45. Dhamatari (Raipur District, Madhya Pradesh) plates of Sudevarаja.
JESI, v, 93-97 and plates between pp. 96 and 97 (Balchandra Jain); AMS I:IX.

Language: Sanskrit. In prose with the exception of imprecatoiy and benedictory verses at the end and the legend on the seal.
Metres: Verse 1: Vasantatilakа; Verse 2: Indravajrа; Verses 3-6: Anuштubh.
Script: Box-headed variety of the Central Indian alphabet.
Dale: Regnal Year 3, Karttika 9. Latter half of the sixth century A.D.
The plates are rectanguiar, measuring 9" in length and 7-5" in breadth. They have a square hole, about 1", about the middle of the proper right margin for the passage of the copper ring which holds them in position. Jain calls the grant 'Mahasamund plates' after the tahsil in which the findspot of the record is situated. But we prefer to call it 'Dhamatari plates' following the usual practice to name inscriptions after the provenance.
The seal, which is circular with a diameter of 7-5 cm., bears, in the upper part, in relief on a countersunk surface the figure of goddess Lakшmи standing on lotus and flanked by an elephant on either side pouring water over her. On her proper right and left sides are a wheel and a conch shell. In the lower part is a two-line legend below which is perhaps the representation of a pitcher.
(AMS)

TEXT

First Plate

1 Siddham [|*] Svasti [|*] Щrиpurаd-vikram-оpanata-sаmanta-makuтa-cудаmaнi-pra-
2 bhа-prasеka(а)mba(u)-dhauta-pаda-yugalо ripu-vilаsinи-sиma(maм)t-оgha(ddha)ra-
3 нa-hеtur=vvasu-vasudhа-gо-prada[х] paramabhаgavatо mаtа-pitр-pаd-а-
4 nuddhyа-taх щrи-Mahа-Durga-rаjaх(ja) putra-щri(щrи)-Mа(Ma)hа-Sudеva-rаja[х]
5. Дakarи-bhоgi(gи)ya-khalapadrakе prativаsinas-samаjгаpa-
6. yati [|*] viditam=astu vо yath=аsmаbhir=ayaм grаmatra(stri)dasa(щa)-pati-
7 sadana-sukha-pratiшта(штh-а)karо yаvad-ravi-щaщi-tаrа-kiraнa-

Second Plate: First Side

8 pratihata-ghоr-аndhakаraм jagad=avatiштa(штha)tе tаvad=upabhоgyaх
9 sanidhisо(s=sо)panidhir=acатa-bhaтa-prаvещyasa(s-sa)rvva-karа-visarjji-
10 ta(tо) mаtаpitrоr=аtmanaщ=ca puнy-аbhivрddhayе Kаsya(щya)pa[sa]gоtra-
11 Vаjasanеyi-Mаdhava-caturvvеda-svаminе tаmbra(mra)-щаsanе-
12 n=аtisri(sр)штhaх(штaх) [|*] tе yu(yу)yam-еvam=upalabhya аjга-щravaнa-vidhеya(yа)
13. bhуtvа yath-оca(ci)taм bhоga-bhаgam=upanayaм(ya)nta[х] sukhaм prativatsa(sya)tha [|*]
14. bhaviщya(шya)taщ=ca bhуmipаlаn=anudarщayati [|*] Dаnаd=viщiштam=anupа-

Second Plate: Second Side

15 lana-ja(jaм) pura(rа)на dharmmеsu(шu) niщcita-dhiya[х] pravadanti dharmma(rmmaм) [|*] tasmа[d*]-dvijа-
16 ya su=visu(щu)dha(ddha)-kula-щrutаya dattа(ttам) bhuva(vaм) bhavatu vо matir=еva gо-
17 ttu(ptu)m [||*1] tad=bhavadbhir=apy=еща(ша) dattir=anupаlayitavyах(vyа) [|*] Vyаsa-gиtа[tам*]-
18 щ-c-аtra щlо[kа*]n=udаharanti [|*] Agnеr=apatyaм prathamaм su-
19 varннa(ннaм*) bhуr=vva(vvai)шнavи sуryya-sutащ=ca gаvа(vaх) [|*] dattаs=trayas=tеna
20 bhavanti lоka(kа) yaX kагcana(naм) gаг=ca mahiг=ca dadyаt [||*2]

Third Plate. First Side

21 (шa)штiм varшa-sahasra(srа)нi svarggе mоdati bhуmi-daх [|*] аcchе-
22. ttа ccа(c-а)numantа cca(ca) ta(tа)ny=еva narakе vasеt [||*3] Bahubhir=vvasu-
23. dhа dattа rаjabhis-sagar-аdibhiх [|*] yasya yasya yadа bhуmis=ta-
24. sya tasya tadа phalaм(lam) [||*4] sva-dattам para-dattаm-vа(tам-vа) yatnаd=rakшa Yu-
25 dhiштhira [|*] mahи(hим) mahi(hи)matам щrештha dаnаc=chrеyо=ёnupa(pа)lanam=iti [||*5]
26 sarvva(vvа)dhikаrаdhikрta-щrи-mahа(sа)manta Indrabalarаja[х*] ||

Third Plate: Second Side

27 ya(pra)varddhamаna-vijaya-rаjyе(jya) samv(saмva)tsarу(ra) 3 Kаrttikadina 9
28. щащa(sa)naм(na)m-utkиrннaм akka(kшa)щаlika-Gоla(siм)кghе(hе)na

Seal

Kram-аdhigata-rаjyasya dvi(vi)kram-оtkhаta-vidviшa[х |*] щrиma[t-Sudеva]rаjasya sthiraм jagati щаsanaм(nam)[||6||*]