•736 Translation of a Copper Plate grant [Aug. 



VIII. — Translation of an Inscription on a Tdmba Patra found in the 

 Village of Piplidnagar, in the Shujalpur Pergana, and presented 

 to the Political Agent, Bhopal, hy the Jagirddr. By L. Wil- 

 kinson, Esq. Pol. Agent. 



[Id a letter to the Editor.] 



I owe you many apologies for the delay which has transpired in for- 

 warding to you copies and translations of the three remaining Tamba 

 patras found at Piplidnagar in 1836. I have now the pleasure to 

 forward a copy and translation of the oldest dated in Samvat 1235. 



It seems to throw some doubt on the coarse of succession that 

 appeared to you to have been rendered plain and clear, for eight gene- 

 rations, by the inscription dated Samvat 1267 before submitted to you. 



That inscription states that Jayavarma was succeeded on the gaddi 

 of Mandap (or Mandu) by his son Vindhyavarma, and he by 

 his son Amushyayana and he again by Subhasavarma, and this 

 last raja by his son Arjuna ; whilst this states that Harischandra 

 succeeded raja Jayavarma, and adds moreover in the last verse that 

 he was the son of Lacshmivarma. 



This discrepancy may be reconciled by supposing that raja Haris- 

 chandra was only a prince of the royal family and as such became 

 possessed of an appanage and not of the whole kingdom : and the faot 

 that Nilagiri and not Mandap was his capital seems to confirm this 

 supposition, supported as it also is by the title of Mahd Kumdra or 

 prince given to him. 



I was about to add translations also of the other two inscriptions : 

 but finding that they both correspond word for word with that formerly 

 sent to you in all respects but the dates — (which are later — the one 

 only by three and the other only by five years — than that of the former 

 inscription) — and that they both record grants by the same raja Ar- 

 juna, translations of them would be but an idle repetition. I enclose 

 however copies of both, which you may place on record, if you can afford 

 to spare a space for them in your journal. 



Sehore, 27th Augusts 1838. 



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