31. Soro I plates, year 15.
EI, XXIII, No. 32. (N. G. Majumdar) 202; IO, II, III, 138-140 (SR).

These copper plates, which are edited here for the first time, were unearthed at Badkhuri near Sоrо in the Balasore District of Orissa, and recently acquired by the Ravenshaw College Museum, Cuttack. Prof. N.C. Banerji of the College brought the plates to me for decipherment in March 1937, and as they had a thick incrustation of verdigris they were chemically treated in the Indian Museum, Archeological Section, I am obliged to the authorities of the Ravenshaw College Museum for the loan of thc plates, as also for the permission to edit them in this Journal.
These are four plates (A, B, C and D), representing four separate documents, each complete in itself. Their respective sizes are as follows:—A, 7 1/2" x 4"; B, 8" x 5 1/4"; C, 7 1/2" x 4 1/4" and D, 7 1/4" x 3 3/4". The plates are engraved on both sides, there being 19 lines of writing in A, 21 lines in B, 18 lines in C and 21 lines in D. Originally each plate had a seal attached to it at the left hand side, but the seals of plates A, B and C are missing. Plate D still retains the seal, but it is very much worn out and its details are completely obliterated.
B. — Plate of Sоmadatta; the year 15.
(NM)

TEXT.

Obverse.

1 Ом svasti | jaya-skandhаvаrаd=Аmratakшaka-vаsakаt=parama-daivatаdhidaivata-щrи-
2 Para[ma]bhaттаraka-pаd-аnudhyаtо mahаva(ba)lаdhikрt-аntaraкga-mahаsаndhi-
3 vigrahika-Sоmadattaх kuщalи Одra-viшayе Uttara-Tоsalyам Sarеph-а-
4 hаra-viшayе varttamаna-bhaviшyan-mahаsаmanta-mahаrаja-rаjaputra-kumаrа-
5 mаty-оparika-viшayapati-tadаyу(yu)ktaka-dандavаsika-sthаnаntarikаn=a-
6 nyамщ=ca chатa-bhaтa-vallabha-jаtиyаn=viшaya-mahаmahattara-kутakоla-sa-
7 pustapаl-аdy-adhikaraнaг=cha yath-аrham=pуjayaty=avagamayati cha vidita-
8 m=astu bhavatам yath=аsmаbhir=еtad-viшaya-samva(mba)ddha-Aдayаra-grаmо(maх) щrи-Parama-
9 [bha]ттаraka-pаdаnаm=а-chandr-аrka-sama-kаlam=puнy-аbhivрddhayе rаja-datti-
10 tаmra-paттa-sthityа Vаtsya-sagоtra-Vаjasanеya-Dhruvamitrasvаmy-Аruкga-
11 svаmy-аdиnаm=pratipаditas=tad=ешам samucita-tаmra-paттa-dа[na*]n=datvа(ttvа)
12 bhuгjаnаnам na kеnachid=anyathа karaниyа еша cha dattiх paramadaivata-

Reverse.

13 щrи-Paramabhaттаraka-pаdаnам dharmmasya cha gauravаt=pratipаlayitavyа ||
14 uktaг=cha dharmmа-щаstrе [|*] Va(Ba)hubhir=vvasudhа dattа rаjabhiх Sagar-аdibhiх [|*]
15 yasya yasya yadа bhуmis=tasya tasya tadа phalaм(m)|[|*] Sva-dattаm=para-dattаm=vа
16 yо harеta vasundharам(m) [|*] sa viштhаyам kрmir=bhуtvа pitрbhiх saha pachyatе ||[2*]
17 Mа bhуd=aphala-щaкkа vaх para-datt=еti pаrthivах[|*] sva-dаnаt=phalam=аnantyaм
18 para-dаn-аnupаlanaм(m) || [3*] Шaштim=varшa-sahasrанi svargе mоdati
19 bhуmidaх [|*] аkшеptа ch=аnumantа cha tаny=еva narakam=va(kе va)sеd=iti || (t || [4*] iti)
20 samvat 10 5 Vaiщаkha di 10 3 likhitaм sаndhivigrahika-
21 Kещavеna tаpitaм mahattaraka-Sуryadеvеna ||