Sonpur plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 17

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

Language: Sanskrit (san).

Version: 2025-09-08 19:26 (61c0c8c), last modified 2025-07-23 15:16 (e3e8c8a).

Edition

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⟨1⟩ Om svasty amala-maṇi-kuṭṭima-sadana¿c?alayanaikavaravāravilāsijīja-
⟨2⟩ nacaraṇanṛpuraracatrast{r}apārā¿p?atakula-pakṣa-svana¡v!dhigitidaśagnānā-
⟨3⟩ de¡s!āntarādāgatavandijanavistāritak¿i?rttirvvividha-vidyālaṁkṛta-vidvajjanaja-
⟨4⟩ nitakāvyālāpastutadhanapativibhavastyārddhitaracita-vicitra-prāsādāṭṭā-
⟨5⟩ likhādevakuledyāna-vana-vāpī-kūpa-taḍāgopa¡s!obhājitatasurapurama-
⟨6⟩ himnaḥ| pracaṇḍadordaṇḍa-maṇḍalāgratuṇḍa-khaṇḍitārātimatta-
⟨7⟩ mātaṅga-vimukta-muktāphala-prasādhitā¡s!eṣa-mahī-maṇḍala-
⟨8⟩ sakala-bhūpāla-mauli-mālāvilagnamāṇikyamay¿u?kha-vrātābhir añji-
⟨9⟩ ta-krama-kamala-yugalāT śrīmadārāmāT parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājā-
⟨10⟩ dhirāja-parameśvara-parama-māheśvara-śrī¡s!ivagupta-deva-pādānudhyā-
⟨11⟩ ta-paramamāheśvara-paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-

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⟨12⟩ somakulatilakatrikaliṅgādhipatiśrīmahābhavaguptarājadevaḥ ku¡s!a-
⟨13⟩ lī kosalāyāṁ luputurālhaṇḍāprati¡v!addhagottaIkelāgrāme| ¡v!rāhmaṇāN saṁp¿u?jya tadviṣa-
⟨14⟩ yīya-yathākālādhyāsinaḥ samāhartṛ-sannidhātṛ-dāṇdapā¡s!ika-pi¡s!una-vetṛkā-
⟨15⟩ varodhajana-rājavallabhādīN sarvvāN samājñāpayati| viditam astu bhavatāṁ| ya-
⟨16⟩ thāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥ sanidhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sarvva¡v!ādhāvivarjjitaḥ sarvvoparika-
⟨17⟩ rakarādāna-sametaḥ sām{v}ramadhukaḥ sagarttoṣaraścatu⟨ḥ⟩sīmāpa-
⟨18⟩ ryantaḥ sa-jala-sthala-sahitaḥ| khadirapadra-vinirggatāya suvarṇṇa-
⟨19⟩ pura-vāstavyāya śrī-kamalavana-vaṇik-sthānāya saliladhārā-puraḥsaramāca-
⟨20⟩ ndra-tārakārka-kṣiti-samakālopabhogārthaṁ māt¿ṛ?-pitror ātmanaś ca puṇya-ya¡s!o
⟨21⟩ ’bhivṛddhaye tām{v}ra¡s!āsanenākarīkṛtya pratipādita Ity avagatya samucita-
⟨22⟩ bhoga-bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādibhir bhavadhiḥ sukhena prativastavyaṁ| Anenāpi prā-
⟨23⟩ pta{ṁ}¡s!āsanena suvaṛṇṇapurīya-śrī-kamala-vanavanaksthānena ¡v!li-caru-naivedya-

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⟨24⟩ khaṇḍa-sphuṭita-pratikaraṇārya śrī-ke¡s!ava-śrī-Āditya-bhaṭṭarakābhyāṁ| devakul¿o?-
⟨25⟩ bhyāṁ ¡s!āsanīkṛtya pradatta⟨ḥ⟩| bhāvibhiś ca bhūpatibhir dattir iya{ṁ}m asmadīyā dharmagau-
⟨26⟩ ravād asmad-anuro⟨d⟩hāc ca sva-dattir i¿y?ānupalanīyā| tathā coktaṁ dharma¡s!āstre|
⟨27⟩ ¡v!ahubhir vasudhā dattā rājabhiḥ sagarādibhir ⟨ya⟩sya ⟨yasya⟩ yadā bhūmis tasya tasya tadā
⟨28⟩ phalaṁ| mā bhūd a-phala-śa¡ṁ!kā vaḥ para-datteti pārthivāḥ| sva-dānāt phala⟨m ā⟩nantyaṁ pa-
⟨29⟩ ra-dattānupālane| ṣaṣṭhi-varṣa-sahasrāṇi svargge modati bhūmidaḥ ⟨Ākṣeptā cānumantā ca⟩ ⟨tāny eva narake vaseT⟩
⟨30⟩ Āsphoṭayanti pitaro valganti pitāmahāḥ bhūmi-dātā kule jā-
⟨31⟩ taḥ sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati| bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥h¡n!āti yaś ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati| Ubhau
⟨32⟩ tau puṇya-karmāṇau niyataṁ svargga-{r}gāminau| taḍāgānāṁ sahasr¿āṇi? vāja-peya-¡s!a-
⟨33⟩ t¿āṇi? ca| gavāṁ koṭi-pradānena bhūmi-harttā na śudhyati| suvarṇṇam ekaṁ gām ekāṁ bhūme-
⟨34⟩ r apy arddham aṅgulaṁ| haran ⟨n⟩arakam āyāti yāvad—ā-hūta-saṁplavaḥ| Anyāyena hr̥tā bhūmi-
⟨35⟩ r anyāyena tu hāritā| harato hārayantaś caiva sa hanyātsaptamaṁ kulaṁ|| sva-dattāṁ para-da-
⟨36⟩ ttāṁ {m}vā yo hare¿cca? vasundharāṁ sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhūtvā pacyate pitr̥bhiḥ saha| Ā-

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⟨37⟩ dityo varuṇo viṣṇur ¡v!rahmā somo hutā¡s!anaḥ| ¡s!ūlapāṇis tu bhagavāN| Abhina-
⟨38⟩ ndanti bhūmidaṁ| sāmānyo ’yaṁ dharmma-setu⟨r⟩ nr̥pāṇāṁ kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ
⟨39⟩ riti sarvvān etāN bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmabhadra⟨ḥ⟩| Iti
⟨40⟩ kamala-dalām¡v!u-¡v!indu-lolāṁ| śr¿ī?yam anucintya manuṣya-j¿i?vitaṁ ca sakalam idam u-
⟨41⟩ dāhr̥taṁ ca v¿e?⟨d⟩dhvā| na hi puruṣaiḥ para-k¿i?vrtayo vilopyāḥ| paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhi-
⟨42⟩ rāja-parameśvara-soma-kula-tilaka-trikaliṅgādhipati-śrī⟨ma⟩j-jana-
⟨43⟩ mejaya-devasya vijayarājye samvatsare saptadasame Āṣāḍha-
⟨44⟩ māsasitapakṣapañcabhyāṁ| yatrāṅkataḥ| samvaT 17 Āṣāḍha-śudi 5| jñeyā
⟨45⟩ ’śeṣārtha¡s!āstra-smṛti-vima⟨la⟩dhiyā deva-devāṅga-vidyā| ¿sī?kṣākalpetihāsapra-
⟨46⟩ kaṭa-sura-guru-prāpta-bhūyiṣṭha-dhāmnā| nāmnā sādhāraṇena dvijavaratanunā ma-
⟨47⟩ ntriṇā yasya rājyaṁ nirv⟨y⟩ūḍhaṁ soyasuccais¡tṛ!jagatī deva-janamejaya
⟨48⟩ śrīḥ […]sa[…]suta|
⟨49⟩ […]vṛ[…]suta[…]tki[…]harada[…]

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⟨50⟩ l¿ī?kh¿ī?tam ¿ī?daṁ tām{v}ra-sāsanaṁ mahāsandh¿ī?v¿ī?grah¿ī? rāṇaka-śrī-malladattaḥ|| mahākṣapaṭa

⟨51⟩ l¿ī?nā kailāsa-sutena śrī-Alavena|| Utkīrṇṇañ ca sīvṛllāsutena haradāsenet¿ī?|| ◯ ||

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⟨1⟩ Om svasty amala-maṇi-kuṭṭima-sadana⟨v⟩alayanaikavaravāravilāsijīja⟨2⟩nacaraṇanṛpuraracatrast{r}apārā⟨v⟩atakula-pakṣa-svana⟨b⟩dhigitidaśagnānā⟨3⟩de⟨ś⟩āntarādāgatavandijanavistāritak⟨ī⟩rttirvvividha-vidyālaṁkṛta-vidvajjanaja⟨4⟩nitakāvyālāpastutadhanapativibhavastyārddhitaracita-vicitra-prāsādāṭṭā⟨5⟩likhādevakuledyāna-vana-vāpī-kūpa-taḍāgopa⟨ś⟩obhājitatasurapurama⟨6⟩himnaḥ| pracaṇḍadordaṇḍa-maṇḍalāgratuṇḍa-khaṇḍitārātimatta⟨7⟩mātaṅga-vimukta-muktāphala-prasādhitā⟨ś⟩eṣa-mahī-maṇḍala⟨8⟩sakala-bhūpāla-mauli-mālāvilagnamāṇikyamay⟨ū⟩kha-vrātābhir añji⟨9⟩ta-krama-kamala-yugalāT śrīmadārāmāT parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājā⟨10⟩dhirāja-parameśvara-parama-māheśvara-śrī⟨ś⟩ivagupta-deva-pādānudhyā⟨11⟩ta-paramamāheśvara-paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara⟨Page 2r⟩⟨12⟩somakulatilakatrikaliṅgādhipatiśrīmahābhavaguptarājadevaḥ ku⟨ś⟩a⟨13⟩lī kosalāyāṁ luputurālhaṇḍāprati⟨b⟩addhagottaIkelāgrāme| ⟨b⟩rāhmaṇāN saṁp⟨ū⟩jya tadviṣa⟨14⟩yīya-yathākālādhyāsinaḥ samāhartṛ-sannidhātṛ-dāṇdapā⟨ś⟩ika-pi⟨ś⟩una-vetṛkā⟨15⟩varodhajana-rājavallabhādīN sarvvāN samājñāpayati| viditam astu bhavatāṁ| ya⟨16⟩thāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥ sanidhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sarvva⟨b⟩ādhāvivarjjitaḥ sarvvoparika⟨17⟩rakarādāna-sametaḥ sām{v}ramadhukaḥ sagarttoṣaraścatu⟨ḥ⟩sīmāpa⟨18⟩ryantaḥ sa-jala-sthala-sahitaḥ| khadirapadra-vinirggatāya suvarṇṇa⟨19⟩pura-vāstavyāya śrī-kamalavana-vaṇik-sthānāya saliladhārā-puraḥsaramāca⟨20⟩ndra-tārakārka-kṣiti-samakālopabhogārthaṁ māt⟨ā⟩-pitror ātmanaś ca puṇya-ya⟨ś⟩o ⟨21⟩ ’bhivṛddhaye tām{v}ra⟨ś⟩āsanenākarīkṛtya pratipādita Ity avagatya samucita⟨22⟩bhoga-bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādibhir bhavadhiḥ sukhena prativastavyaṁ| Anenāpi prā⟨23⟩pta{ṁ}⟨ś⟩āsanena suvaṛṇṇapurīya-śrī-kamala-vanavanaksthānena ⟨b⟩li-caru-naivedya⟨Page 2v⟩⟨24⟩khaṇḍa-sphuṭita-pratikaraṇārya śrī-ke⟨ś⟩ava-śrī-Āditya-bhaṭṭarakābhyāṁ| devakul⟨ā⟩⟨25⟩bhyāṁ ⟨ś⟩āsanīkṛtya pradatta⟨ḥ⟩| bhāvibhiś ca bhūpatibhir dattir iya{ṁ}m asmadīyā dharmagau⟨26⟩ravād asmad-anuro⟨d⟩hāc ca sva-dattir i⟨v⟩ānupalanīyā| tathā coktaṁ dharma⟨ś⟩āstre|

1. Anuṣṭubh

⟨27⟩ ⟨b⟩ahubhir vasudhā dattā

rājabhiḥ sagarādibhir

⟨ya⟩sya ⟨yasya⟩ yadā bhūmis

tasya tasya tadā ⟨28⟩ phalaṁ|

2. Anuṣṭubh

mā bhūd a-phala-śa⟨ṅ⟩kā vaḥ

para-datteti pārthivāḥ|

sva-dānāt phala⟨m ā⟩nantyaṁ

pa⟨29⟩ra-dattānupālane|

3. Anuṣṭubh

ṣaṣṭhi-varṣa-sahasrāṇi

svargge modati bhūmidaḥ

⟨Ākṣeptā cānumantā ca⟩

⟨tāny eva narake vaseT⟩

4. Anuṣṭubh

⟨30⟩ Āsphoṭayanti pitaro

valganti pitāmahāḥ

bhūmi-dātā kule jā⟨31⟩taḥ

sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati|

5. Anuṣṭubh

bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥h⟨ṇ⟩āti

yaś ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati|

Ubhau ⟨32⟩ tau puṇya-karmāṇau

niyataṁ svargga-{r}gāminau|

6. Anuṣṭubh

taḍāgānāṁ sahasr⟨eṇa⟩

vāja-peya-⟨ś⟩a⟨33⟩t⟨ena⟩ ca|

gavāṁ koṭi-pradānena

bhūmi-harttā na śudhyati|

7. Anuṣṭubh

suvarṇṇam ekaṁ gām ekāṁ

bhūme⟨34⟩r apy arddham aṅgulaṁ|

haran ⟨n⟩arakam āyāti

yāvad—ā-hūta-saṁplavaḥ|

8. Anuṣṭubh

Anyāyena hr̥tā bhūmi⟨35⟩r

anyāyena tu hāritā|

harato hārayantaś caiva

sa hanyātsaptamaṁ kulaṁ||

9. Anuṣṭubh

sva-dattāṁ para-da⟨36⟩ttāṁ {m}vā

yo hare⟨ta⟩ vasundharāṁ

sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhūtvā

pacyate pitr̥bhiḥ saha|

12. Anuṣṭubh

Ā⟨Page 3r⟩⟨37⟩dityo varuṇo viṣṇur

⟨b⟩rahmā somo hutā⟨ś⟩anaḥ|

⟨ś⟩ūlapāṇis tu bhagavāN|

Abhina⟨38⟩ndanti bhūmidaṁ|

13. Śālinī

sāmānyo ’yaṁ dharmma-setu⟨r⟩ nr̥pāṇāṁ

kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ

⟨39⟩ riti sarvvān etāN bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN

bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmabhadra⟨ḥ⟩|

14. Puṣpitāgrā

Iti ⟨40⟩ kamala-dalām⟨b⟩u-⟨b⟩indu-lolāṁ|

śr⟨i⟩yam anucintya manuṣya-j⟨ī⟩vitaṁ ca

sakalam idam u⟨41⟩dāhr̥taṁ ca v⟨u⟩⟨d⟩dhvā|

na hi puruṣaiḥ para-k⟨ī⟩vrtayo vilopyāḥ|

paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhi⟨42⟩rāja-parameśvara-soma-kula-tilaka-trikaliṅgādhipati-śrī⟨ma⟩j-jana⟨43⟩mejaya-devasya vijayarājye samvatsare saptadasame Āṣāḍha⟨44⟩māsasitapakṣapañcabhyāṁ| yatrāṅkataḥ| samvaT 17 Āṣāḍha-śudi 5|

Sragdharā

jñeyā ⟨45⟩ ’śeṣārtha⟨ś⟩āstra-smṛti-vima⟨la⟩dhiyā deva-devāṅga-vidyā|

⟨śi⟩kṣākalpetihāsapra⟨46⟩kaṭa-sura-guru-prāpta-bhūyiṣṭha-dhāmnā|

nāmnā sādhāraṇena dvijavaratanunā ma⟨47⟩ntriṇā yasya rājyaṁ

nirv⟨y⟩ūḍhaṁ soyasuccais⟨tri⟩jagatī deva-janamejaya

⟨48⟩ śrīḥ […]sa[…]suta| ⟨49⟩ […]vṛ[…]suta[…]tki[…]harada[…] ⟨Page 2v⟩ ⟨50⟩ l⟨i⟩kh⟨i⟩tam ⟨i⟩daṁ tām{v}ra-sāsanaṁ mahāsandh⟨i⟩v⟨i⟩grah⟨i⟩ rāṇaka-śrī-malladattaḥ|| mahākṣapaṭa ⟨51⟩ l⟨i⟩nā kailāsa-sutena śrī-Alavena|| Utkīrṇṇañ ca sīvṛllāsutena haradāsenet⟨i⟩|| ◯ ||

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⟨1⟩ Om svasty amala-maṇi-kuṭṭima-sadana¿c?⟨v⟩alayanaikavaravāravilāsijīja⟨2⟩nacaraṇanṛpuraracatrast{r}apārā¿p?⟨v⟩atakula-pakṣa-svana¡v!⟨b⟩dhigitidaśagnānā⟨3⟩de¡s!⟨ś⟩āntarādāgatavandijanavistāritak¿i?⟨ī⟩rttirvvividha-vidyālaṁkṛta-vidvajjanaja⟨4⟩nitakāvyālāpastutadhanapativibhavastyārddhitaracita-vicitra-prāsādāṭṭā⟨5⟩likhādevakuledyāna-vana-vāpī-kūpa-taḍāgopa¡s!⟨ś⟩obhājitatasurapurama⟨6⟩himnaḥ| pracaṇḍadordaṇḍa-maṇḍalāgratuṇḍa-khaṇḍitārātimatta⟨7⟩mātaṅga-vimukta-muktāphala-prasādhitā¡s!⟨ś⟩eṣa-mahī-maṇḍala⟨8⟩sakala-bhūpāla-mauli-mālāvilagnamāṇikyamay¿u?⟨ū⟩kha-vrātābhir añji⟨9⟩ta-krama-kamala-yugalāT śrīmadārāmāT parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājā⟨10⟩dhirāja-parameśvara-parama-māheśvara-śrī¡s!⟨ś⟩ivagupta-deva-pādānudhyā⟨11⟩ta-paramamāheśvara-paramabhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara⟨Page 2r⟩⟨12⟩somakulatilakatrikaliṅgādhipatiśrīmahābhavaguptarājadevaḥ ku¡s!⟨ś⟩a⟨13⟩lī kosalāyāṁ luputurālhaṇḍāprati¡v!⟨b⟩addhagottaIkelāgrāme| ¡v!⟨b⟩rāhmaṇāN saṁp¿u?⟨ū⟩jya tadviṣa⟨14⟩yīya-yathākālādhyāsinaḥ samāhartṛ-sannidhātṛ-dāṇdapā¡s!⟨ś⟩ika-pi¡s!⟨ś⟩una-vetṛkā⟨15⟩varodhajana-rājavallabhādīN sarvvāN samājñāpayati| viditam astu bhavatāṁ| ya⟨16⟩thāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥ sanidhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sarvva¡v!⟨b⟩ādhāvivarjjitaḥ sarvvoparika⟨17⟩rakarādāna-sametaḥ sām{v}ramadhukaḥ sagarttoṣaraścatu⟨ḥ⟩sīmāpa⟨18⟩ryantaḥ sa-jala-sthala-sahitaḥ| khadirapadra-vinirggatāya suvarṇṇa⟨19⟩pura-vāstavyāya śrī-kamalavana-vaṇik-sthānāya saliladhārā-puraḥsaramāca⟨20⟩ndra-tārakārka-kṣiti-samakālopabhogārthaṁ māt¿ṛ?⟨ā⟩-pitror ātmanaś ca puṇya-ya¡s!⟨ś⟩o ⟨21⟩ ’bhivṛddhaye tām{v}ra¡s!⟨ś⟩āsanenākarīkṛtya pratipādita Ity avagatya samucita⟨22⟩bhoga-bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādibhir bhavadhiḥ sukhena prativastavyaṁ| Anenāpi prā⟨23⟩pta{ṁ}¡s!⟨ś⟩āsanena suvaṛṇṇapurīya-śrī-kamala-vanavanaksthānena ¡v!⟨b⟩li-caru-naivedya⟨Page 2v⟩⟨24⟩khaṇḍa-sphuṭita-pratikaraṇārya śrī-ke¡s!⟨ś⟩ava-śrī-Āditya-bhaṭṭarakābhyāṁ| devakul¿o?⟨ā⟩⟨25⟩bhyāṁ ¡s!⟨ś⟩āsanīkṛtya pradatta⟨ḥ⟩| bhāvibhiś ca bhūpatibhir dattir iya{ṁ}m asmadīyā dharmagau⟨26⟩ravād asmad-anuro⟨d⟩hāc ca sva-dattir i¿y?⟨v⟩ānupalanīyā| tathā coktaṁ dharma¡s!⟨ś⟩āstre|

1. Anuṣṭubh

⟨27⟩ ¡v!⟨b⟩ahubhir vasudhā dattā

rājabhiḥ sagarādibhir

⟨ya⟩sya ⟨yasya⟩ yadā bhūmis

tasya tasya tadā ⟨28⟩ phalaṁ|

2. Anuṣṭubh

mā bhūd a-phala-śa¡ṁ!⟨ṅ⟩kā vaḥ

para-datteti pārthivāḥ|

sva-dānāt phala⟨m ā⟩nantyaṁ

pa⟨29⟩ra-dattānupālane|

3. Anuṣṭubh

ṣaṣṭhi-varṣa-sahasrāṇi

svargge modati bhūmidaḥ

⟨Ākṣeptā cānumantā ca⟩

⟨tāny eva narake vaseT⟩

4. Anuṣṭubh

⟨30⟩ Āsphoṭayanti pitaro

valganti pitāmahāḥ

bhūmi-dātā kule jā⟨31⟩taḥ

sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati|

5. Anuṣṭubh

bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥h¡n!⟨ṇ⟩āti

yaś ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati|

Ubhau ⟨32⟩ tau puṇya-karmāṇau

niyataṁ svargga-{r}gāminau|

6. Anuṣṭubh

taḍāgānāṁ sahasr¿āṇi?⟨eṇa⟩

vāja-peya-¡s!⟨ś⟩a⟨33⟩t¿āṇi?⟨ena⟩ ca|

gavāṁ koṭi-pradānena

bhūmi-harttā na śudhyati|

7. Anuṣṭubh

suvarṇṇam ekaṁ gām ekāṁ

bhūme⟨34⟩r apy arddham aṅgulaṁ|

haran ⟨n⟩arakam āyāti

yāvad—ā-hūta-saṁplavaḥ|

8. Anuṣṭubh

Anyāyena hr̥tā bhūmi⟨35⟩r

anyāyena tu hāritā|

harato hārayantaś caiva

sa hanyātsaptamaṁ kulaṁ||

9. Anuṣṭubh

sva-dattāṁ para-da⟨36⟩ttāṁ {m}vā

yo hare¿cca?⟨ta⟩ vasundharāṁ

sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhūtvā

pacyate pitr̥bhiḥ saha|

12. Anuṣṭubh

Ā⟨Page 3r⟩⟨37⟩dityo varuṇo viṣṇur

¡v!⟨b⟩rahmā somo hutā¡s!⟨ś⟩anaḥ|

¡s!⟨ś⟩ūlapāṇis tu bhagavāN|

Abhina⟨38⟩ndanti bhūmidaṁ|

13. Śālinī

sāmānyo ’yaṁ dharmma-setu⟨r⟩ nr̥pāṇāṁ

kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ

⟨39⟩ riti sarvvān etāN bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN

bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmabhadra⟨ḥ⟩|

14. Puṣpitāgrā

Iti ⟨40⟩ kamala-dalām¡v!⟨b⟩u-¡v!⟨b⟩indu-lolāṁ|

śr¿ī?⟨i⟩yam anucintya manuṣya-j¿i?⟨ī⟩vitaṁ ca

sakalam idam u⟨41⟩dāhr̥taṁ ca v¿e?⟨u⟩⟨d⟩dhvā|

na hi puruṣaiḥ para-k¿i?⟨ī⟩vrtayo vilopyāḥ|

Sragdharā

jñeyā ⟨45⟩ ’śeṣārtha¡s!⟨ś⟩āstra-smṛti-vima⟨la⟩dhiyā deva-devāṅga-vidyā|

¿sī?⟨śi⟩kṣākalpetihāsapra⟨46⟩kaṭa-sura-guru-prāpta-bhūyiṣṭha-dhāmnā|

nāmnā sādhāraṇena dvijavaratanunā ma⟨47⟩ntriṇā yasya rājyaṁ

nirv⟨y⟩ūḍhaṁ soyasuccais¡tṛ!⟨tri⟩jagatī deva-janamejaya

⟨48⟩ śrīḥ […]sa[…]suta| ⟨49⟩ […]vṛ[…]suta[…]tki[…]harada[…] ⟨Page 2v⟩ ⟨50⟩ l¿ī?⟨i⟩kh¿ī?⟨i⟩tam ¿ī?⟨i⟩daṁ tām{v}ra-sāsanaṁ mahāsandh¿ī?⟨i⟩v¿ī?⟨i⟩grah¿ī?⟨i⟩ rāṇaka-śrī-malladattaḥ|| mahākṣapaṭa ⟨51⟩ l¿ī?⟨i⟩nā kailāsa-sutena śrī-Alavena|| Utkīrṇṇañ ca sīvṛllāsutena haradāsenet¿ī?⟨i⟩|| ◯ ||

Translation by Chhabra 1935–1936

⟨1–13⟩ Om ! Hail ! From the prosperous Arāma, which has (all) the ten quarters deafened by the fluttering noise of the flocks of pigeons frightened by the jingle of the anklets (worn) on the feet of the numerous excellent courtesans (moving) within the enclosures of mansions having floors (studded) with bright jewels, which has its fame spread by minstrels hailing from different countries, which (ries (in opulence) with) the wealth of Kubera (lit. lord of riches) exalted in poetic narrations produced by scholars endowed with various learning, (and) which has eclipsed the grandeur of Amarāvatī (lit. city of gods) by the splendour of its array of magnificent palaces, lofty buildings, temples, gardens, step-wells, wells and tanks ; the illustrious paramabhaṭṭāraka mahārājādhirāja parameśvara Mahābhavaguptarājadeva, the overlord of Trikaliṅga, an ornament of the Soma-kula, (and) a devout worshipper of Maheśvara, who has meditated on the feet of the illustrious paramabhaṭṭāraka mahārājādhirāja parameśvara Śivaguptadeva, a devout worshipper of Maheśvara, who (i.e., Mahā-Bhavagupta) has the entire circle of the (battle)-field decorated by the pearls loosened from the (temples of the) enemies’ rutting elephants rent asunder with the point of the scimitar (wielded) by his cudgel-like impetuous arm (and) who has the pair of his lotus-like feet tinted by the collection of rays (emanating) from the precious stones attached to the wreaths over the coronets of all the princes, being in good health,

⟨13–15⟩ having paid homage to the Brāhmaṇas in the Gottaïkelā village included in the Luputurā-khaṇḍa in Kosalā, issues a command to all (his officials) of that district, (persons) who mav at any time be holding office, (namely) Samāhartṛ, Sannidhātṛ, Dāṇḍapāśika, piśuna, Vaitrika, Avarodhajana, Rājavallabha, and so forth

⟨15–21⟩ Be it known to you that by (this) copper-charter We have, for the accretion of merit and fame to (Our) parents as well as to Ourself, donated this (Gottaïkelā) village, with libations of water, having made (it) tax-free, exempt from all hindrance, extending up to (its) four boundaries, along with (its) hidden treasures and deposits, mango and Bassia latifolia trees, pits and barren plots, water and land, with (the privilege of) collecting toll and revenue, to the illustrious Kamalavana Merchants’ Association, immigrant from Khadirapadra (and) resident in Suvarṇapura, to be enjoyed as long as the sun, the moon, the stars and the earth {endure).

⟨21–22⟩ Being aware of this, you should dwell in happiness, offering (to its) customary share of income, rent, (tribute of) gold, and so forth.

⟨22–25⟩ Being in possession of the charter, this illustrious Kamalavana Merchants’ Association has, in its turn, bestowed (the same village), having registered it as a deed, on the two temples, (one) of the lord Keśava (and the other) of the lord Āditya, for charity, oblation and offerings as well as for repairing wear and tear (in the temples).

⟨25–26⟩ And, future kings should, through respect for the dharma and out of regard for Us, protect this Our grant as their own grant. For, it is declared in the Dharmaśāstra :

⟨27–41⟩

⟨41–44⟩ (This charter has been issued) during the victorious reign of the illustrious paramabhaṭṭāraka mahārājādhirāja parameśvara Janamejayadeva, the overlord of Trikaliṅga, an ornament of the Soma-kula. in the seventeenth year on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of the month of Aṣādha, where in figures (it is) Anno 17 Aṣādha śudi 5.

⟨44–48⟩ Highly renowned in (all) the three worlds is this very illustrious Janamejayadeva, the administration of whose kingdom has been carried on by his minister Sādhāraṇa by name, an eminent dvija (lit. twice-born) by birth, whose intellect is clear owing to (his knowledge of) all the lores of polity and law worth knowing, who is manifestly a very Bṛhaspati (lit. preceptor of gods) in (expounding) the Vedas and the Vedāṅga-vidyās (such as) śikṣā, kalpa, itihāsa (and so forth), (and) who is (on account of all that) possessed of supreme glory.

⟨50–51⟩ This tāmraśāsana has been composed by Kailāsa’s son, the illustrious Alava, the mahākṣapaṭalin (attached to) the illustrious mahāsāndhivigrahin Rāṇaka Malladatta and engraved by Haradāsa, son of Sīvṛllā.

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[C] Chhabra, Bahadur Chand. 1935–1936. “Sonepur plates of Maha-bhavagupta(II)-Janamejaya; the year 17.” EI 23, pp. 248–255.

[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 VI, pages 194–199.

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<l n="a"><lb n="27"/><choice><orig>v</orig><reg>b</reg></choice>ahubhir vasudhā dattā</l>

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<l n="c"><supplied reason="omitted">ya</supplied>sya <supplied reason="omitted">yasya</supplied> yadā bhūmis</l>

<l n="d">tasya tasya tadā<lb n="28"/>phalaṁ<g type="danda">.</g></l><!--

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<l n="a">mā bhūd a-phala-śa<choice><orig>ṁ</orig><reg>ṅ</reg></choice>kā vaḥ</l>

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<l n="c">sva-dānāt phala<supplied reason="omitted">m ā</supplied>nantyaṁ</l>

<l n="d">pa<lb n="29" break="no"/>ra-dattānupālane<g type="danda">.</g></l><!--

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<l n="a">ṣaṣṭhi-varṣa-sahasrāṇi</l>

<l n="b">svargge modati bhūmidaḥ</l>

<l n="c"><supplied reason="omitted">Ākṣeptā cānumantā ca</supplied></l>

<l n="d"><supplied reason="omitted">tāny eva narake vaseT</supplied></l><!--

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<l n="a"><lb n="30"/>Āsphoṭayanti pitaro</l>

<l n="b">valganti pitāmahāḥ</l>

<l n="c">bhūmi-dātā kule jā<lb n="31" break="no"/>taḥ</l>

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

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<l n="a">bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥h<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṇ</reg></choice>āti</l>

<l n="b">yaś ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati<g type="danda">.</g></l>

<l n="c">Ubhau<lb n="32"/>tau puṇya-karmāṇau</l>

<l n="d">niyataṁ svargga-<surplus>r</surplus>gāminau<g type="danda">.</g></l><!--

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

<l n="c">gavāṁ koṭi-pradānena</l>

<l n="d">bhūmi-harttā na śudhyati<g type="danda">.</g></l><!--

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<l n="a">suvarṇṇam ekaṁ gām ekāṁ</l>

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<l n="d">yāvad—ā-hūta-saṁplavaḥ<g type="danda">.</g></l>

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<l n="a">Anyāyena hr̥tā bhūmi<lb n="35" break="no"/>r</l>

<l n="b">anyāyena tu hāritā<g type="danda">.</g></l>

<l n="c">harato hārayantaś caiva</l>

<l n="d">sa hanyātsaptamaṁ kulaṁ<g type="ddanda">.</g></l>

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<l n="a">sva-dattāṁ para-da<lb n="36" break="no"/>ttāṁ <surplus>m</surplus>vā</l>

<l n="b">yo hare<choice><sic>cca</sic><corr>ta</corr></choice> vasundharāṁ</l>

<l n="c">sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhūtvā</l>

<l n="d">pacyate pitr̥bhiḥ saha<g type="danda">.</g></l>

</lg>

<l n="a">Ā

<lb n="37" break="no"/>dityo varuṇo viṣṇur</l>

<l n="b"><choice><orig>v</orig><reg>b</reg></choice>rahmā somo hutā<choice><orig>s</orig><reg>ś</reg></choice>anaḥ<g type="danda">.</g></l>

<l n="c"><choice><orig>s</orig><reg>ś</reg></choice>ūlapāṇis tu bhagavāN<g type="danda">.</g></l>

<l n="d">Abhina<lb n="38" break="no"/>ndanti bhūmidaṁ<g type="danda">.</g></l>

</lg>

<l n="a">sāmānyo 'yaṁ dharmma-setu<supplied reason="omitted">r</supplied> nr̥pāṇāṁ</l>

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

<l n="c"><lb n="39"/>riti sarvvān etāN bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN</l>

<l n="d">bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmabhadra<supplied reason="omitted">ḥ</supplied><g type="danda">.</g></l>

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<l n="a">Iti<lb n="40"/>kamala-dalām<choice><orig>v</orig><reg>b</reg></choice>u-<choice><orig>v</orig><reg>b</reg></choice>indu-lolāṁ<g type="danda">.</g></l>

<l n="b">śr<choice><sic>ī</sic><corr>i</corr></choice>yam anucintya manuṣya-j<choice><sic>i</sic><corr>ī</corr></choice>vitaṁ ca</l>

<l n="c">sakalam idam u<lb n="41" break="no"/>dāhr̥taṁ ca v<choice><sic>e</sic><corr>u</corr></choice><supplied reason="omitted">d</supplied>dhvā<g type="danda">.</g></l>

<l n="d">na hi puruṣaiḥ para-k<choice><sic>i</sic><corr>ī</corr></choice>vrtayo vilopyāḥ<g type="danda">.</g></l>

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<p n="1-13">Om ! Hail ! From the prosperous Arāma, which has (all) the ten quarters deafened by the fluttering noise of the flocks of pigeons frightened by the jingle of the anklets (worn) on the feet of the numerous excellent courtesans (moving) within the enclosures of mansions having floors (studded) with bright jewels, which has its fame spread by minstrels hailing from different countries, which (ries (in opulence) with) the wealth of Kubera (lit. lord of riches) exalted in poetic narrations produced by scholars endowed with various learning, (and) which has eclipsed the grandeur of Amarāvatī (lit. city of gods) by the splendour of its array of magnificent palaces, lofty buildings, temples, gardens, step-wells, wells and tanks ; the illustrious <foreign>paramabhaṭṭāraka</foreign> <foreign>mahārājādhirāja</foreign> <foreign>parameśvara</foreign> Mahābhavaguptarājadeva, the overlord of Trikaliṅga, an ornament of the Soma-kula, (and) a devout worshipper of Maheśvara, who has meditated on the feet of the illustrious <foreign>paramabhaṭṭāraka</foreign> <foreign>mahārājādhirāja</foreign> <foreign>parameśvara</foreign> Śivaguptadeva, a devout worshipper of Maheśvara, who (i.e., Mahā-Bhavagupta) has the entire circle of the (battle)-field decorated by the pearls loosened from the (temples of the) enemies’ rutting elephants rent asunder with the point of the scimitar (wielded) by his cudgel-like impetuous arm (and) who has the pair of his lotus-like feet tinted by the collection of rays (emanating) from the precious stones attached to the wreaths over the coronets of all the princes, being in good health,

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<p n="13-15">having paid homage to the Brāhmaṇas in the Gottaïkelā village included in the Luputurā-khaṇḍa in Kosalā, issues a command to all (his officials) of that district, (persons) who mav at any time be holding office, (namely) <foreign>Samāhartṛ</foreign>, <foreign>Sannidhātṛ</foreign>, <foreign>Dāṇḍapāśika</foreign>, <foreign>piśuna</foreign>, <foreign>Vaitrika</foreign>, <foreign>Avarodhajana</foreign>, <foreign>Rājavallabha</foreign>, and so forth</p>

<p n="15-21">Be it known to you that by (this) copper-charter We have, for the accretion of merit and fame to (Our) parents as well as to Ourself, donated this (Gottaïkelā) village, with libations of water, having made (it) tax-free, exempt from all hindrance, extending up to (its) four boundaries, along with (its) hidden treasures and deposits, mango and <foreign>Bassia latifolia</foreign> trees, pits and barren plots, water and land, with (the privilege of) collecting toll and revenue,

to the illustrious Kamalavana Merchants’ Association, immigrant from Khadirapadra (and) resident in Suvarṇapura, to be enjoyed as long as the sun, the moon, the stars and the earth {endure).</p>

<p n="21-22">Being aware of this, you should dwell in happiness, offering (to its) customary share of income, rent, (tribute of) gold, and so forth.

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<p n="22-25">Being in possession of the charter, this illustrious Kamalavana Merchants’ Association has, in its turn, bestowed (the same village), having registered it as a deed, on the two temples, (one) of the lord Keśava (and the other) of the lord Āditya, for charity, oblation and offerings as well as for repairing wear and tear (in the temples).</p>

<p n="25-26">And, future kings should, through respect for the dharma and out of regard for Us, protect this Our grant as their own grant. For, it is declared in the <title>Dharmaśāstra</title> :</p>

<p n="41-44">(This charter has been issued) during the victorious reign of the illustrious <foreign>paramabhaṭṭāraka</foreign> <foreign>mahārājādhirāja</foreign> <foreign>parameśvara</foreign> Janamejayadeva, the overlord of Trikaliṅga, an ornament of the Soma-kula. in the seventeenth year on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of the month of Aṣādha, where in figures (it is) Anno 17 Aṣādha <foreign>śudi</foreign> 5.</p>

<p n="44-48">Highly renowned in (all) the three worlds is this very illustrious Janamejayadeva, the administration of whose kingdom has been carried on by his minister Sādhāraṇa by name, an eminent <foreign>dvija</foreign> (lit. twice-born) by birth, whose intellect is clear owing to (his knowledge of) all the lores of polity and law worth knowing, who is manifestly a very Bṛhaspati (lit. preceptor of gods) in (expounding) the Vedas and the Vedāṅga-vidyās (such as) <foreign>śikṣā</foreign>, <foreign>kalpa</foreign>, <foreign>itihāsa</foreign> (and so forth), (and) who is (on account of all that) possessed of supreme glory.</p>

<p n="50-51">This <foreign>tāmraśāsana</foreign> has been composed by Kailāsa's son, the illustrious Alava, the <foreign>mahākṣapaṭalin</foreign> (attached to) the illustrious <foreign>mahāsāndhivigrahin</foreign> Rāṇaka Malladatta and engraved by Haradāsa, son of Sīvṛllā.</p>

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