Chaudwār plates #1 of Mahābhavagupta Dharmakandarpa year 31

Editor: Amandine Wattelier-Bricout.

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSomavamsin00011.

Language: Sanskrit.

Repository: Somavaṁśin (tfb-somavamsin-epigraphy).

Version: (0598937), last modified (c53510e).

Edition

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⟨Page 1v⟩ ⟨1⟩ Om svasti| śrimad-ārāma-samāvāsi¿n?⟨t⟩aḥ śrīmato vijaya-kaṭakāt| parama-bhaṭṭā⟨2⟩raka-mahājādhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-śivagupta-deva-pādānudhyāta-parama-maheśva⟨3⟩ra-parama-bhaṭṭāra-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-soma-kula-tilaka-trikaliṅgādhipati-⟨4⟩mahārājādhirāja-śrī-mahābhavagupta-devaḥ kuśalī| ko¡ś!⟨s⟩ala-deśe povā-vi¡ś!⟨ṣ⟩ayīya⟨5⟩raṇḍā-grāme| tathā Alāṇḍalā-grāme| ¡v!⟨b⟩rāhmaṇān saṁpūjya tad-vi¡ś!⟨ṣ⟩ayīyān yathākālā⟨6⟩dhyāsinaḥ samāhartṛ-sannidhātṛ-niyuktakādhikār¿ī?⟨i⟩ka-dāṇḍapāśika-cāṭa⟨7⟩-bhaṭ{ṭ}a-piśuna-ve⟨t⟩rikāvarodhajana-rānaka-⟨rājaputra⟩-rājavallabhādī¿na?⟨N⟩ sarvvāN sa⟨8⟩mājñāpayati| viditam astu bhavatāṁ yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥ ¡ṣ!⟨s⟩anidhiḥ so⟨9⟩panidhis sa-daśāparādhas sarvva¡v!⟨b⟩ādhāvivarjjitas sarvvoparikakarādāna-sahitaś catuḥ⟨10⟩-sīmāparyantas sā⟨mra⟩-madhukas sagartoṣa⟨ra⟩s sa-jala-sthala-sahitaḥ pratiniṣiddha-cāṭa-bhaṭ{ṭ}a-pra⟨11⟩veśaḥ|{ṭ}akārī-vinirggatāya| ko¡ś!⟨s⟩ale turvvunā-vāstavyāya| bharadvāja-gotrāya| ¡v!⟨b⟩ā⟨12⟩rhaspatyāṅgirasa-pravarāya| vājasena-śākhadhyāyine bhaṭṭa-śrī-mahattama-sādhāraṇā⟨13⟩ya| bhaṭṭa-śrī-śobhana-sutāya| saliladhārā-purassaram ā-candra-tārakārkka-kṣiti-sama⟨Page 2r⟩⟨14⟩kālopabhogyāya| mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca puṇya-yaśobhivṛddhaye tām{v}ra-śāsanenākarī⟨15⟩kṛtya pratipāditam ity avagatya samucita-bhoga-bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādibhir pratyāyam upanaya⟨16⟩dbhir bhavadhiḥ sukhena prativastavyam iti| bhāvibhiś ca bhūpatibhir ddattir iyam asmadīyā dharmma⟨17⟩-gauravād asmad-anurodhāc ca sva-dattir ivānupalanīyā|| tathā coktan dharmaśāstre|

I. Anuṣṭubh

¡v!⟨b⟩ahubhi⟨18⟩r vvasudhā dattā

a

rājabhis sagarādibhiḥ|

b

yasya yasya yadā bhūmis

c

tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ||

d
II. Anuṣṭubh

mā bhū⟨19⟩d a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ

a

pa{pa}ra-datteti pārthivāḥ|

b

sva-dānāt ¿m?⟨ph⟩alam ānandyam

c

para-dānā⟨20⟩nupālane

d
III. Anuṣṭubh

ṣaṣṭhim varṣa-sahasrāṇi

a

svargge modati bhūmidaḥ|

b

Ākṣeptā cānuma⟨21⟩ntā ca

c

dvitayan narakaṁ vrajeT||

d
IV. Indravajrā

Agner apatyaṁ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ

a

bhūr vvaiṣṇavī ⟨22⟩ sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ|

b

yaḥ kā¡ṇ!⟨ñ⟩canaṁ gā¡ṇ!⟨ñ⟩ ca mahī¡ṇ!⟨ñ⟩ ca dadyāt

c

dattās trayas tena bhavanti lok¿e?⟨āḥ⟩

d
V. Anuṣṭubh

⟨23⟩ Āsphoṭayanti pitaraḥ

a

pravalganti pitāmahāḥ|

b

bhūmidātā kule jātaḥ

c

sa nas trātā bha⟨24⟩viṣyati||

d
VI. Anuṣṭubh

bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥hṇāti

a

yaś ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati|

b

Ubhau tau puṇya-karmmāṇau

c

ni⟨25⟩yataṁ svargga-gāminau||

d
VII. Anuṣṭubh

taḍāgānā⟨ṁ⟩ sahasrāṇi

a

vājapeya-śatā⟨ni⟩ ca|

b

gavāṁ koṭi-pra⟨26⟩dānena

c

bhūmi-harttā na śudhyati||

d
VIII. Anuṣṭubh

harate hārayed yas tu

a

manda-¡v!⟨b⟩uddhis tamo-vr̥taḥ|

b

sa ¡v!⟨b⟩addho ⟨Page 2v⟩ ⟨27⟩ vāruṇaiḥ pāśais

c

tiryag-yoniṁ ca gacchati||

d
IX. Anuṣṭubh

suvarṇṇam ekaṁ gām ekāṁ

a

bhūmer apy arddham aṅgulaṁ|

b

⟨28⟩ haran narakam āyāti

c

yāvad—ā-bhūta-saṁplavaṁ||

d
X. Anuṣṭubh

sva-dattām para-dattām vā

a

yo hareta vasundha⟨29⟩rāṁ|

b

sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhūtvā

c

pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate||

d
XI. Anuṣṭubh

Ādityo varuṇo viṣṇur

a

¡vv!⟨b⟩rahmā ⟨30⟩ somo hutāśanaḥ|

b

śūlapāṇiś ca bhagavān

c

abhinandanti bhūmidaM||

d
XII. Śālinī

sāmānyo ⟨31⟩ ’yaṁ dharmma-setur ¿tr̥?⟨nr̥⟩pāṇāṁ

a

kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ|

b

sarvvān evaṁ bhāvinaḥ pārthi⟨32⟩vendrān

c

bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmabhadraḥ||

d
XIII. Puṣpitāgrā

Iti kamala-dalām¡v!⟨b⟩u-¡v!⟨b⟩indu-lo⟨33⟩lāṁ

a

śriyam anucintya manuṣya-jīvitaṁ ca|

b

sakalam idam udāhr̥ta⟨ṁ⟩ ca ¡v!⟨b⟩u¿dvā?⟨ddhvā⟩

c

⟨34⟩ na hi puruṣaiḥ para-kīrtayo vilopyāḥ||

d

sakaka-bhūpāla-mauli-mālā-vi⟨35⟩lagna-māṇikya-mayūkha-vrātābhira¡ṇ!⟨ñ⟩jitāṅ¿gi?⟨ghri⟩-kamala-yugalaḥ pracaṇḍa-dorddaṇḍa-maṇḍa⟨36⟩lāgra-khaṇḍitārāti-matta-mātaṅga-vimukta-muktāphala-prasādhitāśeṣa-raṇa-mahī⟨37⟩-maṇḍala||

Śārdūlavikrīḍita

yas sādhāraṇa-nāmni mantri-tilake vinyasya sarvvāgamaṁ

a

dhairyodanvati tī⟨38⟩vra-tejasi dhuraṁ rājasya viprottame|

b

mānākhyānaka-vistarāmṛta-rasāsvādād a⟨39⟩manda-sphurat-

c

santoṣāt sukham anvabhūd avirataṁ pṛthvīśa-cūḍamaṇiḥ||

d
Sragdharā

¿ā?⟨e⟩yāś⟨eṣā⟩rtha⟨Page 3r⟩⟨40⟩-śāstra-smṛti-vimala-dhiyā veda-vedaṅga-vidyā

a

-śikṣā-kalpetihāsa-prakaṭa-suragu⟨41⟩ruḥ prāpta-bhūyiṣṭha-dhāmnā|

b

nāmnā sādhāraṇena dvija-vara-vidhinā mantriṇā yasya rājyaṁ

c

ni⟨42⟩rvyūdhaṁ so ’yam uccais tri-jagati vidito dharmma-kandarppa-devaḥ||

d

parama-maheśvara-parama⟨43⟩-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-soma-kula-tilaka-trikaliṅgādhipati-śrī⟨44⟩-mahābhavagupta-deva-pāda-padma-pravarddhamāna-vijaya-rājye eka-triṅśatt¿i?⟨a⟩me s¿ā?⟨a⟩mvatsa⟨45⟩re| mārgga śudi tithau trayodaśyāṁ yatrāṅkenāpi samvat 31 mārgga ⟨46⟩ śudi 13 likhitam idaṁ triphalī-tām{v}ra-śāsana⟨ṁ⟩ mahāsāndhivigra⟨47⟩hī-rāṇaka-malladatta-prati¡v!⟨b⟩addha-kāyastha-śrī-māhūkena priyaṅkarā⟨48⟩ditya-suteneti||

Anuṣṭubh

praṇītaṁ ko¡ś!⟨s⟩alendreṇa

a

prati¡v!⟨b⟩odhya-maṃhattama|

b

Ādatta puṇḍarīkā⟨49⟩kṣaḥ

c

śāsanaṁ tāmra-nirmmitam||

d

Utkirnita mādhavena vāsu¿ṣū?⟨su⟩teneti||

Apparatus

Translation

Commentary

Orthographical peculiarities : the use of v for b; the use of the velar nasal ṅ instead of the anusvāra.

Object: grant of two villages to a Brahmin by the reigning king.

Bibliography

It was edited for the first time in 1876, in the Indian Antiquary, vol. 5, pp.55 ff., by Babu Rangalala Banerjea (see Fleet 1894–1895, p. 324). It was reedited then by Fleet 1894–1895, s.v. B, pp. 347–351.

Primary

[B] Beames, John and Rangalala Banerjea. 1876. “Copper-plate grant from Kapâleśvara, in Orissa.” IA 5, pp. 55–60. [URL].

[F] Fleet, John Faithfull. 1894–1895. “Records of the Somavamsi Kings of Katak.” EI 3, pp. 323–359. Entry B, pages 347–351.

[R] Rajaguru, Satyanarayan. 1966. Inscriptions of Orissa, vol. 4. No place: Sri Sarada Press. [URL]. Item 24, pages 138–144.

[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 VIII, pages 206–212.

Secondary

Bhandarkar, Devadatta Ramakrishna. 1927–1936. A list of the inscriptions of northern India in Brahmi and its derivative scripts, from about 200 A. C.: Appendix to Epigraphia Indica and record of the Archaeological Survey of India, volumes XIX to XXIII. Calcutta: Archaeological Survey of India. [URL]. Item 1562.

Tripathy, Snigdha. 2010. Descriptive topographical catalogue of Orissan inscriptions. New Delhi: Manohar Publishers & Distributors. Pages 138–140.

Acharya, Subrata Kumar. 2014. Copper-plate inscriptions of Odisha: a descriptive catalogue (circa fourth century to sixteenth century CE). New Delhi: D. K. Printworld. Page 247.