6. Bрhatprоштhа plates, year 30
EI, XII, No. 2, 4-6 (E. Hultzsch); IO, II, I, 10-12 (S.Rajaguru).

Like the Rаgоlu plates of Щaktivarman (EI. XII, No. 1), the copper-plates bearing the subjoined inscription belong to Mr. G. Ramadas of Vizagapatam and were sent by him to the late Rai Bahadur V. Venkayya, who forwarded to me two sets of ink-impressions of them. Mr. Ramadas writes that the plates "were obtained from a smith in the Pаlakoндa tаluka. Nothing more is known of them." Mr. Venkayya sent me the following description of the original plates: "Three copper-plates of four sides. Average length 7 7/8"; height 3 1/4" (at the margins) and 3 1/8" (in the middle). The plates were held together by a ring (cut by me for taking impressions), which appears to have been twisted out ot its original shape, which was probably circular. The highest diameter now is 5 1/2" and the lowest 4 1/4". The ends of the ring are secured at the bottom of an oval seal measuring 2 1/4" by 3". The depression of the seal bears in relief a legend in four lines, of which the last seems to be rа[jо]mavarmasya. The other three lines are not distinct."

TEXT.

First Plate; Second Side.

1 Ом svasti vijaya-sиhapurаd-bappapаdabhakta-kaliкgаdhipatiщ=щrиmahаrаj-О-
2 mavarmmа-bрhatprоштhаgrаmе sarvvasamavеtаn=kuтumbinas=samаjгаpaya-
3 ty=asty=ешa grаmоёsmаbhir-aupamanyama-sagоtrаya bahvрca-sabrahmacаri-
4 не brаhmaнa-haridattаyа=sahasr-амщu-щaщi-tаraka-pratiштham=agrahаraм

Second Plate; First Side.

5 kрtvа sarvvakara[parihаraiщca parihрtya Da]ntayavаgu-bhоgа-duddhрtya
6 шaт-triмщad-agrahаra-sаmаnyaк=kрtvа bhоga-samba[ndha-nirvva]canиyam-prattaх [|*]
7 tadеvaм viditvа yuшmаbhiЫ pуrvvоcita-maryyаday-оpasthаnaк-karttavyam
8 mеya-hiraнy-аdyaг-c-оpanеyam-bhaviшyataщ=ca rаjго vijгаpayati [|*] dharmma-

Second Plate; Second Side.

9 krama-vikramанаm-anyatama-yоgаd-avаpya mahиm=anuщаsatаm=pravрttaм-
10 kam-idan-dаnaм saddharmmam-anupaщyadbhir=ешо=ёgrahаrо=ёnupаlyaх [|*] bhavanti
11 cаtra vyаsagиtащ-щlо[kах] [|*] bahubhir=bbahudhа dattа vasudhа vasudh-аdhi-
12 paiх [|*] yasya yasya yadа bhуmis=tasya [ta]sya [tadа] phalam [||2||] svadattаm=paradattам

Third Plate; First Side.

13 vа yatnаd=rakшa yudhiштhira [|*] mahиm=mahиmatам щrештha dаnаcchrеyоёnupаlana[m || 2 ||*]
14 шaштhiм varшa-sahasrанi svarggе vasati bhуmidaх [|*] аkшеptа cаnumantа ca
15 tаnyеva narakе vasеt [||3||*] аjга vаsudеvaх [|*] saмvat 30 mаrggaщиrша di 20 [|*]
16 dещаkшapaтalаdhikрta Haridatta=sуnunа ma. . . .varенa likhitam=iti ||