6. Bðhatprîøòhà plates, year 30
EI, XII, No. 2, 4-6 (E. Hultzsch); IO, II, I, 10-12 (S.Rajaguru).

Like the Ràgîlu plates of Ùaktivarman (EI. XII, No. 1), the copper-plates bearing the subjoined inscription belong to Mr. G. Ramadas of Vizagapatam and were sent by him to the late Rai Bahadur V. Venkayya, who forwarded to me two sets of ink-impressions of them. Mr. Ramadas writes that the plates "were obtained from a smith in the Pàlakoíäa tàluka. Nothing more is known of them." Mr. Venkayya sent me the following description of the original plates: "Three copper-plates of four sides. Average length 7 7/8"; height 3 1/4" (at the margins) and 3 1/8" (in the middle). The plates were held together by a ring (cut by me for taking impressions), which appears to have been twisted out ot its original shape, which was probably circular. The highest diameter now is 5 1/2" and the lowest 4 1/4". The ends of the ring are secured at the bottom of an oval seal measuring 2 1/4" by 3". The depression of the seal bears in relief a legend in four lines, of which the last seems to be rà[jî]mavarmasya. The other three lines are not distinct."

TEXT.

First Plate; Second Side.

1 Îì svasti vijaya-sèhapuràd-bappapàdabhakta-kaliêgàdhipatiù=ùrèmahàràj-Î-
2 mavarmmà-bðhatprîøòhàgràmå sarvvasamavåtàn=kuòumbinas=samàjãàpaya-
3 ty=asty=åøa gràmî¸smàbhir-aupamanyama-sagîtràya bahvðca-sabrahmacàri-
4 íå bràhmaía-haridattàyà=sahasr-àìùu-ùaùi-tàraka-pratiøòham=agrahàraì

Second Plate; First Side.

5 kðtvà sarvvakara[parihàraiùca parihðtya Da]ntayavàgu-bhîgà-duddhðtya
6 øaò-triìùad-agrahàra-sàmànyaê=kðtvà bhîga-samba[ndha-nirvva]canèyam-prattaõ [|*]
7 tadåvaì viditvà yuømàbhiÛ pórvvîcita-maryyàday-îpasthànaê-karttavyam
8 måya-hiraíy-àdyaã-c-îpanåyam-bhaviøyataù=ca ràjãî vijãàpayati [|*] dharmma-

Second Plate; Second Side.

9 krama-vikramàíàm-anyatama-yîgàd-avàpya mahèm=anuùàsatàm=pravðttaì-
10 kam-idan-dànaì saddharmmam-anupaùyadbhir=åøî=¸grahàrî=¸nupàlyaõ [|*] bhavanti
11 càtra vyàsagètàù-ùlî[kàõ] [|*] bahubhir=bbahudhà dattà vasudhà vasudh-àdhi-
12 paiõ [|*] yasya yasya yadà bhómis=tasya [ta]sya [tadà] phalam [||2||] svadattàm=paradattàì

Third Plate; First Side.

13 và yatnàd=rakøa yudhiøòhira [|*] mahèm=mahèmatàì ùråøòha dànàcchråyî¸nupàlana[m || 2 ||*]
14 øaøòhiì varøa-sahasràíi svarggå vasati bhómidaõ [|*] àkøåptà cànumantà ca
15 tànyåva narakå vasåt [||3||*] àjãà vàsudåvaõ [|*] saìvat 30 màrggaùèrøà di 20 [|*]
16 dåùàkøapaòalàdhikðta Haridatta=sónunà ma. . . .varåía likhitam=iti ||