गुप्त अभिलेख संग्रह (जे. एफ. फ्लीट - गुप्त सम्राटों एवं परवर्ती नरेशों के ऐतिहासिक पाषाण व ताम्रलेख)

THE GUPTA INSCRIPTIONS; No. 22, PLATE XIII. 105
uparikara, and (with the privilege that it is) not to be entered by the irregular or regular
troops, to (certain) Brâhmaṇs, commencing with Dêvasvâmin, the son of Agnisvâmin, of
the Bharadvâja gôtra (and) a student of the Vâjasanêya (śâkhâ), and Śarvasvâmin, (and)
Gôrisvâmin,—Divâkarasvâmin, of the Kautsa gôtra, a student of the Vâjasanêya (śâkhâ),
(and) Svâtisvâmin,—Varuṇaśarman, of the Bhârgava gôtra, a student of the Vâjasanêya
(śâkhâ), (and) Bappasvâmin,—Kumâradêva, of the Vâsula gôtra, a student of the Kaṭha
(śâkhâ),—(and) Mâtṛiśarman, a student of the Vâjasanêya (śâkhâ), (and) Nâgaśar-
man, Rukharadêva, Kaudravadêva, Vishṇudêva, Dêvanâga, Kumârasêna, Rudraśarman,
Dêvadâṅgiras (?), Lambôshṭha, Dêvamitra (?), Mahadêva, (and) Guṇṭhaka.
(L. 17.)—The boundaries of it (are),—on the east, (the boundary-trench or village
called) Kôrparagartâ; on the north, Animuktakaśôṇaka, (and) a vṛika-tree¹ in the centre
of Valaka on the south side of the village of Vaṅgara, (and) a clump² of amrâta-trees;³
on the west, (the tank or village called) Nâgasarî; (and) on the south, the parichchhêda⁴
of Balavarman.
(L. 19.)—Therefore, even in future times, no obstacle (to the enjoyment of this
grant) is to be caused by those who are born in Our family, or by my feudatories. This
injunction having been given, he who behaves otherwise,—him I will consume with a
great contempt, even when I have passed into another body.
(L. 22.)—And it has been said by the venerable supreme sage, the arranger of the
Vêdas,—“O Yudhishṭhira, best of kings, carefully preserve land that has previously been
given to the twice-born; (verily) the preservation (of a grant) (is) more meritorious than
making a grant! The earth has been enjoyed by many kings, commencing with Sagara;
whosoever at any time possesses the earth, to him belongs, at that time, the reward (of
this grant that is now made, if he continue it)! He becomes a worm in ordure, and is
tormented together with his ancestors, who confiscates land that has been given, whether
by himself, or by another! The giver of land enjoys happiness in heaven for sixty thou-
sand years; (but) the confiscator (of a grant), and he who assents (to an act of confisca-
tion), shall dwell for the same number of years in hell!”
(L. 28.)—And (this charter) has been written by the Mahâsâṁdhivigrahika⁵
Sûryadatta; the great-grandson of the Amâtya Vakra; the grandson of the Bhôgika
Naradatta; (and) the son of the Bhôgika Ravidatta. Bhagraha⁶ (is) the Dûtaka.
¹ vṛika; the Sesbana Grandiflora.
² Or,—if we keep the original reading of saṁtâraka,—‘the ferry (at the place) of the amrâta-
trees.’
³ amrâta; the hog-plum, Spondias Mangifera.
⁴ parichchhêda; lit. ‘division, separation,’ is a technical territorial term, the exact purport of
which cannot be at present suggested.
⁵ Mahâsâṁdhivigrahika, lit. ‘a great officer entrusted with the arrangement of peace and
war,’ is a technical official title denoting an official superior to the Sâṁdhivigrahikas (see page 16
above, note 6). Another of his titles was Mahâsaṁdhivigrahâdhikârâdhipati; e.g. in line 18-19
of the grant of Gôvinda III. of Śaka-Samvat 726 (Ind. Ant. Vol. XI. p. 127.)
⁶ See page 100 above, note 4.
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