25. Sumandala plates of the time of Pрthvиvigraha Bhaттаraka (or of Dharmarаja Ayaщobhиta II of Щailodbhava dynasty), Gupta 250.
G. 250 Mаgha ba. 11 (Uttarаyana=569 A.D. Dec. 20)
JAHRS. Vol. XIX (1948-49), pp. 117-18 (S. N. Rajaguru); & Manoramа (Sanskrit), Vol. I, pt. I (Щaka 1871), pp. 17-24;  - EI. Vol. XXVIII (1949-50), pp. 79-85 & Pls. (D.C. Sircar); JOHRS. Vol. I (1952), pp. 66-69 & Pls. (Satyanarayana Rajaguru); IO, II, III, 113-116 ((S. N. Rajaguru)); IE.AR. 1949-50, p. 17, No. 60, App. A.

Sometime ago a young man named Vаsudеva Nanda found a set of inscribed copper plates from a mound near the village of Sumaндala in the Khallikот State now merged in the Ganjam District, Orissa. The village of Sumaндala is not far from Jaugaдa, noted for a set of old rock inscriptions of the Maurya emperor Aщоka, and from Buguдa, the find-spot of an important copper-plate inscription of the Щailоdbhava dynasty which had its headquarters at the city of Kокgоda on the river Sаlimа (modern Sаliyа) running into the Chilka Lake. Mr. Nanda handed over the plates to Pandit Ananta Tripатhи of Berhampore, who is a reputed Sanskrit scholar and is the editor of the Sanskrit journal Manоramа. The editing of the plates was entrusted to Mr. S.N. Rаjaguru whose paper on the inscription was published in the said Manоramа, Vol. I, part i (1949, Ашадha, Щaka 1871), pp. 17-24, together with illustrations of the inscribed sides of the plates.(DS)

TEXT

First Plate

1 [Siddham ||] Sva[sti |] chatur-udadhi-mеkhalаyам sapta-dvиpa-pa[r]vvata-sar[i]t-patta[na]-
2 bhушaнаyаm=va(yаm va)sundharаyаm=va(yам va)rttamаna-Gupta-rаjyе varшa-щata-dvayе
3 paгchащad-uttarе Kaliкga-rаштram=anuщаsati щrи-Pрthivиvigraha-
4 bhaттаrakе tat-pаd-аnudhyаtaх Padmakhоlyам mahаrаj-Оbhay-аnvayо-
5 Va(Ba)ppadеvyаm=utpanna-tanuх Sahasraraщmi-pаda-bbaktо mahаrаja-Dharmmarа-
6 jaх kuщalи Para[kkha]lamаrgga-viшayе varttamаna-bhaviш[y]at-sаma[nta]-

Second Plate; First Side

7 mahаrаja-rаjaputtra-kumаrаmаtty-оparika-tadаyuktaka-daндavаsika sthаn[а]-
8 ntarikаn=anyакщ=cha(nyамщ=cha) vallabha-jаtиyаn=rаja-pаd-оpajиvinо vya[va]hаri-vaiше(шa)-
9 yikакщ=cha(kамщ=cha) yathаrham=mаnayatty=аdiщati cha viditam=astu vо ya[th]=а-
10 smаbhiх Mаgha-kршнasy=aikаdaщyаm=uttar-аyanе еtad-viшaya-saм-
11 [ттivт]-А[rddhа]ka-maндuka-grаmaщ-Chandanavатaka-sahitо=ёgrahаrи-kрtya Hоmvak-аgra-
12 hаrиya-brаhmaн-оpаdhyаya-Maтуsvаmi-pramukhаnам nаnа-gоttra-charaна-

Second Plate; Second Side

13 nам vрtt-аddhyayanavatам brаhmaнаnам(nа)m=а-chandr-аrkka-sama-kаla-sthittyа tаmra-[pa]-
14 тт-аbhilikhitaх sarvva-kara-pида-varjjitaх s-оddеsaх s-оparikaraх mа[tа]-
15 pittrоr=аtmanaщ-cha puny-аbhivрddhayе pratigrahенa pratipаditaх[|*]
16 tad=еш=аsmad-dattir=ddharmma-gauravаt=pratipаlanиy=еti | uktaг=cha dharmma-
17 щаstrе | Va(Ba)hubhir-vvasudhа dattа rаjabhis=Sagar-аdhibhiх [|*] yasya yasya ya-
18 dа bhуmis-tasya tasya tadа phalaм(lam) |[|*1] шaштim-va(штiм va)rшa-sahasrаni svarggе mоdati

Third Plale

19 bhуmidaх [|*] аkшеptа ch=аnumantа cha tаny=еva narakaм(kе) vasеt |[|*2] Mа bhуd=a-pha-
20 la-щaкkа vaх para-datt=еti pаrthivах [|*] sva-dаnаt=phalam-аnantyaм para-dа-
21 n-аnupаlanaм(nе) |[|*]sva-dattам para-dattаm-vа(ttам vа) yо harеta vasundharам(rаm)| sa viштhа-
22 yам kрmir=bhуtvа pitрbhis=saha pachyatе |[|*] likhit=аdhikaraнi-
23 ka-D[а]sukеna | Lakшaнasvаminа
24 tаpitam=iti ||