16. Paттan plates of Pravarasena II.

First plate.

1. dрштaх(штam) [|*] Svasti || Pravarapurаt agniштom-аptoryyаm-okthya-шo-
2. дaщy-atirаtra-vаjapeya-bрhaspatisava-sаdyaskra-caturaщva-
3. medhayаjnaх Viшнuvрddha-sagotrasya samrат Vаkатakа-
4. nаm-mahаrаja-щrи-Pravarasenasya su(sу)noх su(sу)nor-atyantya(nta)-svаmi-ma-
5. hа-bhairava-bhaktasya ansa-bhаra-sanniveщita-щivaliкg-odvahana-Щi-
6. va-suparituштa-samutpаdita-rаjavaкщаnаm-parаkram-аdhigata-Bhа-

Second Plate : First side.

7. gиratthyа(tthya)-mala-jala-mуrddhnа(rdh-а)bhiшiktаnаn-daщащvamedh-аvabhрtha-snаtа-
8. nаm-Bhаraщи(щi)vаnаm-mahаrаja-щrи-Bhavanаga-[dau]hitrasya Gautamиpu-
9. trputrasya Vаkатakаnаm-mahаrаja-щrи-Rudrasenasya su(sу)nor-a-
10. tyantya(nta)-mаheщvarasya satyаrjjava-kаrunya(нya)-щauryya-vikkrama-na-
11. ya-vinaya-mаhаtmya-dhиmatva(ttva) pаtra-gata-bha[ktitva]-pаtra-gata-bha-
12. ktitva dharmmavijayitva-mano-nairmmaly-аdiguнai[х*]=samupetasya

Second plate : Second side.

13. varшaщatam-abhivarddhamаna-koщa-daндa-sаdhana-santаna-putrapau-
14. tр(tri)нaх Yudhiштhira-vрtter-Vvаkатakаnаm-mahаrаja-щrи-Pрthivиse-
15. nasya su(sу)nor-bhagavataщ-cakkrapанeX-prasаd-opаrjjita-щrи-samu-
16. dayasya Vаkатakаnаm-mahаrаja-щrи-[Ru]drasenasya su(sу)no
17. mma(rmma)hаrаjаdhirаja-щrи-Devagupta-sutаyах Prabhаva[ti]guptа-
18. yаm-utpannasya щambhoX=prasаda-dhрti-kаrttayugasya Vаkатakаnам-

Third plate : First side.

19. m-paramamаheщvara-mahаrаja-щrи-Pravarasenasya vacanа[t*] ||
20. Lohaнagarаbhаge Varadаkheтa-mаrgge Aщvastha(ttha)-kheтake
21. sabrаmhaнa-purogo grаmo vaktavyaх [|*] atra grаme rа-
22. jakya-mаnenaх bhуmer-nivarttana-щatаni catvаri mahаpuruшa-pа-
23. damуla-satr-opayojyaм Nаrаyaнa-rаja-vijгаpyena dattam [|*]

Third Plate : Second side.

24. yatosmat-santakаs-sarvvаddhyakшa-niyoganiyuktах аjга-saгcа-
25. ri-kulaputr-аdhikрtа bhaта[щ-chа]trащ-ca viщruta-pуrvvа(rvva)y-аjгayа-
26. jгаpayitavyах [|*] viditam=astu va(vo) yath-e(th-ai)ш-аsmаbhir-аtma-
27. no dharmm-аyur-bbala-vijayaiщvaryya-vivрddhaye ih-аmutra-hitа-
28. rttham-аtm-аnugrahаya vaijayike dharmmasthаne apуrvvadatyа(ttyа)-udaka-
29. pуrvvam-pratisрштaх [|*] ath-аsy-ocitаm-pуrvvarа[j-а]nu[matам] cаtu-

Fourth plate : First side.

30. rvyai(rvvai)dyаgrа(gra)hаra-maryyаdаn-vitarаmaх [|*] tad-yathа akaradаyи abhaтa-
31. ccha(cchа)tra-prаveщyaх apаraмpara-go-balиvarddaх apuшpa-kшиra-sandoha[х*] a-
32. pа(cа)rа-sanacarmm-акgаraх alavaнa-kkreнi-khanakaх sarvva-ve(vi)штi-parиhа-
33. raparihрta[х*] sanidhiх sopanidhi-ssakli(kл)pt-opakli(kл)ptaх аcandr-аdityakа-
34. lиyaх putrapautr-аnugаmи bhujyamаna(no) na kenacid-vyаghаtayitavyaх
35. sarvvakр(kri)y-аbhissa(ssaм)rakшitavyaX=parivarddhayitavyaщ-ca[|*] ya[щ-cа]smаc-chаsanam-a-

Fourth plate : Second side.

36. gaнayamаna[х*]-svalpаm-api paribаdhам kuryyаt-kаrayиta vа tasya brаhma-
37. нair-vvaiditasya sadaндa-nigrahaм kuryyаmaх(ma) [|*] asmiщ-ca dharmmаdaraka-
38. [ra*]нe atиt-аnekarаja-dattа(tta)-saгcintana-paripаlana(naм) kрta-puny-a(нy-a)-
39. nukиrttana-parihаrаrhaмn-na kиrtayаmaх [|*] Vyаsa-gиtau cаtra щlokau
40. pramани-karttavyau [|*] svadattаm=paradattам vvа(vа) yo hareta va vasundharаm[|*]
41. gavам щatasahasrasya hantur=harati duшkрta[m] ||[1||*]

Fifth plate.

42. шaштivarшa-sahasrанi svargge modati bhуmida[х*]=аcchettа
43. c-аnumantа ca tаny-eva narake vased=iti ||[2||*]|| sамtvatsare saptаviкщe
44. Kаrttika-bahula-pakшa-saptamyаm senаpati-Kаtyаyana-
45. santakena lиkhиta(taм) Kаlidаsena [|*] [Kauндa-rаja-santakena suva]rннa-
46. kаra Iщvaradattena khаtaм(tam) || asya щаsanasya kаrа-
47. vakau Pitаmahanandau ||.

Seal:

1. Vаkатaka-lla(la)la(lа)masya
2. kkrama-prаpta-nрpaщriyaх [И*]
3. rаjгaX=Pravarasenasya |
4. щаsanaм ripuщаsanam [||*]

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Commentaries and variants.

L.3 Read: samrаjaх. (Mi.)
L.5 ansa-: read aмsa. (Mi.)
L.6 Read: vaмщаnа-. (Mi.)
L.8 To Bhаraщи(щi)vаnаm: the box at the top of vа is not completely incised. (Mi.)
L.9 All other Vakataka grants discovered so far read Gautamиputrasya putrasya, thus making the construction ambiguous. The reading in the present plates shows that the adjectival expressions from atyantasvаmimahаbhairavabhaktasya. (Mi.)
L.11-12 Expression pаtra-gata-bhaktitva is unnecessarily repeated. (Mi.)
L.15 Read: pрthivиsenasya. (Mi.)
L.17 Read: sutаyам. (Mi.)
L.18 Read: dhрta. (Mi.)
L.20 Read: Lohanagarabhoge. (Mi.)
L.22 Read: rаjakиyamаnena, to щatаni catvаri: the engraver has canselled a redundant stroke on the left of tа. (Mi.)
L.23 Read: prayojyаni and vijгnaptyа dattаni. (Mi.)
L.26 The construction is faulty here. We should have either eша[bhуmiх*]pratisршта or eшo[grahаraх*] pratisрштaх. (Mi.)
L.30 Read: maryаdам vitarаmaх. The writer has forgotten,that the present grant was made to a temple and not to brahmanas, versed in the four Vedas. Notice brаhmaнairveditasya in lines 36-37 below. Some of the prohibitions and exemptions laid down here are appropriate only in the case of a gift of a whole village. (Mi.)
L.36 Read: kаrayedvа. (Mi.)
L.37 Read: asmiмщca. (Mi.)
L.39 The anusvara in parihаrаrhaмn- is superfluous. (Mi.)
L.43 Read: saмvatsare saptaviмщe. (Mi.)
L.45 The letters in the brackets can be read with certainty on the original plate. (Mi.)
L.46 Read: suvarннakаreнa. (Mi.)
L.3 (seal) | - this sign of punctuation is superfluous. (Mi.)