2. Gaya, Gаya distr., Bihаr copper Plate of Samudragupta. (G?)9
Vaiщаkha di. 10
(Fl. No. 60; Bh.No. 1540); D. C. Sircar, SI, Bk. III. No. 5, pp. 264-66; R. C.
Majumdar, IC. Vol. XI (1944-45), pp. 225-30; P. L. Gupta, PIHC. XVI (1953), pp.
94-5. So-called spurious plate. (Characters of about the beginning of the 8th
cent. A.D.)
Text.
1. Oм svasti [||]
mahаnau-hastyaщva-jayaskandhаvаrаjаyoddhyа-vаsakаt-sarvva-rаjo-cchettu pр-
2. thivyаm-apratirathasya caturudadhi-salilаsvаdita-yaщa(so*)dhanada-varuнendrа-
3. ntaka-samasya kрtаnta-paraщornyаyаgatаneka-go-hiraнya-koтi-pradasya ciroccha-
4. nnащvamedhаharttu mahаrаja-щrи-gupta-prapauttrasya
mahаrаja-щrи-ghaтotkaca-pautrasya
5. mahаrаjаdhirаja-щrи-candragupta-puttrasya licchivi-dauhittrasya mahаde-vyа(м*)
ku-
6. mаradevyаmutpanna(х*) paramabhаgavato mahаrаjаdhirаja-щrи-samudra-
7. guptaх gаyavaishayika-revatikаgrаme vrаhmaнa-puroga-grаma-vala-
8. tkauшabhyа(?)mаha | eva(м*) cаrtha viditambo bhavatveщa grаmo mayа
mаtаpittrorа-
9. tmanaщca puнyаbhivрddhaye bhаradvаja-sagotrаya vahvрcаya sa[vra]hmacа-
10. riнe vrаhmaн-gopadevasvаmine soparikaroddeщenаgrahаratvenаti-
11. sрштaх [|] tadyuшmаbhir-asya щrottavyam-аjга ca karttavyа sarvve [ca] [sa]mucitа
grаma-pra-
12. tvayа meya-hiraнyаdayo deyах[|] na cetatprabhрty-etad-аgrahаrikeнanyagrа-
13. mаdi-karada-kuтumbi-kаruk-аdayaх praveщayitavyаm-anyathа niyatam-аgra-
14. hаrаkшepa(х*) syаd-iti [||] sambat 9 vaiщаkha-di 10 [||*]
15 anyagrаmаkшapaтalаdhikрta-dyуta-gopasvаmyаdeщa-likhitaх [|]
anyagrаmаkшapaтala Dyуta-Gopasvаmin
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Commentaries and variants.
L.1 Symbol for siddhaм later pronounced as oм siddhiх or siddhirasta; read -vаrаd=ayodhyа;
-cchettuх is intended, but read -cchettа. (SI)
L.4 The intended reading is cirotsannащvamedhаёrtturma-. (SI)
L.5 Usually licchavi. (SI)
L.7 Read brаhmaнa, for Valatkauщan see Nalanda inscr.(SI)
L.8 Read -rtho vidito vo, read bhavatveшa.(SI).
L.9 I.e. bhаradvаja-gotra-jаtаya, read bahvрcаya or bahvрca-, read sabrahma-. (SI)
L.10 Read brаhmaн-; uparikara "tax paid by temporary tenants" uddeщa - space
above the surface of the land often specifically mentioned as tala. (SI)
L.12 pratyaya = pratyаyа (CII, III, 170, note 5 = tax, revenue); read caitatpra-
instead cetatpra and -наnyagrа- instead -nanyagrа-. (SI)
L.13 Read tavyах | anyathа; niyatam-agra- instead niyatam-аgra-. (SI)
L.14 Read saмvat. (SI)
L.15 Supply lekhaх ayam after likhitaх. (SI)