Version with DOI and citation guidelines Editorial Principles

A document from Dalāna Tahasila Aḍḍā acknowledging receipt for an emolument from Pāro Gāũ (VS 1944)

ID: Tsum_0001_0012


Edited and translated by Nadine Plachta and Rajendra Shakya
Created: 2017-07-17; Last modified: 2020-01-11
For the metadata of the document, click here

Published by Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities: Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal, Heidelberg, Germany, . Published by the courtesy of the Nile Labrang, Tsum. The copyright of the facsimile remains with Nadine Plachta. All use of the digital facsimiles requires prior written permission by the copyright holder. See Terms of Use.
The accompanying edition, translation/synopsis and/or commentary are available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License CCby-SA.

Abstract

This document deals with the obtainment of payment in cash and kind for the emolument from Pāro Gāũ in Aṭhāra Saya Kholā that was granted to the Commanding General of the Western Front, Raṇa Śamśera, who, by the time this payment was made, had apparently passed away.



Diplomatic edition

[1r]

1श्री\

1स्वर्गेवासी­श्री­कम्यांदर­ईन­चिफ­जन
2रल­रण­सम्सेर­जङ्ग­राणा­वहादुर­
3१­

1श्री­पश्चीम्‌तर्फको­कम्यांडीङ्‌­जनरल­
2२­

[Unknown seal]

1स्वस्ति­श्रीदलान्‌तहसी∙लअडाकस्य­पत्रम्­--- ---- --- --- ---- --- --- ---- ---
2आगे­दाषीला­आम्दानी­∙¯ ¯१¯साहेवका­¯ ¯२¯खान्गीमा­दरीय़ाको­∙षुवा­अठार­सै­षो
3ला­
मध्ये­दोचे­तर्फ­स्यार∙पट्टी­पाचय़ार्वाको­पारो­गाउको­मुषीय़ा­∙रीग­मागवोका­छो
4रा­कर्मा­जेठा­पासा­ल्हार्क्याल­नोर्वुको­४४­सालका­ठेक­मध्ये­∙आय़ाको­हस्ते­दाव़ा­दुंदुले­स्ही­
5छाप­गरी­वुझाय़ाको­∙ज्मा­मोहरु­चार­सै­चार­रुपैञा­तेह्र­आना­∙नौ­दाम­४०४ ||| /|| १­दीठ्ठा­
6नरवाहादुर­जीम्मा­∙तहविल­दाषील­भय़ो­तस्को­∙रसीद­गरी­दीञ्यूं­-------
7तप्सील­∙

[table]

नगदि­मोहरु­--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ३९५
नुन्­| ८­के­द्र­| ∙ | ६|५ ले­मोरु­--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---९ |||/||१
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
11ईती­सम्वत्‌­१९४४­साल­मिती­फागुन­वदि­३०­रोज­∙१­शुभ्म्­[Unknown seal]

Translation

[1r]

Śrī

The Late Venerable Commander-in-Chief, General Raṇa Śamśera Jaṅga Bahādura Rāṇā – 1

Venerable commanding general of the western front – 2

Hail! A letter from the venerable Dalāna Tahasila Aḍḍā

Āge: The entry of income: A total of four hundred and four mohararupaiyā̃s, thirteen ānās, and nine dāmas, 404|||/||1, was received as theka of the year [VS 19]44 for an emolument (khuvā) [and] registered in the name of the - 1 - [the Late Commander-in-Chief, Raṇa Śamśera]1 [in capacity of] - 2 - [commanding general of the western front]2 , from Karmā Jeṭhā Pāsā Lharkyāl Norbu, son of Rīga Māgavomukhiyā of Pāro Gāũ in Pācapārvā within Aṭhāra Saya Kholā in the direction of Doce. [The emolument] was submitted with his signature by Dāvā Daṃdu to the authority of ḌiṭṭhāNara Bahādura, [who] deposited the amount [in the respective treasury]. A receipt was issued for the same.

Tapasila

[table]

Mohara rupaiyā [received] in cash– 3953
[Cash received] for | 8 of salt at the rate of | ∙ | 6|54 – 9 rupees, 3 sukās, 1 ānā, 2 paisās and 1 dāma

Sunday, the 30th of the dark fortnight of Phālguna in the [Vikrama] era year 1944 (1888 CE). Auspiciousness.


Commentary

This document records the obtainment of cash and kind paid as ṭheka for the emolument from Pāro Gāũ of Pācapārvā in the Aṭhāra Saya Kholā region. The emolument was granted to the Commanding General of the Western Front, Raṇa Śamśera. By the time this payment was made, he had already been promoted to the post of the commander-in-chief. Raṇa Śamśera’s tenure as the commander-in-chief seems to have short-lived due to his death that probably occurred shortly before this document was issued. According to the Rāṇā Roll of Succession, the commanding general of the western front succeeded the post of the commander-in-chief.


Notes

1. Inserted from the space above. []

2. Inserted from the space above. []

3. A drop of ink renders the number illegible. It appears to be 394, but the number requires to be 395 in order to make the calculation a correct one. []

4. The calculation of the weight and rate of the salt mentioned is difficult to ascertain. []