Sankhameri plates of Mahābhavagupta Uddyotakeśarin year 4

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Current Version:  draft, 2024-12-17Z

Editor:   Amandine Wattelier-Bricout.

DHARMA Identifier: INSSomavamsin00038

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    Corresponding Artefact: ARTSomavamsin00042$ARTSomavamsin00043$ARTSomavamsin00044 #CONARTSomavamsin000014

    Technique: engraved.

    Layout: 75 lines are observed/preserved on the artifact.

    Edition


    ⎘ plate 1v 1

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    I. Śārdūlavikrīḍita
    jyotsnā-śāli-samr̥ddhi-bhūḥ kumudinī-¿k?⟨h⟩āsaika-sampādanā
    -dhūrtto dhūrjja2¿t?⟨ṭ⟩¿ī?⟨i⟩-mauli-saudha-vasatiḥ pīyūṣa-dhār¿o?⟨ā⟩-gr̥h⟨aṁ⟩
    tārāntaḥpura-nāyako rati-pa3⟨teḥ⟩ śa⟨s⟩tr¿e?⟨ai⟩ka-śā¿n?⟨ṇ⟩opalaḥ
    kṣīrodā⟨r⟩ṇṇava-nandano vijayate devaḥ suddhādīdhitiḥ

    II. Vasantatilakā
    4Asyānvaye mahati sāndra-tamaḥ-kalaṅka-
    -vicchāya-dig-(va)laya-mārjjana-¿kr̥ca?⟨kr̥cchra⟩kasya
    5Utpedire sakala-sad-guṇa-jjanma-kandāḥ
    kundāvadāta-yaśaso jagat¿i?⟨ī⟩-bhujas te

    III. Śārdūlavikrīḍita
    6rājābhūj janamejayo👤 ’tha nr̥patir jjāto yayātiḥ👤 tataḥ
    śrīmān bhīmara7tho👤 ’bhavat tad-anu ca kṣmā-cakra-rakṣā-maṇiḥ
    Aṣṭā¿ṣ?⟨s⟩v eva dig-antareṣu vijaya8-stambhāvali-cchadmanā
    hr̥cchalyāni diś¿ā? -bhujām api samāropyanta yair vvi9sphuṭaM

    IV. Śārdūlavikrīḍita
    tasmād dharmmaratho👤 manoratha-phala⟨ṁ⟩ śītā¿nsu?⟨ṁśu⟩-vaṅśa-śriyo
    10nistriṅśaika -¿ś?⟨s⟩akhā śikhā-maṇir abhū{|}n niḥśeṣa-bhūmī-bhujā¿ḥ?⟨M⟩
    ya11smin dig-vijayāvatāriṇi purā vidveṣi-bhūmībhuj¿ā?⟨a⟩
    prāt¿yānta?⟨iṣṭhanta⟩ dig-antara⟨ṁ⟩ tada12nu ca sphītāś camū-reṇavaḥ

    V. Śārdūlavikrīḍita
    s{v}etūpānta-vanāntare himavataḥ paryanta-bhū-sīmani
    13prāg-ambhodhi-taṭī-vaneṣu kaṭake pūrvvetara-kṣṃā-bhr̥taḥ
    yasyo¿ttāmyada?⟨ktaṁ pada⟩-rāti-rā14ja-yuvatī-ni⟨ḥ⟩śvāsa-bhuñjh¿a?⟨ā⟩nila
    -vyāsaṅga-svanad-antarāla-mukharair ggītaṁ ⟨yaśaḥ⟩ 15 kīcakaiḥ

    VI. Śārdūlavikrīḍita
    bhrātā tasya vabhūva bhūtalapater bhūteśa{t}-tulya-prabhaḥ
    prakhyāta16¿ḥ?⟨ṁ⟩ kṣiti-bhūṣaṇaṁ naghuṣa👤 Ity urvvīpatīnāṁ patiḥ
    yad-dor-ddaṇḍa-bhujaṅga17mena vilasan-nistri¿nsya?⟨ṁśa⟩-jihvā-bhr̥tā
    pītās te paripanthi-pārthiva-camū ⎘ plate 2r 18-kaṇṭhāntare mārutāḥ

    VII. Śārdūlavikrīḍita
    Atrāste kari-vr̥ndam unmadamahi prauḍho ’sti pañcāna[naḥ]
    19sant⟨y⟩ etāsu{|} jagad-druho giri-darī-kumbhīṣu kumbhīna¿śā?⟨sā⟩
    snehād ity abhidhā(ya) 20vr̥ddha-śavarī-varggeṇa ¡v!⟨b⟩addh¿a?⟨ā⟩¿śr̥?⟨śru⟩ṇā
    yad-⟨v⟩airi -pramadā-jano vanabhuvaḥ sañcāram a21dhyāpitaḥ|

    VIII. Vasantatilakā
    tasyānujo nata-samasta-sapatna-mauli
    -ratnā¿ns?⟨ṁś⟩u-⟨saṁ⟩m¿ī?⟨i⟩lita -pāda-saro 22ja-rociḥ|
    vidyā-nidhiḥ pratinidhir mmadhusūdanasya
    jāto ’tha viśva-vijayī nr̥23pati⟨r⟩ yayātiḥ👤|

    IX. Upajāti
    bhaṭair avaṣṭa¡v!⟨b⟩dham idaṁ narendraiḥ
    rāṣṭradva(yaṁ) ko¿ṣ?⟨s⟩alam utkalañ ca|
    A24kaṇṭaka⟨ṁ⟩ sādhayataḥ samantād
    bhuja-dvaya⟨ṁ⟩ yasya kr̥tārtham āsīt

    X. Āryā
    tasya tataḥ 25sukr̥ta-phala⟨ṁ⟩ saphalīkr̥ta-loka-locanas tanayaḥ|
    samajani guṇaika26-sīmā śrīmān u⟨d⟩yotakesarī👤 nr̥patiḥ|

    XI. Rathoddhatā
    bhakti-dūra-nata-kuntala-skhalan
    -ma27llikā-kusuma-⟨dāma⟩-rājayaḥ|
    ḍhaukamanta Iva kīrtti-santatīr
    ya praṇem¿ū?⟨u⟩28{rbhi}r abhito mahī-bhujaḥ

    svasti śrī-yayātinagarāt parama-māheśvara 29-¿ṣ?⟨p⟩arama-bhaṭṭāraka-mahārājādhiraja¿ṣ?⟨p⟩arameśvara-soma-kula-tilaka-trika-
    30liṅgādhipati-śrī-mahāśi⟨vagu⟩pta👤-rāja-deva-¿ṣ?⟨p⟩ādānudhyāta-¿ṣ?⟨p⟩arama-māheśvara-pa-
    31rama-bhaṭṭāraka {|} mahārājādhirāja-parameśvara-soma-kula-tilaka-trikaliṅgādhipa-
    32ti-śrī-mahābhavagupta👤-rāja-devaḥ kuśalī{|} saṅgāṇamaṇḍalīyakontaḍḍākhaṇḍī-
    33ya Āgaravāḍamulāgrāmaḥ Atastadiṣa⟨yī⟩yav⟨r⟩āhmaṇān āpūjya samāhartr̥-sannidhātr̥-
    34niyuktādhikārika-dāṇḍapāśika-piśuna-v¿e?⟨ai⟩trikāvarodha-jana-rājñī-rāṇa -
    ⎘ plate 2v 35ka-rājaputra-rājavallabha-bhogi-jana-pramukha-samastajanapadāN samājñā-
    36payati⟨.⟩ viditam astu bhavatā⟨ṁ⟩ yathāsmābhir aya⟨ṁ⟩ grāmaḥ sajalasthalaḥ saga-
    37rttā¿s?⟨ṣ⟩raḥ sāmramadhūkatālaprabhr̥⟨ti⟩ nānāvr̥kṣaḥ sanidhiḥ sopanidhiḥ haritadaṇḍa{|} va-
    38ravalī{r}vardda{|} ciṭṭola-Andhāruvāpratyandhāruvā{|} padātijīvya{|} Adattā{|} A-
    39ntarāvaḍḍi{|} Ahidaṇḍa{|} vandhadaṇḍa{|}vijayavandāpanādi{|} bhaviṣyatkarasa-
    40metaḥ sakhaṇḍapāl¿ī?⟨i⟩yaḥ sarvvādhā varjjitaḥ sarrvoparikarādānasahi-
    41taḥ catuḥ¿ś?⟨s⟩īmāvacchinnaḥ madhya-deśa-vinirgg¿e?⟨a⟩tāya kr̥ṣṇātreyagotrāya
    42{|} trayārṣ¿a?pravarāya{|} Ṛgvedīya-ṣaḍ-aṅgādhyāyine{|} ¿s?⟨ś⟩ubhākara-
    43prapautrāya{|} Aṅga-pautrāya{|} ¿ri?⟨Ṛ⟩ṣikara-putrāya{|} śrī-govindaka-
    44rāya{|} ¿ś?⟨s⟩liladhārāpuraḥsara{ṁ}{|} ¿Ā?⟨mā⟩candrārkkakṣitisamakālopa-
    45bhogā⟨r⟩thaṁ mātāpitror ātma⟨na⟩ś ca puṇyayaśobhivr̥⟨d⟩dhaye tāmraśāsa¿re?⟨nā⟩karī-
    46kr̥tya sampradatta Ity avagatya samucita-kara-bhāga-bhogam upanaya¿ndi?r bhava-
    47dbhiḥ sukhena prativastavyam iti| bhāvibhiś ca bhūpatibhiḥ {svad}da-
    48t⟨t⟩ir iyam asmadīyā dharmmagauravād asmadanurodhāc ca svadattir i-
    49vānupālanīy¿a?⟨ā⟩| tathā coktaṁ dharmaśāstre⟨.⟩

    XII. Anuṣṭubh
    vahubhir vvasudhā dattā
    rājabhiḥ sa50garādibhiḥ⟨.⟩
    yasya yasya yadā bhūmis
    tasya tasya tadā phalaṁ|

    XIII. Anuṣṭubh
    mā bhū ⎘ plate 3r 51d a-phala-śaṅkā vaḥ
    para-dat⟨t⟩eti pārthivāḥ|
    sva-d¿att?⟨ān⟩āt phalam ānantyaṁ
    para-da52ttānupālane|

    XIV. Anuṣṭubh
    ṣaṣṭ{h}iṁ varṣasahasrāṇi
    svargge modati bhūmidaḥ
    Ākṣe53ptā cānumantā ca
    ca dvau tau naraka-gāminau|

    XV. Indravajrā
    Agner apatyaṁ prathamaṁ suvarṇṇa⟨ṁ⟩ {ca}
    54bhūr v¿ī?⟨ai⟩ṣṇavī sū⟨r⟩ya-sutāś ca gāvaḥ|
    yaḥ kāñcanaṁ gāñ ca mahīñ ca dadyād
    dattās tra55yas tena bhavanti l¿a?⟨o⟩kāḥ|

    XVI. Anuṣṭubh
    Āsphoṭayanti pitaro
    valgayanti pitāmahāḥ
    bhū56mi-dātā kule jātaḥ
    sa nas trātā bhaviṣyati|

    XVII. Anuṣṭubh
    bhūmi⟨ṁ⟩ yaḥ pratigr̥hṇāti
    ya57ś ca bhūmi¿ḥ?⟨ṁ⟩ prayacchati|
    Ubh¿ai?⟨au⟩ t¿ai?⟨au⟩ puṇya-karmm¿o?⟨ā⟩¿ai?⟨au⟩
    niyataṁ svargga-gā58minau|

    XVIII. Anuṣṭubh
    taḍāgānāṁ sahasreṇa
    vāja-peya-śatena ca
    gavāṁ koṭi59-pradānena
    bhūmi-harttā na śudhyati|

    XIX. Anuṣṭubh
    harate hāra¿yate?⟨yed⟩ ⟨yas tu⟩
    manda60-vuddhiḥ{|} tam¿e?⟨o⟩-vr̥taḥ
    ¿su?⟨sa⟩ vaddho vāruṇaiḥ
    pāśais tiryag-yoniṁ sa gaccha61ti|

    XX. Anuṣṭubh
    sva-dattā⟨ṁ⟩ para-dattā⟨ṁ⟩ vā
    yo ha¿reT va?⟨reta va⟩sundharāṁ
    sa viṣṭhāyāM kr̥mir bhūtvā
    62pitr̥bhiḥ saha pacyate|

    XXI. Śālinī
    sāmānyo ’yaṁ dharmma-¿ś?⟨s⟩etur nr̥pāṇāM
    kāle kāle 63pālanīyo bhavadbhiḥ|
    sarvān etāN bhāvinaḥ pārthivendrāN
    bhūyo bhūyo y¿a?⟨ā⟩64cate rāmabhadraḥ|

    XXII. Puṣpitāgrā
    Iti kamala-dalāmvu-vindu-lolāṁ
    śriyam anucintya 65manuṣya-jīvitañ ca|
    sa-kalam idam udāhr̥tañ ca vu¿dvā?⟨ddhvā⟩
    na hi puruṣaiḥ pa66ra-kīrttayo vilopyāḥ|

    XXIII. Śārdūlavikrīḍita
    yat-kīrtti⟨r⟩ bhūvanatrayasya kuhare śasvattanī67(pūrṇṇaya)m
    mantreṇa ⟨su⟩cirapraṇāmarahitāḥ kṣ¿au?⟨o⟩ṇībhujo bhog¿ī?⟨i⟩na⟨ḥ⟩
    yad⟨d⟩ordaṇdabhavapratāpa ⎘ plate 3v 68śi¿kṣī?⟨khi⟩no nistriṅśa{|} dhūmacchaṭā
    dūrasthāpi cakāra vairiyuvatī ritreṣu kā69śyāhaṁ|

    XXIV. Anuṣṭubh
    Utkalekale¿ṣ?⟨s⟩ale deśe
    sa mahāsandhivigrahī|
    Ā¿ś?īd guṇaga 70ṇāghārau
    rudradatta👤 Iti śrutaḥ|

    XXV. Anuṣṭubh
    mahākṣapaṭalādhyakṣa⟨ḥ⟩
    sutā⟨ṁ⟩ ma71taḥ|
    Alīlikhadidaṁ tāmra-
    śāsanaṁ śatru¿s?āsana¿ḥ?⟨M⟩|

    mahārājādhirāja-
    72parameśvara-śrīmadd-udyotakeśari👤-rāja-devasya pravarddhamāna-vija-
    73yarāj⟨y⟩e caturthe samva⟨tsa⟩re{|} mārgga va di daśamyaṁ{|} yatrāṅke samvaT 4
    74mārgga va di 10 suvarṇṇav¿i?⟨ī⟩thi-vijñāni-vāheru👤-maṅgākā👤¿bhyā U?⟨bhyām ū⟩¿ktī?⟨tkī⟩-
    75⟨rṇṇa⟩m idaṁ

    Apparatus

    1 ¿k?⟨h⟩āsaika°kāsaika° S
    4 °¿kr̥ca?⟨kr̥cchra⟩kasya°kr̥cakasya S
    1 dhūrjja¿t?⟨ṭ⟩dhūrjjati° S
    13 yasyo¿ttāmyada?⟨ktaṁ pada⟩-rāti°yasyottāmyadarāti° S
    20 yad-⟨v⟩airi°yadai° S
    59 hāra¿yate?⟨yed⟩hārayate S59 ⟨yas tu⟩ manda°manda° S

    Translation by Amandine Wattelier-Bricout

    Bibliography

    The set is preserved in the Odisha State Museum. The photos are available here.

    Primary

    Shastri, Ajay Mitra. 1995. Inscriptions of the Śarabhapurīyas, Pāṇḍuvaṁśins and Somavaṁśins, Part II: Inscriptions. New Delhi: Indian Council of Historical Research; Motilal Bandarsidass.
    S.v. Supplement III, pages 354–357. [siglum S]

    Secondary

    Tripathy, Snigdha. 2010. Descriptive Topographical Catalogue of Orissan Inscriptions. New Delhi: Manohar Publishers & Distributors.
    Pages 146–147.
    Acharya, Subrata Kumar. 2014. Copper-Plate Inscriptions of Odisha: A Descriptive Catalogue (circa Fourth Century to Sixteenth Century CE). New Delhi: D. K. Printworld.
    № 37, page 274.
    No identifier given for janamejayoNo identifier given for yayātiḥNo identifier given for bhīmara7thoNo identifier given for dharmmarathoNo identifier given for naghuṣaNo identifier given for yayātiḥNo identifier given for u⟨d⟩yotakesarīNo identifier given for mahāśi⟨vagu⟩ptaNo identifier given for mahābhavaguptaNo identifier given for rudradattaNo identifier given for udyotakeśariNo identifier given for vāheruNo identifier given for maṅgākā