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No. 36.]
TWO GRANTS OF RANABHANJADEVA.
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36 Aśramëdha-sahasrāņi vājapēya-sutāni cha [l*] gavām satasahasrēna bhimihartta
na śndhyati | 37 Loba-chitrạn-[ā*]éma-chüropa c ha vishanecha jaraye[n] naraḥ [*]
vra(bra)hmasvam tfi(tri)shu lokēsha(h) kaḥ pū(pu)mā[no] jarayishyati || 38 Yajño=nritēna ksharati tapaḥ ksharati vismayān?-kshiti-hartty='ēkavimšani
kū(ku)läni narakaṁ vrajot | Tri39 p-ägra-jala-vi(bi)ndus=
o j ala-vadvada(budbuda)-sädrisa[mn*] [*] sadřiếam javitam jñātvā kirtti-dharmmam na lopa40 yët | Vēda-vāk=smritayo jihvavadanti fishi-dēváta[h 1*] bhūmi-harttā tatha
martyā āho mã hara 41 mã hara(h) | Yath-āpsu patitam(tah) Sakra taila-viadur-vvisarpati I ovam
bhomiksitam dānam sasye masyë praro42 hati | Asphotayamti pitaraḥ pravalgyanti pitāmah (ā) 1*] bhūmidātā kulo
jātā (tah) sam [et] trātā bha43 vishyati(h) (ID Adityo Varuņo Vishņu[r*] Vra(Bra)hmā Soma(o) Hotāšanaḥ[I*]
Sūlapāņis-tu bhagavām (van) abhinan. 44 danta bhūmidaḥ(dam) || Bhūmiņ yaḥ pratigrihnā(hņā)ti yach(yas)-cha bhūmi[m*]
ptayachchhati [1] abhau tau punya(nya)-karmmäņau niyatau
Third Plate ; Second Side. 45 syarga-gāminau | Iti kamala-dal-āmvu(āmbu)-vi(bi)ndu-lolāḥ(lām) sri(sri)yam=
anuchintya manushya-jivitar [cha 1"] 46 sakalam=idam-udáhri(ri)tam hi vadhvās na hi purushah parakirttanan vilopya
Sri-Ranabhafija47 dēvasya pravarddhamānē vijayarăjyā sammvatsarē chatuḥpanchāsatamē
Bhădravada-āmāmā(vā)48 syāyāṁ likhitaṁ sānd[h*Jivigrahiya-Himadattēna [*] Utki(i)ropam cha Arka
sāli-Gona49 kõna[l*] Lāxchhitam Mahārājakiya-mudrēpa ||
B.-Baudh Grant of Ranabhañjadēva; the 26th year. This grant is incised on three copper-plates held together by a circular ring which passes through holes bored on the right margin of the plates, about from the edge. The first plate bears writing on the inner side only. The last plate is broken near the ringhole, perhaps in consequence of an attempt to remove the plate from the ring without outting the latter. The plates measure 61" by 45". The last plate, however, is only 41 broad in the middle. The ring is a thick and has a diameter of 2". It passes through the bottom of an oval seal measuring 24" by 2". The seal bears, in high relief, a couchant bull facing the proper left, and above it crescent and sun. Below the bull is the legend fri-Ranabhanjadēvasya in Nagari letters. Below the legend again is an expanded lotus flower with stem. The plates with ring and seal weigh 155 tolas. The ring had not been cut when the impressions were prepared by Mr. Krishna Sastri.
The inscription has been very carelessly incised, and words and even parts of verses havo been omitted in many cases. In the metrical portion it is stated that Satrubhanja was the father of the king Ranabhañjadēva, who was a devout Vaishnava and meditated on the feet 1 Read vismayat 1 kshitia
Read - harttsaika
* Read buddhvi . Read purushaih parakirttayo vilopyal
Here follow & floral design and a conch (or symbol for in) which, evidently, constituted the mark of the king mentioned immediately before. A double vertical stroke is engraved after the mark.
