A bintīpatra to the premier’s father reporting on the construction of water channels in the region of Pokhara and indirectly requesting assistance in a personal matter
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Last modified: 2017-07-04
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Abstract
In this letter addressed to the prime minister's father and accompanied by a gratuity, an anonymous orphaned official reports about the construction of water channels in the region of Pokhara under his supervision and makes an oblique request for unspecified assistance for himself.
Diplomatic edition
[1r]
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9वषत•औसर•पारि•मअनाथकोविंतिभाउचढाईदिन्यामानिस्•कोहीछैन¯ ¯२
10¯भन्यापनि•¯ ¯३¯भन्यापनीअनाथकोनाथ•हजुर•हरुहोइवक्सनुहुंछ•दय़ा
11सागर•धर्मऔतार•अनाथटुहुरामाथी•जोनीगाहाजोहुकुम्लेषदाहरफमा
12उचानिचा•पर्नगयाकोमाफवक्स्याजाव़स्¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Translation
[1r]
Śrīḥ\
naṃ. 423
Śrī 3 Mahārājabubājyū1 1
Śrī Daiva-Īśvara 2
Śrī 6 Mumājyū 32
bintīpatra ---
[Regarding the] following: O ocean of mercy! O vessel of compassion! O avatar of the dharma! I have sent one mohara rupaiyā in an envelope together with this bintīpatra as a gratuity (darsanī) for the ṭīkā.3 It will reach you. By the kindness of -1- (i.e. Śrī 3 Mahārājabubājyū) , an ocean of mercy, I—a forlorn orphan—was sent to Pokhara with authority over 2 platoons. To the best of my ability and as far as the powers of my intelligence extended, I readied [for operation] the water channel for Bijaipur according to the letter of instruction provided by -1- (i.e. Śrī 3 Mahārājabubājyū) that ordered the construction of this water channel here in Bijaipur. Recently, too, I started the work of constructing the water channels at Maidītāla4 and Gaḍuvākholā5 according to the instruction to complete these channels which need to be constructed. Once these canals are ready, 10-15 thousand fields will become cultivated land within one or two months. But there is nobody [of sufficient standing] to arrange [an appropriate] time and occasion to put forward a request from me an orphan to -1- (i.e. Śrī 3 Mahārājabubājyū), an ocean of mercy. Whether -2- (i.e. Śrī Daiva-Īśvara) or -3- (i.e. Śrī 6 Mumājyū), you all are the lords of orphans. O ocean of mercy, O avatar of the dharma, whatever support, whatever orders [there are for me], [I] forlorn orphan [will carry them out]! Kindly forgive me for any excesses and omissions in writing these lines.