Pīparḍūlā Charter of Narendra

Contributors: Csaba Kiss (cski), Dániel Balogh (daba).

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

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⟨1⟩ khaḍga-dhārā-jita-bhuvaḥ śara(bhāt prā)pta-janmanaḥ

⟨2⟩ nr̥pateś śrī-narendrasya śāsanaṁ ripu-śās(i)na⟨ḥ⟩

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⟨1⟩ * svasti⟨.⟩ śarabha-purān mahārāja-śrī-narendraḥ
⟨2⟩ nanda-pura-bhogīya-śarkarā-padrake brāhmaṇā-
⟨3⟩ dīn prativāsi-kuṭumbino bodhayati⟨.⟩
⟨4⟩ Eṣa grāmo rāhudevena sva-puṇyābhivr̥ddha-
⟨5⟩ ye brāhmaṇa-vājasaney¿a-Ā?treya-sagotra-

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⟨6⟩ svāmippāyatāmra-śāsanenātisr̥ṣṭo mayā-
⟨7⟩ pi ca A-cāṭa-bhaṭa-prāveśya Ity anumodito
⟨8⟩ yato bhavadbhir asya yathākālaṁ meya-
⟨9⟩ hiraṇyādīnāṁ pratyāyānām upanayaḥ
⟨10⟩ karttavyaḥ bhaviṣyataś ca bhoga-patīn abhinandayati

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⟨11⟩ pūrvva-datter anupālanāc chreyasā sambandhaḥ Ā-
⟨12⟩ cchedāc ca pratya¿pā?ya Ity anuprapaśyadbhir bhavadbhi-
⟨13⟩ r asya grāmasyānupālanaṁ karttavyaM⟨.⟩
⟨14⟩ vyāsa-gītau cātra ślokāv udāharanti| pūrvva
⟨15⟩ -dattāṁ dvijātibhyo yatnād rakṣa yudhiṣṭhira

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⟨16⟩ mahīṁ mahīmatāṁ śreṣṭha dānāc chreyo ⟨’⟩nupālanaM
⟨17⟩ ṣaṣṭiṁ varṣa-sahasrāṇi svargge vasati bhūmi-daḥ
⟨18⟩ ācchettā cānumantā ca tāny eva narake vase⟨T⟩
⟨19⟩ pravarddhamāna-t¿ri?tīya-varṣasya mārgga-śi-
⟨20⟩ ra-māsa-divase daśame⟨.⟩ ¿utkīrṇṇāṁ?śrīdatteneti

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Sircar, D.C. & Pāṇḍeya-Sarmā, L.P, 'Pīparḍūlā plates of Narendra',

Indian Historical Quarterly, vol XIX, pp.139-146

GIVEN IN MICHAEL'S MAP

Sircar, D.C. Select Inscriptions vol. 1. 1965. pp. 488-490.

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<p>bhaviṣyataś ca bhoga-patīn abhinandayati

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<l n="b">svargge vasati bhūmi-daḥ</l>

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