45. Dhamatari (Raipur District, Madhya Pradesh) plates of Sudevaràja.
JESI, v, 93-97 and plates between pp. 96 and 97 (Balchandra Jain); AMS I:IX.

Language: Sanskrit. In prose with the exception of imprecatoiy and benedictory verses at the end and the legend on the seal.
Metres: Verse 1: Vasantatilakà; Verse 2: Indravajrà; Verses 3-6: Anuøòubh.
Script: Box-headed variety of the Central Indian alphabet.
Dale: Regnal Year 3, Karttika 9. Latter half of the sixth century A.D.
The plates are rectanguiar, measuring 9" in length and 7-5" in breadth. They have a square hole, about 1", about the middle of the proper right margin for the passage of the copper ring which holds them in position. Jain calls the grant 'Mahasamund plates' after the tahsil in which the findspot of the record is situated. But we prefer to call it 'Dhamatari plates' following the usual practice to name inscriptions after the provenance.
The seal, which is circular with a diameter of 7-5 cm., bears, in the upper part, in relief on a countersunk surface the figure of goddess Lakømè standing on lotus and flanked by an elephant on either side pouring water over her. On her proper right and left sides are a wheel and a conch shell. In the lower part is a two-line legend below which is perhaps the representation of a pitcher.
(AMS)

TEXT

First Plate

1 Siddham [|*] Svasti [|*] Ùrèpuràd-vikram-îpanata-sàmanta-makuòa-cóäàmaíi-pra-
2 bhà-prasåka(à)mba(u)-dhauta-pàda-yugalî ripu-vilàsinè-sèma(maì)t-îgha(ddha)ra-
3 ía-håtur=vvasu-vasudhà-gî-prada[õ] paramabhàgavatî màtà-pitð-pàd-à-
4 nuddhyà-taõ ùrè-Mahà-Durga-ràjaõ(ja) putra-ùri(ùrè)-Mà(Ma)hà-Sudåva-ràja[õ]
5. Äakarè-bhîgi(gè)ya-khalapadrakå prativàsinas-samàjãàpa-
6. yati [|*] viditam=astu vî yath=àsmàbhir=ayaì gràmatra(stri)dasa(ùa)-pati-
7 sadana-sukha-pratiøòà(øòh-à)karî yàvad-ravi-ùaùi-tàrà-kiraía-

Second Plate: First Side

8 pratihata-ghîr-àndhakàraì jagad=avatiøòa(øòha)tå tàvad=upabhîgyaõ
9 sanidhisî(s=sî)panidhir=acàòa-bhaòa-pràvåùyasa(s-sa)rvva-karà-visarjji-
10 ta(tî) màtàpitrîr=àtmanaù=ca puíy-àbhivðddhayå Kàsya(ùya)pa[sa]gîtra-
11 Vàjasanåyi-Màdhava-caturvvåda-svàminå tàmbra(mra)-ùàsanå-
12 n=àtisri(sð)øòhaõ(øòaõ) [|*] tå yu(yó)yam-åvam=upalabhya àjãà-ùravaía-vidhåya(yà)
13. bhótvà yath-îca(ci)taì bhîga-bhàgam=upanayaì(ya)nta[õ] sukhaì prativatsa(sya)tha [|*]
14. bhaviùya(øya)taù=ca bhómipàlàn=anudarùayati [|*] Dànàd=viùiøòam=anupà-

Second Plate: Second Side

15 lana-ja(jaì) pura(rà)íà dharmmåsu(øu) niùcita-dhiya[õ] pravadanti dharmma(rmmaì) [|*] tasmà[d*]-dvijà-
16 ya su=visu(ùu)dha(ddha)-kula-ùrutàya dattà(ttàì) bhuva(vaì) bhavatu vî matir=åva gî-
17 ttu(ptu)m [||*1] tad=bhavadbhir=apy=åùà(øà) dattir=anupàlayitavyàõ(vyà) [|*] Vyàsa-gètà[tàì*]-
18 ù-c-àtra ùlî[kà*]n=udàharanti [|*] Agnår=apatyaì prathamaì su-
19 varíía(ííaì*) bhór=vva(vvai)øíavè sóryya-sutàù=ca gàvà(vaõ) [|*] dattàs=trayas=tåna
20 bhavanti lîka(kà) yaX kàãcana(naì) gàã=ca mahiã=ca dadyàt [||*2]

Third Plate. First Side

21 (øa)øòiì varøa-sahasra(srà)íi svarggå mîdati bhómi-daõ [|*] àcchå-
22. ttà ccà(c-à)numantà cca(ca) ta(tà)ny=åva narakå vasåt [||*3] Bahubhir=vvasu-
23. dhà dattà ràjabhis-sagar-àdibhiõ [|*] yasya yasya yadà bhómis=ta-
24. sya tasya tadà phalaì(lam) [||*4] sva-dattàì para-dattàm-và(tàì-và) yatnàd=rakøa Yu-
25 dhiøòhira [|*] mahè(hèì) mahi(hè)matàì ùråøòha dànàc=chråyî=¸nupa(pà)lanam=iti [||*5]
26 sarvva(vvà)dhikàràdhikðta-ùrè-mahà(sà)manta Indrabalaràja[õ*] ||

Third Plate: Second Side

27 ya(pra)varddhamàna-vijaya-ràjyå(jya) samv(saìva)tsaró(ra) 3 Kàrttikadina 9
28. ùàùa(sa)naì(na)m-utkèrííaì akka(køa)ùàlika-Gîla(siì)êghå(hå)na

Seal

Kram-àdhigata-ràjyasya dvi(vi)kram-îtkhàta-vidviøa[õ |*] ùrèma[t-Sudåva]ràjasya sthiraì jagati ùàsanaì(nam)[||6||*]