42. Damodarpur (Dinajpur dist., Bengal) Copper-plate Inscr. of the time of Budhagupta (Bh. No. 1550)
Phаlguna di. 15
R. G. Basak, EI. Vol. XV (1919-20), p. 138 & Pl.; D. C. Sircar, IC. Vol. V (1938-39), pp. 432-33; & SI. Bk. III, No. 36, pp. 328-30; B. Upadhyaya, SAII. pt. II, pp. 77-78; R. B. Pandey, HLI. (1962), pp. 107-8.

TEXT (DS)

1. .... ......phаlguna-di 10(+*)[5] paramadaivata-paramabhaттаraka mahаrаjаdhirаja-щrиvudhagu[pte] [pрthivи*]-
2. [patau*] [ta*]tpаda-parigрhиtasya puндravardhana-bhuktаvuparika-mahаrаja-jayadattasya bhogenаnu[vahamа]-
3. nake [ko]тi[varшшa]-viшaye ca tanniyuktak-eh-аyuktaka-щaндake adhishтhаnаdhi-karaна[м*] nagaraщreштhiribhu-
4. pа[la]-sаrtthavаhavasumittra-prathamakulikavaradatta-prathamakаyasthaviprapаla-puroge ca sa[мvya]vaharati
5.anena щreштhi-ribhupаlena vijгаpitaм himavacchikhare kokаmukhasvаminaх catvаraх kulyavаpах [щve]tava-
6. rаhasvаmino(ё*)pi sapta kulyavаpах asmatphalащansino punyаbhivрddhaye Doнgаgrаpe pуrvaм mayа
7. apradа atisрштakаs-tadahan-tatkшettra-sаmиpya-bhуmau tayorаdya-kokаmukhasvаmi-щvetavarаha-
8. svаminor-nа[ma]lliкgamekam devakula-dvayametatkoштhikа-dvayaгca kаrayitumicchаmyarhatha vаstunа
9. saha [kulya]vаpаnyathаkrayа dаtumiti (|*)yataх pustapаla-viшнudatta-vijaya-
[nandi]-sthanu-
10. nandinаmavadhаraнayаvadhрtamastyanena himavacchikhare tayoх kokаmukhasvаmi-щvetavarа[ha]svаmi[noх]
11. apradа-kshetra-kulyavаpа ekаdaщa dattakаs-tadartthaгceha devakula-koштhikа-karaнe yukta[me]ta[dvijга]-
12. [pitaм] [kra]meнa tatkшetra-sаmиpya-bhуmau vаstu dаtum-
ityanuvрtta-tridиnаrikyaku[lyavа]pavikraya[maryyа]da-
13. [yа*] ... ... ... ... ...
14. ... ... ... pu[шkari]ни pу[rvveнa] ribhu[pа]la-pu[шkariни ?] [dakшiнena]
15. ... ... dattах (|*) [ta]duttarakаlaм [saм]vyavahаribhirddevabha[ktayа] numantavyа [uktaм] vyаsena (|*)sva-dattам paradattа-
16. [mvа yo hareta] vasundharаm (|*)
sa viшта[yам] krmirbbhуtvа pi[tр]bhissa[ha pacyate] (||*)1.
pуrvva-dattам dvijаtibhyo
17. [yatnаdraksha yu]dhiштhira (|*)
mahим [mahиmatам] щreштha dа[nаcchreyo (ёх)nupаlanaм] (||*)2.
[bahu]bhirvvasu[dhа da]ttа
18. [rаjabhiщca] punaх punaх (|*)
[ya]sya [ya]sya yadа bhуmi[stasya tasya] ta[dа] phalamiti (||*)3.
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L.1 read budha-.
L.3 щaндake may be read as gaндake .
L.4 read saмvya-. The correct form of the щreштhin`s name is рbhupаla.
L,5 himavacchikhare - lit. "the peak of the Himalayas".
L.6 read -щaмsinа, read puнyа-, read -grаme instead grаpe.
L.7 read -sрштakах(= dattах)|tada-.
L.8 read nаma-liкgametad*.
L.9 read sthанu-.
L.11 read apradа(х*), karaнe=karaнаya or karaнaviшaye .
L.15 read -mantavyах | uktaм , read -ttам vа.
L.16 The usual spelling is kрmi, viшта=viштhа, read -rbbhуtvа.
L.17 read -pаlanaм.