A rukkā from King Surendra authorizing Subbā Sāiṃmvā and Subbā Asāra Siṃ to obtain and play nagarās (VS 1908)
ID: E_3345_0011
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Julia Shrestha
Created: 2023-02-19;
Last modified: 2024-02-12
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Abstract
This rukkā authorizes Subbā Sāiṃmvā and Subbā Asāra Siṃ of Chainpur Mevā Kholā to obtain and play nagarās.
Diplomatic edition
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1श्रीदुर्गाज्यू[Royal Seal]1स्वस्तिश्रीमन्महाराजाधिराज∙कस्यरुक्का ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯2आगे∙जिल्लैचैनपुरका∙अम्वलमध्येमेव़ा षोलाको∙सुवासाइंम्वासुवाअसारसिंके∙
3अघिसेनमकुव़ानि∙कापालादेषिआजसम्मकासुवांगीहौ∙दसलिम्वुव़ानलेनगरा
4पाया∙हामिहरूलेपनि∙नगरापाउन्याहुँभनितिमिहरूलेहाम्राहजुरमाविन्तिपार्दाजाहेरभ
5यो∙अवप्रान्ततिमिहरूलाइपनि∙दसलिम्वुसुवाकासरहमा∙नगराकमाई∙जंङ्गिकाजचल्
6दा∙भारदारकासाथरहिनगराचलाउनु∙भंन्यावन्देजकोमोहरगरिवक्स्यौंआफना∙षातिर∙ज्मास
7ग∙नगराजानिचलन्गर∙इतिसम्वत्१९०८सालमितिज्येष्ठसुदि∙१०रोज२सुभम्¯¯¯
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1⟪१/३⟫1⟪नं४४⟫⟪1सीनं१३४२वेवापनं१३⟫⟪1२००१सालमा2प.नं¯¯¯२ग.
3पो.नं¯¯¯२५१८२२
4सि.नं¯¯¯[?]८⟫1⟪4⟫1मार्फत्जङ्गवहादूरकुव़रराणाजी1मार्फत्वँवाहादुरकुँव़रराणाजी:-रुजुकृष्णवाहादुरकुँव़रराणाजी
Synopsis
This rukkā from King Surendra, signed by Jaṅga Bahādura Kũvara Rāṇā, Baṃ Bāhādura Kũvara Rāṇā, and Kṛṣṇa Bāhādura Kũvara Rāṇā, issued in VS 1908 (1851 CE), grants Subbā Sāiṃmvā and Subbā Asāra Siṃ of Mevā Kholā, Chainpur (text: Cainapura) district, the right to obtain and play nagarā kettledrums, like those played by the subbās of Dasa Limbuvān. This right extends to military activities and playing in the company of high-ranking officials (bhāradāra) on specific occasions.
Commentary
This document is one of several similar rukkās in the present corpus (E_3345_0008, E_3345_0009, E_3345_0010, E_3345_0011, E_3345_0012, E_3345_0013) all issued on the same date, and authorizing certain Limbu subbās in the district of Chainpur to obtain and play nagarā kettledrums in military activities. The documents differ only in their addressees and minor orthographic details due to different scribes. For a translation and discussion, refer to the edition of E_3345_0008.