54. Mallar (Bilaspur dist., M.P.) copper-plates of Pravararàja (II). R.Y.3 Pauøa di. 2
ARIE, 1958-59, 2 and 26. No. A-7; JIH. Vol. XXXVII (1959), pp. 261-66 & Pls. (B. C. Jain); Ind. Arch., A Review, 1958-59, p. 60, No. 24, Second set; IE.AR. 1958-59, p. 26, No. 7, App. A; EI. Vol. XXXIV (1961-62), pp. 51-52 & Pls. No. 10 (G. Bhattacharya); AMS, I: XVI.

This set of copper plates [This is No. A 7 of A.R. Ep., 1958-59.] was discovered along with three other grants of the Ùarabhapurèyas at the village of Mallàr, about 16 miles from Bilaspur in Madhya Pradesh. The other inscriptions are already published in the pages of this journal. [For the other three inscriptions, see above, pp. 28 ff.; 47 ff.; Vol. XXXIII, pp. 155 ff.]
The set consists of three rectangular plates each measuring approximately 6-9 inches in length, 3-5 inches in height and .1 inch in thickness. There is a square hole about the centre of the left margin on each plate for the seal-ring to pass through. The rims of the p'ates are thick-ened and slightly raised for the protection of the writing. The seal attached to the ring holding the plates together resembles that found with the Òhàkurdiyà plates [Above. Vol. XXII, pp. 15 ff. and Plates.] issued by the donor of the charter under study. The three plates together weigh 62 tolas while the seal with the ring weighs 30 tolas. There are altogether 24 lines of writing, the inner sides of the first and third plates and the obverse of the second having each 6 lines and the reverse of the second plate and the outer side of the third respectively 5 lines and 1 line only. As in a few other inscriptions [Cf. above, Vol. XXXI, pp. 101 ff. and Plate.] of the family, the last line recording the name of the engraver is incised about the middle of the reverse of the plate. The characters belong to the box-headed alphabet of Central India is found in most of the records of the Ùarabhapurèya family and the language of the inscription is Sanskrit. (G. Bhattacharya)
Language: Sanskrit. In prose with the exception of the customary benedictive and imprecatory 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.
Date: Regnal Year 3, Pauøa 2. Later half of the sixth century A.D.
Plates about 6-9" long and 3-5" broad. The holes for the passage of the ring in the margin on the left are square. The rims of the plates are thickened and slightly raised. (AMS)

TEXT

First Plate

1 Siddham svasti [|*] Ùrèpuràdvè(d=vi)kram-îpanata-sàmaì(ma)nta-makuòa-cóäàmaíi-prabhà-
2 prasåk-àmbu-dhauta-pàda-yugalî ripu-vilàsinè-sèmaì(ma)nt-îddharaía-hå-
3 tu-vasur-vvasudhà-gî-pradaõ paramabhàgavatî màtà-pitð-pàd-ànu-
4 ddhyàtaù=ùrè-Mahà-Pravararàjaõ Ùaêkhacakrà-bhîgi(gè)ya-Mitra-gràmakå pra-
5 tivàsina[õ] samàjãàpayati [|*] viditam=astu vî yath=àsmàbhir=ayaì grà-
6 maõ Tð(Tri)daùapati-sadana-sukha-pratiøòhà-karî yàvad=ravi-ùaùi-tàrà-

Second Plate, First Side

7 kiraía-pratihata-ghîr-àndhakàraì jagad=avatiøòhatå tàvad=upabhîgyaõ
8 sa-nidhis=s-îpanidhir=a-càòa-bhaòa-pràvåùyaõ sarvva-kara-visarjjitaõ mà-
9 tà-pitrîr=àt[ma]naù-ca puíy-àbhivðddhayå Bhàradvàja-sagîtra-va(ba)hvðca-Dàmîda-
10 ragaía-putra-Ùubhacandrasvàminå tàmbra(mra)-ùàsanån=àtisrè(sð)øòaõ [|*]
11 tå yóyam=åvam=upalabhy=àjãà-ùravaía-vidhåyà bhótvà yath-îcita-bhîga-
12 bhàgam=upanayanàssa(ssu)kha[ì*] prativatsyatha [|*] bhaviøyataù=[ca] bhó-

Second Plate, Second Side

13 mipàlàn=anudarùayati [|*] Dànàd=viùiøòam=anupàlanajaì øu(pu)ràíà
14 dharmmåøu niùcita-dhiyaÛ pravadaìtti dharmma[m |*] tasmà[d*]=dvijàya ùu(su)-viøu(ùu)ddha-kula-
15 ùrutàya dattà[ì] bhuvaì bhavatu vî matir=åva gîptu[m*] ||1 tad=bhavadbhir=apy=å[øà]
16 dattir=anupàlayitavyà [|*] Vyàsa-gètàìù=ca ùlîkàn=udàharaì(ra)nti [|*] A-
17 gnår=apatyaì prathamaì suvaríía[ì] bhór=vvaiøíavè sóryya-sutàù=ca gàvaõ [|*] [dattà]-

Third Plate, First Side

18 [s=tra]yas=tåna bhavaì(va)nti lîkà yaõ kàãcanaì gàã=ca mahèã=ca dadyàt [||*2] Øaøòè(øòi)-
19 varøa-saì(sa)hasràíi svarggå mîdati bhómidaõ [|*] àcchåttà c=ànumantà ca tà-
20 ny=åva narakå vasåt [||*3] Bahubhir=vvasudhà dattà ràjabhis=Sagar-àdi-
21 bhiõ [|*] yasya yasya yadà bhómi[s*]=tasya tasya tadà phalaì(lam) [||*4] Sva-dattà[ì] pa-
22 ra-[dattàì] và yatnàd=rakøa Yudhiøòhira [|*] mahè[ì*] mahi hi matàì ùråøòha dànàc-chråyî=
23 nupàlanam=iti ||5 pravarddhamàna-vijaya-saì[va]tu(vat) 3 Pauøa-dina 2 [|*]

Third Plate, Second Side

24 utkèrííaì Gîlasiêghå(siìhå)na [|*]

Seal

1. Mànamàtra-sutasy=ådaì sva-bhuj-îpàrjjita-[kø]itå[õ] [|*]
2. ùrèmat-Pravararàjasya ùàsanaì ùatru-ùà[sa]na[ì](nam ||)