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A document written by Śaṅkhadhara, an official in Patan, confirming Rāmananda's overseership of the Luthāma Guṭhī (VS 1860)

ID: E_2253_0015F


Edited and translated by Manik Bajracharya in collaboration with Yogesh Budathoki
Created: 2020-08-25; Last modified: 2021-04-15
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Abstract

This copy of a document issued by Subedāra Śaṅkhadhara, an official in Patan, confirms that Rāmānanda Paṇḍita Bā̃ḍā is the rightful overseer of the Luthāma Guṭha.



Diplomatic edition

[1r]

1स्वस्ति­श्री­पाटनका­द्वार्‍या­सुवेदार­शंखधरकस्य­लिखा­पत्रम्‌­¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯
2आगे­•रामानंद­पण्डित­वांडाके­•लुथाम­गूठ­तेरो­ह्रहेछ­•मोहोर­वमोजीम­•वहालि­चलाई­दिञा­•आ
3फ्ना­पुरूषाले­गर्‍याको­काम­गरि­•आफ्ना­पुरूषाले­राष्याको­•शिरिस्तामहा­चलि­•आफ्ना­लुथाम­गू
4ठको­आलिवालिको­चलन­गर­•इति­संवत्‌­१८६०­साल­मिति­आश्विन­शुदि­५­रो­३­शुभम्‌­¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯

Translation

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Hail! A document written by SubedāraŚaṅkhadhara, the dvāryā of Patan.

Age: to Rāmānanda Paṇḍita Bā̃ḍā. It is learned that the Luthāma Guṭha [indeed] belongs to you. In persuance of the mohara1 , I have granted you the bahāli2 [document]. Continue the profession of your ancestors, follow the śiristā3 as established by your ancestors, and make use of the rice fields and harvest4 belonging to your Luthāma Guṭha.

Tuesday5 , the 5th of the bright fortnight of Āśvina in the [Vikrama] era year 1860 (1803 CE). Auspiciousness.


Commentary

This document identifies Subedāra Śaṅkhadhara as a dvāryā. By contrast, documents E_2253_0015C and E_2253_0015D call him an amālī. The present designation probably was a mistake on the part of the scribe. Also, unlike other documents in this set, Rāmānanda is designated as a paṇḍita here. It was a title granted first to his ancestor Jayamuni during the reign of Sadāśiva Malla (see NBhV 19/2.102, Bajracharya/Michaels 2015/1: 103).

Notes

1. This refers to document E_2253_0015C, a rukkā issued by the king earlier in the month of Bhādra. [⇑]

2. I.e., the document that put the overseership of the guṭha into the hands of Rāmānanda. [⇑]

3. Meaning unclear. In document E_2253_0015A, this word has been used to denote the Śreṣṭhas, a high caste among Newars. This meaning, however, does not seem to apply here. [⇑]

4. ālibāli, lit. a ridge of the rice field (ālī) and the harvest (bālī). [⇑]

5. The day of the week seems to have been mistaken here. It should be Wednesday according to Yano and Fushimi's Pancanga date conversion tool (http://www.cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp/~yanom/pancanga/). [⇑]