A rukkā from King Surendra authorizing Subbā Dayākarṇā and Subbā Phuṃhaṃ Jita to obtain and play nagarās (VS 1908)
ID: E_3345_0012
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Abstract
This rukkā authorizes Subbā Dayākarṇā and Subbā Phuṃhaṃ Jita of Maivā [and] Piluvā Kholā, Chainpur district, to obtain and play nagarās.
Diplomatic edition
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1श्री\[Royal Seal]1स्वस्तिश्रीमन्महाराजाधिराजकस्यरुक्का ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯¯2आगेजिल्लैचैनपुरकाअम्वलमध्येमैव़ापिलुव़ाषोलाकोसुव्वादयाक
3र्णासुव्वाफुंहंजितके:अघिस्यनमकुव़ानी∙कापालादेषीआजसम्मकासुव्वा
4गीहौंदसलीम्वुव़ानलेनगरापायाहामिहरूलेपनीनगरापाउन्याहुं
5भनीतिमिहरूलेहाम्राहजुरमाविन्तिपार्दाजाहेरभयोअव़प्रान्तति
6मिहरूलाइपनीदसलीम्वुसुव्वाकासरहमानगराकमाईजङ्गीका
7जचल्दाभारदारकासाथरहीनगराचलाउनुभन्यामोहरगरिव
8क्स्यौंआफनाषातिर्ज्मासंगनगराजानीचलनगरइतिसम्वत्१९०८
9सालमितिज्येष्ठसुदि१०रोज२सुभ्म ¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯
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1⟪5⟫1⟪१/२⟫1⟪नं४⟫⟪1नं.१३४१नगराचलाउने⟫1[?]सालमा2प.नं¯¯¯२ग.
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4[?]¯¯¯[?]1वेवापनं¯¯¯[?]
2पोनं¯¯¯३१
3[?]¯¯¯[?]४[?]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 Dayākarṇā and Subbā Phuṃhaṃ Jita of Maivā [and] Piluvā 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.