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No. 51–NOTE ON RATNAGIRI PLATES OF SOMAVAMSI KARNA
(1 Plate)
D. C. SIRCAR, OOTACAMUND
(Received on 1.12.1958)
In her article on this inscription published above, pp. 263 ff., Mrs. Mitra has correctly surmised that the first plate of the set of the Ratnagiri plates of the Sõmavamsi king Karņa, which was published by Narayana Tripathi in J BORS, Vol. XVI, pp. 206 ff. and Plate, was secured by Pandit Sadasiva Ratha Sarma of Puri. Sometime ago, I received the plate, stated to have been lying in the possession of one Panchanana Sandi of Ratnagiri, from Pandit Ratha Sarma for examination. The writing, as expected, is only on the inner side of the plate. The eight stanzas constituting the epigraphic text are the same as verses 1-8 of the Balijhari (Narsingpur) plates of Udyotakësarind published by Binayak Misra in JBORS, Vol. XVII, pp. 1 ff. and Plates. Unfortunately they have not been quite correctly read and interpreted either by Tripathi or by Misra. I am, therefore, re-editing the said part of the inscription below.
TEXTз
[Metres : verses 1, 3-7 Sārdūlavikrīdita ; verses 2, 8 Vasantatilaka.]
1
Siddham' [*] Jyotsnā-śāli-samriddhi-bhūḥ kumudini-has-aika-sampādanā dhūrtto Dhūrjjati
mauli-sau
2
dha-vasatiḥ piyūsha-dhārā-gļiham(ham) | Tār-āntah-pura-nāyako Rati-patéh sastr-aika
sā (sā)n-Opalaḥ Kshirõd-ärnpava-nandano virja(ja)yatē dēvaḥ Sudhādidhitiḥ || [1*] Asy=ānvaya mahati sändra
tamah-kalanka-vi
3
4
chchhāya-dig-valaya-mārijana-kūrchchakasya | utpēdirē sakala-sad-guna-jauma-kandāḥ
kund-āvadātanyasaso jarga(ga)tībhujas=tē ! [2*) Rāj=ābhūj-Janamējayo='tha nfipatir-jjāto Yayātis=tataḥ
śrīmá
5
6
n-Bhimaratho="bhavattad-anu
antarēshu vijaya-stambh-āva
cha kshma-chakra-rakshā-mapibashţăsv=ēva
dig.
1 Pandit Ratha Sarma wanted that, in case the inscription was unpublished, I should write a paper on the epigraph and insert his name in it as that of the joint author as had been often done by me previously in his case and in the case of others who made new inscriptions availablo to me. It was, however, found to be a published record.
The correct form of the name is Uddyolakiearin.
From the original plate and impressions. • Expressed by symbol.
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