Gopalpur plates of Mahābhavagupta Janamejaya year 12

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Current Version:  draft, 2024-12-17Z

Editor:   Amandine Wattelier-Bricout.

DHARMA Identifier: INSSomavamsin00004

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Languages: Sanskrit

  1. Predominantly in Sanskrit, script and

Corresponding Artefact: ARTSomavamsin000007$ARTSomavamsin000008$ARTSomavamsin000009 #CONARTSomavamsin000003

Technique: engraved.

Layout: 65+1(seal)-65 lines are observed/preserved on the artifact.

Edition

Seal

[1 line illegible]

Plates

spiralLspiralR svasty-amala-maṇi-kuṭṭima-sadana-calad-aneka-varavāra-vilā 2sinī-jana-caraṇa-nūp¿ū?⟨u⟩ra-rava-trasta-pārāvata-kula-pakṣa-svana-vadhiri-
3ta-daśa-diṅkānādig-deśāntarāgata-vandi-jana-vistārita-kīrttirṇvvividha-
4-vidyālaṅkr̥ta-vidvaj-jana-janita-vidagdha-kāvy¿a?⟨ā⟩lāpa-stuta-dhanapati-vi-
5bhava-sparddhita-vipaṇi-jana-parasparāmarṣa-racita-vicitra-prāsādā-
6ṭṭālikā-devakulārāmodyāna-vāpī-kūpa-ṭaḍāgopaśo-
7bhā-jita-sura-pura-mahimnaḥ śrīmato murasīma-nāmadheya-
8-pattana-vara-rājadhānyāḥ| parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-para-
9meśvara-śrī-śivagupta👤-deva-pā⟨da⟩nudhyāta-parama-m¿a?⟨ā⟩heśvara-parama-bha-
10ṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-soma-kula-tilaka-t¡r̥!⟨ri⟩kaliṅgādhipa-
11ti-parameśvara-śrī-mahābhavagupta👤-rāja-devaḥ kuśalī| kṣiti-ma-
12ṇdapādhāra-viṣaya-prativaddha-vādaveṅga-nām⟨n⟩i grāme harṣadat⟨t⟩a -
⎘ plate 2r 13pāṭaka-sahite vrāhmaṇān samp¿u?⟨ū⟩jya tat-pratinivāsi-ku⟨⟨ṭu⟩⟩mvi-janapa-
14dāṁstad-viṣayīya-yathā-kālādhyāsinaḥ samāhartr̥-sannidhātr̥-cāṭa-bhaṭa-pi-
15śuna-vitrikāvarodha-jana-rāja-vallabhādīn sarvvān rāja-pādopajīvi-
16naḥ samājñāpayati viditam astu bhaviṭāṁ{|} yathāsmābhir ayaṁ grāmaḥ sa-ni-
17dhiḥ sopanidhiḥ sa-daśāparādhaḥ sarvva-vādhā-vivarjjitaḥ sarvvoparikara-
18-karādāna-sahitaḥ sāmra-madhukaḥ sa-garttoṣaraḥ{|} prati-niṣiddha-
19cāṭa-bhaṭa-praveśaḥ prasiddha-catuḥ-sīmā-paryantaḥ bharadvāja-
20-gotrāya Aṅgirasa-vārhaspatya-pravarāya m¿o?⟨ā⟩dhyandina-vājasaneya-
21-śākhādhyāyine turvvanā-grāma-vinirggatāya tatraiva vāstavyāya-mahanta-
22ka-bhaṭṭa-śrī-sādhāraṇa-nāmne śobhana-bhaṭṭa-s¿u?⟨ū⟩nave{|} salila-dhārā-puraḥ-
23-saramācandra-tīrak-ārkka-kṣiti-sama-kālopabhogārthaṁ mātā-pitror ā-
24tmanaś ca puṇya-yaśobhivr̥ddhaye{|} rāja-parama-guru-śrī-vidyāsāga-
25ra-bhaṭṭārakābhimatena samyaG-dr̥ṣṭa-vuddhyā tāmra-śāsane -
⎘ plate 2v 26nākarī-kr̥tya pratipādita Ity avagatya samucita-bhoga-bhāga-kara-
27-hiraṇyādikam upanayadbhir bhavadbhiḥ sucena prativastavyam iti bhā-
28vibhiś ca bh¿u?⟨ū⟩patibhir ddattir iyam asmadīyā dharmma-gauravād asmad anuro-
29dhāc ca sva-dattir ivānupālanīyā| mahārājayya putra-pautreṇa paripā-
30litavyā⟨.⟩ Asya ca bhaṭṭāsya putra-pautreṇopabhoktavyā| ya Evam anyathā ka-
31roti tasya vuddhi-nāśādi vinipātā bhavanti| tathā coktaṁ| ¿c?⟨dh⟩armmaśā-
32stre|

I. Anuṣṭubh
¡v!⟨b⟩ahubhir vvasudhā dattā
rājabhiḥ sagarādibhir
yasya yasya 33yadā bhūmiḥ
tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ|

II. Anuṣṭubh
mā bhūd a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ
34para-datteti pārthivāḥ
sva-dānāt phalam ānantyaṁ
para-dattānupālane|

III. Anuṣṭubh
35ṣaṣṭhi⟨ṁ⟩ varṣasahasrāṇi
svargge modati bhūmidaḥ|
Ākṣeptā cānuma36ntā ca
tāny eva narake vaseT|

IV. Indravajrā
Agner apatyaṁ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇaṁ
bhūr vvaiṣṇa37vī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ
yaḥ kāñcanaṁ gāñ ca mahīñ ca dadyād
dattās tra38yas tena bhavanti lokāḥ|

V. Anuṣṭubh
Āsphoṭayanti pitaraḥ
⎘ plate 3r 39pravalg{ay}anti pitāmahā⟨ḥ⟩
bhūmi-dātā kule jātaḥ
sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati

VI. Anuṣṭubh
40bhūmiṁ yaḥ pratigr̥h¡n!⟨ṇ⟩āti
yaś ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati
Ubhau tau puṇya-karmmāṇau
niya41taṁ svargga-gāminau|

VII. Anuṣṭubh
taḍāgānāṁ sahasr¿āṇi?⟨eṇa⟩
vāja-peya-śat¿āṇi?⟨ena⟩ ca
gavāṁ koṭi42-pradānena
bhūmi-harttā na śudhyati|

VIII. Anuṣṭubh
harate hāray¿ate?⟨ed⟩ yas tu
manda-¡v!⟨b⟩uddhis tamo-vr̥43taḥ
sa ¡v!⟨b⟩addho vāruṇai⟨ḥ⟩
pāśais tiryag-yoniñ ca gacchati|

IX. Anuṣṭubh
suvarṇṇam ekaṁ gām ekāṁ
44bhūmer apy arddham aṅgulaṁ
haran narakam āyāti
yāvad ābh¿u?⟨ū⟩ta-saṁplavaṁ|

X. Anuṣṭubh
sva-dattāṁ pa45ra-dattām vā
yo ha¿red?⟨reta⟩ vasundharāṁ|
sa viṣṭhāyā(ṁ) kr̥mir bhūtvā
pacyate pitr̥46bhiḥ saha{ḥ}|

XI. Anuṣṭubh
Ādityo varuṇo viṣṇuḥ
¿vva?⟨bra⟩hmā somo hutāśanaḥ
śūla47pāṇis tu bhagavāN
Abhinandanti bhūmidaṁ|

XII. Śālinī
sāmānyo ’yaṁ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇāṁ
48le kāle pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ
sarvvān etāN bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN
bhūyo bhū49yo yācate rāmacandraḥ|

XIII. Puṣpitāgrā
Iti kamala-dalām¡v!⟨b⟩u-¡v!⟨b⟩indu-lolāṁ
śriyam anucintya 50manuṣya-jīvitaṁ ca
sa-kalam idam udāhr̥tañ ca ¡v!⟨b⟩uddhvā
na hi puruṣaiḥ para-kī51rttayo vilopyā⟨ḥ⟩

Iti parama-bhaṭṭā⟨ra⟩ka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-śrī-
52-janamejaya👤-devasya vijaya-rājye samvatsare dvādaśame ¿A?⟨Ā⟩śvina-māsa
⎘ plate 3v 53dvit¿i?⟨ī⟩ya-pakṣe tithau śaptyām aṅkenāpi samvaT 12 ¿A?⟨Ā⟩śvina [1×]| likhita-
54m idaṁ tāmra-śāsanaṁ mahāsāndhivigrahi-śrī-maladata-prativaddha-kāyastha-śrī-
55-koIghoṣeṇa| vallabhaghoṣa-suteneti⟨.⟩ likhitam idaṃ vaṇik{a} 175 siUllā-su-
56ta-ha⟨ra⟩dāśena| Asti kṣoṇīśvarāṇām amala-malirucām anvayāT kaustu-
57bhābhaḥ śaurya-tyāg-āmvu-rāśir vviracita-vidhivad dāna-śubhrīkr̥tābhraḥ| śrīmā-
58ñ janmejayākṣas tr̥daśa-pati-samaḥ kr̥¿cchna?⟨tsna⟩-gāṁ bhoktu-kāmaḥ prakhyā-
59ta-dvesī-vaṅśa-prati-dalana-paṭur bhūpati⟨ḥ⟩ soma-vaṅse| jñeyāśehārtha-
60śāstra-smr̥ti-vimala-dhiyā veda-vedāṅga-vidyā-śīkṣā-kalpetihāsa-pra-
61katṭā-sura-guru-prāpta-bhūyiṣṭha-dhāmnā| nāmnā sādhāraṇena dvija-vara-vidhi-
62nā mantriṇā yasya rājyaṁ nirvyūḍhāṁ soyamucchaiḥ tr̥jagati vidhito deva-ja-
63namejaya-śrīḥ| evam aparam ātma-śreyorthaṁ mātā-pitroś ca Etad vi-
64ṣaya-prativaddha-konnatirā-grāma⟨ḥ⟩ tathā kontakapallī-viṣayīya-konnapallī-nāma grā-
65ma-dvayam asmā Eva śāsanī-kr̥tya pradattam iti⟨.⟩

Apparatus

1 spiralL spiralRspiralL Om⟨.⟩ ST
2 -nūp¿ū?⟨u⟩ra--nūpura- ST
3 -diṅkānādig-deśā°diṁṇnānādigṇdeś ST • There are numerous printing errors in Shastri and Tripathy 2011–2012’s edition.
6 °ṭṭālikā-ṭṭalikā- ST • The notation of the long ā is the same as the one used in bhaṭṭāraka, lines 8 and 10.6 -devakulārāmodyāna-devakulṇārām-odhāna ST
9 -m¿a?⟨ā⟩heśvara--maheśvara- ST
12 harṣadat⟨t⟩ahaṣadat⟨t⟩a ST
13 -ku⟨⟨ṭu⟩⟩mvi--kuṭūmvi- ST
14 samāhartr̥-samāhatr̥ ST
16 °mābhir ayaṁ°mābhirkayaṁ ST • This is one of the numerous printing errors in Shastri and Tripathy 2011–2012’s edition.
17 °dhiḥ°dhig ST • This is one of the numerous printing errors in Shastri and Tripathy 2011–2012’s edition.
20 gotrāya Aṅgirasa-vārhaspatya-pravarāya m¿o?⟨ā⟩dhyandina-vājasaneya • The complete line is missing in Shastri and Tripathy 2011–2012’s edition
25 -vuddhyā-vuddhya ST
28 asmadīyā dharmma-asmadīya dharma- ST
39 bhūmi-dātābhūmi-dāttā ST
40 Ubhau tautau ST
42 hāray¿ate?⟨ed⟩ • I introduce this correction in order to respect the metric rules. See the reading of the verse 64 suggested by Sircar 1965.
48 pārthivendrā⟨n⟩pārthivendrā ST
49 °lolāṁ°lolaṁ ST
51 °rttayo°rttyo ST
52 -janamejaya-janameyjaya ST
54 mahāsāndhivigrahimahāsādhvigrahi ST54 -kāyastha--(kā)tastha ST
57 °bhābhaḥ°bhbhāḥ ST
60 -vidyā--vidhā- ST
61 -prāpta--prāta- ST

Translation by Amandine Wattelier-Bricout

Bibliography

Shastri 1995: page 383 mentions the set of the the three Gopalpur plates in his addenda. Photos available here : https://didomena.ehess.fr/concern/data_sets/zg64tv66h

Primary

Shastri, Ajay Mitra & Snigdha Tripathy. 2011–2012. “Three Copper-Plate Charters of Mahābhavagupta I, Janamejaya from Gopālpur, Year 1, 10 and 12.” Epigraphia Indica 43 (1): 91–137.
Pages 126–137. [siglum ST]

Secondary

Shastri, Ajay Mitra. 1995. Inscriptions of the Śarabhapurīyas, Pāṇḍuvaṁśins and Somavaṁśins, Part II: Inscriptions. New Delhi: Indian Council of Historical Research; Motilal Bandarsidass.
Page 383.
Tripathy, Snigdha. 2010. Descriptive Topographical Catalogue of Orissan Inscriptions. New Delhi: Manohar Publishers & Distributors.
Pages 121–123.
No identifier given for śivaguptaNo identifier given for mahābhavaguptaNo identifier given for janamejaya