South Indian Inscriptions

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

TEXT.^[1]

First Plate.

1 Ôṁ^[2] namô [bha]gavatê Nârâyaṇâya [|*] Svasti [|*] Śrîmati pravarddhamâna- vijaya-
2 râjya(jyê) sambatsara-^[3]śatê navanaty-uttarê Gupta-na(nṛi)pa-râjya-bhuktau Mahâ-
3 mârggaśîrsha-sambatsarê^[4] Kârttika-mâsa-daśamyâṁ^[5] asyâṁ sambatsara-^[6]mâsa-
4 divasa-pûrvvâyâ[ṁ*] chaturddaśa-vidyâsthâna-vidita-paramârthasya Kapilasy=êva
5 maharshêḥ sarvva-tatva(ttva)-jñasya Bharadvâja-sagôttrasya nṛipatiparibrâ(vrâ)jaka-
6 Suśarmmaṇaḥ kul-ôtpannêna mahârâja-śrî-Dêvâḍhya-puttra-pranaptrâ mahâ-
7 râja-śrî-Prabhañjana-pranaptrâ mahârâja-śrî-Dâmôdara-naptrâ gô-sahasra-
8 hasty-aśva-hiraṇy-ânêka-bhûma(mi)-pradasya guru-pitṛi-mâtṛi-pûja(jâ)-tatparasy=ânêka-
9 samara-śata-vijayinaḥ s-âshṭâdaś-âṭavî-râjy-âbhyantaraṁ [Ḍa]bhâlâ-râjyaṁ sama-
10 nupâlayi[ṣhṇô]r=anêka-guṇa-vikhyâta-yaśasaḥ śrî-mahârâja-Hastinaḥ sutêna
11 varṇṇ-âśrama-dharmma-sthâpan-âbhiratêna parama-bhâgavatên=âtyanta-pitṛi-bhaktêna
12 sva-vaṅśa-môda-^[7]karêṇa mahârâja-śrî-Saṁkshôbhêna(ṇa) mâtâpittrôr=âtmanaś=cha puṇy-â-
13 bhivṛiddhy-arthaṁ Tripurî-vishayê Prastaravâṭaka-grâmasya^[8] arddham Dvâravati-
14 kâyâś=cha chaturthô=ṅśaḥ^[9] êvam=êtau pûrvv-âghâṭa-parichchhêda-maryyâ-

Second Plate.

15 dayâ Bhâradvâja-sagôtrâya Mâdhyandina-Vâji(ja)sanêya-sabra[hma]-
16 châriṇê brâhmaṇa-Bhânusvâminê puttra-pauttr-ânvay-ôpabhôgyau^[10] êtau
17 s-ôdraṅgau s-ôparikarau^[11] a-châṭa-bhaṭa-prâvaśyau^[12] chôra-drôhaka-varjjam^[13] tâmra-
18 śâsanêna^[14] agrâhârau atisṛishṭau [|*] Tad=asmat-kul-ôtthair=mmat-pâdapiṇḍ-ôpa
19 jîvibhir=vvâ kâlântarêshv=api na vyâghâtaḥ karaṇîyaḥ [|*] Êvam=âjñâ(jña)pt[ê] yô=
20 nyathâ kuryât=tam=ahaṁ dêhântara-gatô=pi mahat=âvadhyânêna nirddahêyaṁ [|*] Uktañ=cha

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21 bhagavatâ paramarshiṇâ vêda-vyâsêna Vyâsêna [|*] Pûrvva-dattâṁ dvijâtibhyô Yatnât^[15]
22 raksha Yudhishṭhira [|*] mahi(hî)m=mahimatâṁ śrêhṭha dânâch=chhrêyô= nupâlanaṁ [||*] Bahubhiḥ^[16]
23 vasudhâ bhuktâ râjabhij Sagar-âdibhiḥ [|*] yasya yasya yadâ bhûmiḥ^[17] tasya
24 tasya tadâ phalaṁ [||*] Shasḥṭiṁ varsha-sahasrâṇi svargga(rggê) môdati bhûmi- daḥ [|*] âchchhêttâ
25 ch=ânumantâ cha tâny-êva narakê vasêt [||*] Bhûmi-pradânân=na paraṁ Pradânam^[18]
26 dânâd=viśishṭaṁ paripâlanan=tu [|*] sarvvê=tisṛishṭâṁ paripâlya bhûmiṁ nṛipâ
27 Nṛig-âdyâḥ^[19] tridivaṁ prapannâ iti [||*] Likha(khi)tañ=cha Jîvita-naptrâ Bhujaṅga-
28 dâsa-puttrêṇa vyâpâraṇayâ^[20] Îśvaradâsêna [|*] Dûtakaḥ Puna-
29 rvvasuḥ [|*] Sambatsara^[21] 100 [ 90 9] Mahâḥmargga-varshê^[22] Kârttika di 10 [||*]
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^[1] From the original copper-plates.
^[2] Expressed by a symbol.
^[3] Read saṁvatsara-.
^[4] Read –saṁvatsarê.
^[5] Read –daśamyâm=.
^[6] Read saṁvatsara.
^[7] Read sva-vaṁś-âmôda-.
^[8] Read –grâmasya=ârddhaṁ.
^[9] Read =ṁśa.
^[10] Read ºbhôgyâv=.
^[11] Read ºkarâv­=.
^[12] Read –prâvêśyau.
^[13] Read =varjjaṁ.
^[14] Read śâsanên=ôgrahârâv=.
^[15] Read yatnâd=.
^[16] Read Bahubhir=.
^[17] Read bhûmis=.
^[18] Read pradânaṁ.
^[19] Read –âdyâs=.
^[20] Read ºṇay=Êśvaraº
^[21] Read Saṁvatsarê.
^[22] Red Mahâmârgga[śîrsha*]-varshê.