15. Madras Museum plates, year 28.
EI, XXVIII, 226-35 (M. Venkataramayya); IO, II, I, 17-20 (S.Rajaguru).

These copper plates were received for examination in 1934 by the Superintendent for Epigraphy, Mylapore, Madras, from the Covernment Museum, Madras, and noticed by him as C.P. No. 24 of 1994-5. The plates were sold to the Museum by Mr. M. Somasekhara Sarma, Madras. The Superintendent for Epigraphy reports on them as follows: "No information is forthcoming regarding the place or history of their discovery. The plates which are rather thin, measure 6 1/2" by 2 5/8"' and bear a ringhole of about 7/16" in diameter near the proper right margin. The ring and the seal that must have accompanied the grant are now missing. The plates have four faces of writing in all, the first and the third plates are slightly corroded, so much so that there are some holes in the body of these plates and their right bottom corners have been partly eaten away. . . . . . . . . the grant is itself a palimpsest written over a previous charter, the letters of which though completely effaced are partly and faintly visible in a few places. (MV)

TEXT

First Plate

1 Svasti [|*] Vijaya-Siêghapuràpta(t=Pa)ramadaivata-Bappa-bhaòòàraka-pàda-prasà-
2 d-àvàpta-ùarèra-ràjya-vibhavaõ Màòhara-kul-àlaêkà(êka)riøíu-Kaliêgàdhipa-
3 ti-Ùrèman-Mahàràja-Anantaùaktivarmmà Ba(Va)ràhavarttanyà Àvi-pàriùvå
4 Sakuíaka-gràma(må) sarvva-samavåtàê=ku(n=ku)òumbinà(naõ) samàjãàpayati [|*] a-
5 sty=åøa-gràmî=smàbhi à(r=à)tmanaõ puny-à(íy-à)yur-yyaùî-¸bhivðddhayå asmai

Second Plate: First Side

6 Kàtyàyana-sagîtràya Taitð(ttirè)ya-sabrahmachàri-bràhma-
7 ía-Nàgaùarmmaíå Durggaùarmmaíåbhyî dvau bhràtarau à-chandra-tàraka-
8 pratiøòham=aggrahàraì kðtv=àtisðøtaõ [|*] tad=åva[ì*] viditvà yu-
9 ømàbhir=yyath-îchita-maryya(ryyà)day=îpasthàna[ì*] karttavyaõ(vyaì) [|*] bhaviùya(øya)taù=cha
10 ràjãî vijnàpayati dharmma-kkrama-vikkramàíàm=anyatama-yîgà-

Second Plate: Second Side

11 d=avàpya mahèm=anuùàsatàm pravðttakam=iman=dàna-dharmmam=anupa-
12 ùyadbhiõ åøî=¸grahàrî=¸nupàlya[õ] [|*] bhavati(nti) ch=àttra Vyàsa[gè]tà[õ*] ùlîkà[õ] [|*] Ba-
13 hubir=bbahudhà dattà vasudhà vasudhàdhipai[õ*] [|*] yasya yasya
14 yadà bhómis=tasya tasya tadà phalam [|*] Øaøòhi-ba(øòi-va)røa-sahasrà-
15 íi svarggå vasati bhómidaõ [|*] àkøåptà ch=ànumantà cha tàny=åva na-

Third Plate

16 rakå vasåt [||] Pórvva-dattàì dvijàtibhyî yatnàd=rakøa Yudhiøòhira [|*] mahè-
17 m=mahimatà[ì] ùråøòha dànàch=chhråyî=¸nupàlanam=iti(m [||*]=iti [|*]) dótau ku-
18 màràmàtau(tyau) mahàva(ba)làdhikðta-daíäanåtð-Ùivabhîjaka-
19 Vasudatau(ttau) || Saìvatsaram 20 8 Pha(Phà)lguía(na)-ùukla-pakøa-daùa[myàì li-]
20 khitam dåùàkøapaòalàdhikðta-[ta*]lavar-Àrjjunadattåna ||