Gatarei Plate of Gayāḍatuṅga
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⟨14⟩ Api ca paṭhyate{|} ddharmmaśāstre| ¡v!ahubhir vasudhā dattā{ḥ} rājabh¿ī?ḥ
⟨15⟩ sagarādibh¿ī?ḥ yasya yasya yadā bhūmi{ḥ} s tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ sva--
⟨16⟩ dattā p{a}halam ānantyam para-dattānupālan¿aṁ? sva-dattaś ca para-dattām vā{∥}
⟨17⟩ yo hare⟨ta⟩ vasundharā⟨M⟩| sva viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥m¿ī?r bhūtvā{|} pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate
⟨18⟩ A-sthiraṁ sarvvam ālocya śarīraṁ yauvanaṁ dhanaṁ satvasūḥ sūsratām ¡v!u-
⟨19⟩ ddh¿ī?ḥ sthirārambhā pravarttate kva gatās-te mahī-pālāṁ{∥} dattāyaiḥ
⟨20⟩ bhutṛ-pādhyāyaḥ Etat ukta bhūyo bhūyaḥ Iti kamala-dalā-
⟨21⟩ m¡v!u-¡v!ind¿ū?-lolāṁ ś¿ṛ?⟨ya⟩m anucintya manuṣya-jīvitaṁ ca sakalam i-
⟨22⟩ dam udāhr̥taṁ ca ¿dhūdhyā? na ¿bhiḥ? p¿ū?ruṣaiḥ{|} para-kīr¿ṇṇ?ayo vilo¿s?yā⟨ḥ⟩
⟨23⟩ iti{ḥ}∥
Bibliography
Primary
[T] Tripathy, Snigdha. 1980. “Copper Plate Grant of Gayāḍatuṅga.” Journal of the Epigraphical Society of India 7, pp. 120–127.
[A] Acharya, Subrata Kumar. 2022. Inscriptions of the minor ruling dynasties of Odisha (circa 8th-12th century CE). Delhi: Agam Kala Prakashan. Item II, pages 161–162.
Secondary
Tripathy, Snigdha. 2010. Descriptive topographical catalogue of Orissan inscriptions. New Delhi: Manohar. Item 6, pages 166–167.
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 2, pages 387–388.
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<p>Bibliographical reference : S. Tripathy JESI 7 1980 120-127. Acharya <bibl><ptr target="bib:Acharya2014_01"/><citedRange unit="note">32</citedRange><citedRange unit="page">388</citedRange></bibl> : " invocatory verse <foreign>oṃ namaḥ viśuddhajñānadehāyaḥ traivedīdivyacakṣuṣe</foreign> | <foreign>śreyaprāptinimittāyaḥ namaḥ satvārthatyāyine</foreign> ||" There are 6 customary verses. 'The two verses written in lines 18 20 are not usually met in the epigraphical literature of India" ; Acharya <bibl><ptr target="bib:Acharya2014_01"/><citedRange unit="note">33</citedRange><citedRange unit="page">388</citedRange></bibl>:" only charter of Gayātuṅga in which the ruler is described as <foreign>paramasaugata</foreign> a buddhist title while in his other plates as well as in the plates of Vinītatuṅga the rulers assumed the śaivite title of <foreign>paramamāheśvara</foreign>. It may be said that the charter was issued earlier than the other three plates of Gayāḍatuṅga" For this last part of the note, I am wondering how Acharya knows that this charter was issued before the others because there is no date. </p>
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Bibliographical reference : S. Tripathy JESI 7 1980 120-127. Acharya Acharya 2014, n. 32, p. 388 : " invocatory verse oṃ namaḥ viśuddhajñānadehāyaḥ traivedīdivyacakṣuṣe | śreyaprāptinimittāyaḥ namaḥ satvārthatyāyine ||" There are 6 customary verses. ’The two verses written in lines 18 20 are not usually met in the epigraphical literature of India" ; Acharya Acharya 2014, n. 33, p. 388:" only charter of Gayātuṅga in which the ruler is described as paramasaugata a buddhist title while in his other plates as well as in the plates of Vinītatuṅga the rulers assumed the śaivite title of paramamāheśvara. It may be said that the charter was issued earlier than the other three plates of Gayāḍatuṅga" For this last part of the note, I am wondering how Acharya knows that this charter was issued before the others because there is no date.