A document from the Bihi Adālata, West No. 2, recording the confiscation of property belonging to Vāṃṭā Bhoṭe of Lho village (VS 1988)
ID: E_3447_0028
Edited and
translated by Rajendra Shakya
in collaboration with
Yogesh Budathoki
Created: 2019-04-23;
Last modified: 2020-05-13
For the metadata of the document, click here
The accompanying edition, translation/synopsis and/or commentary are available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
.
Abstract
This document from the Bihi Adālata in West No. 2 records the confiscation of property of one Vāṃṭā Bhoṭe of Lho Village in order to collect a fine of 39 rupees 74 paisās.
Diplomatic edition
[1r]
1श्री\[Unknown seal][Unknown seal][Unknown seal]1प∙२नंवीहीअदालत्वाट2उप्रांत∙१८सैमध्ये∙व्रजाङ्वस्नेनीमादोर्जेभोटेसंगकोनपाय़को∙
3पगरीपाञाभनीडंडगरीलीय़ो∙भंनेमुद्दामाऐलोहवस्ने∙वांटाभोटेलाईअैंलगत्
4वमोजीं∙लागेको∙डंड∙कैदमा∙नीज∙फेलानपर्दा∙नीजकोजाय़जातभै
5उपरभय़ाको∙मोरु∙३९|७०र∙तस्कोरटेकटकोदस्तुर∙रु|४स्मेतज्मारु∙
6|७४उनांचालिस∙रुपैञा∙चौहतरपैसा∙य़सअडाका∙नौ∙काजीमां
7श्रेष्ठहस्ते∙ये़ये़समीतीमा∙स्याहामा∙आंदानीवाधीय़ाकोभैहाकींडी∙मरपानी
8वीदेवीप्रसादपाध्यातार्कु∙मार्फत्कगत∙कर्नवाहादुरसाहीडोटीजीम्मा
9तहवीलदाषिलभय़ाकोरलालटेकट∙रपीडय़सअडामानभये़कोले
10टीपंगरीदीञ्यूसम्वत्१९८८सालचैत्र२४गते३शुभं
Translation
[1r]
[Unknown seal]
[Unknown seal]
[Unknown seal]
[Issued] by the Bihi Adālata, West No. 2
Uprānta: In regard to the lawsuit with Nīmā Dorje Bhoṭe [as plaintiff], a resident of Brajāṅ within the Aṭhāra Saya [Kholā] region, resulting in the imposition of punishment [on the offender] for claiming to have received a non-awarded pagarī, Vāṃṭā Bhoṭe, a resident of Lho1 [in] the same [region], not being found to [pay] the fine and [undergo] imprisonment imposed in accordance with the Ain and lagata, 39 rupees and 70 paisās plus a ticket fee of four paisās, totalling 39 rupees and 74 paisās, (thirty-nine rupees seventy-four paisās), was recovered through confiscation of his property.
[This sum] was then entered by Kājīmāna Śreṣṭha, the nausindā2 of this office, into the account book (syāhā) as revenue on this date. A paper record [of the amount, passing] through the hākima, ḍi[ṭṭhā], ma[hāne] and vi[cārī]3 was submitted to Devī Prasāda Pādhyā [of] Tārku4 at the tahabila, which is under Karṇa Bahādura Sāhī [of] Ḍoṭī5 . Since there were no [… … …]6 and [… … …]7 in this aḍḍā, we have issued a bare receipt (ṭippana).
Tuesday, the 24th of Caitra in the [Vikrama] era year 1988 (1932 CE). Auspiciousness.
Commentary
For more on the administrative division of West No. 2, see the Commentary of Tsum_0001_0001.
It is obvious that the unnamed person upon whom punishment in the form of a fine and imprisonment was imposed was Vāṃṭā Bhoṭe himself, as it was his property that was confiscated in order to obtain the fined amount. The whole issue is not very clear from the document, but it appears that Nīmā Dorje Bhoṭe had filed a lawsuit against Vāṃṭā Bhoṭe, accusing him of claiming to have received a pagarī that in fact had not been awarded, and the Bihī Adālata decided against Bhoṭe and to punish him accordingly. As Bhoṭe was nowhere to be found, the court distrained his property.