South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

TWO SAILODBHAVA GRANTS FROM BANPUR

39 maṇḍalō su(bhu)ja-va(ba)l-ātula-prathita-yaśa(śā)ñ=chā(ś=cha)turddanta-saṅgrāmād=asakṛil- lavdha(bdha)-pratāpaḥ paramamāhēśva-

40 rō mātā-pitṛi-pād-ānudhyātaḥ śrī-Dharmmarājadēvaḥ kuśalī |^[1] Thōraṇa-vishayē | mahā- sāmanta-

41 śrīsāmanta- | mahāra(rā)ja- | rājanaka- | rājaputr-āntaraṅga- | dāṇḍanāyaka- | dāṇḍavā(pā)- śik-aupari[ka*]-sta(ta)dvini-

42 yukta[ka]-vyavahāriṇas=sa-karaṇān-anyāṅś=cha(nyāṁś=cha) Vrā(Brā)hmaṇa-purōg-ādi- vaishayika-janapada(dāṁ)ś=chāṭa-bhaṭa-

43 vallabha-jātīyān=yath-ārham=pūjayati mānayaty=ājñāpayati cha | viditam=astu bhavatām ētad-visha-

44 ya-samya(mba)ddha-^[2]
(a) d-arhat-ā(d-ā)chārya-Nāsichandra || tad-śi(ch-chhi)shya ēka-śāṭa-Pravu(bu)ddhachandra | yāva[t*] jīvati | va(ba)li-śa(sa)ttra-charu-pravarttanāya | bhaga[va*]tī śrī-rājñī
(b) Śrī-Kalyāṇadēvī | Thōraṇa-vishaya-samva(mba)ddha | Suvarṇaralōṇḍī ṭimpīra tṛi(trī)ṇi |3| Rāṇḍa-sīma-samva(mba)ddha-Madhuvāṭaka-grāma | ṭimpī-
(c)ra-dvayaṁ 2 pādā(daḥ) 1

45 tad=anumōditō=smābhi[ḥ*]^[3] . yatas=tāmvra(mra)-paṭa(ṭṭa)ka-darśanāt yathā-kāla-samu- chita-phalam=upabhuñjānō(nasya) dharmma-

46 gauravāt kēnachit=paripatthi(nthi)nā [na*] bhavitavyam=iti | uktañ=cha dharmma- śāstrē ||^[4] Va(Ba)hubhir=vasudhā dattā rājabhis=Saga-

47 r-ādibhir=ya(bhiḥ | ya)sya yasya yadā bhūmita(s=ta)sa(sya) tasya tadā phala[m*] |[| 19*] Sva-dā(da)ntā(ttā)m=para-dattām=vā(ttāṁ vā) yō harēta vasundharāṁ(rām |)

48 sa vishṭhāyāṁ kṛimir=bhūtvā pitṛibhis=saha pachyatē |[| 20*] Mā bhūd=a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ para-datt-ēti pārthivā[ḥ] | sva-

` Third Plate ; Second Side

49 dānāt=phalam=ānantyaṁ para-datt-ānupālanaṁ(nē) |[| 21*] Vidyud-vilāsa-taralām=ava- gamya samya[g*]=lōka-sthitiṁ

50 yaśasi [sakta *]-manōbhir=uchchaiḥ [|*] ni[tyaṁ pa]r-ōpakṛiti-māttra-ratair=bhavadbhiḥ dha(dbhir-dha)rmm-ābhirādhana-parair=anumōdi-

51 tavyā |[| 22*] Iti kamala-dal-āmvu(mbu)-vindu-[lōlā]ñ=chhri(lāṁ śri)yam=anuchintya manushya- jīvitaṁ(ta)ñ=cha | sakalam=ida-

52 m=udāhṛitaṁ(ta)ñ=chaḥ(ñ=cha) vu(bu)ddhvā na hi purushaiḥ para-kīrttayō rvvi(vi)lōpyā- [ḥ ||*] [23*] [Dūtakō=ttra] pañcha-karaṇ-ōpari[ka*]-vai-

53 śvāsika-vṛi(bṛi)hadbhōgī [Sāmantaḥ]^[5] utkīrṇṇā a[kshaśālikēna*] Ādityadēvēna lāñchhi-

54 taṁ peṭāpālā(la)-Va(Ba)lavarmma[ṇā | Saṁ*]vat [1]….^[6][||*] Kālē^[7] sa(bha)[kt*]im=[u]paiti śu-

55 bhra=charitaiḥ Śambhōḥ kathā-vistaraiḥ ||…..pṛitha….iti |

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^[1] The daṇḍa, used so many times in lines 40-41 and 44, is unnecessary.
^[2] The following two lines, marked (a) and (b) are offered in the original as two branches of line 44. The portion, marked (c), is a continuation of (b) and is engraved beneath the beginning of line 44. The engraver noticed after incising the word samva(mba)ddha that a lengthy passage detailing the grant had been omitted. He therefore squeezed only the important words of the omitted passage in as small a space as possible.
^[3] The intended reading seems to be tad-dānam=anumōditam=asmābhiḥ.
^[4] Horizontal strokes are here used for interpunctuation instead of the usual vertical ones.
^[5] See the Puri plates, line 60.
^[6] The preserved lower part of two aksharas seems to red lguśu which possibly stands for Phālgunaśudi.
^[7] See above, p. 42, note 4.