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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
INCRIPTIONS OF THE DYNASTY OF THE HARISCHANDRA TRANSLATION
Success! (Line 28) the illustrious Bhōgaśaktī . . . . . . . . addresses (the following order to) all his sons, sons’ sons, sons’ sons’ sons and so forth, (and to) the heads of vishayas, the Bhōgikas and Mahattaras of villages:–â (L. 29) “Be it known to you that I have settled (again) Samagiripattana, which had been previously devastated, together with Chandrapurī (and) together with the three hamlets, (viz.) Ambēyapallikā, Savānēyapallikā (and) Maurēyapallikā, and also Kamsāripallikā. (This charter is) made over to the whole town, of which Ela śrēshthin and Karaputa śrēshthin are the chief (representatives). The merchants residing in Samagiri are not to pay octroi duty in the whole kingdom as long as the moon and the sun will endure. Besides, there is not (to be escheat to the crown of) the property of a person who dies sonless. There is to be no distinction of wharfs.11 There is (to be) no (tax for the) loading and boarding of royal officers. For a violent offence against unmarried girls, (the offender will be fined) a hundred and eight rūpakas; for adultery, thirty-two rūpakas; for boxing of the ears, sixteen rūpakas; for injury to the head, four rupakas. If (the offence is committed) against a labour-women, a merchantâs
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1 The aksharas in the square brackets in this and the following two lines have been damaged by rust. The starred ones in this line are supplied from the corresponding portion of the other Anjanēri plates (No. 31) of the same king. |
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