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Lines 1 to 9

Success! Hail! From the victorious camp pitched at Ujjayanī:

In the family of the Kaṭaccuris, which, resembling the great ocean, is stainless and extensive like the firmament clear on the advent of autumn; which is made resplendent by the multitude of the manifold excellences of the men (born in it) as the ocean is by the mass of the rays of its gems; which is difficult to overcome, being the resort of men of great courage, as the ocean is difficult to cross, being the asylum of large animals; which is endowed with serenity (and) is intent on observing the rules of moral conduct as the ocean is deep and is determined to remain within its bounds; (there was) the illustrious Kṛṣṇarāja, who brightened the world with his fame which, like moonlight, attracted the minds of all people; who, from his very birth was devoted to Paśupati (Śiva), revived the prosperity of his family (and therefore, though) free from (all) defects, resembled the moon, (which has spots), which rests on Śiva and revives the beauty of clusters of night-lotuses. He was resorted to by all attractive royal qualities and other excellences as if out of a desire to find a choice resting place, was possessed of all the constituents of royalty (and) had properly acquired royal powers and attained successes. Shining with his illustrious lineage, with the flow of his charity always unchecked, and the greatness of his prowess well known, he conquered the regions marching about fearlessly, even as the leader of a herd of wild elephants, who looks splendid with his excellent back-bone, has an ever unceasing flow of rut and well-known might of strength, brings down rows of forest-trees, moving about fearlessly. He wielded his weapon (only) for the protection of the distressed, fought (only) for humbling the arrogance of his enemies, was engaged in study (only) for humility, acquired wealth (only) to spend it in charity, made gifts (only) for the sake of religious merit, and accumulated religious merit (only) to secure final liberation.

Lines 10 to 16

His son, the illustrious Śaṅkaragaṇa, who meditates on the feet of (his) mother and father; who is a devout worshipper of Maheśvara; who is the lord of the countries bounded by the eastern and western oceans and of other lands; who has, on the earth, no adversary (worthy of him); whose fame has tasted the waters of the four oceans; whose prowess equals that of Dhanada (i.e., Kubera), Varuṇa, Indra and Antaka (i.e., Yama); who, by the might of his arms, has acquired the fortune of powerful kings; to whom the circle of neighbouring princes has submitted, (being subdued) by his great prowess; who is engaged in the acquisition of religious merit, wealth and pleasure, which (in his case) never come into conflict with one another; whose serene and noble heart is highly pleased by mere submission; who has performed religious rites by spending, in charity, plenty of wealth which he had obtained by properly protecting his subjects; who has reinstated royal families, which had long been dethroned; who has exterminated such as had risen too high; who bestows, on the distressed, blind and poor people, abundant gifts which exceed their desires, issues this order to kings, feudatories, Bhogikas, heads of viṣayas, mahāttaras of rāṣṭras and villages, officials and others:

Lines 17 to 22

Be it known to you! For the increase of religious merit and fame of our mother and father and of ourself, we have granted, with a libation of water, at the request of Goggā, land measuring a hundred nivartanas by a land measure (nivartanin) of forty (daṇḍas) on either side, in the village Vallisikā, situated in the viṣaya of Bhogavardhana, together with all receipts and exempt from all gifts, forced labour and special rights, (which is) not to be entered by cāṭas and bhaṭas according to the maxim of waste land and (is) to be enjoyed by a succession of sons and son’s sons as long as the moon, the sun, the ocean and the earth will endure, to the brāhmaṇa Svāmin of the Gautama gotra (who is) a student of the Taittirīya (śākhā) and a resident of Kallivana, for the performance of bali, caru, vaiśvadeva, agnihotra and other religious rites.

Lines 23 to 26

Wherefore, (future) kings and heads of bhogas, whether born in our family or others, considering that (this) world of living beings is unsteady like the waves of the water of the ocean tossed by a strong wind, that wealth is liable to be lost (and, therefore,) worthless, and that virtues (alone) endure for a long time, and desiring to share in the reward of this donation of land which can be equally enjoyed (by them) and to accumulate for a long time fame as lovely as moon-beams, should consent to this our gift and preserve it! Whoever, with his mind shrouded by the veil of the darkness of ignorance confiscates it or allows it to be confiscated, shall incur the five great sins!

Lines 27 to 32

And it has been said by the holy Vyāsa, the redactor of the Vedas:

(Here follow five benedictive and imprecatory verses.)

Lines 33 and 34

In the year three hundred increased by forty-seven, on the fifteenth (lunar day) of the bright half of Śrāvaṇa, this (charter), the dūtaka of which is the Mahāpīlupati Pāśupata, was written by Vāṭyali, the Chief officer in charge of the Department of Peace and War. The year 300 (and) 40 (and) 7, (the month) Śrāvaṇa, the bright (fortnight), (the lunar day) 10 (and) 5.

Lines 1 to 4

Success! Hail! From the camp at Bharukaccha:

In the great lineage of the mahārāja Karṇa which, like a lake full of lotuses, has become the perpetual abode of Lakṣmī; which allays the suffering caused by desire for wealth, as a lake quenches thirst for water; which has its greatness enhanced by the sun; and which shines with prosperity affording support to the families of Brāhmaṇas, as a lake gives shelter to multitudes of birds, there was, like a swan, the illustrious Dadda [II]; whose pure disposition was not affected by the freaks of the powerful Kali age; who, by his inscrutable and noble deeds, excited the wonder of all the guardians of the world; and who possessed a canopy of glory having the grace of a moving, large, white cloud, which had sprung from his protection of the King of Valabhī when he was attacked by the Emperor, the illustrious Harṣadeva.

Lines 5 and 6

His son was the illustrious Jayabhaṭa [II]; the joy of whose mind was heightened as his stores of wealth were enjoyed by supplicants who fearlessly approached him; whose valour was nurtured by the destruction of the families of many foes, even as fire is fed by the burning of a mass of thorns and bamboos; and who covered the lotus-like faces of the damsels of the cardinal regions with the shining white garment of his fame, in the guise of pearls from the frontal lobes of the elephants of his enemies, cleft by the sharp edge of his sword.

Lines 7 to 12

His son was the illustrious Dadda [III]; who was clever in performing his duty through discrimination acquired by the study of the sacred treatise composed by the great sage Manu; who, by maintaining the institutions of varṇas and āśramas, completely uprooted the pride of the Kali age; who annihilated the vanity of all kings by spending in charity the wealth he had acquired in excess of the desires of his supplicants; whose valour in mounting mighty elephants, uncontrollable through rut, had grown restive under the goad; whose habit of performing acts of benevolence was celebrated throughout the world through his deliverance of hundreds of kings who had fallen under the blow of adversity; whose second name, Bāhusahāya, meaning one whose arm is the sole helper, became renowned through the valour of his arm exhibited in routing numerous hosts of elephants in the great wars fought with the supreme rulers of the east and the west; and who was a devout worshipper of Maheśvara and attained the pañcamahāśabda.

Lines 13 to 15

His son, the illustrious Jayabhaṭa [III], who is clever in destroying the hosts of elephants thickly arrayed in the clash of many battles; who is a wild fire in burning the forests of the rebellious; who is to the destitute, helpless, and distressed people, friends, servants, and relatives as the full moon is to clusters of lotuses; who is able to confound his adversaries as the current of the Bhāgīrathī is to undermine the opposite banks; who is the commandant of a large and boisterous army, even as Śāntanu was the lord of a great and noisy river; and who has rescued kings by the might and valour of his arm, even as the primeval Boar rescued the earth, who is a devout worshipper of Maheśvara and has attained the pañcamahāśabda; being in good health, addresses the following order to all kings, feudatories, bhogikas, heads of viṣayas, the mahattaras of rāṣṭras and villages, officials, and others:

Lines 15 to 30 

Be it known to you that for the increase of the religious merit and fame, in this world and the next, of (my) mother and father and of myself, I have today, on the eleventh (tithi) of the dark fortnight of Āśvayuja, on the occasion of the sun’s entering the Tulā (rāśi), granted with a libation of water, fields measuring sixty nivartanas in three pieces of land with their boundaries defined as follows: a piece of land measuring fifty-two nivartanas in the north-east direction of the village Toraṇaka situated in the Nāndīpura viṣaya, the boundaries of which are on the east, the road going to the village Jayapura (and) the tank adjacent to the pit Hastinikā; on the south, the family field belonging to the householder Dīpa, separated by the field boundary marked by the Charedakī tree, and a stream flowing from the field boundary towards the south; and on the west, the road going from the village Toraṇaka to the village Viddheraka and the sumiāra tree growing on the boundary of the field and a stream flowing into the Dhammāṇa pit; on the north, the Dhammāṇa pit. The piece of land defined by these four boundaries; further, in the marshy region in the southern direction of this very village, a piece of land measuring five nivartanas, the boundaries of which are: on the east, the family field belonging to the householder Reevalla separated by the boundary of baraṭaka; on the south, the river Karilliṇī; on the west, the family field belonging to the householder Vijaḍamba separated by the boundary of baraṭaka and marked by an umbrella; on the north, the brāhmadeya field belonging to the brāhamaṇa Dāmodara and a royal road, the field marked by these four boundaries; and on the south of this very piece of land, in the (same) marshy region, (another) piece of land measuring three nivartanas and surrounded by mango trees of the marshy region, the boundaries of which are: on the east, the river Karilliṇī; on the south, the same river Karilliṇī; on the west, the boundary leading to the village Bhūtishohī; on the north, the vitaṭī of the river Karilliṇī marked by the aṅkolla tree, (the fields measuring sixty nivartanas in all in three pieces of land with their four boundaries defined as above), together with the uparikara, with taxes on commodities manufactured and imported, with the income in grain and gold, with (the fines imposed for) the ten offences, with the right to forced labour arising therefrom, free from the interference of all officers of the state, exclusive of the gifts to gods and brāhamaṇas previously made (and) including houses, immovables and movables, which are to be enjoyed by a succession of sons and sons’ sons as long as the moon, the sun, the ocean, the earth, rivers and mountains will endure, according to the maxim of waste land, to the brāhmaṇa Nārāyaṇa, the son of the brāhamaṇa Caṣaṭasvāmin, of the Śāṇḍilya gotra, (who is) a student of the Kauṭhuma śākhā of the Chandoga (i.e., Sāmaveda) who resides at Brāhmapurī and belongs to the community of the Caturvedins of that place, for the performance of five great sacrifices, viz., bali, caru, vaiśvadeva, agnihotra, (reception of) guests and such other (religious) rites. 

Lines 31 to 33

Wherefore, none should cause obstruction while he is enjoying it, cultivating it, or causing it to be cultivated in accordance with the rules applicable to brahmadāya land. And future gracious kings, whether born in our family or others, should consent to this our gift and preserve it! Whoever, with his mind shrouded by the veil of the darkness of ignorance, would confiscate it or allow it to be confiscated, shall incur the five great sins together with the minor sins.

Lines 33 to 37 

And it is said by the holy Vyāsa, the redactor of the Vedas:

(Here follow six benedictive and imprecatory verses.) 

Lines 38 and 39  

This (charter), the dūtaka of which is the balādhikṛtā Bāvulla, has been written by the balādhikṛta Sahabhaṭa, the son of the balādhikṛta Durgabhaṭa. Recorded in the year 400 (and)    60, (the month) Āśvayuja (and) the dark (fortnight) (and) (on the lunar day) 10 (and) 1. This is the sign-manual of me the illustrious Jayabhaṭa. 

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The illustrious Jayabhaṭa 

Line 1 to 3

Om! Hail! From the city of Māhushmatī,  mahārāja Subandhu, being in good health, issues the following order to sthānalakas, collectors of the royal cess (dityodgrāhakas), āyuktakas, viniyuktakas, cāṭas, bhaṭas, members of the managing committee (gosṛhikas), officers looking after egress and ingress passports (gamāgamikas), dūtapreṣaṇikas, and others, as well as villagers at ….. in the pathaka of Dāsilakapallī.

Line 4 to 9

Be it known to you that for the increase of the religious merit of my parents and myself, this village has been granted by me together with udraṅga and uparikara, as an agrahāra according to the maxim of waste land, in order that it may be used for defraying the expenses of perfume, frankincense, flowers and offerings as well as for maintaining an alms-house, for repairing broken and rent portions of the vihāra and for providing the community of venerable monks coming from all the four quarters, with clothing, food, nursing of the sick, beds, seats as well as medicine in the monastery called Kalāyana (the Abode of Art) caused to be constructed by Dattāṭaka, as long as the moon, the sun, the oceans, planets, constellations and the earth would endure.

Line 10 to 11

Having known this, our officers and rulers of other countries should not cause obstruction out of their love for religion and regard for us, while the monks of this vihāra are enjoying the village.

(Here occurs a benedictive and imprecatory verse.)

Line 12

My own command ………………………. In the month of Śrāvaṇa …...

(In the margin) Of the mahārāja Subandhu.

Success!

Verse 1

May the orb of the sun, the large lotus of the lake of the first eastern quarter, the coral leaf of the ocean of the firmament, the fresh jasmine flower of the gods, grant you victory!

Lines 2 to 5 

Hail! In the great lineage of the Sendraka kings, which is firmly established, excellent, and elevated like the peak of the mountain Meru, and whose fame has become expanded, there was the illustrious Bhānuśakti, the lord of men, who obtained victory in the clash of fight by means of the arrays of troops of many four-tusked elephants; who conquered the multitude of all his foes; who obtained the circle of the earth by the might and prowess of his arms; whose lotus-like feet were scratched by the diadems on the heads of all feudatories who bowed to him; and who was endowed with political wisdom, modesty, truthfulness, purity, character, self-restraint, compassion, liberality, courteousness, and excellent fortune.

Lines 6 to 8 

His son was Ādityaśakti, the illustrious lord of men, who meditated on his father's feet; whose glory was spotless like the orb of the clear autumnal moon; who, being possessed of prosperity and having his kingdom devoted to him, resembled the sun which also rises and has a red orb; who, with his wealth desired and enjoyed by all people, was like the wish-fulfilling tree; who took away the kingdoms of all powerful kings as Janārdana (Viṣṇu) took away the entire kingdom of Bali; and whose fortune was fond of the enemies’ kingdoms.

Lines 9 to 17

His son, the illustrious Pṛthivīvallabha, Nikumbha Allaśakti, who meditates on his father's feet; who is glorious and is capable of protecting the earth with his staff-like right arm; whose canopy of glory, whiter than the rays of the autumnal moon shining in the sky from which water-laden clouds have disappeared, has stretched beyond the ocean; who is extremely deep in intellect,  whose wealth is being enjoyed by gods, brāhmaṇas, friends, and relatives; who, like the son of Bhava (Kārttikeya), has his progress unchecked; who, like Śakti, has obtained a kingdom; whose gait is graceful like that of a choice rutting elephant; who, like Arjuna, has obtained victory in all battles; who is endowed with unfailing prowess, energy, and might; and who, like Cupid, delights the eyes of love-lorn ladies, addresses the following order to all the kings, rājasthānīyas, cauroddharaṇikas, dāṇḍapāśīkas, dūtas, gamāgamikas, bhaṭas, cāṭas, servants and so forth, merchants and residents of the Janapada (the foremost of whom are brāhmaṇas), and others, heads of viṣayas, those of rāṣṭras and villages, āyuktakas, mahattaras, officials, and others, according as it might concern them:

Lines 18 to 25 

Be it known to you that, having regard to the other world and having heard of the great reward of gifts of land, I have granted, on the full-moon day of Bhādrapada with a libation of water, for the increase of the religious merit and fame of my mother and father and of myself, the village Balisa situated in the āhāra and viṣaya of Treyaṇṇa, together with duties on commodities manufactured or imported into the village, with udraṅga and uparikara, being exempt from all dues, gifts, forced labour, and special rights; which is not to be entered by cāṭas and bhaṭas, according to the maxim of waste land; and which is to be enjoyed by a succession of sons and sons’ sons as long as the moon, the sun, the ocean, and the earth will endure, to the dīkṣita Bappasvāmin of the Bhāradvāja gotra, who is a student of the Mādhyandina śākhā of the Vājasaneya (or White Yajurveda) and a resident of the victorious Aniruddhapurī, for the maintenance of bali, caru, vaiśvadeva, agnihotra, and other religious rites.

Lines 26 to 30 

Wherefore, future kings, whether born in our family or others, having realised that worldly existence possesses as little worth as reeds, bamboos, and plantain trees possess sap, and that life is evanescent like a water-bubble; and having considered that youth is liable to fade like a śirīṣa flower, that prosperity slips away like water of a mountain stream, and that fortune is as unstable as the leaves of an Aśvattha tree which is struck by a very strong wind, should consent to this our gift and preserve it! But he who, with his mind shrouded by the veil of ignorance, confiscates it or allows it to be confiscated, shall incur the five great sins together with minor sins!

Lines 31 to 36 

And the holy Vyāsa, the son of Parāśara and redactor of the Vedas, has said:

(Here follow five benedictive and imprecatory verses.)

Lines 37 to 39