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svasti mūrasīma-samāvāsitaḥ śrīmato vijaya-kaṭakāt parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-śivagupta-deva-pādānudhyāta-parama-māheśvara-parama-bhaṭṭāraka-māhārājādhirāja-parameśvara-somakulatilaka-tr̥kaliṅgādhipati-śrī-mahābhavagupta-rājadevaḥ kūuśalī Oṅgātaṭa-viṣaya-prativbaddha-vakaveḍḍā-grāme tat-pratinivāsi-kuṭumvi-janapadāṁs tad-viṣayīya-yathākālādhyāsinaḥ samāhartr̥-sannidhātr̥-cāṭa-bhaṭa-piśuna-dhvetrikāvarodhajana-rājavallabhādīn sarvvān rāja-pādopajīvinaḥ samājñāpayati. viditam astu bhavatāṁ. yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥ sa-nidhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sarvva-vādhā-vivarjjitaḥ.sarvvoparikarakarādāna-sahitaḥ sāmra-madhukaḥ sa-garttoṣaraḥ. prasiddha-catuḥ-siīmācacchinvnnaḥ. pratiniṣiddha-cāṭa-bhaṭa-praveśaḥ nānā-gotra-pravara-vinirgata-vāstavye bhyo dvijāti-varebhyaḥ ekaḥ kaucchatsa-gotraḥ Aṅgirasa-varṣa-yoauvanāśva-pravaraḥ yūvanaśvad-amvariṣad-aṅgira-anupravaraḥ sāmavede kauthuma-śākhādhyāyī panpāsarasiī-vinirgataḥ leIśr̥ṅgā-vāstavyaḥ bhaṭṭaputra-dāmākaḥ Aivuli-sūutaḥ. dvitīyo gautuama-gotraḥ AĀṅgirasa-pravaraḥ vārhaspatyānupravaraḥ yajur-vvede kāṇva-śākheī Oḍayaśr̥ṅgā-vinirgataḥ khaṇḍakṣetra-vāstavyaḥ bhaṭṭaputro nārapagaṇḍa-sūutaḥ. tr̥tiīyaś ca kr̥ṣṇātreya-gotraḥ AĀrcchanānaśsa-pravaraḥ śyāvāśvanavad-anupravaraḥ yajurvvede kāṇva-śākhādhyāyī koṇkaleḍḍa-vinirggataḥ lipatuṅgā-vāstavyaḥ bhaṭṭaputra-vāsūudevaḥ riśihr̥ṣīkeśa-sūutaḥ. caturthaś ca. Agasti-gotraḥ. ĪIdhmavāhava-pravaraḥ cyavanānupravaraḥ ca yajur-vvedekāṇva-śāhādhyāĪyī cā kaliṅga-vinirgataḥ. pampāsarasiī-vāstavyaḥ koṇḍadeva-nāmā rāmaśarmma-sūutaḥ. etebhyo dvijāti-varebhyaḥ salila-dhārāpūuraḥsaram ācandra-tārakārkka-kṣiti-samakālopabheogārtham prativarṣa-dātavya-ruūpya-kāṣṭṭha-paladara-dānaṁ viniścitya mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca puṇya-yaśo 'bhivr̥ddhaye tāmra-śāsanenā kariīkr̥tya pratipādita ĪIty avagatya samūucita-bhogārthaṁ mātā-pitrorvr̥ddhaye tāmra-śāsanenākarīkr̥tya pratipādita Ity avagatya samucita-bhoga-bhāga-kara-hiraṇyādikam upanayadbhir bhavadbhiḥ sūukhena prativastavyam iti. bhāviśbhiś ca bhūpatibhir ddattir iyam asmadīyā dharmma-gauravād asmad-atnurodhāc ca sva-dattir ivātnupālanīyā. tathā coktaṁ dharmmaśāstre.

vbahubhir vvasūudhā dattā rājabhiḥ sagarādibhiḥ yasya yasya yadā bhūmis tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ. mā bhūd a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ para-datteti pārthivāḥ sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ para-dattānupālane. ṣaṣṭhi-varṣa-sahasrāṇi svargge modati bhūmidaḥ Ākṣeptā cānūumantā ca tāny eva narake vaseT. Agner apatyaṁ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ bhūr vvoaiṣṇavī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ yaḥ kāṇñcanaṁ gāṇñ ca mahīṇñ ca dadyād dattās trayas tena bhavanti lokeāḥ. Āsphoṭayanti pitaraḥ pravalgayanti pitāmahāḥ bhūmi-dātā kūulae jātāaḥ sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati. bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥hnṇāti yaś cabhūmiṁ prayacchati. Ubhau tau puṇya-karmmāṇau niyataṁ svargga-gāminau. taḍāgānāṁ sahasrāṇieṇa vāja-peya-śatāṇiena ca gavāṁ koṭi-pradānena bhūmi-harttā na śūudhyati. harate hā rayateed yas tu manda-vbuddhis tamo-vr̥taḥ sa vbaddho vāruṇaiḥ pāśais tīiryag-yonīṇiñ ca gacchati. sva-dattāṁ para-dattām vā yo haretita vasūundharāṁ sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhūtvā pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate. Ādityo varuṇo viṣṇuḥ vabrahmā somo hutāśanaḥ śūlapāṇis ca bhagaṁvārn abhinandanti bhūmidaṁ. sāmānyo 'yaṁ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇāṁ kāle kāle pālaniīyo bhavadbhiḥ sarvvān etān bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāṃN. bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmacandraḥ. Iti kamala-dalāmvbu-vbindu-lolāṁ śriyam amnucintya manuṣya-jīvitaṇñ ca sa-kalam idarm udāhr̥taṇñ ca vbudhvā na hi pūuruṣaiḥ para-kiīrttayo vilopyā

Iti parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-janamejaya-devasya vijaya-rājye samvacchtsare ṣaṣṭheḥ Āṣāḍha-māse sita-pakṣe tithāv aṣṭamyāṁ yatrāṅkato 'pi samvat 6 AĀṣāḍha śudi 8 likhitam idaṁ śāsanaṁ mahā-sāagrahi-śrī-mallādhāradatta-sūuta-prativbaddha-kāyastha-koIghoṣeṇa vallabhaghoṣa-sūuteneti.

Asti kṣoṇīśvarāṇām amala-maṇi-rucām anvayate kaustubhābhaḥ śaurya-tyāgāmvbu-rāśi r viracita-vidhivad-dāna-śubhrīkr̥tābhraḥ śrīmān Jammejayākhyas tr̥daśapati-samaḥkr̥cchatsna-gāṁ bhoktu-kāmaḥ prakhyāta-dveśi-vaṅśa-pravidalana-paṭūr bhūpatiḥ somavaṅśiī.
°srāṇieṇa vāja-peya-śatāṇiena °srāṇi vāja-peya-śatāṇi

Orthographical peculiarities : the use of v for b; the use of the velar nasal ṅ instead of the anusvāra; use of a long ū for a short one u.

Object: grant of a village to four Brahmins by the reigning king.

Date : āṣāḍha śukla 8 in the sixth year of the reign of Janamejaya.

Kāyastha: KoIghoṣa son of Vallabhaghoṣa, Mahāsandhivigrahin : Mallādhāradatta

First noticed and edited in 1877 in the Journal of the Bengal Asiatic Society, volume XLVI, Part I, p.173 ff., by Babu Pratapachandra Ghosha. It was reedited then by A340-344.

A340-344 18106-111 II172-178 1559 115-117 5231-233