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No. 5.1
TWO EASTERN GANGA COPPER-PLATE GRANTS FROM SUDAVA.
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First Plate 1 Om Svasti [l*] Vijayavataḥ Kalinganagarăn-Mahēndr-achala-sikhara-pratishthitasya 2 bhagavató Gokarpņasvāminah praņāmäd=vigalita-kali-kalankah srimad-Gā3 nga-kula-tilako nija-nistri[m*]k-õpārjjita-Kaling-adhirājya[h*) pravitata-cha4 tur-udadhi-taranga-mālā-mēkhal-āvani-tal-amala-yaśāḥ anēk-a 5 hava-samkshobha-janita-jaya-savda (bda)[b*] pratap-āvanata-samasta-samanta-cha6 kra-chūdā-mani-prabhā-mañjari-rañjita-charaṇā mātā-pitsi-pād-anuddhyātah para7 mamāhēsvara-bri-mahārājādhiraja-Dēvēndravarmma-sūnur-mmahārāja-srima8 D-Anantavarmmā Krðshtukavarttanyā[m] Talatthērē sarvva-samavētān-ku(n-ku). tumvi(mbi)na[h*) 88
Second Plate; First Side. 9 mājõāpayati' [l*] Viditam-astu bhavatā[m*) yath=āya[m*) grāmõ=smad=bhrātrā éri
"Jayavarmma10 på mätā-pittror-ātmanas-cha puny-ābhivri(vși)ddhay?=bbyartthitēna mayā vēda-vēdārga
pa(pā)rage11 bhya[h*) Kámarupa-vishaya-Śringâţik-āgrahāra-vāstavyēbhya[h*) Pārādara-sagot
tre[bhyo) 12 Vishņusomāchā[r*]ya-pădēbhyo vivāha-samayē kanyā-dānamundaka-pū13 rvvar kļitv=ă-chandr-arkka-pratishtham sarvva-kara-bharān=muktvā datuastad-evam
vudhvā(buddhva) 14 yath-ochita-bha(bhā)gabhogam upanayantah sukham vasat-ēti [l*) adhună simā-linga15 ni kramēņa sthitāni I(Aisanyám Dēvaparvvata-sikharah tat-pūrvvēna giri-vața-va16 na-rāji-purusha-chchhāyay-appachēru-maddbyēna Tālatthēra-Hēmasringa-tādappara[h*]
Second Plate ; Second Side. 17 trilite Buruli-vilmikah pe(p&jrvvaty&(tya)-girivateh dhātu-karaũja[+] Varantapura
tri(tri)18 kūțe chinchā-vana-rāji-panchūrgula-vibhīta[h*) Kõnga-parvvatē pūrvv-ivatārē giri19 vatah salla-pattharë kösämrah chiñchi vāpi-pürrv-ālih parvvata-sik harē Dumülli20 tri(tri)kūtah pūrvvă dika(k)| dakshinëna chiúchā-parikti[l*] Soma-vātaka-tri(tri)ku
1 Prom ink-impressions. • Expressed by a symbol.
• He has been identified by Mr. S. N. Chakravarti (above, Vol. XXIII, p. 281) with Maharaja Jayarar. maddva of a Ganjam grant and by Dr. D. R. Bhandarkar (A List of Inscriptions of Northern India, p. 386, f. 7) with a king of the same name mentioned in another inscription from Ganjām (I. H.Q., Vol. XII, Pp. 491 ff.
"This description appears to presuppose the position of the sun at an angle of 45° over the horison." (above, Vol. III, p. 134, f. n. 1).
According to Dr. Hultzachita meaning might be the point at which three roads meet"); vee above, Vol. II, p. 20, f. 2. 7.
