34. Soro plates, year 5.
EI, XXIII, No. 32: 203 (N. G. Majumdar); IO, II, III, 131-132 (SR).

These copper plates, which are edited here for the first time, were unearthed at Badkhuri near Sîrî in the Balasore District of Orissa, and recently acquired by the Ravenshaw College Museum, Cuttack. Prof. N.C. Banerji of the College brought the plates to me for decipherment in March 1937, and as they had a thick incrustation of verdigris they were chemically treated in the Indian Museum, Archeological Section, I am obliged to the authorities of the Ravenshaw College Museum for the loan of thc plates, as also for the permission to edit them in this Journal.
These are four plates (A, B, C and D), representing four separate documents, each complete in itself. Their respective sizes are as follows:—A, 7 1/2" x 4"; B, 8" x 5 1/4"; C, 7 1/2" x 4 1/4" and D, 7 1/4" x 3 3/4". The plates are engraved on both sides, there being 19 lines of writing in A, 21 lines in B, 18 lines in C and 21 lines in D. Originally each plate had a seal attached to it at the left hand side, but the seals of plates A, B and C are missing. Plate D still retains the seal, but it is very much worn out and its details are completely obliterated.
D. — Plate of Mahàràja Bhànudatta; the year 5.
(NM)

TEXT.

Obverse.

1 îì svasti [|*] Viraãjà-vàsakàn=mahàpratèhàra-mahàràja-Bhànudattaõ kuùalè
2 Saråph-àhàra-viøayå samupagatàn=varttamàna-bbaviøyan-mahàsà-
3 manta-mahàràja-ràjaputtra-kumàràmàty-îparika-viøayapati-
4 tadàyuktaka-dàíäavàsika-sthànàntarikàn=anyàìù-cha chàòa-bhaòa-jàtè-
5 yàn(yàìs)=tad-viøaya-viniyuktakàìù=cha sa-mahàmahattara-vð(bð)hadbhîgika-
6 kóòakîlas-àdy-adhikaraíàn=yathàrham=pójayati mànayati ch=àstu
7 vî viditam=åtad-viøaya-samva(mba)ddha-chira-khilà(la)-ùónya-Va(Ba)[hirvà]òaka-
8 gràmî=¸smàbhiõ ùrè-Paramabhaòòàraka-pàdànàm=à-chandr-àrka-sama
9 kàlaì puíy-àbhivðddhayå Vatsa-sagîttra-Vàjasanåya-charaíåbhyaõ
10 mahàmahattara-Priyamitrasvàmi-Vàòamitrasvàmi-Dhruvamitrasvàmi-
11 Àruêgamitrasvàminàm=pratipàditaõ sarvva-pèäà-varjitaõ [|*]

Reverse.

12 tad=åøàì samuchita-tàmra-paòòa-dànaì datvà(ttvà) bhuãjànànàì na kånachit
13 va(bà)dhà karaíèyà ùrè-Paramabhaòòàraka-pàdànàê=gauravàch=ch=aiøà dattiõ
14 paripàlayitavy=åti samvat 5 Phalgu di 10 7 || uktaã=cha dharmma-
15. ùàstrå [*] Va(Ba)hubhir=vvasudhà dattà ràjabhiõ Sagar-àdibbiõ[|*] yasya
16 yasya yadà bhómiõ(mis=)tasya tasya tadà phalaì(lam) ||[1*] Mà bhód=aphala-øa(ùa)-
17 êkà vaõ para-datt=åti pàrthivàõ[ *] sva-dànàt=phalam=ànantyaì para-dàn-à-
18 nupàlanaì(nam) || [2*] Sva-dattàì para-dattàm=và yî haråta vasundharàm [|*]
19 sa viøòhàyàì kðmir=bhótvà pitðbhiõ saha pachyatå=ti || [3*] likhitaì
20 sàndhivigrahik-Àruíadattåna tàpitaì påäàpàlaka-Prati-
21 øòhitachandråí=åti ||