Cuttack plates of Mahāśivagupta Yayāti year 9

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Current Version: draft, 2024-12-17Z

Editor: Amandine Wattelier-Bricout.

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¹Om

I. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

svasti| prema-niruddha-mugdha-manasoḥ sphārībhavac cakṣuṣor

yūnor yya²tra vicitra-nirbhara-rata-krīḍā-kramaṁ tanvatoḥ|

vicchinno ’pi kṛtātimātra-pulakai³r āvirbh¿u?⟨a⟩vat-sītkṛtair

āśleṣair glapita-klamaiḥ smara-rasaḥ kāmaṁ muhuḥ ¿stāv?⟨svād⟩ya⁴te|

II. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

yat⟨r⟩āśeṣa-viśeṣa-rūpa-mahimāpāstāpsaraḥ-kāntibhir

jjāterṣyā-kala⁵ṣeṣv api praṇayinaḥ karṇṇotpalais tāḍitāḥ|

jāyante praviśaṅkita-smara-śara⁶-protthāpitāntar-vyathā⟨ḥ⟩

sāndr¿i?⟨a⟩-sveda-jalāvasecana-vaśān niryyāta-romāṅ¿g?⟨k⟩urā⁷ḥ|

III. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

Atyuttuṅga-karīndra-danta-musalai⟨ḥ⟩ prodbhāsi-rociś-cayair

dhva⁸sta-dhvaṅśana-niṣphalīkṛta-śarac-candroday¿au?⟨ai⟩ḥ sarvadā|

yatrāsīd asat⟨ī⟩⁹-janasya viśadaṁ muktāmayaṁ maṇḍanaṁ

saṅketāspadam apy atīva dhavala⟨ṁ⟩ ¹⁰prāsāda-śṛṅgāgrataḥ|

IV. Upajāti

mahānadī-tuṅga-taraṅga-bhaṅga

-spharo¿tsa?⟨ccha⟩¹¹lacchīkaravadbhir ārāt|

yasmin ratāsaktimad-aṅganānā⟨ṁ⟩

śramāpano¹²daḥ kriyate marudbhiḥ|

tasmāt śrī-vinīta-nagarāT|

V. Vasantatilakā

loka-traya-pra¹³thita-śubhra-yaśo-vitāna

-vyāptāṣṭa-dik prasabha-nirjjita-vairi-vargaḥ|

¹⁴rājā ¡v!⟨b⟩abhūva bhuvi bhāvita-bhavya-mūrttiḥ

śrīmān saroja-vadano ja ^{⎘ plate 2r}¹⁵namejayā^👤khyaḥ|

VI. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

yaḥ khaḍgāgra-vidārita-dvipa-ghaṭā-kumbhastha¹⁶lād ullasan

mukt⟨ā⟩-jāla-vibhuṣitam p⟨r⟩atiraṇaṁ pṛthvī-vadhūraḥsthala⟨ṁ⟩|

ca¹⁷kre cārutaran narādhipa-śiroratnāṅśu-jālāmalā

yat-pādām¡v!⟨b⟩ja-re¹⁸ṇavaḥ samatayā tad-raśmi-lakṣmīṁ dadhuḥ|

VII. Vasantatilakā

nirddāritāri-kari-kumbha-sa¹⁹mūha-mukta

-muktāphala-prakara-dat(ta-rathaṅga)-dhāraḥ

tasmād ajāyata jagatta²⁰-traya-gītā-kīrttir

helā-vinirjjita-ripur nn¿a?⟨ṛ⟩patir yayātiḥ^👤|

para-
²¹ma-māheśvara-parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-
²²-soma-kula-tilaka-trikaliṅgādhipati-śrī-mahābhavagupta^👤-rāja-
²³deva-pādānudhyāta-parama-māheśvara-parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārā-
²⁴jādhirāja-parameśvara-soma-kula-tilaka-trikaliṅgādhipati-śrī-ma-
²⁵hā¡s!⟨ś⟩ivagupta^👤-rājadevaḥ kuśalī| dakṣitosalāyāṁ maraḍa-viṣayī-
²⁶ya-cāndagrāme| tad-viṣayīya-¡v!⟨b⟩rāhmaṇān sa⟨ṁ⟩pūjya yathākālādhyāsina⟨ḥ⟩
²⁷samāhatr̥-sannidhātr̥-talahita-sāma⟨ṁ⟩tāsika-niyuktakādhikārika-dā-
²⁸ṇḍa-pā¡s!⟨ś⟩ika-piśuna-vetr¿e?⟨i⟩kāvarodhajana-rāṇaka-rājaputra-rā⟨ja⟩valla-
²⁹bhādī⟨n⟩ sa⟨r⟩vvān samājñāpayati viditam astu bhava(tā)m yathāsmābhir a -
^{⎘ plate 2v}³⁰ya⟨ṁ⟩ grāmaḥ sanidhis sopānidhiḥ sarvva-¡v!⟨b⟩ādhāvivarjjitaḥ sarvvopari-
³¹karādāna-sahitas tālādi-taru-saṁyutaḥ saga⟨r⟩ttoṣara⟨ḥ⟩ sa-jala-stha-
³²laś catuḥ-sīmāvacchinnaḥ madhyadeśīya-śrīvallagrāma-v¿e?⟨i⟩nirggatāya
³³Oḍra-deśe śrī-śilābhañjapāṭī-vastavyāya| ṭakkāra-pūrvva-bhāra-
³⁴dvāja-gotrāya| Āṅgirasa| vārhaspatya-bhāradvāja-pravarāya| cchāndo-
³⁵ga-kauthuma-śākhādhyāyine bhaṭṭaputrānanta-naptre śrī-śaṅkhapāṇ¿ī?⟨i⟩-nā-
³⁶mne dinakara-putrāya| Ājya-pā(sā)la[] ḥ salila-dhārā-
³⁷-purassaraṁ Ācandra-tārakārkka-⟨kṣi⟩ti-samakālopabhogārtha-
³⁸m mātā-pitror ātmanaś ca puṇya-yaśo ’bhivr̥ddhaye tām{v}ra-śāsane-
³⁹nākarīkr̥tya pratipādita Ity avagatya yathā-dīyam⟨ā⟩na-kara-bhara-hira-
⁴⁰ṇya-bhoga-bhāgādikaṁ| dadadbhiḥ bhavadbhiḥ sukhena prati-vastavyam iti
⁴¹bhāvibhiś ca bhūpatibhir dattir iyam asmadīyā (dhar)mma-gauravād asmad a-
⁴²nurodhāt svad¿ā?⟨a⟩ttir ivānupālanīyā| tathā coktaṁ dharmmaśāstre

VIII. Anuṣṭubh

¡v!⟨b⟩a⁴³hubhir vvasudhā dattā

rājabhis sagar(ā)dibhiḥ|

yasya yasya yadā bhūmi ^{⎘ plate 3r}⁴⁴s

tasya tasya tadā phala⟨ṁ⟩|

IX. Anuṣṭubh

mā bhūd a-phala-¡s!⟨ś⟩a(ṅkā)vaḥ|

para-datteti pā⟨r⟩thiv[āḥ]

⁴⁵sva-dāttāt phalam ānandya⟨ṁ⟩

para-dattānupālane|

X. Anuṣṭubh

Āsphoṭayanti pita⁴⁶ro

valganti pitāmahāḥ

bhūmidātā kuleḥ jātaḥ

sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati|

XI. Anuṣṭubh

⁴⁷bhūmi⟨ṁ⟩ yaḥ pratigr̥hṇāti

yaś ca bhūmiṁ prayacchati|

Ubhau tau puṇya-karmmāṇau

⁴⁸niyata⟨ṁ⟩ sva⟨r⟩gga-gāminau|

XII. Anuṣṭubh

taḍāgānāṁ sahasreṇa

vājapeya-¡s!⟨ś⟩atena ca

⁴⁹gavāṁ koṭi-pradānena

bhūmi-harttā na ¡s!⟨ś⟩udhyati|

XIII. Anuṣṭubh

harate hārayed yas tu

manda-¡v!⟨b⟩u⁵⁰ddhis tamo-vr̥taḥ

su¡v!⟨b⟩addho vāruṇ¿au?ḥ pā¡s!⟨ś⟩ais

tiryag-yoni⟨ṁ⟩ ca gacchati|

XIV. Anuṣṭubh

su⁵¹va⟨r⟩ṇṇam ekaṁ gām ekā⟨ṁ⟩

bhūmer apy ¿a?⟨e⟩kam aṅgulaM|

haran narakam āyāti

⁵²yāvad—ā-bhūt¿i?⟨a⟩-saṁplavaṁ|

XV. Anuṣṭubh

sva-dattām para-dattām vā

yo hareta va⟨su⟩ndharā⟨ṁ⟩ ⁵³|

sa viṣṭhāyā⟨ṁ⟩ kr̥mi⟨r⟩ bhūtvā

pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate|

XVI. Anuṣṭubh

Ādityo varu⁵⁴ṇo viṣṇu⟨r⟩

¡v!⟨b⟩rahmā somo hutā¡s!⟨ś⟩anaḥ|

¡s!⟨ś⟩ūlapāṇiś ca bhagavān

abhinanda⁵⁵nti bhūmidaṁ|

XVII. Śālinī

sāmānyo ’yan dharmma-setur nr̥pāṇā⟨ṁ⟩

kāle kāle pāla⁵⁶nīyo bhavadbhiḥ

sarvvān etān{a} bhāvinaḥ pārtthivendrān{a}

bhūyo bhūyo yā⁵⁷cate rāmabhadraḥ|

XVIII. Puṣpitāgrā

Iti kamala-dalām¡v!⟨b⟩u-¡v!⟨b⟩indu-lolāṁ|

śr¿ī?⟨i⟩yam a⁵⁸nucintya manuṣya-jīvitañ ca|

sakalam idam ⟨u⟩dāhr̥tañ ca ¡v!⟨b⟩uddhvā

na hi pu ⁵⁹(ruṣai)ḥ para-kīrttayo villopyāḥ|

sraṣṭā yas tu guṇātmakas tad-adhi

XIX. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

^{⎘ plate 3v}⁶⁰yenātyanta-surāsurādhipa-guru⟨ḥ⟩ prajñābhimāno jito

rājñāroptita-rājya-bhā⁶¹ram atulaṁ yaś cāvahal⟨l⟩īlayā|

yasyāsīn naya-vikrama-dvayam api preyān ⁶²sakhā sarvvadā

yaḥ khyato dhṛta-s¿ā?⟨a⟩ndhi-vigraha-padaḥ śrī-cchicchṭeś{v}aḥ^👤 kṛtī|

⁶³parama-māheśvara-parama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārāja-parameśva⟨ra⟩-soma-kula-ti-
⁶⁴laka-trikaliṅgādhipati--śrī-¿j?⟨y⟩ayāti^👤-rājadeva-pravarddhamāna-v¿e?⟨i⟩jaya-rājye
⁶⁵navame samvatsare 9 jyeṣṭha-¡ś!⟨s⟩ita-trayodaśyā⟨ṁ⟩| 10 3 ⟨divasa⟩ḥ Utkīrṇṇā
⁶⁶vijñān¿ī?⟨i⟩-mādhavene^👤t¿ī?⟨i⟩ Om Om|

Apparatus

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Translation by Amandine Wattelier-Bricout

Bibliography

This set was edited for the first time in 1877, in the Journal of the Bengal Asiatic Society, vol. XLVI, part. 1, pp.149 ff., by Babu Rangalala Banerjea (see Fleet 1894–1895: page 324). It was reedited then by Fleet 1894–1895: s.v. E, pages 351–355.

Primary

Banerjea, Rangalala. 1877. “Note on a Copper-Plate Grant Found in the Record Office of the Cuttack Collectorate.” JASB 46 (1): 149–57. [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/255814#page/167/mode/1up].

[siglum B]

Fleet, John Faithfull. 1894–1895. “Records of the Somavamsi Kings of Katak.” EI 3: 323–59.

№ E, pages 351–355. [siglum F]

Rajaguru, Satyanarayan. 1966. Inscriptions of Orissa, Vol. 4. Sri Sarada Press. [https://archive.org/details/inscriptions-of-orissa-v04-1966].

№ 28, pages 177–183. [siglum R]

Shastri, Ajay Mitra. 1995. Inscriptions of the Śarabhapurīyas, Pāṇḍuvaṁśins and Somavaṁśins, Part II: Inscriptions. New Delhi: Indian Council of Historical Research; Motilal Bandarsidass.

№ XIV, pages 233–239. [siglum S]

Secondary

Bhandarkar, Devadatta Ramakrishna. 1927–1936. A List of the Inscriptions of Northern India in Brahmi and Its Derivative Scripts, from about 200 A. C.: Appendix to Epigraphia Indica and Record of the Archaeological Survey of India, Volumes XIX to XXIII. Calcutta: Archaeological Survey of India. [https://zenodo.org/records/3360216].

S.v. 1566.

Tripathy, Snigdha. 2010. Descriptive Topographical Catalogue of Orissan Inscriptions. New Delhi: Manohar Publishers & Distributors.

Pages 143–144.

Acharya, Subrata Kumar. 2014. Copper-Plate Inscriptions of Odisha: A Descriptive Catalogue (circa Fourth Century to Sixteenth Century CE). New Delhi: D. K. Printworld.

Page 257.