39. Kurud (Raipur District, Madhya Pradesh) copper-plate, RY. 24.
JBRS. Vol. XLII (1956), pp. 330-32 & Pl. (S. L. Katare & B. C. Jain); EI. Vol. XXXI (1955-56), No. 35, pp. 263-66 & Pl. (M. G. Dikshit); ibid., pp. 267-9 (D. C. Sircar); Ind. Arch., A Review, 1957-58, p. 57, No. 22, Ajay Mitra Shastri, Studies in Indian Epigraphy (Journal of the Epigraphical Society of India), ii, 50-54. AMS I: II.

Language: Sanskrit. In prose except the customary benedictive and imprecatory verses at the end and the legend on the seal.
Metre: Verses 1-4: Anuштubh.
Script: Box-headed variety of the Central Indian alphabet.
Date: Regnal Year 24, Vaiщаkha 4. First half of the sixth century A.D. 
Plates 5.9" long and 3.2" broad.
The seal is circular, its diameter being about 2-8". It is divided into two equal compartments by a couple of horizontal lines in the middle. In the upper half we have the figure of goddess Lakшmи, standing on a lotus facing full front, being anointed by an elephant on either side pouring water over her from a jar held in its uplifted trunk. The topmost part of the seal bears the representation of the sun and the moon in the form of a small pellet and a crescent respectively. The lower half is occupied by the two-line legend in the Anuштubh metre.
(AMS)

TEXT.

Seal

1 Khaдga-dhаrа-jita-bhuva[х*] Щarabhаt=prаpta-janmanaх [|*]
2 nрpatе[щ=щrи]-Narеndrasya щаsanaм ripu-щаsana[m ||4*]

First Plate

1 Siddham [|*] svasti [||*] vijaya-skandhаvаrаt-Tilakещvara-vаsakаt=paramabhаga-
2 vatо mаtа-pitр-pаd-аnuddhyаtaх щrи-mahаrаja-Narеndraх Cullадa-
3 sиma(mа)-bhоgиya-Kещavakе brаhmaнa-purassarаn=prativаsi-
4 kuтumbinas=samаjгаpayati [|*] viditam=astu vaх yath=аya[м] grаma[х]
5 paramabhaттаraka-pаdai[х*] Bhaщruta-svаminе Dhаraнi-sagоtrаya

Second Plate, First Side

6 Gaкgаya(yам) majjana[м*] kurvvadbhi[х*] tаla-patra=щаsanеna sva-puнy-аbhivр-
7 ddhayе dattakaх [|*] tac=ca tаla-patra-щаsana[м*] griha-dаdhhе dagdham=ity=adhi-
8 karaн-аvadhаraнayа prаk-prabhri(bhр)ty-avyavacchеda-bhоgеn=аya[м*] grа-
9 mо bhujyata iti || adhunа Bhащrutasvаmi-putra-Щaкkhasvаminе
10 paramabhaттаraka-pаdаnа[м*] puнy-аpyаyanаdе(y=ai)va tаmra-щаsa-

Second Plate, Second Side

11 nеn=аnumоditaх ity=еvam=upalabhy=аsy=аjга-щravaнa-vidhеyа
12 bhуtvа yathо(thа)-kаlam=ucita-bhоga-bhаga-dhаnya-hiraнy-аdеr=upa-
13 nayaм karшyath=еti || bhaviшyataщ=ca bhуpа[n*] kuщal-оpеtam=anu-
14 darщayati | dуtakam=adhikaraнa[m*] || Vyаsa-gиtа[м*]щ=c=аtra щlоkаn=udаha-
15 ranti || Bahubhir=vvasudhа dattа rаjabhis=Sаgar-аdhibhi[х*] | yasya yasya

Third Plale

16 yadа bhуmis=tasya tasya tadа phala[m*] ||[1] Pуrvva-dattам dvijаtibhyо ya-
17 tnаd=rakшa Yudhiштhira [|*] mahим mahimatам щrештha dаnаc=chrеyо=nupаla-
18 na[m ||2*] Шaштi-varшa-sahasrанi svarggе mоdati bhуmidaх [|*] аcchе-
19 ttа c=аnumantа cca(ca) tаny=еva narakе vasеt [||3*] pravarddhamаna-vija-
20 ya-rаjya-savva(saмva)tsarе chaturvviкщa(rvviмщa)timе 20 4 Vaiщаkha-di 4
21 utki(tkи)rннaм Щrиdattеn=еti ||