29. Paтiаkellа grant, Gupta 283.
EI, IX, No. 40: 285-88 (R.D. Banerji); IO, II, II, 124-127 (SR).

This inscription, which is edited here for the first time, was discovered several years ago by a peasant in a cornfield in the zamиndаrи of Paтiаkellа in the district of Cuttack in Orissa. It is the property of an Оriyа Brаhmaн, who, I hear, regularly worships it. The Rаja of Paтiаkellа made it over to Bаbu Nagеndra Nаtha Vasu, the Honorary Archеological Surveyor to the Mayуrbhaгja Estate. Nagеndra Bаbu made it over to me some six or seven months ago for decipherment.
The inscription is engraved on a single plate of copper, measuring 7 1/4" by 2 3/4". To the left there is an oval projection, 1 1/2" long, to which a lump of brass or bell metal is attached. On the top of this lump there is an oval cavity, showing traces of the seal. But no letters or symbols are discernible at present. Both sides of the plate are inscribed. Altogether there are eighteen lines of writing in this grant. The writing was fairly well-executed, but its preservation is not very good. One corner of the plate is missing and has carried away portions of the dates with it. Fortunately the date can be made out correctly from the portions still remaining. In this grant the date was given twice. First of all we read in the second line tryadhikащиttyuttara . . . and secondly at the end of the eighteenth line Samvat 200 . . . Thus tens and hundreds are all fairly certain. I am indebted to Dr. Konow for the reading of the symbol for two hundred. (RB)

TEXT.

First Side.

1 ом svasti [|*] salila-nidhi-vеlа-vala[yita-cha]la-taraкg-аbharaнa-ruchira-maмgura-. . . . . . . . . .
2 pattanavatyа[м] vasumatyа[м] pravarttamаna-Mанa-vaкщa-rаjya-kаlе tryadhik-ащиtty-utta[ra] . . . .
3 Maudgal-аmala-kulе gaganatala-щиtadиdhiti-nivаtе sita-charitе Paramamаhещvara-щrи-Щagguyayyanе
4 щаsati dakшiнa-Tоsalyа[м] Vоrttanоkаt-paramadеvat-аdhidaivata-щrи-paramabhaттаraka-charaнa-kamal-аmala-kшau-
5 нi-hаr-аdhigama-pratihata(х)-kaliyug-аgata-durita-nichayaх(yо) mahаrаja-Щivarаjaх kuщalи asminn=еva
6 viшayе . . . samupagat-аbhaviшyat-sаmanta-rаja-rаjasthаnиy-оparika-kumаrаmаtya-tadаyuktaka-mahаmahattara-
7 vрhadbhоgikаdhikaraнаny=еva rаjapаdоpajиvи yathаrha[м] щrаvayati mаnayati cha viditam=a[stu] bhavatам ya[th=а]-
8 ttra viшayе sambaddha-Taндralvalu-grаma(mо) Vоrttanоk-[аvavаsa-gе(?)]hattо-smаbhiх mаtаpittrоr-аtmanaщ-cha puнy-а-
9 bhivрddhayе salila-dhаrа-pуrvvakен=аchandr-аrka-sama-kаliy-аkшayanivi(nиvи)-dharmmенa nаnа-gоttra-

Second Side.

10 charaнеbhya Anuruddhasvаmi-Gоmidеvasvаmi-Щуrasvаmi-Vоppasvаmi-Pitрsvаmi-
11 Haruкgasvаmi-Chandrasvаmi-Bhadrasvаmi-Chhеdisvаmi-Puшyasvаmi-. karasvаmi-Rоhiниsvаmi-
12 Vu(Bu)ddhasvаmi-Mahаsенasvаmi-Viшнusvаmi-Yadusvаmi-Mаtraдasvаmi-Nаgasvаmi-Bhоgasvаmi-
13 Ana[nta ?]svаmi-Prabhаkarasvаmi-Nаva . .rasvаmi-Dиpisvаmi-Jam[vu]svаmi-Gоmisvаmi-Valasvаmi-
14 Jyештhasvаmi-Adarщanadеva-Dhanadеva-Kumаrasvаmi-Jyештhasvаmi-Rеvatisvаmi-Prаya(?)svаmi-
15 Puшyasvаmi-Chhедisvаmi-Vappasvаmi-Щravasvаmi-Gоpаlasvаmi-Gоmisvаmi-еbhyas=tаmra-
16 paтти-kрtya saмpradattaх [|*] Pуrvvarаjakрtо dharmm[о]=ёnupаlanиyaiti(ya iti) matvа bhavadbhiх [|*] Dharmmaщаstrешv=api щrуyatе [|*]
17 Va(ba)hubhir=vvasudhа dattа rаjabhih Sagarаdibhih [|*] yasya yasya yadа bhуmis=tasya tasya [tadа phalam] [||*] [Шaштim] varшa-
18 sahasrанi svarggе tiштhati bhуmidaх [|*] аkшеptа ch=аnumantа cha tаny=еva narakе vasеt [||*] Samvat 200 . . . . . . . . .