1. Nàlandà(Baðgaon), Pàònà distr., Bihàr copper Plate of Samudragupta. (G?)5 Màgha di.2.
Hiranand Sastri, ASI.AR. 1927-28, p. 138; (Bh. No. 2075)A. Ghosh, EI. Vol. XXV (1939-40), pp. 50-53 and Pl.; D. C. Sircar, EI. Vol. XXVI (1941-42), pp 135-36; SI, Bk. III, No. 4, pp. 262-64; R. C. Majumdar, IC. Vol. XI (1944-45), pp. 225-30; Hiranand Sastri, MASI. No. 66, pp. 77-78; P. L. Gupta, PIHC, XVI (1953), pp. 94-95; B. Upadhyaya, SAII. pt. II, p.50. So-called spurious plate of which (characters seem to belong to Samudragupta's time, see Bh. List. p. 290, fn.1.


Text.


1. Oì svasti [|] mahànau-hastyaùva-jayaskandhàvàrànandapura-vàsakà[tsa]rvvarà[jocche]ttu(õ) pðithivyàmapratirathasya caturudadhi-sali[làsvà]-
2. dita-yaùaso dhanada-varuíe[ndrà]nta(ka*)-samasya kðitànta-paraùornyàyàgatàneka-go-hiraíya-koòi-pradasya cirotsa[nnà]-
3. ùvamedhàhartturmmahàràja-Ùrè-Gu(pta*)-prapauttrasya mahàràja-Ùrè-Ghaòotkaca-pauttrasya mahàrà[jàdhi]ràja-[Ùrè-Candragupta]-putra-
4. sya Licchavi-dau[hi]ttrasya mahàdevyàêKumàradevyàmutpanna=paramabhà[gavato mahàràjàdhiràja-Ùrè-Samudragu]ptaõ tàvi[rguíya](?)-
5. vai[øayika] bhadrapuøkarakagràma-krimilàvaiøayikapó[ríanà]gagrà[ma(yoõ*)] [bràhmaíapuroga*]-gràma-va[la]tkauøabhyà(?)màha (|)
6. eva[ì*] càha viditambo bhavatveøau grà[mau] [ma]tàpittorà[tmanaùca] pu[íyàbhivðddha]ye jayabhaòòisvàmine
7. .. ... ... ... .. [sopari]karo[ddeùenà]grahà[ratve]nàtisðøòaõ [|* tadyuømàbhira[sya]
8. ttraividyasya ùrottavyamàjãà ca kartta[vyà] [sa]rvve [ca] [sa]mucità grà(ma*)-pratyà-(yà*)meya-hiraíyàdayo deyà na cetaÛ pra-
9. [bhð]tyanena ttrai[vi]dyonànya-gràmàdi-karada-kuòumbi-[kàruk]àdayaÛ praveùa[yita]vyà[ma]nyath[à] niyatamàgrahàràkøepaõ
10. [sy]àditi || sambat 5 màgha-di 2 nivaddhaõ[|*
11. anugràmàkøapaòalàdhi[kðta]-mahàpèlópati-mahàvalàdhi[kð]ta 20-gopasvàma(myà)deùa-likhitaõ [|*]
12. [kumà*]ra-ùrè-candraguptaõ 21 [||*]


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Commentaries and variants.

L.1 Symbol for siddhaì later pronounced as oì siddhiõ or siddhirasta.(SI) Sastri read -nópura.
L.2 Ghosh read: -dàntaka in varuíe[ndrà]nta(ka*).
L.5 Fleet found here two officials named -valatkauùan. (SI)
L.6 Read - càrtho vidito vo. In inscription used va and ba without differentiation. That is, possibly, the argument for the point of view, that the text fabricated in V-VI AD; read -tvetau in bhavatveøau. (SI)
L.7 Ghosh is inclined to fill up the lacuna by some ephitets of the donee (SI).
L.8 Read ùrota- instead ùrotta. Supply a word like vacanaì after ùrotavyaì; read deyàõ | na caitatpra- (SI).
L.9 Read tàvyàõ | anyathà and niyatama-. àkøepa may indicate violation of the condition relating to an agrahàra. (SI)
L.10 There are 3 short horizontal strokes after the usual sign for stop; read saìvat and niba-. Supply the word lekhaõ after nibaddha. (SI)
L.11 the Gaya plate reads anyagràmà-; read mahàbalàdhikðta. (SI)
L.12 Candraguptaõ was possibly the dótaka. (SI)