40. Damodarpur (Dist. Dinajapur, Bengal) Plate of Budhagupta (Bh. No. 1286)
G. 163 Ашадha di. 13
R. G. Basak, EI. Vol. XV (1919-20), pp. 135 ff. & Pl.; D. C. Sircar, SI. Bk. III, No. 34, pp. 324-26; B. Upadhyaya, SAII. pt. II, pp. 75-76; R. B. Pandey, HLI. (1962), pp. 104-5.

TEXT (DS)

1. [saм 100*](+*)[60](+*)3 аshадhам-di 10(+*)3 paramadaivata-paramabhaтта-[ra]ka mahаrаjаdhirаja-щrиbudhagupte [pрthi]vи-patau tatpаda-[pari]gрhиte puндra[va]-
2. [rdhana]-bhuktаvuparika-mahаrаja-brahmadatte saмvyavaharati (|*)
sva[sti](|*) palащavрndakаt-saviщvаsaм mahattarаdyaштakulаdhi[ka]-
3. [ra]нa(нaм)-grаmika-kuтumbinaщc caндagrаmake brаhmaнаdyаnnakshudra-prakрti-kuтumbinaх kuщala-muktvаnudarщayanti [yathaivaм ?]
4. [vi]jгаpayatи n grаmika-nаbhako (т*)hamicch mаtа-pittros-svapuнy-аpyаyanаya kadi(ti)cid-brаhmaнаryyаn-prativаsayituм
5. [tada]rhatha grаmаnukrama-vikraya-maryyаdayа matto hiraнyam-upasaмgрhya samudaya-bаhy-аprada-khila-kшetrана[м]
6. [pra]sаdaм karttumiti (|*)yataх pustapаla-patradаsenаvadhаritaм yuktam-anena vijгаpitamastyayaм vikraya-
7. maryyаdа-prasaнgas-tad-dиyatаm-asya paramabhaттаraka-mahаrаja-pа[de]na puнyopacayаyet (|*)punarasyaiva
8. [patradа]sasyаvadhаraнayаvadhрtya nаbhaka-hastаddиnаra-[dvaya]m-upasaмgрhy sthаyapаl-kapila-щrиbhadrаbhyаyаyakр[tya ca samudaya-
9. [vаhyаprada*]-[khi]la-kshetrasya kulyavаpam-ekam-asya vаyigrаmakottara- pаrщva-syaiva ca satyamaryyаdаy dakshiнa-paщcima-pуrvveнa
10. maha[tta]rаdyadhikaraнa-kuтumvi(mbi)bhiх pratyavekshyаштaka-navaka-navaka-nalаbhyаmapavimchay catussиmolliкgy ca nаgadevasya
11. [dattам(ttam)](|*)[tadu]ttara-kаlaм samvyavahаribhir-dharmmam-avekshya pratipаlanиyamuktaгc maharшшibhiх(|*)svadattаmparadattам vа yo hareta vasundharам(|*)
12. [sa viштhа]yам kрmirbhуtvа pitрbhissaha pacyate (||*)1.
bahubhirvvasudhа dattа rаjabhissagarаdibhiх (|*)
yasya yasya yadа bhуmistasya tasya
13. tadа phalaм(lam) (||*)2.
шaштiм varsha-sahasrанi svargge modati bhуmidaх (|*)
аksheptа cаnumantа ca tаnyeva narake vasetiti (||*)3
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L.3 Read kuтumbi- and -nakшudra-.
L.4 Basak suggests the correction vijгаpayatиtи. Read -payati; naх=asmаn; read icchaye or icchаmi.
L.7 Better mahаrаjapаdаnам.
L.8 dvaya had at first been omitted and was then engraved in the lower martgin of the plate.
possibly sthаyapаla = watchman,policeman .
read ~ bhyаmаyиkрtya .
read maryyаdayа
read ~ штaka-navaka-nalа ~ .
Basak ca tuштimo ~ .Read ~ sиmа u~. ulliкgya = making clear by marks .~ devasya = devаya .
Better read ~ nиyam | uktагca .
Better vaset || iti||.