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The subjoined inscriptions engraved on a set of four copper-plates received by the Assistant Archaeological Superintendent for Epigraphy, Madras, from M. R. Ry. M. Rarnakrishna Kavi Garu, M.A., Assistant Curator, Government Oriental Manuscript Library, Madras, in the year 1917. They are included in Appendix A of the Annual Report on Epigraphy, Madras, as C. P. No. 6 on 1916-17 and described in a slip attached to the impression as follows: "These are four copper-plates oblong in shape and bearing a ring hole or about 1/2" in diameter at about 9/10" from the proper right margin. They have writing on the faces in all, the first and the last plates being blank on the outer faces. All the engraved faces have very slightly perceptible rims. The plates have an average thickness of about 1/10" and measure about 6 1/3" in breadth and a little over 2" in height. It is much to be registered that the seal of this record, the dynasty of which is not known, is missing."(R. S. Panchamukhi)

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First Plate

1 Svasti [|*] ùrimat Piøòapuràd=sakala-jagad-avana-samudbhótakèrtti-
2. càru-candrikà-samudyotita-digantarasya ma-
3. hàràja-Raíadurjjayasya sónîs-samati-
4. ùayita ùakra-vibhótårVvikramåndrasya priya tanaya[õ]

Second Plate; First Side

5. pravarddhamàna-pratàp-îpanata-samasta-sàmanta-maíäala(lî) nija-
6. bhuja-vijay-îday-àdhigata-yaùî-viùåøa-bhóøaíaõ ùrè-Ràma[õ]-
7. Kàùyapa-sagîtra[õ] parama-brahmaíyî màtà-pitð-pà-
8. d-ànudhyàta[õ] ùrè Pri(Pð)thivè-mahàràjaõ Pàguíàra-viøayå Tàíäi-
9. vàäa-gràmam-adhivassataså(satas-sa)rvva samavetàn-kuòi(òu)mbinas-sa[mà]jãàpa-

Second Plate; Second Side.

10. yati yathà | ùruti-mmð(smð)ti-pàradðùvànaõ yathàvad=anuøòhit-àgna(gni)øòî-
11. m-àdi-kriyà-pót-àtmanî Viøíuùarmmaíaõ pu(pau)tràya asakðd-ijyà
12. prayîga-praràyamàía-draviía-sócita-rtvik-sa-
13. dasya-samðddhå trisahasra-vidy-àdhyayana-pravacana-vyàkhyàna-
14. ùèlinaõ Pri(Pð)thivèùarmmaíaõ putràya våda-vådàêga nyàya(y-î)pa-

Third Plate; First Side.

15. niøad-yîga(g-à)vabîdha-nirmmalè-kðta-buddhayå vividh-àdhvar-àvabhðth-à-
16. mbhaõ-pavitrè-kðta-vigrahàya dåva-pitð-manuøya-samarcana-
17. samànèta-ràtrin-divàya Kîíäamaãci-gràma-nivàsinå
18. trisahasra-vidyàya viìùati-vyàkhyànàya Kàmakàyana-sa-
19. gîtràya Chandîga-sabrahmacàriíå Bhavaùàrmmaíå asmad-àyu

Third Plate; Second Side.

20. r-àrà(rî)gya yaùî-¸bhivðddhayå sarvva-kara-parihàråí-àgrahàrè-
21. kðtya gràmî yan=dattaõ [|] na kaiùcid-api bàdhà karaíèyà(yàì)[|] pra-
22. [va]rddhamàna vijayaràjya samvatsarå øaòcatvàrè(riì)ùå
23. Kàrttika-paurííamàsyàn-dharmma-pradànam-åtat [] àjãapti[õ] ùrè-Ràma-
24. låíâuràjaõ [|] atra Vyàsàgètà-ùlîkàõ [|] bahubhir-vvasudhà dattà

Fourth Plate; First Side.

25. bahubhiù=c-ànupàlità [|] yasya yasya yadà bhómita(s-ta)sya tasya
26. tadà phalam [||*] sva-dattàì para-dattà(ì) và yatnàd-rakøa yudhiøi(øòhi)ra
27. mahèì-mahèmatàì ùråsòha dharmà-cchråyî ¸nupàlanaì(nam) [||]
28. àsphîòayanti pitarî valga[ya]nti prapitàmahàõ [||] (|)
29. bhómidàtà kulå jàtaõ [|] sa nas=tràtà bhaviøyati |