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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA 2¼ ṭimpīras at the village of Madhuvāṭaka attached to the Rāṇḍa sīman probably forming a part of the same vishaya. The donee was a Jain (?) monk called ēka-śāṭa (possibly one who has taken a vow to wear only one piece of cloth ; cf. ēka-chīvara) Prabuddhachandra who was the disciple of the arhadāchārya (the most venerable teacher) Nāsichandra. The grant seems to have been actually made in favour of a deity or religious establishment in the residence of Prabuddhachandra. This is suggested by the expression bali-sattra-charu-pravarttanāya. But the record seems to say that Prabuddhachandra alone would have to enjoy the grant till his death. The gift was thus temporary. Nothing is recorded in regard to the relation that existed between the queen Kalyāṇadēvī (or Śrīkalyāṇaº) and the king Dharmarāja, although the epithet rājñī seems to suggest that she was one of the king’s wives. The epithet bhagavatī used before the word rājñī may actually refer to an unnamed goddess established in Prabuddhachandra’s residence. In case it was intended for the queen, she has possibly to be taken as the mother or a step-mother of the king. The word ṭimpīra (also written timpira or timpīra) is found in many records[1] in the sense of a land measure. It is clear that the engraver omitted a large number of words from the passage detailing the grant in the original draft of the document. The dūtaka or executor of the charter was the Pañchakaraṇōparika-vaiśvāsika-bṛihadbhōgin Sāmanta. Apparently the same person is mentioned in the Puri plates of Dharmarāja as the Bṛihadbhōgin Sāmanta who wrote that document. Of the official designations attributed to Sāmanta in our record, pañcha-karaṇ-ōparika is the same as pañch-ādhikaraṇ-ōparika of the Gunaighar plate[2] and may indicate ‘ the chief Superintendent of five administrative offices .’ Vaiśvāsika, found in records like the Kanas plate[3] of Lōkavigraha, possibly means a privy councillor. The designation Bhōgin seems to have indicated an ināmdār. The plates were engraved by Ādityadēva who appears to be styled Akshaśālika, i.e., a goldsmith.[4] The document was lāñchhita, i.e., endowed or registered with a seal, by the pēṭāpāla (literally, keeper of the boxes, i.e., those containing documents) named Balavarman who is also known from the Puri plates of Dharmarāja.
Of the geographical names mentioned in the inscription, the Thōraṇa vishaya is also known from other records,[5] although its definite location is doubtful. The king’s vāsaka or residence whence the charter was issued cannot be satisfactorily identified. I have also not been able to locate the villages of Suvarṇaralōṇḍī and Madhuvāṭaka as well as the sīman or subdivision called Rāṇḍa. TEXT[6] [Metres ; verses 1, 3, 11, 14, 18 Śārdūlavikrīḍita ; verses 2, 5, 6, 8, 12, 22 Vasantatilaka ; verses 4, 13, 16, 19-21 Anushṭubh ; verse 7 Indravajrā ; verses 9, 10, 15 Sragdharā ; verse 17 Nardaṭaka ; verse 23 Pushpitāgrā.] First Plate 1 Siddham[7] Svastiḥ(sti ||) Indōr=ddhūr(r=ddhau)ta-mṛiṇāla-tantubhir=iva ślishṭā[ḥ] karai[ḥ] kōmalaiḥ[8] vaddh-āhēr=aruṇai[ḥ] sphu- _________________________________________________
[1] Cf. J. B. O. R. S., Vol. XVI, p. 181 (Puri plates of Dharmarāja, text, line 49) ; above, Vol. XXIV, p. 153
(Cuttack Museum Plates of Mādhavavarman, text, line 30), Vol. XXI, p. 41 (Nivinā grant of Dharmarāja, text,
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