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No. 5.)
TWO EASTERN GANGA COPPER-PLATE GRANTS FROM SUDAVA.
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16 uttara-sīmāntē Chullavēņa-pūrvvāt sālmalī-vfikshaḥ tato dvitiyõ=pi sālmalī-vrikshah
kosa17 mbaḥ saptaparņņa(rņņā) vși(bři)hat-chhi(ch-chhi)lā tato vālmīka-sabito jambu
vitapaḥ chiñchā-jambū[s*] tata[s*) taţāk-ālyä[m*) madhūka18 vșikshaḥ tata[h*] pūrvvēņa s=aiva Guņahāri garttrēti [ll] bhavishyatas-cha
rājñaḥ prajñāpayati [l*) dharmma-kra
Third Plate. 19 ma-vikramair=avāpya mahim-bhavadbhir=ayam danadharmmõ=nupālanīyāyah) [ll*]
Vyāsa-gītās=ch=ātra slöka(kā) bhavanti [l*) 'Bahubhi(bhi)r=vva20 sudhā dattā va(ba)hubhiš=ch=ānupālitā [l*) yasye yasya yadā bhūmis-tasya tasya
tadã phala(lam) [lli*] Sva-dattāṁ para-dattām vā ya21 tnād-raksha Yudhishthira [l*] mahi(hi)n=ma(m=ma)himatām śrēshthaḥ(tha) dānāt
chhrësch-chhrē)yõ=nupālanam(nam) [12*] Shashtim varshsha-sahasrāņi sva22 rgg mödati bhūmidaḥ [*] ākshēptā ch=ānumantā cha tänyrëve naraka
*vasēd=ity-Apūrvvanața-vanáyē vamấyē)na Mätpicha23 ndrasya sūnunā [*] likhitam Pallavachandrēņa sāsanam sva-mukh-ājõaya [114*1
mahāmahattara-Savaranandisarmmana[h*}' pratyaksham-iti [l*] prava24 rddhamāna-vijaya-rājya-samvatsara-satē chatur-āsītē 100 80 4 [l*] uthirnnem
Khandichandra-bhogika-tanayēna "Sarvvachandrēn=ētiḥ(ti) [II*] 25 [? U*]māpati?
B.-Plates of Anantavarman, son of Dāvēndravarman ; [Ganga] Year 204.
These are three sheets of copper, with their edges slightly raised in order to protect the writing. They measure 6" by 31". Towards the proper right end of each plate there is a ring-hole through which the plates slide on to a thick ring of copper measuring 3}" in diameter. The ends of the ring were secured and soldered to a circular seal which measures 11" in diameter. It bears in relief, on a counter-sunk surface, the figure of a bull, conchant to right, surmounted by 4 crescent. Below the bull there is a floral design. The weight of the plates together with the ring and the seal is 138 tolas. The first and the third
1 Metre : Sloka (Anushubh); and in the following three verses. * Read vaset [113*] iti.
* The same person was responsible for drafting the Chicacole (Year 183) and Trilingi (Year 192) plates of Dévendravarman.
He figures also as & witness in the Chicacole and Trilingi records of Devendravarman. The Chicacole inscription, however, calls him & mahattara, for a note on which term, see abovo, Vol. XVIII, p. 78, f. n. 6. Dr. E. Hultzach's explanation of the first component of his (the witness'e) name (above, Vol. III, p. 134, f. n. 3) seems to be unwarranted; for, Savara need not always signify the savage tribe. In fact, Savara is only another name of Siva who is the object of devotion of the donor of our grant.
. For a note on bhogika, see above, Vol. XXIII, pp. 59 and 64 ; also Fleet, C. 1. 1., Vol. III, Gupta Inscriptions, p. 100, f. n. 1.
• He also engraved the Chicacole and Trilingi plates of Devendravarman. The name of the father of the en. graver of the latter grant has been misread (1. H.Q., Vol. XI, p. 302) as Chandrabhogika, whereas it is clearly Khandichandra on the facsimile. Cf. plate III (opp. p. 301), wrongly numbered there as Plate II (Reverse).
This was probably the name of the rooord-keeper (akshatálin) or some other official at his office. The reading rooms to be Magha-di 1.-B. C. C.]
