Mahulpara plates of Mahāśivagupta Dharmaratha year 11

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Current Version:  draft, 2024-12-17Z

Editor:   Amandine Wattelier-Bricout.

DHARMA Identifier: INSSomavamsin00020

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    Corresponding Artefact: ARTSomavamsin000034$ARTSomavamsin000035$ARTSomavamsin000036 #CONARTSomavamsin000012

    Technique: engraved.

    Layout: 63 lines are observed/preserved on the artifact.

    Edition

    1spiralL Om

    I. Śārdūlavikrīḍita
    svasti prema-niruddha-mugdha-manasoḥ sphārībhavac-cakṣuṣor
    yūnor yatra (vici)2tra-nirbhara-rata-krīḍā-kraman tanvatoḥ|
    vicchinno ’pi kr̥tātimātra-pulakair āvirbhavat-sītkr̥3tair
    āśleṣair glapita-klamaiḥ smara-rasaḥ kāmaṁ muhus tāpyate |

    II. Śārdūlavikrīḍita
    yatrāśeṣa-viśeṣa-rū4pa-mahimāpāstāpsaraḥ kāntibhir
    jjāter¿pyā?⟨ṣyā⟩-kalaheṣv api praṇayinaḥ ka⟨r⟩ṇṇotpalais tāḍi5tāḥ|
    jāyante praviśat-sita-smara-śara-protthāpitāntar-vyathā⟨ḥ⟩
    syandi-sveda-jalāvaseca6na-vaśā¿nv?⟨n n⟩irjjāta-romāṅkurāḥ|

    III. Śārdūlavikrīḍita
    Atyuttuṅga-karīndra-danta-musala-prodbhāsi-rociś cayair
    dhvānta7-dhva¡n!⟨ṁ⟩sana-niṣphalīkr̥ta-śarac-candrodayaiḥ sarvvadā|
    yatrāsīd asatī-janasya vi¡s!⟨ś⟩adaṁ muktā8mayaṁ maṇḍanaṁ
    saṅketāspadam apy atīva dhavala⟨ṁ⟩ prāsāda-śr̥ṅgāgrataḥ|

    IV. Upajāti
    mahānadī-tuṅga-ta9raṅga-bhaṅga
    -sphārocchalac-chīkaravadbhir ārat{a}
    yasmin ratāsaktimad-aṅganānāṁ
    śramāpano10daḥ kriyate marudbhiḥ|

    tasmāt śrī-yayāti-nagarāt|

    V. Vasantatilakā
    loka-traya-prathita-śubhra-yaśo11-vitāna
    -vyāptāṣṭa-dik-prasabha-nirjjita-vairi-varggaḥ|
    somānvaye kila ¡v!⟨b⟩abhūva sugītā-kīrtti12
    śrīmān saroja-vadano nṛpatir yayātiḥ👤|

    VI. Śārdūlavikrīḍita
    yat-khaḍgāgra-vipāṭita-dvipa-ghaṭā-kumbha13-sthalād ullasan
    muktā-jāla-vibhūṣitaṁ prati-raṇaṁ pr̥thvī-vadhūraḥsthalaṁ
    ¡s!⟨ś⟩a¡s!⟨ś⟩vad-d¿a?⟨ū⟩ra -naman-narādhipa14-śiroratnāṅśu-jālāmalā
    yat-pādām¿m?⟨b⟩uja-reṇavaḥ samatayā tad-ra¡s!⟨ś⟩mi-lakṣmīn dadhuḥ|

    VII. Sragdhāra
    mādyal-lo15lāli-mālākula-karaṭa-puṭā-syandi-dāna-pravāhān
    sindūrārakta-kumbhān sita-pr̥thula ⎘ plate 2r 16-radān| kāmadevādisaṁjñāN|
    jitvājāpālam ājau janita-sura-vadhū-vismaya-smera-vaktraḥ
    sa dvā17tri¡ṅ!⟨ṁ⟩śat ka rīndrān śara-nikara-hatārohakān agrahīd yaḥ|

    VIII. Śārdūlavikrīḍita
    tasmāt vismaya-hetu-heti-laḍita-prastāvanāka18⟨r⟩ṇṇanair
    ddhūtā-kamputa-pūrvva-rudra-mukuṭa-prītendru-nirvarṇṇitaḥ|
    bhrāmyat-kī⟨r⟩ttir ajāyat āhava-hata-sva19-sthāri-gītodayaḥ
    śrīmān bhīmaratho👤 yataḥ svam udaran tārācirād arcchati|

    IX. Śārdūlavikrīḍita
    yaḥ kavyāmṛta-nirjhara20sya mahataḥ sotā mahībhṛt-patis
    tyāgaḥ satyam iti dvaya⟨ṁ⟩ kali-bhayād abhyetya yam modate|
    yat ke21li-jvalitāndhra-gauḍa-nagarī-dhūmāvalī-ṭhaukitām
    ¡v!⟨b⟩ibhrad-bhāti masīm vidhu⟨r⟩ nnija-kula-kala22ṅkīkṛtaḥ|

    X. Śārdūlavikrīḍita
    yo dharmeṇa ca vikrameṇa ca dhiyā cāścarya-kāryeṇa ca
    prāgalbhyena ca deva-rāja-pada23vīṁ prāpto mahī-maṇḍale|
    sa śrī-dharmmarathas tato rinivaha-dhvansaika-hetuḥ kṛtī
    dānāna24ndita-vandi-vṛnda-mukhara-kṣmā-maṇḍalo jātavān|

    parama-māheśvara-parama-bha-
    25ṭṭāraka-mahārājadhirāja-parameśvara-soma-kula-tilaka-trikaliṅgādhipati-śrī-mahā-
    26bhavaguta👤
    -pādānudhyāta-parama-māheśvara-parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājadhi-
    27rāja-parameśvara-soma-kula-tilaka-trikaliṅgādhipati-śrī-mahāśivagupta👤-rājade-
    28vaḥ kuśalī Antaruda-viṣayas⟨y⟩a Abhayanā-khaṇḍīya bhilvi-grāme| Atasad-viṣyayīya ¡v!⟨b⟩
    29hmaṇān (sa)⟨ṁ⟩pūjya samāhartr̥-sannidhātṛ-niyuktādhikārika-dāṇḍapā¿s?⟨ś⟩ika-piśuna-vetrikvarodha-
    30jana-rājñī-rāṇaka-rājaputra-rājavallabha-bhogijana-pramukha-samasta-janadpadān{a} samājñā-
    31payati| viditam astu bhavatām yathāsmābhir aya⟨ṁ⟩ grāmaḥ sa-pratīhāraḥ andhāruvī-padāti -
    ⎘ plate 2v 32jīvya-nastidaṇḍa-vara¡v!⟨b⟩alīvardda-ciṅgola-Adattādi-sahitaḥ sa-nidhiḥ sopani-
    33dhiḥ sa⟨r⟩vva-¡v!⟨b⟩ādhā-varjitaḥ sarvvoparikarādana-sametaś catuḥsīmā-paryantaḥ sāmra-madhū-
    34kaḥ sa-garttoṣaras sa-jala-sthalaḥ kaśyapa-sagotrāya| tryārṣa-pravarāya| dāmo-
    35dara-pautrāya| vāsuputrāya| rāṇa-śrī-Abhimanyu-namne| salila-dhārā-purassara⟨ṁ⟩| Ā-
    36candra-tārakārkka-kṣiti-samakālopabhogārtham mātāpitror ātmanaś ca puṇya-yaśo-
    37’bhivr̥ddhaye| sa-pratīhāreṇa tāmra-śāsanenākarīkr̥tya pratipādita Ity avagatya s{v}a-
    38mucita-kara-bhoga-bhāgādikam upanayadhir bhavadbhiḥ sukhena prativastavyam iti| bhā-
    39vibhiś ca bhūpatibhir ddattir iyam asmadīyā| dharmma-gauravād asmad anurodhā-
    40c ca sva-dattir ivānupālanīyā| tathā coktaṁ dharmmaśastre|

    XI. Anuṣṭubh
    ¡v!⟨b⟩ahubhir vasudhā da41ttā
    rājabhiḥ sagarādibhiḥ|
    yasya yasya yadā bhūmis
    tasya tasya tadā phalaM


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    XII. Anuṣṭubh
    mā bhūd aphala-śaṅkā vaḥ
    para-datteti pārthivāḥ
    sva-d¿att?⟨ān⟩āt phalam ānantyam
    para-dattānupāla43ne|

    XIII. Indravajrā
    ṣaṣṭhiṁ varṣa-sahasrāṇi
    svargge modati bhūmidaḥ|
    Ākṣeptā cānumantā ca
    dvau tau nara44ka-gāminau|

    XIV. Anuṣṭubh
    Agner apatyaṁ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇa⟨ṁ⟩
    bhū⟨r⟩ vvaiṣṇavī sūrya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ|
    yaḥ kāñca45naṁ gāñ ca mahīñ ca dadyād
    dattās trayas tena bhava¿tt?⟨nt⟩i lok¿e?⟨āḥ⟩|

    XV. Anuṣṭubh
    Āsphoṭayanti pitaro
    va46lgaya¿tt?⟨nt⟩i pitāmahāḥ|
    bhūmi-dātā kule jātaḥ
    sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati|

    XVI. Anuṣṭubh
    bhūmiṁ yaḥ pra47tigr̥hṇāti
    yaś ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati|
    Ubhau tau puṇya-karmmāṇau
    niyataṁ svarga-gāmi ⎘ plate 3r 48nau|

    XVII. Anuṣṭubh
    taḍāgānāṁ sahasreṇa
    vājapeya-śatena ca|
    gavāṅ koṭi-pradānena
    bhūmi-harttā 49na śudhyati|

    XVIII. Anuṣṭubh
    suva⟨r⟩ṇṇam ekaṁ gām ekāṁ
    bhūmer apy arddham aṅgulaṁ|
    haran narakam āyāti
    yāvad—ā-hūta50-saṁplavaM|

    XIX. Anuṣṭubh
    harate hārayed yas tu
    manda-¡v!⟨b⟩uddhis tam{v}o-vr̥taḥ|
    sa ¡v!⟨b⟩addho vāruṇaiḥ
    pāśais tirya51g-yoniṁ sa gacchati|

    XX. Anuṣṭubh
    sva-dattām para-dattām vā
    yo hareta vasundharāṁ|
    sa viṣṭhāyāṁ kr̥mir bhūtvā
    52pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate|

    XXI. Śālinī
    Ādityo varuṇo viṣṇu⟨r⟩
    ¡vv!⟨b⟩rahmā somo hutā(śa)naḥ|
    śūlapāṇi 53ś ca bhagavān
    abhinandanti bhūmidaM|

    XXII. Śālinī
    sāmānyo ’yaṁ dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇāṁ
    kāle kāle pā54lanīyo bhavadbhiḥ|
    sarvvān etān bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrān
    bhūyo bhūyo yācate rāmabha55draḥ|

    XXIII. Puṣpitāgrā
    Iti kamala-dalām¡v!⟨b⟩u-¡v!⟨b⟩indu-lolāṁ
    śriyam anucintya manuṣya-jīvi56tañ ca|
    sa-kalam idam udāhr̥taṁ ca ¡v!⟨b⟩u¿dvā?⟨ddhvā⟩
    na hi puruṣaiḥ para-kīrttayo vilopyāḥ|

    XXIV. Śārdūlavikrīḍita
    57ni¿pṇ?⟨ṣṇ⟩āt¿au?⟨a⟩s saha devarāja-guruṇā maitrīm maṇīṣā-guṇair
    ¡vv!⟨b⟩ibhrāṇaḥ paramā⟨ṁ⟩ guṇaika-va58satiḥ kumuṇḍipālaḥ kṛtī|
    kurvāṇaḥ kila sandhi-vigraha-padaṁ yaś candra-sūryātmikāṁ
    59rttin tatva-nivi¿pt?⟨ṣṭ⟩a-dhīḥ prakaṭayaty āścarya-varṣī satām|

    XXIV. Śārdūlavikrīḍita
    yat-kīrtti-prasara-prabhūta-m¿ā?⟨a⟩him¿a?⟨ā⟩60prodvīkṣaṇāmīlita-
    -vrīḍā-vega-vaśād ayam malinatām a¿tt?⟨nt⟩ar vvidhatte śasī|
    sa śrī61-man¿tt?⟨nt⟩rivaro mahākṣapaṭalādhyakṣaḥ satāmagraṇīr
    ekaś śāsanam abhyalīlikha62d idaṁ śrī-netradevaḥ svayam|

    |saṁvat 11 phālguna-vadi 3| vijñāni-sollaṅgākena li-
    63khitam iti|

    Apparatus

    5 °vyathā⟨ḥ⟩ Sha°vyathā

    Translation

    Bibliography

    This set is also named Khandapara charter. It was unearthed in the village named Mahulpara during 1963. It is preserved in the Odisha State Museum. The photos are available here.

    Primary

    Rajaguru, Satyanarayan. 1966. Inscriptions of Orissa, Vol. 4. Sri Sarada Press. [https://archive.org/details/inscriptions-of-orissa-v04-1966].
    Appendix Supplementary, № 33–A, pages 280A–F. [siglum R]
    Srinivasan, P. R. 1967–1968. “Mahulpara Plates of Mahasivagupta-Dharmaratha, Year 11.” EI 37: 225–32.
    [siglum Sri]
    Shastri, Ajay Mitra. 1995. Inscriptions of the Śarabhapurīyas, Pāṇḍuvaṁśins and Somavaṁśins, Part II: Inscriptions. New Delhi: Indian Council of Historical Research; Motilal Bandarsidass.
    № XX, pages 268–275. [siglum Sha]

    Secondary

    ARIE 1964-1965. № 53.
    Gai, Govind Swamirao. 1986. Dynastic List of Copper Plate Inscriptions Noticed in Annual Reports on Indian Epigraphy from 1887 to 1969. Mysore: Archaeological Survey of India.
    № 948.
    Tripathy, Snigdha. 2010. Descriptive Topographical Catalogue of Orissan Inscriptions. New Delhi: Manohar Publishers & Distributors.
    Pages 367–368.
    Acharya, Subrata Kumar. 2014. Copper-Plate Inscriptions of Odisha: A Descriptive Catalogue (circa Fourth Century to Sixteenth Century CE). New Delhi: D. K. Printworld.
    № 31, pages 265–266.
    No identifier given for yayātiḥNo identifier given for bhīmarathoNo identifier given for mahā-
    26bhavaguta
    No identifier given for mahāśivagupta