9. Kоmarti plates.
EI, IV, No. 16, p.142-55 (E. Hultzsch); IO, II, I, 28-30 (S. Rajaguru).

These three copper-plates were lately found in the village of Kоmarti, 2 miles south-west of Narasannapеta, the head-quarters of a tаlukа of the Gaгjаm district, and were kindly sent to me by the Collector, Mr. C.J. Weir, I.C.S. Each of the three plates measures 7 1/2" to 7 5/8 inches by 2 1/4 to 2 3/8 inches. Their edges are not raised into rims, but the writing on them is in a state of nearly perfect preservation. The ring on which the three plates were strung, and which had not yet been cut when I received them, is about 3/8 inch thick and about 3 3/8 inches in diameter. The two ends of the ring are secured in an elliptical seal, which measures about 1 1/2 by 1 1/4 inches in diameter and bears, on a countersunk surface, in raised letters, the legend Pitр-bhaktaх, i.e, 'he who is devoted to (his) father.' The weight of the plates is 1 to 6 oz., and that of the ring and seal 10 oz.; total, 2 lb.(E. Hultzsch)

TEXT.

First Plate.

1 ом svasti [||*] vijayasiмhapurаt-paramadaivataх bappabhaттаraka-pаda-bhaktaх
2 Kaliкgаdhipatiх щrи-mahаrаjа(ja)-caндavarmmа kоhеtуrе sarvvasa-
3 mavеtаt-kuтumbinaх samаjгаpayaty-asty-ешa grаmоёsmаbhiх
4 аtmanaх puнy-аyur-yyaщasаm-abhivрddhayе аsaha-
5 srамщ-щaщi-tаrakа-pratiштham=agrа(a)hаraм kрtvа sarvvakara-

Second Plate; First Side.

6 parihаraiщca parihрtya bhаradvаja-sagоtrаya vаjisa-
7 tе(nе)ya-sabrahmacаriне brаhmaнa-dеvaщarmmaне prattaх [|*]
8 tad-еvaм viditvа pуrvvоcita-maryy[а*]day-оpasthаnaм kartta-
9 vyaм mеya-hiraнy-аdi cоpatе(nе)yaм [|*] bhaviшyataщ=ca rаjгaх
10 vijгаpayati [|*] dharmma-krama-vikramаbhyаm

Second Pilate; Second Side.

11 anyatama-yоgаd=avаpya ca mahиm=anuщаsatа pravрttaka-
12 m-idaм dаnaм sad-dharmmam-anupaщyadbhir-ешоёgrahаrоёnupаlyaх [|*]
13 api cаgra(tra) vyаs(а)gиtаt-щlоkаn-udаharanti [|*] bahubhir-vvasu-
14 dhа dattа vasudhа vasudh-аdhipaiх [|*] yasya yasya yadа bhуmi-
15 tasya tasya tadа phalam [||*]

Third Plate.

16 svadattам paraм(ra)dattам vа yatn[а*]d-rakшa yudhiштhira [|*] mahиm-mahi-
17 matам щrештhи dаtа(nа)-cchrеyоёnupаlanaм [||*] шaштiм varшa-
18 sahasrанi svarggе mоdati bhуmidaх [|*] аkшеptа
19 cаnumattа ca tаnyеva narakе vasеm(еd-)iti || svamukhам(а)jга [|*]
20 saмvatsaraх шaштaх 6 caitramаsa-щukla-paмcami(mи)-divasaх ||