Nibinna (also know as Sonepur) Plates of Mahāśivagupta Yayāti, Year 15

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⟨1⟩ siddhaM svasti śrī⟨ma⟩to vin¿i?ta-purāt parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-pa-

⟨2⟩ ra⟨ma⟩-māheśvara-m¿ā?hābhavagupta-rāja-deva-pādānudhyā¿tpa?para-

⟨3⟩ ma-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-māheśvara-soma-kula-tilaka-trika-

⟨4⟩ liṅgādhipati-śrī-mahāśivagupta-rāja-devaḥ kuśalī ko¿s?ala-de-

⟨5⟩ ¿s?a-prati¡v!addha-gandhaṭapāṭila-maṇḍale cottara-pallīya-nivaṇḍā-grāme

⟨6⟩ ¡v!rāhmaṇān sampūjya tadviṣayīyāN yathākālādhyāsinaḥ samā-

⟨7⟩ hartr̥-san⟨n⟩idhātr̥-yuktādhikārika-d¿a?ṇḍapā¡s!ika-cāṭabhaṭa-pi¡s!u-

⟨8⟩ na-v¿e?(tri)kāvarodha-jana-rāṇaka-rāja-putra-rājñī-rāja-va(lla)-

⟨9⟩ bh¿a?dīN sarvāN rājapādopaj¿i?vinaḥ samājñāpayati⟨.⟩ viditam astu

⟨10⟩ bha⟨va⟩tāṁ yathās⟨m⟩ābhir aya⟨ṁ⟩ grāmaḥ sanidhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sada¡s!ā parādhaḥ

⟨11⟩ sarva-¡v!ādhā-vivarjitaḥ sa⟨r⟩voparikarādāna-sahitaś catuḥs¿i?māpa-

⟨12⟩ ryantaḥ sāmramadhukaḥ sagartto¡s!araḥ sajalasthalaḥ pratiniṣiddha-cāṭa-

⟨13⟩ -bhaṭa-praveśaḥ bhāradvājasagotrāya| Āṅgirasa¡v!ārhaspatya-bhāra-

⟨14⟩ dvāja-pravarāya| U¿lh?āsa-śarmmaṇaḥ pautrāya| n¿a?rāyaṇaśa(rmmā) savācatuḥ-simā-vācchinnaḥ-

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⟨15⟩ ṇa⟨ḥ⟩ putrāya| bhaṭaparolī-vin¿ī?rgatāya| kosalīya-marameṇḍā-(grā)-

⟨16⟩ m¿e?vāstavyāya śrī-puṇḍarika-sarmmane dīkṣitāya| gandhaḍapāṭī-

⟨17⟩ maṇḍale Uttarapallikāyānovinnāgrāmaḥ ⟨saliladhārā⟩ puraḥsaramā-candra-tārā-

⟨18⟩ kā⟨r⟩kka-kṣiti-samak¿e?lopabhogārtha⟨ṁ⟩ mātāpitror ātmanaś ca puṇ⟨y⟩a-

⟨19⟩ ya¿s?o vr̥ddhaye {tāmvra}tāmra-¿s?āsanenākarīkr̥tya pratipādita Ity ava-

⟨20⟩ gamya samucita bhoga-bhāya-kara-hiraṇy¿a?dipraty¿a?yam upanayadbhir bhava-

⟨21⟩ dbhiḥ sukhena prativ¿ā?stavyam iti bhāvibhiś ca bhūpatibhir dda¿nt?ir i-

⟨22⟩ yam asmadīyā dharma-gauravād asmad-anurodhāc ca svadatt¿ī?r ivānup¿a?-

⟨23⟩ l¿i?nīy¿a?| tathā ⟨co⟩kta⟨ṁ⟩ dharmmaśāstre⟨.⟩ ¡v!ahubhir ¡vv!asudhā dattā| rājabhiḥ saga-

⟨24⟩ rādibhiḥ| yasya yasya yadā bhūmis tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ∥ mā bhū-

⟨25⟩ ¿t? a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ para-datteti pārthivāḥ| sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ

⟨26⟩ para-dattānupālane| ṣa¿ṣṭhi?⟨ṁ⟩ varṣasahasrāṇi svarge modati bhūmi{|}-

⟨27⟩ daḥ| Ākṣ¿i?ptā cānumantā ca dvāvet tau narakagāminau| Agner apatya⟨ṁ⟩

⟨28⟩ pra(tha)ma⟨ṁ⟩ suvarṇṇaṁ| bh¿u?r vv¿a?ṣṇavī s¿u?rya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ| yaḥ kāñcana⟨ṁ⟩ gāñ ca

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⟨29⟩ mahīñ ca dadyā¿T? da(ttās tra)yas tena bhavanti lok¿e?| Āsphoṭayanti pitarāḥ

⟨30⟩ pravalgayanti pitāmahāḥ| bhūmi-dātā kule jātaḥ sa nas tr¿e?tā

⟨31⟩ bhaviṣyati| bhūmi⟨ṁ⟩ ya| pratigr̥hṇāti yaś ca bhūmi⟨ṁ⟩ prayacchati| Ubh¿o?

⟨32⟩ tau puṇya-karmmāṇau niyat¿au? svarga-gāminau| taḍāgānā⟨ṁ⟩ sahasre

⟨33⟩ ṇa vāja-peya-¿s?atāṇi ca gavā⟨ṁ⟩ koṭi-pradānena bhūmi-harttā na ¿s?udhya

⟨34⟩ ti| harate hārayeta yas tu manda-¡v!uddhis tamo-vr̥taḥ⟨.⟩ sa ¡v!addho vāruṇai⟨ḥ⟩

⟨35⟩ pā¿s?ais tiryag-¿go?¿nr̥? sa gacchati|

⟨28⟩ suvarṇṇam ekā⟨ṁ⟩ gām ekā⟨ṁ⟩ ⟨vā⟩ bhūm¿i?

⟨36⟩ r apy arddham aṅgula⟨M|⟩ haraṁ na⟨ra⟩kam āyāti yāvad āhūta-saṁplava¿ḥ?|

⟨37⟩ (sva-da)ttā⟨ṁ⟩ para-dattām vā| yo hared vasundharā¿ḥ?| sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mi-

⟨38⟩ (r bhūtvā)

⟨30⟩ pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate| Ādityo varuṇo viṣṇu⟨ḥ⟩ ⟨brahmā⟩ somo hu

⟨39⟩ tā¿s?anaḥ⟨.⟩ ¿su?lpāṇiś ca bhagavā⟨n⟩ ⟨a⟩bhina⟨nda⟩nti bhūmida¿ḥ?| sāmānyo

⟨40⟩ ’ya¿n? dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇā⟨ṁ⟩ kāle kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ⟨.⟩ sa(rvā)-

⟨41⟩ n etān{a} bhāvinaḥ pārthivedrāN bh¿u?yo ⟨bhūyo⟩ yācate rāmabhadraḥ|

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⟨42⟩ Iti kamala-dalām¡v!u-¡v!indu-lolā⟨ṁ⟩ śr¿ī?yam anuci(ntya) manuṣya-jīvi-

⟨43⟩ tañ ca| sa-kalam idam udā¿ha?¿ri?ñ ca ¡v!uddh⟨v⟩ā na hi puruṣai⟨ḥ⟩ para-kīrtayo

⟨44⟩ vilop⟨y⟩ā Iti∥ parama-māheśvara-para⟨ma⟩bhaṭ⟨ṭ⟩āraka-mahārājādhirā-

⟨45⟩ ja-parameśvara-soma-kula-trikaliṅgādhipati-śrīmad-yayā-

⟨46⟩ tirājadevasya pādānupravarddhamāna-vijayarājye pañcada¡s!ame

⟨47⟩ sāmvatsare∥ m¿a?rgga¡s!iramāse∥ ¡s!uklapakṣe trayoda¡s!yāntithau samva-

⟨48⟩ T 15 mārggaśudi 13∥ likhi⟨ta⟩m idaṁ ¡s!āsana⟨ṁ⟩ mahāsandhi-

⟨49⟩ vigrahi rāṇaka-śrī-dhāradattasyāvagatena mahākṣapa-

⟨50⟩ ṭa¿(la)?ka śrī Ucchavanāgenāllanāga-suten¿e?tkīrṇṇa⟨ṁ⟩ ṭṭhakkurapanā-

⟨51⟩ keneti∥ sampado jalaja-parṇṇaja-lābhā∥ jīvit{t}a⟨ṁ⟩ maraṇa-santa-

⟨52⟩ ti-sa⟨ṁ⟩sthaṁ⟨.⟩ bhoga-m¿ū?ktiracirāya vilokyaḥ kīrttayo nr̥patibhir n¿r̥?

⟨53⟩ ⟨vi⟩lopyā Iti|

Apparatus

⟨1-2⟩ para⟨ma⟩-māheśvara ⬦ para-māheśvara S.

Bibliography

Primary

[M] Mazumdar, B. C. 1911–1912. “Three copper-plate records of Sonpur.” EI 11, pp. 93–104.

[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 XV, pages 240–245.

[R] Rajaguru, Satyanarayan. 1966. Inscriptions of Orissa, vol. 4. No place: Sri Sarada Press. [URL]. Item 29, pages 184–189.

Secondary

Tripathy, Snigdha. 2010. Descriptive topographical catalogue of Orissan inscriptions. New Delhi: Manohar. Pages 462–463.

Acharya, Subrata Kumar. 2014. Copper-plate inscriptions of Odisha: a descriptive catalogue (circa fourth century to sixteenth century CE). New Delhi: D. K. Printworld. Pages 258–259.