40. Rawan plate, Raipur District, Madhya Pradesh.
Prаchyа Pratibhа, v(i), 182-183 and plate facing p. 182 (S. Bajpai); JESI, vi, 44-45 and plate facing p. 46 (Usha Jain); AMS, I:III.

Language: Sanskrit. In prose.(The plates containing imprecatory stanzas and the seal bearing an eulogistic verse)
Script: Box-headed variety of Central Indian alphabet.
Date: Beginning of the sixth century A.D.
Rectangular in shape, the plate is 9 cms, in breadth and 19 cms. in length. Its ends are rounded and there is a hole about the middle of the left margin for the passage of the ring. The plate was found in possession of a resident of the village Rawan, but according to his information the plate was actually discovered at Mallar. If this information is correct, the plate should be called 'Mallar Plate'. (AMS)

TEXT

1 siddham [|*] svasti [|*] щarabhapurаt-bhаgavatо mаtа-pitр-pаd-аnuddhyаta-
2 щ-щrи-mahаrаja-Narеndra[х*] maнтarаjabhuktau tоrаmakе brаhmaнаdи[n*] prati-
3 vаsikuтumbinas=samаjгаpayati [|*] viditam=astu vо yathа-smаbhir-vva-
4 тa-padrakиya-kаritaka-dеvakulе bhagavatе щrи-dharasvаminе mаtрi(tр)rа-
5 ja-kulаnа(nам) puнy-аbhivрddhayе khaндa-sphuтita-saмskаra-bali-caru-
6 satр(tra)
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L. 1. siddham expressed by a symbol.