12. Rаgоlu plates
EI, XII, No.1, 1-3 (E. Hultzsch); IO, II, I, 21-24 (S.Rajaguru).

This inscription is engraved on four copper-plates measuring about 5 5/16 inches in breadth and about 2 3/4 inches in height, the two outermost plates are inscribed only on their-inner side, but the two middle ones on both sides. The plates were discovered while ploughing at Rаgоlu near Chicacole in tbe Ganjam district. They were rescued by their present owner, Mr. G. Ramadas, B.A., Teacher, Mrs. A. V. N. College at Vizagapatam, when they were about to be melted down into copper. as the inscription is so much damaged that perfect impressions are difficult to obtain, my late lamented friend Rai Bahadur V. Venkayyaa sent me the original plates (his covering letter of the 25th September 1912 is the last communication received trom him and will be treasured up as such) about which he added the following remarks: - "Each plate has a ring-hole on its lett side about 3/8 inch from the left margin. There was no ring or seal when the plates were brought to me originally. But when they were sent to me a second time, they were accompanied by an oval seal (1 1/4 inch by 1 3/4 inch nearly) soldered on a broken ring. The seal bears two lines of writing (in the alphabet of the plates), of which the second may be Щak[t]i-varmma[нaх ?]." The village granted, Rаk[a]l[u]va, is evidently identical with the modern Rаgоlu, where the plates were discovered. Piштapura, where the king resided at the time of the grant, is the ancient name of Piтhаpuram in the Gоdаvarи district and is mentioned also in the Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta, in the Aihole inscription of Pulakещin II, and in the Timmapuram plates of Viшнuvardhana I. (EH)

Seal

l mahаrаjasya щrи-
2 щaktivarmmaнaх (EH)

TEXT.

First Plate, Second Side

1 siddhir-astu || svasti vijaya-piштapurаt-kaliкg-аdhi-
2 patir-mmаga[dha]-kul-аlaкkariшнur-vvаsiштhи-putrо-
3 mahаrаja-щrи-Щa[kti]varmmа Kaliкga-viшayе-
4 Rаkaluva-grаmе sarvva-samanvvаgat-аntahapatitаn

Second Plate; First Side.

5 аjгаpayati [|*] asty-ешa grаmakо-ёsmаbhiх svapu-
6 ny-аyur-bbala-vрddhayе а candra-tаrakаd-agrahаraм
7 [kрtvа sаvarннa]-sagоtra-paгcаrшеya-vаjasanеyi-
8 brаhmaнa-Kumаraщarmmaне ёштаbhyaщ-ca pu[trеbhya]

Second Plate; Second Side.

9 еvam-еtasmai gоtrаya dattaх abhaтa-prаvещyaх
10 sarvvakara-pradеyaiщ-ca parihрtas-tajjгаtvа yuшmаbhiх
11 pуrvva-pravрttayа maryyаdayоpasthаnaк=kartta-
12 vyam-mеya-hiraнyаdyaг-c-оpanеyam [|*]

Third Plate; First Side.

13 asmad-gоtrajащ-ca vаcyах [|*] yaх pramаdаl-lоbhаd-v-аsya
14 lоpaм kuryyаt-sa paгcamahаpаtaka-saмyuktо bhavеt [|*]
15 yе cаnyе rаjаnas=tамщ-ca vijгаpayati [|] rаjadharmо ёya-
16. m-ity-anupаlayitavyaх [|] bhavanti cаtra prаg=abhihitах

Third Plate; Second Side.

17 щlоkах [|] Bahubir=vvasudhа dattа vasudhа vasudhаdhipaiх [|*]
18 yasya yasya yadа bhуmis=tasya tasya tadа phalam [|| 1*]
19 Шaштiм-varшa-sahasrанi svarggе vasati bhуmidaх [|*]
20 аkшеptа ch=аnumantа cha tаny=еva narakе vasе[t] [|| 2]

Fourth Plate; First Side.

21. Pуrvva-dattам dvijаtibhyо yatnаd=rakшa Yudhiштhira [|*]
22 mahиm=mahimatам щrештha dаnаch=chhrеyо=ёnupаlanam=iti [|| 3*]
23 saмvatsarе trayоdaще vaiщаkha paurннamаsyаm []
24 svayam=аjгаptir-amаty-Аrjjunadattеna likhitam [|]