21. Рiddhapur plates.
EI XIX, No. 17, 100-104 (Y. R. Gupte); IO, II, II, 89-93 (S. Rajaguru);

These copper-plates were discovered at Rithapur (Рiddhapur of the Mahаnubhаvas) in the Morsi tаluka of the Amarаvatи (Amraoti) district of the Central Provinces, along with a set of copper-plates of the Vakаtaka queen Prabhаvatiguptа, [For a brief notice of the record see the Quarterly Journal of the Bhаr. Itih. Saм. Maндala, Vol. IV, pp.115-116.] and were lent to the Bhаrata-Itihаsa-saмщоdhaka-Maндala of Poona by Mahanta Dattarаja. The Secretaries of this Maндala handed them over to me for decipherment, and with their kind permission I edit the interesting record incised on them in this Journal.
The grant is engraved on three copper-plates, which measure 7 3/16" long, 3 6/16" to 3 10/16" broad and 1/10" thick and weigh 87 3/4 tolas. The first plate has no writing on its outer side; the second and the third plates are engraved on both the sides. The letters are well-cut and well preserved, except a few on the back side of the third plate. Their average size is 1/4" to 1/2", There is no seal attached to the plates though holes, 1" in diameter, apparently meant for the ring, are to be seen on the proper right margin of each plate. (YG)

TEXT.

First Plate.

1 siddha[m] || svasti [|*J nandivarddhanаt [||*] mahещvara-mahаsеn-аtisрштa-
2 rаjya-vibhavaх nala-nрpa-vaмщa-prasуtaх tripatаkа-dhvajaх щrи-mahаrаja-
3 bhavattavarmmа kadambagiri-grаmе [bra]аhmaнa-purоgаn samahartta(tta)ra-
4 kuтumbи(mbi)naх samаjгаpayati yуyam-asmаbhiх bhagavataх prajаpatiх(tех)
5 prasаda-siddha-kшеtrе gaкgаya-munayоs-saмvai(vе)dyе prayаgе-sthitair=udaka-pуrvvakaм

Second Plate; First Side.

6 mama cаcapи(pi) bhaтт[а]rikаyащ=ca daмmpaм(dаmpa)tyasy-аsmаkam-anugrah-аrtham(rthaм) parащara-sa-
7 gоtrаya mаtrадhyаryyаya putrанам c-аsy-аштаnаm(nам) yathа dеvаryyasya
8 dеvadattаryyasya kumаradattаryyasya vi(vи)radattаryyasya vasuda-
9 ttаryyasya gо(gau)ridattаryyasya dhruvadattаryyasya durggatthа(dattа)ryyasya c-еty-еvam
10 аtma-navamаya mаtrадhyаryyаya dattа(ttо) yata еtешаm brаhmaна[nа*]m(nам) vi-

Second Plate; Second Side.

11 шa[yо]citах hiraнy-[а]dayaх sarvva-pratyаyах dаtavyах щuщrуша-cca(ca) kartta-
12 vyа=ешa ca grаmaх а-candra-tаrikayа sthityа sarvva-kara-visarjjitaх а(a)bha-
13 тa-pravещaх avahaх aщulkaiх(lkaх) sarvva-vаda-parи(ri)hиnaх ciгc-аla-pa-
14 lащa-padraka-maryyаdayа na kiгcid=vaktavyaх [||*] yо vа kaщcilо(l-lо)bhаd-rаgаd-vа-kara-
15 pravarttanaм bhуmi-lоpa(paм) vvа(vа) kuryyаt sa paгcabhir=mmahаpаtakais=saмyuktо bha-
16 vеt [|*] asmаbhiщ=ca sa-daщa-nivarttanikaх sa-halaх sa-vатakaх

Third Plate; First Side.

17 grаmеyam dattaх yata еtad-arttham(rthaм) na ka(kе)nacit kiгcit vaktavyaх [|*] si(sи)mа cаsya
18 grаmasya uttarенa parvvataх viшaya-si(sи)m-аntikо karmmаntakеna saha mа-
19 luka-virakaх madhuka-latikа piндiraka-vрkшенa baka-s-аmalakam(kaм) trimandara-
20 щ-ca virakaх rаjya-si(sи)m-еti [||*] yащ-c-aikаdaщ-еtha varше kаrttika-mаsasya bahula-
21 saptamyаm [|*] sva-mukh-аjга(jгa)y-аbhilikhitaх(tа) rahasi niyuktенa(na) cullеna || щrи-mahаrа-
22 j-аrtthapati-bhaттаrakенa аtmanaх mаtа-pitrох puнya-kиrtti-varddhana-dharmma-sthаna(naм)

Third Plate; Second Side.

23 [putrанам aштана][m-а]-candr-аrkka-sthiti-kа[li]kaх ca (ma)[vi]cаlyaм bhavatv-iti аtma-
24 n[а*] аryyaka-pаda-prasаd-аnugрhиtеna tambra(mra)-щаsanam-еtat kаritam-i-
25 ti [||*] svasti gо-brаhmaнa-prajаbhyaх=siddhir=astuх(stu) ||
26 paddоpa(pа)dhyаya-putrasya putrенa bоppadеvенa(na) kшatam=ida[m*||]