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KAUVATAL PLATES OF SUDEVA, YEAR 7 Unlike Sudēva's other records, issued from Sarabhapura, the present grant was issued from Sripura. Sripura seems to have been the new capital of Sudēva. King Sudēva, the donor, is mentioned as the son of Maha-Durgarāja (i.e. Durga-mahārāja). Mänamātra was so far known to be the father's name of both Sudēva and Pravara of the Thakurdiya plates. Mänamātra was therefore another name of Maha-Durgarāja. The dütaka was Mahäsämanta Indrabalarāja who was the sarvadhikaradhikrita (Chief Minister) of Sudēvs. This Indrabalaraja has been identified by some scholars with the Panduvamsi king of that name. It is interesting to note that the powers of the Sarabhapuriya kings were soon afterwards usurped by the Pānduvamáls. For it was from Sripura that Mabāsiva Tivara, grandson of Indrabala, issued his charters. The engraver of the record was Gõlasimha, already known from the Thakurdiya plates, also issued from Sripura.
Of the geographical names occurring in this inscription Sripura is modern Sirpur in the Raipur District of the Madhya Pradesh. The location of Sunikā and Hakiri-bhoga is unknown.
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Kram-adhigata-rajyasya vikram-ötkhāta-vidvisha[h] [1] Srimat-Sudēvarijanya sthirah jagati disanam(nam II)
First Plate 1 Om svasti [l*) Sripurād=vikram-opam(pa)nata-sāmam(ma)nta-makuţa-chūļā-mani-prabh.prasēk-[@]
andha 2 mbu-dhauta-pada-yugalo ripu-vilāsini-simam(ma)nt-õddharana-hētur=vvasu-vasudha3. gå-pradaḥ paramabhāgavató mātā-pitfi-pad-anuddhyātaḥ sri-Maha-Durggardja-putra4 bri-Maha-Sa[dő]varājaḥ Haldri-bhogiya-Sunikāyārh prativāsi8 nas=s&mājñāpayati Viditam=astu võ yath=āsmābhir=ayam grāmaḥ Tți(Tri)daba6 pati-sadana-[su]kha-pratishthākaro yāvad=[r]avi-babi-tārā-kirana-pratihata- .
Second Plate, First Side 7 ghor-andhakaram jagad=avatishthatē tăvad=apabhogyaḥ sa-nidhiḥ(dhi)=8-õpanidhi8 r-a-chāța-bhata-pravēsyaḥ sarvva-kara-visarjja(rjji)taḥ mātā-pitror=ātmanas-cha
9 puny-abhivriddhayē Pārāsa(ta)ra-gotrāya. VājasanĒyinė Bhatta-Pura[m*)10 darasvāminē' tāmb[r]a(mra)-Sāsanēn=ātisri(sri)shtaḥ [l*] tē yuyam=ēvam=upa11 labhyā(bhya) ājñā-bravana-vidhēgā bhūtvā yath-ochitam bhoga-bhāgam=upanaya12 ntah sukha[m*) prativatsyatha [l*] bhavi[shya]tas=cha bhūmipālān=anudarsayati [1*]
1189, 1945, p. 275 ; 1946, p. 63. . Above, Vol. XXII, No. 6.
From Impressione • Expressed by symbol. . The passage Habiri-bhoplya-Sunikayat ta ongraved on an erasure. • The anseudna above ya sooms to have been cancelled. The lotters Pardeara are written on an erasure. * The letters dara are Incised on an erasuro.
