47. Gunaighar (Tipera dist. Bengal) Copper-plate Inscr. of Vainyagupta (Bh. No. 2038)
G. 188 Pauшa mаsa 24th day.
D. C. Bhattacharya, IHQ. Vol. VI (1930), pp. 45-60 & Pl.; M. Ghosh, ibid., Vol. VI (1930), p. 561; D. C. Sircar. SI. Bk. III, No. 37, p. 331-35; B. Upadhyaya, SAII. pt. II, pp. 78-80; IE. AR. 1952-53, p. 26, No. 36, App. A,


TEXT (DS).

1. svasti (||*)mahаnau-hastyaщva-jayaskandhаvаrаt-krиpurаd-bhagavanmahаdeva-pаdаnаddhyatho mahаrаja-щrиvainyaguptaх
2. kuщalи * * * * * *svapаdopajиvinaщca kuщalamамщasya samаjгаpayati(|*) viditaм bhavatаm-astu yathа
3. mayа mаtаpittrorаtmanaщca pu[нyа]bhivр[ddha]ye(ё*)smat-pаdadаsa -mahаrаja-rudradatta-vijгаpyаdanenaiva mаhаyаnika-щаkyabhikщvа-
4. cаryya-щаntidevamuddiщya gopa (?) ... ... ... [digbhаge ?] kаryyamанa-kаryyаvaloki-teщvarащrama-vihаre anenai-
5. vаcаryyeнa pratipаdita[ka?]-mаhаyаnika-vaivartti-ka-bhikщu- saмghanаmparigrah bhagavato buddhasya satataм triшkаlaм
6. gandha-puшpa-dиpa-dhуpаdi-pra[varttnаya*] [ta*]sya bhikщusaмghasya ca cиvarapiндapаta-щayanаsana-glаnapratyayabhaiшajyаdi-
7. paribhogаya vihаre [ca] khaндa-phuттa-pratisaмskаra-karaнаya uttaramандa-lika-kаnte-дadakagrаme sarvato bho-
8. genа-grahаratvenaikаdaщa-khila-pатakах paгcabhih khaндaistаmra paттenаtisрштаh (|*)api ca khalu щruti-smрtи-
9. [ti*]hа[sa]-vihitам puнya-bhуmidаna-щrutim-aihikаmuttrika-phala-viшeшe smрto bhаvatah samupagamya svatastu pи-
10. даm-apy-уrиkрtya pattrebhyo bhуmiм * * * * * * * * * * (|*) dviшa(?)dbhir-asmadvacana-gauravаtsva-yaщo-dharmmаvаptaye caite
11. pатakа asminvi(?)hаre щaщvatkаlamabhya[nupаlayitavyах ||*]
anupаlanam-prati ca bhagavatа parащarаtmajena vedavyа-
12. sena vyаsena gиtах щlokа bhavanti (|*)
шaштiм varшa-sa[hasrа]нi svargge modati bhуmidaх (|*)
аkшeptа cаnumantа ca tа-
13. nyeva na(ra*)ke vaset (||*)1.
sva-dattам paradattаmvаyo hareta [vasu]ndharам (|*)
[sa] viштhаyам kрmirbhutvа pitрbhiх saha pacyate (||*)2.
14. pуrva-dattам dvijаtibhyo yatnаdrakшa yudhiштhira (|*)
mahим mahimatам щreшtha dаnаtщrayo (ё*)nupаlanaм (||*)3.
varttamаnаштащиttyu-
15. ttara-щata-saмvatsare pauшa-mаsasya caturvvinщatitama-divase dуtakena mahа-pratиhаra-mahаpиlupati-paгcаdhi-
16. karaнoparika-pатyuparika-[pura?]purapаloparika-mahаrаja-щrиmahаsаmanta-vijayasenen-aitad-ekаdaщa-pатaka-dа-
17. nаyаjгаm-anubhаvitах kumаrаmаtya-revajjasvаmи bhаmaha-vatsa-bhogikах (||*) likhitaм sandhivigrahаrikaraнa-kаya
18. stha-naradattena (||*)yattraika-kшettrakhaндe nava-droнavаpаdhika-sapta-pатaka-parimанe sиmа-liкgаni (|*) pуrvveнa guнekа
19. grahаragrаma-sиmа viшнuvardhaki-kшetraщca(|*) dakшiнena miduvilаla(?)-kшettraм rаjavihаra-kшetraщca(|*) paщcimena sуrи-nащи-rampуrннeka-
20. kшettraм (|*) uttareнa doши-bhoga-puшkariн[и] ... ... ... ... ... [e*] vampiyа kаditya-va(ba)ndhu-kшetrанагca sиmа (||*)
21. dvitиya-khaндasyаштаvinщat-droнavаpa-parimанasya sиmа (|*) pуrvveнa guнikаgrahаragrаm-sиmа (|*) dakшiнena pakka-
22. vilаla(?)-kшetraм(ttram) (|*)paщcimena rаjavihаra-kшettraм(ttram) (|*) uttareнa vaidya(?)-kшettraм(ttram) (||*) tрtиya-khaндasya trayovinщati-droнavаpa-
23. parimанasya sиmа (|*)pуrvveнa ... ... ... ... kшettraм(ttram) (|*) dakшiнena nakhaddаrccarika(?)-kшettra-sиmа (|*) paщcimena

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24. ja(jo?)lаrи-kшettraм (|*) uttareнa nаgи-joдаka-kшettraм(ttram) (||*)
caturthasya triмщaddroнavаpa-parimанa-kшettra-khaндasya sиmа (|*) pуrvveнa
25. buddhаka-kшettra-sиmа (|*) dakшiнena kаlаka-kшettraм(ttram) (|*) paщci-mena[sу]ryya-kшettra-sиmа (|*) uttareнa mahиpаla-kшettraм(ttram)(||*) [pa]нcamasya
26. pаdona-pатaka-dvaya-parimанa-kшettra-khaндasya sиmа (|*) pуrvveнa khaндa-vi[дu]ggurika-kшettraм(ttram)(|*) dakшiнena maнibhaddra-
27. kшettraм(|*)paщcimena yajгarаta-kшettra-sиmа (|*) uttareнa nаdaдadakagrаma-sиmeti (||*)vihаra-tala-bhуmer-api sиmа-liкgаni (|*)
28. pуrvveнa cудаmaнinagara-щrи-nau-yogayor-mmaddhathe jolа (|*) dakшiнena gaнeщvara-vilаla-puшkariнyа nau-khаtaх(|*)
29. paщcimena pradyumneщvara devakula-kшettra-prаntaх (|*) uttareнa praдаmаra-nauyoga-khаtaх (||*)etadvihаraprаvesya-щуnyapratikara-
30. hajjik-khila-bhуmerapi sиmа-liкgаni(|*)pуrvveнa pradyumneщvara devakula-kшettra-sиmа (|*) dakшiнena щаkyabhikshvаcаryya-jita-
31. sena-vaihаrika-kшettr-аvasа(?)naх(nam) (|*) paщcimena ha(?)cаta-gaмga uttareнa daндa-puшkariни ceti || saм 100 (+*) 80 (+*) 8 pauшa-di 20 (+*) 4 (||*)
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Sircar: Prepared with the help of Bhattacharya`s transcript .The plates published in IHQ,VI,are not quite saisfactory.The seal has the figure of a recumbent bull to right and the legend mahаrаja-щrиvai[nya-
guptasya ] .
L.2 Some 8 aksharas are lost and may be restored as brаhmaнаdиnkuтumbinaх or samavetаnkuтumbinaх.
L.5 Read saмghаnам. Possibly trikаlам (=trisandhyaм) is intended instead triшkаlaм.
L.7 phuттa is Prakrit for sanskrit sphatita .
L.9 Bhattacharya: hаpavihitа. Read -viшeнa smрtau.
L.13 Read dattам vа.
L.14 Read dаnаcchreyo.
L.15 Read -rvviм щati-.
L.16 pura seems to have been engraved twice owing to mistake.
L.17 Read bhogikau ca, vigrahаdhi-.
L.19 Read kшetraгca (twice).
L.20 bhoga may be a personal name and doши may stands for sanskrit jyotiши. bhoga may also indicate Doshi`s temporary posession of the tank.
L.21 Read viмщati. guнekаgrahаra of lines 18-19 and guнikаgrahаra of line 21 are apparently identical.
L.22 Read viмщati .
L.30 Cf. beng. hаjа in the expression hаjа - щukа, flood and drought, loss caused by them. Here hajjika - may mean "marshy land". vihаraprаvesya - land regarded as a part of the site of the monastery (prаveщya derived from prаveщa) for the purpose of assessment (J.A.S., Letters, 1952, p.78, note). -щуnyapratikara = not yielding any revenue. tala-bhуmi - land granted to a religious establishment for its maintenance at the time of consecration (pp.357, 369). vilаla - possibly, a mechanic caste, like vardhika, gaмga (beng. gак), rivulet.