Kālibhanā Plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya Year 6

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

Summary: The object of the inscription is to record the gift of the village Jambūgrāma comprised in the viṣaya of Potā to Govinda, son of Koṇḍa, belonging to the Parāśara gotra with the pravaras of Vāsiṣṭha, Śakti and Pārāśarya, student of the Mādhyandina śākhā of the Vājasaneyi school of the Yajurveda, immigrant from Hastipada and resident of Jambugrāma. The record was written by Kāyastha Koighoṣa son of the Vallabhaghoṣa, attached to the office of the mahāsandhivigrahin Malladatta, son of Dhāradatta and incised by the goldsmith Vāpūka, son of Śāvadeva.

Language: Sanskrit (san) [Latin (latin)].

Repository: Somavaṁśin (tfb-somavamsin-epigraphy).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSomavamsin00007.

File path: texts/DHARMA_INSSomavamsin00007.xml.

Version: 2026-04-14 17:04 (39eae9b), last modified 2026-03-03 08:58 (ad9b176).

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⟨1⟩ siddham Om svasty amala-maṇi-kuṭṭima-sadana-calad-aneka-vakhāra-vilāsinī-ja-
⟨2⟩ na-caraṇa-nūpura ra rava-trasta-pārāvatta-svana-vadhirita-daśa-diśo nānādig-deśā-
⟨3⟩ ntarād āgata-vandi-vr̥nda-vistārita-kīrtte-vvividha-vidyālaṁkr̥ta-vidvaj-jana-janita-vida-
⟨4⟩ gdha-kāvyālāpa-stuta-dhanapati-vibhava-sparddhita-vipaṇi-jana-parasya saṁharṣaracita-
⟨5⟩ vicitra-prāsādāṭṭālikā-vihārārāma-devakulodyāna-vāpī-kūpa-taḍāgopa-
⟨6⟩ -nirjjita-sura-sadana-mahimna śrīmato mūrasīma-pattanavarāT∥
⟨7⟩ Asti kṣoṇīśvarāṇāma-mala-maṇirucāma¿tva?yāT kaustubhābhaḥ
⟨8⟩ śauryāgāmburāśir vviracitāvadhivad dāna-śubhrīkr̥tābhraḥ∥ śrīm¿a?n jan⟨a⟩mejayā-
⟨9⟩ ravyastr̥daśapatisamaḥ kr̥¿cchana?gāṁ bhoktukāmaḥ prakhyātadve¿ś?ī-vaṅśa-pravidalana-
⟨10⟩ paṭ¿ū?r bhūpatiḥ somavaṅśe∥ so ’yaṁ| parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārāja-parameśvara-
⟨11⟩ śrī-śivaguptadeva-pādānudhyāta-parama-maheśvara-paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahā-
⟨12⟩ rājādhirāja-somakula-tilaka-tr̥kaliṅgādhipati-parameśvara-śrī-mahā-

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⟨13⟩ bhavagupta-rājadevaḥ kuśalī∥ potāviṣata-prati¡v!addha-jamb¿a?grāme ¡v!rāhma-
⟨14⟩ nāN saṁpūjya tat-pratinivāsi-kuṭ¿ū?m¡v!i-janapadā⟨ṁ⟩s tad-viṣayīya-yathākālādhyāsi-
⟨15⟩ naḥ samāhartr̥-sannidhātr̥-dāṇḍa-pāśika-piśuna-vetr¿ī?kāvarodhajana-rājavallabhā-
⟨16⟩ dīn{a} sarvvān samājñāpayati⟨.⟩ viditam astu bhavatāṁ yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥ sa-ni-
⟨17⟩ dhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sadaśāparādhaḥ sarvva-¡v!ādhā-vivarjjitaḥ sarvvoparikarakarādā-
⟨18⟩ na-sahitaḥ sām⟨r⟩a-madhukaḥ{|} sa-garttoṣaraḥ pratiniṣiddha-cāṭa-bhaṭa-praveśaḥ
⟨19⟩ parāśara-gotrāya{ḥ} vāsiṣṭha-śakti-pārāśarya-pravar¿aḥ? vājasaneyimā-
⟨20⟩ dhyadina-śākhādhyāyine hastipada-vinirgatāya jambu-grām¿ā?vāstavyāya
⟨21⟩ bhaṭṭap¿ū?tra-śrī-govinda-nāmne bhaṭ⟨ṭ⟩ap¿ū?tra koṇḍasutāya saliladhārāpura⟨ḥ⟩saram ā-
⟨22⟩ candra-tārakārkka-kṣiti-samakālopabhogārthaṁ mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca p¿ū?ṇya-yaśo
⟨23⟩ ’bhivr̥ddhaye tāmra-śāsanenākarīkr̥tya pratipādita Ity avagatya samucita-bh¿ā?ga-
⟨24⟩ -bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādikam ¿ū?panayadbhir bhavadbhiḥ sukhena prativastavyam iti bhāvibhi-

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⟨25⟩ ś ca bhūpatibhir ddattir iyam asmadīyā dharmma-gauravād asma⟨d-a⟩nurodhāc ca sva-dattir ivā-
⟨26⟩ nupālanīyā⟨.⟩ tathā cokta⟨ṁ⟩ dharmmaśāstre ¡v!ah¿ū?bhir vvas¿ū?dhā dat⟨t⟩ā rājabhiḥ sagarādi-
⟨27⟩ bhir yasya yasya yadā bhūmiḥ tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ∥ mā bhūd a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ para-
⟨28⟩ -datteti pārthivāḥ sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ para-dattānupālane∥ ṣaṣṭhiṁ varṣa-sahasrā-
⟨29⟩ ṇi svargge modati bhūmidaḥ Ākṣeptā cā¿t?uma⟨ntā⟩ ca tāny eva narake vaseT| Agner apa-
⟨30⟩ tya⟨ṁ⟩ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ yaḥ kāñcana⟨ṁ⟩ gāñ ca
⟨31⟩ mahīñ ca dadyād dattās trayas tena bhavanti lok¿e?∥ Āsphoṭayanti pita
⟨32⟩ raḥ pravalg{ay}anti pitāmahāḥ bhūmi-dātā kule jāt¿ā?ḥ sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati∥
⟨33⟩ bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥hṇāti yaś ca bhūmiṁ pra⟨ya⟩cchati Ubhau tau p¿ū?ṇya-karmmāṇau niyataṁ svargga-
⟨34⟩ -gāminau∥ taḍāgānāṁ sahasr¿āṇi? vāja-peya-śat¿āṇi? ⟨ca⟩ gavā⟨ṁ⟩ koṭi-pradānena bhū-
⟨35⟩ mi-harttā na ¡s!udhyati| harate hāray¿ate? yas tu manda-¡v!uddhi⟨s⟩ tamo-vr̥taḥ sa ¡v!addho vā-
⟨36⟩ ruṇaiḥ pāsai¿ḥ ti?ryag-yoniñ ca gacchati∥ suvarṇṇam eka⟨ṁ⟩ gām ekāṁ bhūmer apy arddham a-

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⟨37⟩ ṅgulaṁ haran narakam āyāti yāva¿t? āhūta-saṁplavaṁ∥ sva-dattā⟨m⟩ para-dattām vā yo
⟨38⟩ ha¿red va?sundharāṁ sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhū¿taḥ? pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate∥ Ādityo varu-
⟨39⟩ ¿ś?o viṣṇuḥ ¡v!rahmā somo h¿ū?tāśanaḥ śūlapāṇis tu bhagavān abhinandanti bhūmidaṁ
⟨40⟩ | sāmā¿t?yo ’yaṁ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇāṁ kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ sarvvānn etāN
⟨41⟩ bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmacandraḥ| Iti kamala-
⟨42⟩ -dalām¡v!u-¡v!indu-lolāṁ śriyam anucintya manuṣya-jīvitañ ca sa-kalam ida-
⟨43⟩ m udāhr̥tañ ca ¡v!u⟨d⟩dhvā na hi puruṣaiḥ para-kīrttayo vilopyāḥ∥ pa⟨⟨ra⟩⟩ma-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājā-
⟨44⟩ dhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-janameja⟨ya⟩-devasya vijaya-rājye samva¿ccha?re ṣaṣṭhe∥ phālguna-māsa-dvi-
⟨45⟩ tīya-pakṣa-tithau pratipadi yatrāṅkato ’pi samvaT 6 phālguna śudi 1 likhitam idaṁ śā-
⟨46⟩ sanaṁ mahā-sā¿t?dhivigrah¿ī?-śrī-malladatta-śrī-dhāradatta-suta-prati¡v!addha-kāyastha-koI-
⟨47⟩ ghoṣeṇa vallabhaghoṣa-sutena∥ Utkīrṇṇaṁ suvarṇṇakāravāpūkena śāvadevasute-
⟨48⟩ naḥ∥ .

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⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1⟩ siddham Om svasty amala-maṇi-kuṭṭima-sadana-calad-aneka-vakhāra-vilāsinī-ja⟨2⟩na-caraṇa-nūpura ra rava-trasta-pārāvatta-svana-vadhirita-daśa-diśo nānādig-deśā⟨3⟩ntarād āgata-vandi-vr̥nda-vistārita-kīrtte-vvividha-vidyālaṁkr̥ta-vidvaj-jana-janita-vida⟨4⟩gdha-kāvyālāpa-stuta-dhanapati-vibhava-sparddhita-vipaṇi-jana-parasya saṁharṣaracita⟨5⟩vicitra-prāsādāṭṭālikā-vihārārāma-devakulodyāna-vāpī-kūpa-taḍāgopa⟨6⟩-nirjjita-sura-sadana-mahimna śrīmato mūrasīma-pattanavarāT∥ ⟨7⟩ Asti kṣoṇīśvarāṇāma-mala-maṇirucāma⟨nva⟩yāT kaustubhābhaḥ ⟨8⟩ śauryāgāmburāśir vviracitāvadhivad dāna-śubhrīkr̥tābhraḥ∥ śrīm⟨ā⟩n jan⟨a⟩mejayā⟨9⟩ravyastr̥daśapatisamaḥ kr̥⟨tsna⟩gāṁ bhoktukāmaḥ prakhyātadve⟨ṣ⟩ī-vaṅśa-pravidalana⟨10⟩paṭ⟨u⟩r bhūpatiḥ somavaṅśe∥ so ’yaṁ| parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārāja-parameśvara⟨11⟩śrī-śivaguptadeva-pādānudhyāta-parama-maheśvara-paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahā⟨12⟩rājādhirāja-somakula-tilaka-tr̥kaliṅgādhipati-parameśvara-śrī-mahā⟨Page 2r⟩⟨13⟩bhavagupta-rājadevaḥ kuśalī∥ potāviṣata-prati⟨b⟩addha-jamb⟨ū⟩grāme ⟨b⟩rāhma⟨14⟩nāN saṁpūjya tat-pratinivāsi-kuṭ⟨u⟩m⟨b⟩i-janapadā⟨ṁ⟩s tad-viṣayīya-yathākālādhyāsi⟨15⟩naḥ samāhartr̥-sannidhātr̥-dāṇḍa-pāśika-piśuna-vetr⟨i⟩kāvarodhajana-rājavallabhā⟨16⟩dīn{a} sarvvān samājñāpayati⟨.⟩ viditam astu bhavatāṁ yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥ sa-ni⟨17⟩dhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sadaśāparādhaḥ sarvva-⟨b⟩ādhā-vivarjjitaḥ sarvvoparikarakarādā⟨18⟩na-sahitaḥ sām⟨r⟩a-madhukaḥ{|} sa-garttoṣaraḥ pratiniṣiddha-cāṭa-bhaṭa-praveśaḥ ⟨19⟩ parāśara-gotrāya{ḥ} vāsiṣṭha-śakti-pārāśarya-pravar⟨āya⟩ vājasaneyimā⟨20⟩dhyadina-śākhādhyāyine hastipada-vinirgatāya jambu-grām⟨a⟩vāstavyāya ⟨21⟩ bhaṭṭap⟨u⟩tra-śrī-govinda-nāmne bhaṭ⟨ṭ⟩ap⟨u⟩tra koṇḍasutāya saliladhārāpura⟨ḥ⟩saram ā⟨22⟩candra-tārakārkka-kṣiti-samakālopabhogārthaṁ mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca p⟨u⟩ṇya-yaśo ⟨23⟩ ’bhivr̥ddhaye tāmra-śāsanenākarīkr̥tya pratipādita Ity avagatya samucita-bh⟨o⟩ga⟨24⟩-bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādikam ⟨u⟩panayadbhir bhavadbhiḥ sukhena prativastavyam iti bhāvibhi⟨Page 2v⟩⟨25⟩ś ca bhūpatibhir ddattir iyam asmadīyā dharmma-gauravād asma⟨d-a⟩nurodhāc ca sva-dattir ivā⟨26⟩nupālanīyā⟨.⟩ tathā cokta⟨ṁ⟩ dharmmaśāstre

1. Anuṣṭubh

⟨b⟩ah⟨u⟩bhir vvas⟨u⟩dhā dat⟨t⟩ā

rājabhiḥ sagarādi⟨27⟩bhir

yasya yasya yadā bhūmiḥ

tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ∥

2. Anuṣṭubh

mā bhūd a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ

para⟨28⟩-datteti pārthivāḥ

sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ

para-dattānupālane∥

3. Anuṣṭubh

ṣaṣṭhiṁ varṣa-sahasrā⟨29⟩ṇi

svargge modati bhūmidaḥ

Ākṣeptā cā⟨n⟩uma⟨ntā⟩ ca

tāny eva narake vaseT|

4. Indravajrā

Agner apa⟨30⟩tya⟨ṁ⟩ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ

bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ

yaḥ kāñcana⟨ṁ⟩ gāñ ca ⟨31⟩ mahīñ ca dadyād

dattās trayas tena bhavanti lok⟨āḥ⟩∥

5. Anuṣṭubh

Āsphoṭayanti pita ⟨32⟩ raḥ

pravalg{ay}anti pitāmahāḥ

bhūmi-dātā kule jāt⟨a⟩ḥ

sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati∥

6. Anuṣṭubh

⟨33⟩ bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥hṇāti

yaś ca bhūmiṁ pra⟨ya⟩cchati

Ubhau tau p⟨u⟩ṇya-karmmāṇau

niyataṁ svargga⟨34⟩-gāminau∥

7. Anuṣṭubh

taḍāgānāṁ sahasr⟨eṇa⟩

vāja-peya-śat⟨eṇa⟩ ⟨ca⟩

gavā⟨ṁ⟩ koṭi-pradānena

bhū⟨35⟩mi-harttā na ⟨ś⟩udhyati|

8. Anuṣṭubh

harate hāray⟨ed⟩ yas tu

manda-⟨b⟩uddhi⟨s⟩ tamo-vr̥taḥ

sa ⟨b⟩addho vā⟨36⟩ruṇaiḥ

pāsai⟨s ti⟩ryag-yoniñ ca gacchati∥

9. Anuṣṭubh

suvarṇṇam eka⟨ṁ⟩ gām ekāṁ

bhūmer apy arddham a⟨Page 3r⟩⟨37⟩ṅgulaṁ

haran narakam āyāti

yāva⟨d⟩ āhūta-saṁplavaṁ∥

10. Anuṣṭubh

sva-dattā⟨m⟩ para-dattām vā

yo ⟨38⟩ ha⟨reta va⟩sundharāṁ

sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhū⟨tvā⟩

pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate∥

11. Anuṣṭubh

Ādityo varu⟨39⟩⟨ṇ⟩o viṣṇuḥ

⟨b⟩rahmā somo h⟨u⟩tāśanaḥ

śūlapāṇis tu bhagavān

abhinandanti bhūmidaṁ ⟨40⟩ |

12. Śālinī

sāmā⟨n⟩yo ’yaṁ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇāṁ

kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ

sarvvānn etāN ⟨41⟩ bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN

bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmacandraḥ|

13. Puṣpitāgrā

Iti kamala⟨42⟩-dalām⟨b⟩u-⟨b⟩indu-lolāṁ

śriyam anucintya manuṣya-jīvitañ ca

sa-kalam ida⟨43⟩m udāhr̥tañ ca ⟨b⟩u⟨d⟩dhvā

na hi puruṣaiḥ para-kīrttayo vilopyāḥ∥

pa⟨⟨ra⟩⟩ma-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājā⟨44⟩dhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-janameja⟨ya⟩-devasya vijaya-rājye samva⟨tsa⟩re ṣaṣṭhe∥ phālguna-māsa-dvi⟨45⟩tīya-pakṣa-tithau pratipadi yatrāṅkato ’pi samvaT 6 phālguna śudi 1 likhitam idaṁ śā⟨46⟩sanaṁ mahā-sā⟨n⟩dhivigrah⟨i⟩-śrī-malladatta-śrī-dhāradatta-suta-prati⟨b⟩addha-kāyastha-koI⟨47⟩ghoṣeṇa vallabhaghoṣa-sutena∥ Utkīrṇṇaṁ suvarṇṇakāravāpūkena śāvadevasute⟨48⟩naḥ∥ .

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⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1⟩ siddham Om svasty amala-maṇi-kuṭṭima-sadana-calad-aneka-vakhāra-vilāsinī-ja⟨2⟩na-caraṇa-nūpura ra rava-trasta-pārāvatta-svana-vadhirita-daśa-diśo nānādig-deśā⟨3⟩ntarād āgata-vandi-vr̥nda-vistārita-kīrtte-vvividha-vidyālaṁkr̥ta-vidvaj-jana-janita-vida⟨4⟩gdha-kāvyālāpa-stuta-dhanapati-vibhava-sparddhita-vipaṇi-jana-parasya saṁharṣaracita⟨5⟩vicitra-prāsādāṭṭālikā-vihārārāma-devakulodyāna-vāpī-kūpa-taḍāgopa⟨6⟩-nirjjita-sura-sadana-mahimna śrīmato mūrasīma-pattanavarāT∥ ⟨7⟩ Asti kṣoṇīśvarāṇāma-mala-maṇirucāma¿tva?⟨nva⟩yāT kaustubhābhaḥ ⟨8⟩ śauryāgāmburāśir vviracitāvadhivad dāna-śubhrīkr̥tābhraḥ∥ śrīm¿a?⟨ā⟩n jan⟨a⟩mejayā⟨9⟩ravyastr̥daśapatisamaḥ kr̥¿cchana?⟨tsna⟩gāṁ bhoktukāmaḥ prakhyātadve¿ś?⟨ṣ⟩ī-vaṅśa-pravidalana⟨10⟩paṭ¿ū?⟨u⟩r bhūpatiḥ somavaṅśe∥ so ’yaṁ| parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārāja-parameśvara⟨11⟩śrī-śivaguptadeva-pādānudhyāta-parama-maheśvara-paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahā⟨12⟩rājādhirāja-somakula-tilaka-tr̥kaliṅgādhipati-parameśvara-śrī-mahā⟨Page 2r⟩⟨13⟩bhavagupta-rājadevaḥ kuśalī∥ potāviṣata-prati¡v!⟨b⟩addha-jamb¿a?⟨ū⟩grāme ¡v!⟨b⟩rāhma⟨14⟩nāN saṁpūjya tat-pratinivāsi-kuṭ¿ū?⟨u⟩m¡v!⟨b⟩i-janapadā⟨ṁ⟩s tad-viṣayīya-yathākālādhyāsi⟨15⟩naḥ samāhartr̥-sannidhātr̥-dāṇḍa-pāśika-piśuna-vetr¿ī?⟨i⟩kāvarodhajana-rājavallabhā⟨16⟩dīn{a} sarvvān samājñāpayati⟨.⟩ viditam astu bhavatāṁ yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥ sa-ni⟨17⟩dhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sadaśāparādhaḥ sarvva-¡v!⟨b⟩ādhā-vivarjjitaḥ sarvvoparikarakarādā⟨18⟩na-sahitaḥ sām⟨r⟩a-madhukaḥ{|} sa-garttoṣaraḥ pratiniṣiddha-cāṭa-bhaṭa-praveśaḥ ⟨19⟩ parāśara-gotrāya{ḥ} vāsiṣṭha-śakti-pārāśarya-pravar¿aḥ?⟨āya⟩ vājasaneyimā⟨20⟩dhyadina-śākhādhyāyine hastipada-vinirgatāya jambu-grām¿ā?⟨a⟩vāstavyāya ⟨21⟩ bhaṭṭap¿ū?⟨u⟩tra-śrī-govinda-nāmne bhaṭ⟨ṭ⟩ap¿ū?⟨u⟩tra koṇḍasutāya saliladhārāpura⟨ḥ⟩saram ā⟨22⟩candra-tārakārkka-kṣiti-samakālopabhogārthaṁ mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca p¿ū?⟨u⟩ṇya-yaśo ⟨23⟩ ’bhivr̥ddhaye tāmra-śāsanenākarīkr̥tya pratipādita Ity avagatya samucita-bh¿ā?⟨o⟩ga⟨24⟩-bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādikam ¿ū?⟨u⟩panayadbhir bhavadbhiḥ sukhena prativastavyam iti bhāvibhi⟨Page 2v⟩⟨25⟩ś ca bhūpatibhir ddattir iyam asmadīyā dharmma-gauravād asma⟨d-a⟩nurodhāc ca sva-dattir ivā⟨26⟩nupālanīyā⟨.⟩ tathā cokta⟨ṁ⟩ dharmmaśāstre

1. Anuṣṭubh

¡v!⟨b⟩ah¿ū?⟨u⟩bhir vvas¿ū?⟨u⟩dhā dat⟨t⟩ā

rājabhiḥ sagarādi⟨27⟩bhir

yasya yasya yadā bhūmiḥ

tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ∥

2. Anuṣṭubh

mā bhūd a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ

para⟨28⟩-datteti pārthivāḥ

sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ

para-dattānupālane∥

3. Anuṣṭubh

ṣaṣṭhiṁ varṣa-sahasrā⟨29⟩ṇi

svargge modati bhūmidaḥ

Ākṣeptā cā¿t?⟨n⟩uma⟨ntā⟩ ca

tāny eva narake vaseT|

4. Indravajrā

Agner apa⟨30⟩tya⟨ṁ⟩ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ

bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ

yaḥ kāñcana⟨ṁ⟩ gāñ ca ⟨31⟩ mahīñ ca dadyād

dattās trayas tena bhavanti lok¿e?⟨āḥ⟩∥

5. Anuṣṭubh

Āsphoṭayanti pita ⟨32⟩ raḥ

pravalg{ay}anti pitāmahāḥ

bhūmi-dātā kule jāt¿ā?⟨a⟩ḥ

sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati∥

6. Anuṣṭubh

⟨33⟩ bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥hṇāti

yaś ca bhūmiṁ pra⟨ya⟩cchati

Ubhau tau p¿ū?⟨u⟩ṇya-karmmāṇau

niyataṁ svargga⟨34⟩-gāminau∥

7. Anuṣṭubh

taḍāgānāṁ sahasr¿āṇi?⟨eṇa⟩

vāja-peya-śat¿āṇi?⟨eṇa⟩ ⟨ca⟩

gavā⟨ṁ⟩ koṭi-pradānena

bhū⟨35⟩mi-harttā na ¡s!⟨ś⟩udhyati|

8. Anuṣṭubh

harate hāray¿ate?⟨ed⟩ yas tu

manda-¡v!⟨b⟩uddhi⟨s⟩ tamo-vr̥taḥ

sa ¡v!⟨b⟩addho vā⟨36⟩ruṇaiḥ

pāsai¿ḥ ti?⟨s ti⟩ryag-yoniñ ca gacchati∥

9. Anuṣṭubh

suvarṇṇam eka⟨ṁ⟩ gām ekāṁ

bhūmer apy arddham a⟨Page 3r⟩⟨37⟩ṅgulaṁ

haran narakam āyāti

yāva¿t?⟨d⟩ āhūta-saṁplavaṁ∥

10. Anuṣṭubh

sva-dattā⟨m⟩ para-dattām vā

yo ⟨38⟩ ha¿red va?⟨reta va⟩sundharāṁ

sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhū¿taḥ?⟨tvā⟩

pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate∥

11. Anuṣṭubh

Ādityo varu⟨39⟩¿ś?⟨ṇ⟩o viṣṇuḥ

¡v!⟨b⟩rahmā somo h¿ū?⟨u⟩tāśanaḥ

śūlapāṇis tu bhagavān

abhinandanti bhūmidaṁ ⟨40⟩ |

12. Śālinī

sāmā¿t?⟨n⟩yo ’yaṁ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇāṁ

kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ

sarvvānn etāN ⟨41⟩ bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN

bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmacandraḥ|

13. Puṣpitāgrā

Iti kamala⟨42⟩-dalām¡v!⟨b⟩u-¡v!⟨b⟩indu-lolāṁ

śriyam anucintya manuṣya-jīvitañ ca

sa-kalam ida⟨43⟩m udāhr̥tañ ca ¡v!⟨b⟩u⟨d⟩dhvā

na hi puruṣaiḥ para-kīrttayo vilopyāḥ∥

pa⟨⟨ra⟩⟩ma-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājā⟨44⟩dhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-janameja⟨ya⟩-devasya vijaya-rājye samva¿ccha?⟨tsa⟩re ṣaṣṭhe∥ phālguna-māsa-dvi⟨45⟩tīya-pakṣa-tithau pratipadi yatrāṅkato ’pi samvaT 6 phālguna śudi 1 likhitam idaṁ śā⟨46⟩sanaṁ mahā-sā¿t?⟨n⟩dhivigrah¿ī?⟨i⟩-śrī-malladatta-śrī-dhāradatta-suta-prati¡v!⟨b⟩addha-kāyastha-koI⟨47⟩ghoṣeṇa vallabhaghoṣa-sutena∥ Utkīrṇṇaṁ suvarṇṇakāravāpūkena śāvadevasute⟨48⟩naḥ∥ .

Bibliography

The plates are preserved in the Odisha State Museum. The photos are available here.

Primary

[SiRa] Sircar, Dines Chandra and P.C. Rath. 1944. “Kālibhanā Copper-plate Inscriptions of the Somavaṁśī King Mahā-Bhavagupta I janamejaya.” IHQ 20 (1), pp. 237–250. Pages 237–244.

[S] Shastri, Ajay Mitra. 1995. Inscriptions of the Śarabhapurīyas, Pāṇḍuvaṁśins and Somavaṁśins, Part II: Inscriptions. New Delhi: Indian Council of Historical Research; Motilal Bandarsidass. Item IV, pages 184–188.

[R] Rajaguru, Satyanarayan. 1966. Inscriptions of Orissa, vol. 4. No place: Sri Sarada Press. [URL]. Item 17, pages 100–104.

Secondary

Gai, Govind Swamirao. 1986. Dynastic list of copper plate inscriptions noticed in annual reports on Indian epigraphy from 1887 to 1969. Mysore: Archaeological Survey of India. Item 943.

Tripathy, Snigdha. 2010. Descriptive topographical catalogue of Orissan inscriptions. New Delhi: Manohar. Pages 118–119.

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 7, pages 234–235.

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<l n="c">yasya yasya yadā bhūmiḥ</l>

<l n="d">tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ<g type="ddanda">.</g></l><!--

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<l n="a">mā bhūd a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ</l>

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<l n="c">sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ</l>

<l n="d">para-dattānupālane<g type="ddanda">.</g></l><!--

amwb : Sircar 85

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<l n="a">ṣaṣṭhiṁ varṣa-sahasrā<lb n="29" break="no"/>ṇi</l>

<l n="b">svargge modati bhūmidaḥ</l>

<l n="c">Ākṣeptā cā<choice><sic>t</sic><corr>n</corr></choice>uma<supplied reason="omitted">ntā</supplied> ca</l>

<l n="d">tāny eva narake vaseT<g type="danda">.</g></l><!--

amwb : Sircar 123

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<l n="a">Agner apa<lb n="30" break="no"/>tya<supplied reason="omitted">ṁ</supplied> prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ</l>

<l n="b">bhūr vvaiṣṇavī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ</l>

<l n="c">yaḥ kāñcana<supplied reason="omitted">ṁ</supplied> gāñ ca<lb n="31"/>mahīñ ca dadyād</l>

<l n="d">dattās trayas tena bhavanti lok<choice><sic>e</sic><corr>āḥ</corr></choice><g type="ddanda">.</g></l><!--

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<l n="a">Āsphoṭayanti pita<lb n="32"/>raḥ</l>

<l n="b">pravalg<surplus>ay</surplus>anti pitāmahāḥ</l>

<l n="c">bhūmi-dātā kule jāt<choice><sic>ā</sic><corr>a</corr></choice>ḥ</l>

<l n="d">sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati<g type="ddanda">.</g></l><!--

amwb : Sircar 20

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<l n="a"><lb n="33"/>bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥hṇāti</l>

<l n="b">yaś ca bhūmiṁ pra<supplied reason="omitted">ya</supplied>cchati</l>

<l n="c">Ubhau tau p<choice><sic>ū</sic><corr>u</corr></choice>ṇya-karmmāṇau</l>

<l n="d">niyataṁ svargga<lb n="34" break="no"/>-gāminau<g type="ddanda">.</g></l><!--

amwb : Sircar 29

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<l n="a">taḍāgānāṁ sahasr<choice><sic>āṇi</sic><corr>eṇa</corr></choice></l>

<l n="c">gavā<supplied reason="omitted">ṁ</supplied> koṭi-pradānena</l>

<l n="d">bhū<lb n="35" break="no"/>mi-harttā na <choice><orig>s</orig><reg>ś</reg></choice>udhyati<g type="danda">.</g></l><!--

amwb : Sircar 137

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<l n="a">harate hāray<choice><sic>ate</sic><corr>ed</corr></choice> yas tu</l>

<l n="b">manda-<choice><orig>v</orig><reg>b</reg></choice>uddhi<supplied reason="omitted">s</supplied> tamo-vr̥taḥ</l>

<l n="c">sa <choice><orig>v</orig><reg>b</reg></choice>addho vā<lb n="36" break="no"/>ruṇaiḥ</l>

<l n="d">pāsai<choice><sic>ḥ ti</sic><corr>s ti</corr></choice>ryag-yoniñ ca gacchati<g type="ddanda">.</g></l><!--

amwb : Sircar 64

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<l n="a">suvarṇṇam eka<supplied reason="omitted">ṁ</supplied> gām ekāṁ</l>

<l n="b">bhūmer apy arddham a

<pb n="3r" break="no"/><lb n="37" break="no"/>ṅgulaṁ</l>

<l n="c">haran narakam āyāti</l>

<l n="d">yāva<choice><sic>t</sic><corr>d</corr></choice> āhūta-saṁplavaṁ<g type="ddanda">.</g></l><!--

amwb Sircar 55

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<l n="a">sva-dattā<supplied reason="omitted">m</supplied> para-dattām vā</l>

<l n="b">yo<lb n="38"/>ha<choice><sic>red va</sic><corr>reta va</corr></choice>sundharāṁ</l>

<l n="c">sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhū<choice><sic>taḥ</sic><corr>tvā</corr></choice></l>

<l n="d">pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate<g type="ddanda">.</g></l><!--

amwb : Sircar 132

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<l n="a">Ādityo varu<lb n="39" break="no"/><choice><sic>ś</sic><corr>ṇ</corr></choice>o viṣṇuḥ</l>

<l n="b"><choice><orig>v</orig><reg>b</reg></choice>rahmā somo h<choice><sic>ū</sic><corr>u</corr></choice>tāśanaḥ</l>

<l n="c">śūlapāṇis tu bhagavān</l>

<l n="d">abhinandanti bhūmidaṁ<lb n="40"/><g type="danda">.</g></l><!--

amwb : Sircar 4

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<l n="a">sāmā<choice><sic>t</sic><corr>n</corr></choice>yo 'yaṁ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇāṁ</l>

<l n="b">kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ</l>

<l n="c">sarvvānn etāN<lb n="41"/>bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN</l>

<l n="d">bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmacandraḥ<g type="danda">.</g></l><!--

amwb : Sircar 117

rāmabhadraḥ as in soma13 but in soma1-2-3-4 rāmacandraḥ

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<l n="a">Iti kamala<lb n="42" break="no"/>-dalām<choice><orig>v</orig><reg>b</reg></choice>u-<choice><orig>v</orig><reg>b</reg></choice>indu-lolāṁ</l>

<l n="b">śriyam anucintya manuṣya-jīvitañ ca</l>

<l n="c">sa-kalam ida<lb n="43" break="no"/>m udāhr̥tañ ca <choice><orig>v</orig><reg>b</reg></choice>u<supplied reason="omitted">d</supplied>dhvā</l>

<l n="d">na hi puruṣaiḥ para-kīrttayo vilopyāḥ<g type="ddanda">.</g></l><!--

amwb : Sircar 71

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<p>pa<add place="below">ra</add>ma-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājā<lb n="44" break="no"/>dhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-<persName>janameja<supplied reason="omitted">ya</supplied></persName>-devasya vijaya-rājye samva<choice><sic>ccha</sic><corr>tsa</corr></choice>re ṣaṣṭhe<g type="ddanda">.</g> phālguna-māsa-dvi<lb n="45" break="no"/>tīya-pakṣa-tithau pratipadi yatrāṅkato 'pi samvaT <num value="6">6</num> phālguna śudi <num value="1">1</num> likhitam idaṁ śā<lb n="46" break="no"/>sanaṁ mahā-sā<choice><sic>t</sic><corr>n</corr></choice>dhivigrah<choice><sic>ī</sic><corr>i</corr></choice>-śrī-<persName>malladatta</persName>-śrī-<persName>dhāradatta</persName>-suta-prati<choice><orig>v</orig><reg>b</reg></choice>addha-kāyastha-<persName>koI<lb n="47" break="no"/>ghoṣeṇa</persName> <persName>vallabhaghoṣa</persName>-sutena<g type="ddanda">.</g> Utkīrṇṇaṁ suvarṇṇakāravāpūkena <persName>śāvadeva</persName>sute<lb n="48" break="no"/>naḥ<g type="ddanda">.</g> <g type="unknown">.</g>

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<p>The plates are preserved in the Odisha State Museum. The photos are available <ref target="https://didomena.ehess.fr/concern/data_sets/1n79hd681">here</ref>.</p>

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