Documenta Nepalica

Diplomatic edition

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1स्वस्ती­श्रीमद्राज∙कुमार∙कुमारात्मजश्रीपुर्वतर्फकाकम्यांडीङ्
2जीतजंङ्ग∙वहादुर∙राणाकस्य­पत्रम­¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯
3आगे­जुमला­तीप्रीकोट्­दरा∙का­ठेक्कदार­∙अमालीके­य़थोचीत­
4उप्रांत­¯ ¯१¯कापाटपुजा­मामुली∙मा­दरीयाको­व्यासतली­फाल­
5लाउन∙को­लाताछ्रिं­गल्ली­गाउ­∙¯ ¯१¯कास्थानमा­नीत्ये­नै
6मीत्ये­∙दसै­२­मा­पुजापाट­गरी­∙दक्षीणा­षान्या­∙हाम्रा­नाउमा­ला
7ल∙मोहर­∙हुदा­ढडामा­पनी­∙मीन्हा­भय़ाको­उठती­रुपैञाँ­नीजवाट­हा
8मी∙ले­∙असुल­तहसील­गरी­¯ ¯१¯कापाटपुजा­गरी­∙नीज­गाउमा­
9परीआय़ाको­डंडकुंड­∙हाम्रा­हातवाट­∙गरी­¯ ¯१¯कापुजापाट­
10गरी­∙षाईचलाई­∙आय़ाकोमा­हाल्‌­∙अमाली∙ले­सो­आम्दानी­
11तीमीलेहरुले­∙षान­पाउदैन­वुझाउन­ल्याउ­∙भनी­पक्रीरहेछ­नी
12ज­∙अमालीलाई­∙पनी­पाटपुजा­मामुलीका­गुठी­गाउ­वाहेक­रा
13षी­सनद­गरीवस्याको­हो­∙अघीदेषी­हामीले­∙षाईपाई­आय़ा
14को­∙आम्दानी­हाल­वुझाउनु­पर्न्या­∙होईन­∙अघी­सनातनदेषी­च
15ली : आय़ा­वमोजीं­नीज­गाउका­दामकाम­तर्तहसील­दंडकुंडको­
16आम्दानी­तीमीहरुले­गरी­¯ ¯१¯कापाटपुजा­षर्च­चलीआय़ा­मु
17तावीक­∙चलाउनु­∙भंन्या­∙हाम्रा­नाउमा­सनद­गरीपाउ­भनी­थानी­
18पुजाहारी­सर्मानंद­उपाध्या­∙पुर्नानंद­उपाध्या∙ले­∙हाम्रा­हजुर
19मा­वीन्तीपत्र­चढाउदा­∙जाहेर­भय़ो­तसर्थ­अघीदेषी­¯ ¯१¯कापाट
20पुजा­मामुलीमा­व्यासतली­फाललाउनको­लाताछ्रीं­गल्ली­
21गाउ­∙दरी­∙नीजहरुका­नाउमा­लालमोहर­भय़ाको­र­पाटपुजा­मा
22 मुलीका­गुठी­गाउ­वाहेक­भंन्या­∙तीम्रा­नाउमा­भय़ाको­पट्टा­स्मेत्‌­
23साचो­हो­भंन्या­∙अघी­सनातनदेषी­अमालीले­षाईपाई­चर्ची­
24नआय़ाको­छाल्‌­लाग्छ­भनी­दुनीञाँलाई­ठंडा­लगाई­दुष­दीन­हु
25दैन­अघी­सनद­भै­षाई∙पाई­आय़ा­वमोजिं­नीज­थानी­पुजाहारी­
26सर्मानंद­उपाध्या­∙पुर्णानंद­उपाध्यालाई­छाडीदीनु­य़ो­वेहोरा­हो
27ईन­∙आर्कै­वेहोरा­∙छ­भन्या­अैंन­सव़ाल­वमोजीं­वेहोरा­प्रमाण­वु
28झी­भय़ाका­वेहोरा­षुलस्त­∙गरी­लेषी­हाम्रा­हजुरमा­जाहेर­गरी­
29पठाउने­काम­गर्नु­ईती­संम्वत्‌­१९३६­साल­दुतीये­आसुन­वदी­३०­
30रोज­४­शुभं­¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯

1सक्कल­वमोजीं­नक्कल­दुरुस्त­छ­भनी­स्ही­छाप­गर्ने­थानी­भानुभक्त­पाध्या­तीपृकोट्‌­¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯

1स्ही­भानुभगत­उपा
2ध्या­कोट्­गाउ­

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2सकल­वमोजीं­

1[?]पतेज­

1रुजु­
2स्ही­नौ­हरी­
3स्ही­मोहं­

Translation

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No. 1 1

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Hail! A letter of the venerable prince, son of a prince, Eastern Commanding General Jītajaṅga Bahādura Rāṇā

Age: To the amālī, holder of a revenue-collecting contract for the Tīprīkoṭ subdivision of Jumla

Yathocita uprānta: The following became known [to us] when the local priests of good standing Sarmānaṃda Upādhyā and Purṇānaṃda Upādhyā petitioned us, stating: "Lātāchriṃ Gallī village of Vyāsatalī Phālalāuna is registered [as a revenue source] for the general expenditures for performing recitations and worship of -1- (i.e. glorious Tripurasundarī2 ), and after a lālamohara was issued in our names [allowing us] to perform the daily and occasional rituals and to perform worship and recitations during the two daśaĩs at the shrine of -1- (i.e. glorious Tripurasundarī) there and to enjoy the [corresponding] ritual fees (dakṣiṇā), we received the revenue, and also were granted compensation [for shortfalls] in the accounting. We received the revenue through the said [amālī], collected with our own hands judicial fines (daṇḍakuṇḍa) imposed upon the aforementioned village [in connection with our] performing the rituals of -1- (i.e. glorious Tripurasundarī), and were [in general] conducting the rituals and enjoying [the surplus]. The amālī has now been seizing [our revenue], telling us that we are not entitled to enjoy the revenue, and that we must hand it over to him. A sanada had been issued to the amālī, too, that barred him [from keeping such revenue] from the guṭhī and village as is [allocated] for the usual ritual worship. We are now not obliged to hand over revenue that we have been enjoying since earlier times. We request that you issue a sanada stating: 'Following the customary tradition, receive income from monetary transactions (dāmakāma), the collection of various revenue (tartahasīla) and judicial fines (daṇḍakuṇḍa), and bear the cost of ritual worship at -1- (i.e. glorious Tripurasundarī) as before in accordance with what has come down since olden times'."

Therefore, if it is true that Lātāchriṃ Gallī village of Vyāsatalī Phālalāuna is registered [as a revenue source] for the general expenditures for the recitation and worship of -1- (i.e. glorious Tripurasundarī), and a lālamohara also has been issued in their name, while a paṭṭā issued in your name excludes the guṭhī[-lands of] the village specified for the general expenditures for the recitation and worship, do not trouble or harass the people by now saying that [payments] which amālīs have not been receiving and enjoying since olden times are now being imposed; leave to Sarmānaṃda Upādhyā and Purṇānaṃda Upādhyā [the revenue] that they have previously been enjoying in accordance with the sanada. If this is not the case and there are other details, gather the evidence for the details in accordance with the Ain and savālas and send them [to us] to inform us of them.

Wednesday, the second day of the dark fortnight and the 30th day of Āśvina, in the [Vikrama] era year 1936 (1879 CE). Auspiciousness.

Attesting that the copy is in accordance with the original:

ThānīBhānubhakta Pādhyā, [a resident of] Tīpṛkoṭ

Signature: Bhānubhagata Upādhyā, Koṭ village

In accordance with the original

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Signature [of] Nau[sindā]Harī

Signature [of] Mohaṃ

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