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A document listing the remuneration of Mīra Munsī Lakṣmīdāsa of the year VS 1901 (VS 1901)

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Edited and translated by Manik Bajracharya in collaboration with Rajan Khatiwoda
Created: 2016-04-23; Last modified: 2016-04-25
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Abstract

This document records the remuneration and the account regarding payments to be made to Mīra Munsī Lakṣmīdāsa for the year VS 1901.



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Translation

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Year [VS] 1901

3/3

Account of the employee

To Mīra Munsī Lakṣmīdāsa

1

Monthly salary — mohara rupaiyā 100

From the 1st of the dark fortnight of Vaiśākha to the 15th of the bright fortnight of Caitra of the year 1901 — for 13 [months]

mokarrā1 — 1300 [rupees]

Due amount from the [Vikrama] year 1900 [is ] – 400 [rupees] – [amounting the total payable money to] – 1700 [rupees]

paisa rupaiyā — 366 [rupees], 2 [sukās], 2 [ānās], 3 [paisās]; mohara rupaiyā — 33 [rupees], 1 [sukās], 1 [ānās], 1 [paisās]

Amount paid [in total] — 836 [rupees]

[Particulars of the amount paid are:]

On the 6th of the bright fortnight of Vaisākha, for kaldā2 200, paisā rupaiyā — 325 [rupees]

On the 11th of the bright fortnight of Jyeṣṭha, mohara rupaiyā — 100 [rupees]

On the 6th of the dark fortnight of Āṣāḍha, paisā rupaiyā — 32 [rupees], 2 [sukās]

Paid off mohara rupaiyā 233 [rupees], 1 [sukā], 1 [ānā], 1 [paisā] on the 10th of the dark fortnight of Bhādra, [and] paisā rupaiyā 9 [rupees], 2 [ānās], 3 [paisās] on the 15th of the bright fortnight of Āṣāḍha, [making a total of] — 242 [rupees] 2 [sukās]

On the 9th of the dark fortnight of Āśvina ro. lakṣmī dha pu gaṃ ru3 100

On the 15th of the bright fortnight of Mārga, ro.mohara rupaiyā — 36 [rupees]

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Amount due — 864 [rupees]


Commentary

This document is a record of the remuneration paid to Mīra Munsī Lakṣmīdāsa for the year 1844. The document shows that the annual cash salary of Lakṣmīdāsa was 1300 Rupees in the year. A due amount of 400 Rupees from the previous year was added to this. Out of 1700 Rupees, an amount of 836 Rupees had been paid until the month of Mārga.


Notes

1. Meaning unclear. The following number, 1300, must be the total salary for the year. []

2. Meaning unclear. It seems that the following number, 200, is in Indian currency, and it was equivalent to 325 Nepalese Rupees. []

3. Meaning unclear. []