21. Ðiddhapur plates.
EI XIX, No. 17, 100-104 (Y. R. Gupte); IO, II, II, 89-93 (S. Rajaguru);

These copper-plates were discovered at Rithapur (Ðiddhapur of the Mahànubhàvas) in the Morsi tàluka of the Amaràvatè (Amraoti) district of the Central Provinces, along with a set of copper-plates of the Vakàtaka queen Prabhàvatiguptà, [For a brief notice of the record see the Quarterly Journal of the Bhàr. Itih. Saì. Maíäala, Vol. IV, pp.115-116.] and were lent to the Bhàrata-Itihàsa-saìùîdhaka-Maíäala of Poona by Mahanta Dattaràja. The Secretaries of this Maíäala handed them over to me for decipherment, and with their kind permission I edit the interesting record incised on them in this Journal.
The grant is engraved on three copper-plates, which measure 7 3/16" long, 3 6/16" to 3 10/16" broad and 1/10" thick and weigh 87 3/4 tolas. The first plate has no writing on its outer side; the second and the third plates are engraved on both the sides. The letters are well-cut and well preserved, except a few on the back side of the third plate. Their average size is 1/4" to 1/2", There is no seal attached to the plates though holes, 1" in diameter, apparently meant for the ring, are to be seen on the proper right margin of each plate. (YG)

TEXT.

First Plate.

1 siddha[m] || svasti [|*J nandivarddhanàt [||*] mahåùvara-mahàsån-àtisðøòa-
2 ràjya-vibhavaõ nala-nðpa-vaìùa-prasótaõ tripatàkà-dhvajaõ ùrè-mahàràja-
3 bhavattavarmmà kadambagiri-gràmå [bra]àhmaía-purîgàn samahartta(tta)ra-
4 kuòumbè(mbi)naõ samàjãàpayati yóyam-asmàbhiõ bhagavataõ prajàpatiõ(tåõ)
5 prasàda-siddha-køåtrå gaêgàya-munayîs-saìvai(vå)dyå prayàgå-sthitair=udaka-pórvvakaì

Second Plate; First Side.

6 mama càcapè(pi) bhaòò[à]rikàyàù=ca daìmpaì(dàmpa)tyasy-àsmàkam-anugrah-àrtham(rthaì) paràùara-sa-
7 gîtràya màtràähyàryyàya putràíàì c-àsy-àøòànàm(nàì) yathà dåvàryyasya
8 dåvadattàryyasya kumàradattàryyasya vi(vè)radattàryyasya vasuda-
9 ttàryyasya gî(gau)ridattàryyasya dhruvadattàryyasya durggatthà(dattà)ryyasya c-åty-åvam
10 àtma-navamàya màtràähyàryyàya dattà(ttî) yata åtåøàm bràhmaíà[nà*]m(nàì) vi-

Second Plate; Second Side.

11 øa[yî]citàõ hiraíy-[à]dayaõ sarvva-pratyàyàõ dàtavyàõ ùuùróøà-cca(ca) kartta-
12 vyà=åøa ca gràmaõ à-candra-tàrikayà sthityà sarvva-kara-visarjjitaõ à(a)bha-
13 òa-pravåùaõ avahaõ aùulkaiõ(lkaõ) sarvva-vàda-parè(ri)hènaõ ciãc-àla-pa-
14 làùa-padraka-maryyàdayà na kiãcid=vaktavyaõ [||*] yî và kaùcilî(l-lî)bhàd-ràgàd-và-kara-
15 pravarttanaì bhómi-lîpa(paì) vvà(và) kuryyàt sa paãcabhir=mmahàpàtakais=saìyuktî bha-
16 våt [|*] asmàbhiù=ca sa-daùa-nivarttanikaõ sa-halaõ sa-vàòakaõ

Third Plate; First Side.

17 gràmåyam dattaõ yata åtad-arttham(rthaì) na ka(kå)nacit kiãcit vaktavyaõ [|*] si(sè)mà càsya
18 gràmasya uttaråía parvvataõ viøaya-si(sè)m-àntikî karmmàntakåna saha mà-
19 luka-virakaõ madhuka-latikà piíäiraka-vðkøåía baka-s-àmalakam(kaì) trimandara-
20 ù-ca virakaõ ràjya-si(sè)m-åti [||*] yàù-c-aikàdaù-åtha varøå kàrttika-màsasya bahula-
21 saptamyàm [|*] sva-mukh-àjãà(jãa)y-àbhilikhitaõ(tà) rahasi niyuktåía(na) cullåna || ùrè-mahàrà-
22 j-àrtthapati-bhaòòàrakåía àtmanaõ màtà-pitrîõ puíya-kèrtti-varddhana-dharmma-sthàna(naì)

Third Plate; Second Side.

23 [putràíàì aøòàíà][m-à]-candr-àrkka-sthiti-kà[li]kaõ ca (ma)[vi]càlyaì bhavatv-iti àtma-
24 n[à*] àryyaka-pàda-prasàd-ànugðhètåna tambra(mra)-ùàsanam-åtat kàritam-i-
25 ti [||*] svasti gî-bràhmaía-prajàbhyaõ=siddhir=astuõ(stu) ||
26 paddîpa(pà)dhyàya-putrasya putråía bîppadåvåía(na) køatam=ida[m*||]