ ||

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Plates

⟨Page 1r⟩

⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1v1=1⟩ svasti jitaṁ bhagavatā{t}

kāñc⟨ī⟩purādhiṣṭhān⟨ā⟩t

parama-brahmaṇyasya sva-bāhu-ba[lā]⟨1v2=2⟩rjjitorjjita-kṣātra-taponidhe(r) vvidhi-vihita-sarvva-maryyādasya mahārājasya ⟨1v3=3⟩ śrī-vīrakorccavarmmaṇaḥ prapautro
’bhyutthita-śakti-siddhi-saṁpa⟨n⟩nasya prat(ā)⟨p⟩o⟨1v4=4⟩panata-rāja-maṇḍalasya vasudhā-talaika-vīrasya mahārājasya śrī-karā⟨Page 2r⟩⟨2r1=5⟩ḷavarmmaṇaḥ pautro
deva-dvija-guru-vṛ⟨ddh⟩⟨o⟩pacāyina⟨ḥ⟩ pravṛ⟨ddh⟩a-⟨dha⟩rmma-sañcaya⟨2r2=6⟩sya prajā-pāla⟨na⟩-dakṣasya lokapāl⟨ā⟩nāṁ pañcamasya lokapāla⟨sya⟩ satyā⟨2r3=7⟩tmano mahārājasya śrī-skanda-mūlavarmmaṇaḥ putro
bhagavat-pādānu⟨2r4=8⟩ddhyāto bappa-bhaṭ⟨ṭ⟩āraka-pāda-bhakta⟨ḥ⟩ parama-bhāgavato bhāradvāja-sago⟨Page 2v⟩⟨2v1=9⟩tra⟨o⟩ yathāvad-āhṛ⟨t⟩āne⟨kā⟩śvame⟨dh⟩ānāṁ pallav⟨ā⟩n⟨ā⟩ṁ pallava-śrī-mahārāja⟨ḥ⟩ ⟨2v2=10⟩ śrīmāN kum⟨ā⟩ra-viṣṇu-varmmā

Imam arttham ⟨ā⟩jñāpayati

tad yathā karmmarāṣṭre

ka⟨2v3=11⟩ligoṇḍa-nāma-grāma-vīri-grāma-pa⟨thaḥ⟩ pūrvvataḥ
cuṇoprāḷu-grāma-sī⟨mn⟩a ⟨2v4=12⟩ ⟨U⟩ttarataḥ
koṇḍamujunūru-grāma-pa⟨thaḥ⟩ paścimataḥ
sarppāḷa(ya)-dakṣiṇata

⟨Page 3r⟩ ⟨3r1=13⟩ Eta⟨c⟩ catur-avadhi-dakṣiṇ⟨e⟩ sukṣetre

doṇāvadi-grāma-sī⟨mn⟩aḥ paścimataḥ
cuṇoḷū⟨3r2=14⟩prāḷu-grāma-s⟨ī⟩⟨mn⟩aḥ Uttara[taḥ]
sarppagṛh⟨a⟩-pūrvvataḥ
vṛ⟨ddh⟩a-taṭāka-dakṣiṇata

Eta⟨c⟩⟨3r3=15⟩catur-avadh⟨i⟩-dakṣiṇa-pūrvve sukṣetre

sarppagṛh⟨a⟩-pūrvvataḥ
mahiṣaśira-grām⟨a⟩⟨3r4=16⟩-s⟨ī⟩⟨mn⟩a(ḥ) dakṣiṇata⟨ḥ⟩
pullaḷūru-grām⟨a⟩-s⟨ī⟩⟨mn⟩aḥ paścimata⟨ḥ⟩
kaṁsāri-taṭāka⟨sya⟩ Uttararataḥ

⟨Page 3v⟩ ⟨3v1=17⟩ Eta⟨c⟩ catur-avadh⟨i⟩-pūrvvottare sukṣetre trai-bhūmyā(ṁ) cauṣaṣṭi nivarttanāni kāśy⟨a⟩⟨3v2=18⟩pa-gotrāya Isara-⟨ś⟩armmaṇ(e) dattavāN

Āyur-bala-puṇyārogya-nimi⟨tt⟩a(M) saṁ⟨3v3=19⟩pra⟨tta⟩s

tad avagamya rāja-valla⟨bh⟩a-naiyogika-gopāla-vatsapāla-sañcara⟨3v4=20⟩ntakā⟨ḥ⟩ parih⟨ā⟩rai⟨ḥ⟩ pa⟨ri⟩ha⟨ra⟩ntu parihārayantu ca

yo ’smac chā⟨s⟩anam atikra⟨Page 4r⟩⟨4r1=21⟩me⟨t⟩ saḥ pāpaḥ śār(ī)raṁ daṇḍam arhati

Api cātrārṣā⟨ḥ⟩ ⟨ślo⟩⟨k⟩āḥ

1. Anuṣṭubh

bhūmi-dānā ⟨4r2=22⟩ t paraṁ dānaṁ

na bhūtaṁ na bhaviṣyati

tasyaiva haraṇ⟨ā⟩t pāpaṁ

na bhūtaṁ na bhaviṣya⟨4r3=23⟩ti ||

2. Anuṣṭubh

bahu{r}bhi⟨r v⟩vasudhā datt⟨ā⟩

bahubhiś cānupālitā

yasya yasya ya⟨4r4=24⟩dā bhūmi⟨s⟩

tasya tasya tadā ⟨ph⟩ala⟨ṁ⟩ ||

3. Anuṣṭubh

sva-datt⟨ā⟩⟨ṁ⟩ para-datt⟨ā⟩⟨ṁ⟩ v⟨ā⟩

yo hareta ⟨Page 4v⟩ ⟨4v1=25⟩ vasundharā⟨ṁ⟩

g⟨a⟩vāṁ śata-sahasrasya

hantuḫ pibati kil⟨b⟩iṣa(M)

4. Anuṣṭubh

brahma⟨4v2=26⟩-svan tu viṣa⟨ṁ⟩ ghoraṁ

na viṣaṁ viṣam ucyate

viṣam ekākinaṁ hant⟨i⟩

⟨4v3=27⟩ brahma-sva⟨ṁ⟩ putra-pautrika⟨m⟩

5. Anuṣṭubh

kāñcīpurādhip⟨ena⟩ datta(M)

bhaktena brāhma⟨4v4=28⟩ṇāya ca

rakṣaṇārtthaṁ y⟨a⟩dā bhūmi-

-vallabha-pallava⟨ḥ⟩ sadā (||)

⟨Page 5r⟩ ⟨5r1=29⟩ pravarddhamāna-vijaya-rājya-saṁvatsare trayoda(śe) mahā-kā⟨5r2=30⟩rttik⟨a⟩-māse śukla-pakṣa-pañcamy⟨ā⟩⟨ṁ⟩ viśā⟨kh⟩⟨ā⟩-nakṣatre guruv⟨ā⟩re ⟨5r3=31⟩ lāḍarāj⟨ā⟩jñ⟨a⟩ptyā rudraśarmm⟨a⟩ṇ⟨ā⟩ (l)i(kh)i(tam i)daṁ ⟨ś⟩ā⟨s⟩anaṁ Ācandra⟨5r4=32⟩-⟨t⟩ārakaṁ kṛtvā dattavā(N)

svasti go-brāhmaṇebhyaḥ @ ||

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Plates

⟨Page 1r⟩

⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1v1=1⟩ svasti jitaṁ bhagavatā{t}

kāñc¡i!⟨ī⟩purādhiṣṭhān¿a?⟨ā⟩t

parama-brahmaṇyasya sva-bāhu-ba[lā]⟨1v2=2⟩rjjitorjjita-kṣātra-taponidhe(r) vvidhi-vihita-sarvva-maryyādasya mahārājasya ⟨1v3=3⟩ śrī-vīrakorccavarmmaṇaḥ prapautro
’bhyutthita-śakti-siddhi-saṁpa⟨n⟩nasya prat(ā)¿t?⟨p⟩o⟨1v4=4⟩panata-rāja-maṇḍalasya vasudhā-talaika-vīrasya mahārājasya śrī-karā⟨Page 2r⟩⟨2r1=5⟩ḷavarmmaṇaḥ pautro
deva-dvija-guru-vṛ¿dh?⟨ddh⟩¿ā?⟨o⟩pacāyina⟨ḥ⟩ pravṛ¿dh?⟨ddh⟩a-⟨dha⟩rmma-sañcaya⟨2r2=6⟩sya prajā-pāla⟨na⟩-dakṣasya lokapāl¿a?⟨ā⟩nāṁ pañcamasya lokapāla¿nāṁ?⟨sya⟩ satyā⟨2r3=7⟩tmano mahārājasya śrī-skanda-mūlavarmmaṇaḥ putro
bhagavat-pādānu⟨2r4=8⟩ddhyāto bappa-bhaṭ¿ṭh?⟨ṭ⟩āraka-pāda-bhakta⟨ḥ⟩ parama-bhāgavato bhāradvāja-sago⟨Page 2v⟩⟨2v1=9⟩tra¿a?⟨o⟩ yathāvad-āhṛ¿d?⟨t⟩āne⟨kā⟩śvame¿th?⟨dh⟩ānāṁ pallav¿a?⟨ā⟩n¿a?⟨ā⟩ṁ pallava-śrī-mahārāja¿sya?⟨ḥ⟩ ⟨2v2=10⟩ śrīmāN kum¿a?⟨ā⟩ra-viṣṇu-varmmā

Imam arttham ¿a?⟨ā⟩jñāpayati

tad yathā karmmarāṣṭre

ka⟨2v3=11⟩ligoṇḍa-nāma-grāma-vīri-grāma-pa¡te!⟨thaḥ⟩ pūrvvataḥ
cuṇoprāḷu-grāma-sī¿nm?⟨mn⟩a ⟨2v4=12⟩ ¿pu?⟨U⟩ttarataḥ
koṇḍamujunūru-grāma-pa¡te!⟨thaḥ⟩ paścimataḥ
sarppāḷa(ya)-dakṣiṇata

⟨Page 3r⟩ ⟨3r1=13⟩ Eta⟨c⟩ catur-avadhi-dakṣiṇ¿a ?⟨e⟩ sukṣetre

doṇāvadi-grāma-sī¿nm?⟨mn⟩aḥ paścimataḥ
cuṇoḷū⟨3r2=14⟩prāḷu-grāma-s¡i!⟨ī⟩¿nm?⟨mn⟩aḥ Uttara[taḥ]
sarppagṛh¡e!⟨a⟩-pūrvvataḥ
vṛ¡dh!⟨ddh⟩a-taṭāka-dakṣiṇata

Eta⟨c⟩⟨3r3=15⟩catur-avadh¡ī!⟨i⟩-dakṣiṇa-pūrvve sukṣetre

sarppagṛh¡e!⟨a⟩-pūrvvataḥ
mahiṣaśira-grām¡e!⟨a⟩⟨3r4=16⟩-s¡i!⟨ī⟩¿nm?⟨mn⟩a(ḥ) dakṣiṇata⟨ḥ⟩
pullaḷūru-grām¡e!⟨a⟩-s¡i!⟨ī⟩¿nm?⟨mn⟩aḥ paścimata⟨ḥ⟩
kaṁsāri-taṭāka⟨sya⟩ Uttararataḥ

⟨Page 3v⟩ ⟨3v1=17⟩ Eta⟨c⟩ catur-avadh¡ī!⟨i⟩-pūrvvottare sukṣetre trai-bhūmyā(ṁ) cauṣaṣṭi nivarttanāni kāśy¿ā?⟨a⟩⟨3v2=18⟩pa-gotrāya Isara-¿s?⟨ś⟩armmaṇ(e) dattavāN

Āyur-bala-puṇyārogya-nimi¿t?⟨tt⟩a(M) saṁ⟨3v3=19⟩pra⟨tta⟩s

tad avagamya rāja-valla¿v?⟨bh⟩a-naiyogika-gopāla-vatsapāla-sañcara⟨3v4=20⟩ntakā⟨ḥ⟩ parih¿a?⟨ā⟩rai⟨ḥ⟩ pa⟨ri⟩ha⟨ra⟩ntu parihārayantu ca

yo ’smac chā¿ś?⟨s⟩anam atikra⟨Page 4r⟩⟨4r1=21⟩me⟨t⟩ saḥ pāpaḥ śār(ī)raṁ daṇḍam arhati

Api cātrārṣā⟨ḥ⟩ ¿śu?⟨ślo⟩¿kl?⟨k⟩āḥ

1. Anuṣṭubh

bhūmi-dānā ⟨4r2=22⟩ t paraṁ dānaṁ

na bhūtaṁ na bhaviṣyati

tasyaiva haraṇ¿a?⟨ā⟩t pāpaṁ

na bhūtaṁ na bhaviṣya⟨4r3=23⟩ti ||

2. Anuṣṭubh

bahu{r}bhi⟨r v⟩vasudhā datt¿a?⟨ā⟩

bahubhiś cānupālitā

yasya yasya ya⟨4r4=24⟩dā bhūmi⟨s⟩

tasya tasya tadā ¿p?⟨ph⟩ala⟨ṁ⟩ ||

3. Anuṣṭubh

sva-datt¿a?⟨ā⟩⟨ṁ⟩ para-datt¿a?⟨ā⟩¿ṇ?⟨ṁ⟩ v¿a?⟨ā⟩

yo hareta ⟨Page 4v⟩ ⟨4v1=25⟩ vasundharā⟨ṁ⟩

g¿ā?⟨a⟩vāṁ śata-sahasrasya

hantuḫ pibati kil¡v!⟨b⟩iṣa(M)

4. Anuṣṭubh

brahma⟨4v2=26⟩-svan tu viṣa⟨ṁ⟩ ghoraṁ

na viṣaṁ viṣam ucyate

viṣam ekākinaṁ hant¿u?⟨i⟩

⟨4v3=27⟩ brahma-sva⟨ṁ⟩ putra-pautrika¡ṁ!⟨m⟩

5. Anuṣṭubh

kāñcīpurādhip¿o?⟨ena⟩ datta(M)

bhaktena brāhma⟨4v4=28⟩ṇāya ca

rakṣaṇārtthaṁ y¿ā?⟨a⟩dā bhūmi-

-vallabha-pallava⟨ḥ⟩ sadā (||)

⟨Page 5r⟩ ⟨5r1=29⟩ pravarddhamāna-vijaya-rājya-saṁvatsare trayoda(śe) mahā-kā⟨5r2=30⟩rttik¿ā?⟨a⟩-māse śukla-pakṣa-pañcamy¿a?⟨ā⟩⟨ṁ⟩ viśā¿k?⟨kh⟩¿a?⟨ā⟩-nakṣatre guruv¿a?⟨ā⟩re ⟨5r3=31⟩ lāḍarāj¿a?⟨ā⟩jñ¿ā?⟨a⟩ptyā rudraśarmm¿ā?⟨a⟩ṇ¿a?⟨ā⟩ (l)i(kh)i(tam i)daṁ ¿s?⟨ś⟩ā¿ś?⟨s⟩anaṁ Ācandra⟨5r4=32⟩-¿d?⟨t⟩ārakaṁ kṛtvā dattavā(N)

svasti go-brāhmaṇebhyaḥ @ ||

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Apparatus

Plates

⟨1⟩ jitaṁ ⬦ jitam EI. — ⟨1⟩ kāñc¡i!⟨ī⟩° ⬦ kāñcī° EI. — ⟨1⟩ °ba[lā]° ⬦ °balā° EI.

⟨2⟩ °taponidhe(r) ⬦ °taponidher EI.

⟨3⟩ °prat(ā)¿t?⟨p⟩o⟨1v4=4⟩panata° ⬦ pratā(p)o⟨1v4=4⟩panata° EI.

⟨5⟩ pravṛ¿dh?⟨ddh⟩a-⟨dha⟩rmma° ⬦ pravṛ⟨ddha⟩-dharmma° EI.

⟨8⟩ bhāradvāja° ⬦ bhāradvaja° EI.

⟨9⟩ °⟨kā⟩śvame¿th?⟨dh⟩ānāṁ ⬦ °⟨kā⟩śvamedhānāṁ EI. — ⟨9⟩ pallav¿a?⟨ā⟩n¿a?⟨ā⟩ṁ ⬦ pallav¿a?⟨ā⟩n¿am?⟨ām⟩ EI.

⟨10⟩ °viṣṇuvarmmā ⬦ °viṣṇuvar¿mma?⟨mā⟩ EI. — ⟨10⟩ ¿a?⟨ā⟩jñāpayati ⬦ ¿a?⟨ā⟩jñapayati EI.

⟨11⟩ cuṇoprāḷu° • Emend to cuṇolūprāḷu (see line 13)?

⟨13⟩ dakṣiṇ¿a ?⟨e⟩ sukṣetre ⬦ dakṣiṇa-sukṣetre EI • ...

⟨14⟩ s¡i!⟨ī⟩¿nm?⟨mn⟩aḥ ⬦ sī¿nm?⟨mn⟩aḥ EI.

⟨15⟩ °avadh¡ī!⟨i⟩° ⬦ °avadhi° EI.

⟨16⟩ s¡i!⟨ī⟩¿nm?⟨mn⟩a(ḥ) ⬦ sī¿nm?⟨mn⟩a(ḥ) EI.

⟨17⟩ °avadh¡ī!⟨i⟩° ⬦ °avadhi° EI. — ⟨17⟩ °pūrvvottare ⬦ °pūr¿v?⟨vv⟩ottare EI.

⟨19⟩ rāja-valla¿v?⟨bh⟩a° ⬦ rā(ja-va)lla¿v?⟨bh⟩a EI.

⟨21⟩ śār(ī)raṁ ⬦ śārīraṁ EI. — ⟨21⟩ ¿śu?⟨ślo⟩¿kl?⟨k⟩āḥ ⬦ ¿śu?⟨ślo⟩kāḥ EI.

⟨24⟩ ¿p?⟨ph⟩ala⟨ṁ⟩ ⬦ ¿p?⟨ph⟩ala(m) EI.

⟨25⟩ kil¡v!⟨b⟩iṣa(M) ⬦ kilbiṣam EI.

⟨26⟩ ekākinaṁ ⬦ ekākina⟨ṁ⟩ EI.

⟨27⟩ datta(M) ⬦ dattaṁ EI.

⟨28⟩ °pallava⟨ḥ⟩ ⬦ °pallava EI. — ⟨28⟩ sadā ⬦ EI • Maybe emend to tādā.

⟨29⟩ °da(śe) ⬦ °daśe EI.

⟨31⟩ lāḍa° ⬦ lā(ḍa) EI. — ⟨31⟩ rudraśarmm¿ā?⟨a⟩ṇ¿a?⟨ā⟩ ⬦ rudraśarmm¿e?⟨a⟩ṇ¿a?⟨ā⟩ EI. — ⟨31⟩ ¿s?⟨ś⟩ā¿ś?⟨s⟩anaṁ Ācandra° ⬦ ¿s?⟨ś⟩ā¿ś?⟨s⟩anam ācandra° EI.

Translation

⟨1⟩ Prosperity! The Lord is victorious

⟨1⟩ From the residence of Kāñcīpura:

⟨1–10⟩

great grand-son of the glorious mahārāja Vīrakorcavarman ...
grand-son of the glorious mahārāja Karāḷavarman ...
son of the glorious mahārāja Skandamūlavarman ...
the glorious Kumāraviṣṇuvarman, the glorious Pallava mahārāja, ...

orders ...:

⟨10–18⟩ This thus in the Karmmarāṣṭra,

east of ...
north of ...
west of ...
south of ...

in the good field south within these four boundaries

east of ...
north of ...
west of ...
south of ...

in the good field south(est within these four boundaries

east of ...
north of ...
west of ...
south of ...

in the good field north-east within these four boundaries, from ⟨these⟩ three land plots, he gave to Īśvaraśarman of the kāsyapagotra sixty-four nivartanas.

⟨18–19⟩ It was given for the purpose of ...

⟨19–20⟩ ...

⟨20–21⟩ Who ...

⟨21⟩ ...

A gift superior to the gift of land

There has not been and there won’t be.

Therefore a sin ⟨superior⟩ to seizing it

There has not been and there won’t be.

Land has been given by many

And by many it has been protected.

Whoever owns a land at a given moment,

To him does the fruit then belong.

Who seizes land

Given by oneself or given by another,

Drinks the sin of killing

One hundred thousand cows.

The property of a Brahmin is indeed a terrible poison.

It is not poison ...

Poison kills a single person.

The property of a Brahmin ⟨also⟩ kills the son and the grandson.

This has been given by the king of Kāñcī,

Who is a devotee, to a Brahmin.

When it is a matter of protection

There is always a Pallava, a favourite of the earth.

⟨29–32⟩ ...

⟨32⟩ Prosperity for cows and Brahmins!

Bibliography

Edited in Parabrahma Sastry [1992] 1977–1978 (EI 42.5), with visual documentation.

This revised edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on photos (2008, by Emmanuel Francis, by courtesy of Andhra Pradesh State Department of Archaeology and Museums; 2016, kindly supplied by Valérie Gillet).

Primary

[EI] Parabrahma Sastry, P. V. [1992] 1977–1978. “Babbēpalli plates of Pallava Kumāravishṇu.” EI 42, pp. 44–54.

Secondary

Francis, Emmanuel. 2013. Le discours royal dans l'Inde du Sud ancienne : inscriptions et monuments Pallava, IVème-IXème siècles. Tome I : Introduction et sources. Publications de l'Institut orientaliste de Louvain 64. Louvain-la-Neuve; Paris: Université catholique de Louvain, Institut orientaliste; Peeters. Pages 266–267, item IR 13.

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bhagavat-pādānu

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tad yathā karmmarāṣṭre

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<lb n="2v3=11" break="no"/>ligoṇḍa-nāma-grāma-vīri-grāma-pa<choice><orig>te</orig><reg>thaḥ</reg></choice> pūrvvataḥ

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doṇāvadi-grāma-sī<choice><sic>nm</sic><corr>mn</corr></choice>aḥ paścimataḥ

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cuṇoḷū

<lb n="3r2=14" break="no"/>prāḷu-grāma-s<choice><orig>i</orig><reg>ī</reg></choice><choice><sic>nm</sic><corr>mn</corr></choice>aḥ Uttara<supplied reason="lost">taḥ</supplied>

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sarppagṛh<choice><orig>e</orig><reg>a</reg></choice>-pūrvvataḥ

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mahiṣaśira-grām<choice><orig>e</orig><reg>a</reg></choice>

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yo ’smac chā<choice><sic>ś</sic><corr>s</corr></choice>anam atikra

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Api cātrārṣā<supplied reason="omitted">ḥ</supplied> <choice><sic>śu</sic><corr>ślo</corr></choice><choice><sic>kl</sic><corr>k</corr></choice>āḥ

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<l n="c">g<choice><sic>ā</sic><corr>a</corr></choice>vāṁ śata-sahasrasya</l>

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<l n="d">-vallabha-pallava<supplied reason="omitted">ḥ</supplied> sadā <unclear><g type="ddanda">.</g></unclear></l>

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<lb n="5r1=29"/>pravarddhamāna-vijaya-rājya-saṁvatsare trayoda<unclear>śe</unclear> mahā-kā

<lb n="5r2=30" break="no"/>rttik<choice><sic>ā</sic><corr>a</corr></choice>-māse śukla-pakṣa-pañcamy<choice><sic>a</sic><corr>ā</corr></choice><supplied reason="omitted">ṁ</supplied> viśā<choice><sic>k</sic><corr>kh</corr></choice><choice><sic>a</sic><corr>ā</corr></choice>-nakṣatre guruv<choice><sic>a</sic><corr>ā</corr></choice>re

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svasti go-brāhmaṇebhyaḥ <g type="spiral">.</g> <g type="ddanda">.</g>

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<lem>ekākinaṁ</lem>

<rdg source="bib:ParabrahmaSastry1977-1978_01">ekākina<supplied reason="omitted">ṁ</supplied></rdg>

</app>

<lem>datta<unclear>M</unclear></lem>

<rdg source="bib:ParabrahmaSastry1977-1978_01">dattaṁ</rdg>

</app>

<lem>°pallava<supplied reason="omitted">ḥ</supplied></lem>

<rdg source="bib:ParabrahmaSastry1977-1978_01">°pallava</rdg>

</app>

<note>Maybe emend to <foreign>tādā</foreign>.</note>

</app>

</app>

</app>

<lem>rudraśarmm<choice><sic>ā</sic><corr>a</corr></choice>ṇ<choice><sic>a</sic><corr>ā</corr></choice></lem>

<rdg source="bib:ParabrahmaSastry1977-1978_01">rudraśarmm<choice><sic>e</sic><corr>a</corr></choice>ṇ<choice><sic>a</sic><corr>ā</corr></choice></rdg>

</app>

<lem><choice><sic>s</sic><corr>ś</corr></choice>ā<choice><sic>ś</sic><corr>s</corr></choice>anaṁ Ācandra°</lem>

<rdg source="bib:ParabrahmaSastry1977-1978_01"><choice><sic>s</sic><corr>ś</corr></choice>ā<choice><sic>ś</sic><corr>s</corr></choice>anam ācandra°</rdg>

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<p n="1">Prosperity! The Lord is victorious</p>

<p n="1">From the residence of Kāñcīpura:</p>

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<item>

great grand-son of the glorious <foreign>mahārāja</foreign> Vīrakorcavarman ...

</item>

<item>

grand-son of the glorious <foreign>mahārāja</foreign> Karāḷavarman ...

</item>

<item>

son of the glorious <foreign>mahārāja</foreign> Skandamūlavarman ...

</item>

<item>

the glorious Kumāraviṣṇuvarman, the glorious Pallava <foreign>mahārāja</foreign>, ...

</item>

</list>

orders ...:

</p>

This thus in the Karmmarāṣṭra,

<list>

<item>north of ...</item>

<item>south of ...</item>

</list>

in the good field south within these four boundaries

<list>

<item>north of ...</item>

<item>south of ...</item>

</list>

in the good field south(est within these four boundaries

<list>

<item>north of ...</item>

<item>south of ...</item>

</list>

in the good field north-east within these four boundaries,

from <supplied reason="subaudible">these</supplied> three land plots,

he gave to Īśvaraśarman of the <foreign>kāsyapagotra</foreign> sixty-four <foreign>nivartana</foreign>s.

</p>

It was given for the purpose of ...

</p>

...

</p>

Who ...

</p>

...

</p>

<l>A gift superior to the gift of land</l>

<l>There has not been and there won’t be.</l>

<l>Therefore a sin <supplied reason="subaudible">superior</supplied> to seizing it</l>

<l>There has not been and there won’t be.</l>

</p>

<l>Land has been given by many</l>

<l>And by many it has been protected.</l>

<l>Whoever owns a land at a given moment, </l>

<l>To him does the fruit then belong.</l>

</p>

<l>Who seizes land</l>

<l>Given by oneself or given by another,</l>

<l>Drinks the sin of killing</l>

<l>One hundred thousand cows.</l>

</p>

<l>The property of a Brahmin is indeed a terrible poison.</l>

<l>It is not poison ...</l>

<l>Poison kills a single person.</l>

<l>The property of a Brahmin <supplied reason="subaudible">also</supplied> kills the son and the grandson.</l>

</p>

<l>This has been given by the king of Kāñcī,</l>

<l>Who is a devotee, to a Brahmin.</l>

<l>When it is a matter of protection</l>

<l>There is always a Pallava, a favourite of the earth.</l>

</p>

...

</p>

Prosperity for cows and Brahmins!

</p>

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<p>Edited in <bibl><ptr target="bib:ParabrahmaSastry1977-1978_01"/></bibl> (EI 42.5), with visual documentation.</p>

<p>This revised edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on photos (2008, by Emmanuel Francis, by courtesy of Andhra Pradesh State Department of Archaeology and Museums; 2016, kindly supplied by Valérie Gillet).</p>

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