A jāherīpatra from Lagan Guruṃ accusing Tenjin Bhoṭe of attacking and robbing him (1963 VS)
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Abstract
In this jāherīpatra, claimant Lagan Guruṃ explains in detail the injuries he and a companion of his suffered when the accused, Tenjīn, attacked him and forcibly snatched away his khukurī and other items. He demands that his personal belongings be returned and the accused be punished for any such future action.
Diplomatic edition
1जाहेरीपत्र2आगेअठारसयमध्येस्यारपटिछेगांगाउमाजन्मभैहालसोहि∙गाउवस्न्या∙अंनाजीवर्ष
3२८कोतेन्जीन्भोटेलेमलाईअन्याय़गर्याको∙य़हि६३सालकावैसाषमैनामा∙दिनवारको
4नेमलाईसंझनारहेनहामि११जनाकाडफाले∙नुनसटहीगरिघरतरफफिर्दा∙सोहीछे
5न्गाउदेषिमनि∙घोचुभन्याठाउमा∙पानीकोनगीचपारीषाजाषानलागेकाथीञ्यू
6सोहीवेलामा∙नीजतेजन्भोटेहामीभय़ामाआय़ोर∙मेराषुकुरीसमाईषोस्नलाग्योरमै
7लेमेराषुकुरीषोस्ननदिदा∙नीजभोटेलेढुंगोटिपि∙सोहिढुंगालेमेरादाहिनापाषुरा
8मा१अंगुलको∙गज३अंगुलकोलमाईभय़ाको३५दींभीत्रमानीकोहुन्या∙घाउ१र
9दाहिनेतीग्राकाजोर्निमानीजकाचोटले∙३५दीनभित्रमा नीकोहुन्यानीलस्मेत्पारीम[...]
10ईवेहकमानीजतेन्जन्भोटेलेकुट्पिट्गरि∙मेराकंवरकोषुकुरीस्मेत्षोसीजफत्
11गरि∙मलाईकुट्पिट्लछारपछारस्मेत्गर्दाडरलेअरुमाथिभागेछन्∙छीमेल्घले[?]
12हीरहेछर∙नीजछेमेलघलेलाईस्मेत्नीजभोटेले२चोटमुटकिलेगालामार१चोटटाउ
13कामाहानी∙मेराषुकुरीकाषिसामारलाकोमोरू१|४रचकमक१केमोल्|१२षुकुरी१के
14मोल्मोरू१|दाप्१केमोल्मोरू|२५ज्मामोरू२|४१मेराधनमाल्स्मेत्जवरजस्तिसंग
15षोसीलगीजीव़मास्मेत्कुट्पिट्लछारपछारगरिठाउठाउमाघाउनील्स्मेत्पारीदीदा
16मेराचीत्तनवुझीसहननसकी∙य़सअमालमानालेसदिनआय़ाकोछु∙मैलेनीजतेन्जन्
17भोटेकोवीज्याईविहुनकेहीनगरी∙वाटाघाटामाआईवेकसुरमाकुट्पिट्गरि∙लेषिय़ाका
18मेरामालजफतगरिलगीलीनपचाउनपाउनेहोईन∙नीजतेन्जन्कोषुकुरीनीजछीमेल्ले
19लीय़ाको∙फीर्तावुझीमेरालेषिय़ा[?]मोजिम्कोमाल्मोल्जोहुन्छय़सअमालमार्फत्नीजते
20न्जेन्भोटेवाटभराई∙वेहकमाअर्काकोधनमाल्जवरजस्तीगरीलुटीलीकुट्पिट्स्मेत्गरिनील
21घाउपारेकामुद्दामा∙नीजतेन्जन्भोटेलाई∙अैनवमोजिम्जसाय़मिलोस्∙सोवेहोरानठहरेअै
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23तपसिल
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26देषिजांन्या
[table]
| चोम्चेगाउवस्न्या∙अपेलामावर्ष | ३३को | १ | |
| हुल्चोकवस्न्या∙ईन्द्रमल्लघलेवर्ष | ४०को | १ | |
| ऐंवस्नेनीक्राघलेवर्ष | ३६को | १ | |
| ऐंवस्न्यामार्गुलामावर्ष | ४८को | १ | |
| ऐंवस्न्याजंजरघलेवर्ष | २४को | १ |
27सुनीजांन्या
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30अठारसय∙स्यारपटिहुल्चुकगाँउमाजन्मी
31हालसोहिगाउवस्न्यावर्ष२४कोलगन्गुरुंले
32सोहीअठारसय़काजीम्माव़ालीअमालक
33चहरीमाचह्राञा¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯
34ईतिसम्वत्१९६३सालमितीजेष्ठ२५गतेरोज५शुभ्म्¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯ ¯¯¯
Translation
[1r]
Legal complaint (jāherīpatra)
Āge: Born in Chegāṃ Gāũ in Syāra in the Aṭhāra Saya [Kholā region] and currently a resident of the same village, Tenjīn Bhoṭe, about 28 years old, caused injustice to me in the month of Vaiśākha this year, [19]63 (1906 CE); I cannot remember the day and date. While the group of 11 of us were returning home after an exchange involving salt, we [paused and] were having a bite to eat, near a water [source] at a place called Ghocu below the aforementioned Chegāṃ Gāũ1 . At that time, the said Tenjīn Bhoṭe came towards us and began grabbing at my khukurī.
And as I did not allow [him] to snatch my khukurī, the said Bhoṭe picked up a stone, [and] with that stone inflicted on my right arm 1 wound 1 aṃgula in width and 3 aṃgulas in length that would heal in 35 days, and a[nother] wound at the joint of my right thigh that would heal in 35 days, leaving a bruise. He assaulted me without any reason [and] grabbed at and snatched the khukurī from my waist. [While] he was assaulting and manhandling me, the others ran uphill in fear. Chīmel Ghale happened to …2 and the said Bhoṭe also inflicted 2 wounds on the cheek of the said Chīmel Ghale by punching him and 1 wound by hitting him on the head. [He] forcibly snatched away belongings of mine [worth] 2.41 mohararupaiyā̃s in total [comprising] …3 of my khukurī worth 1.4 mohararupaiyā̃s, and 1 flint striker worth 0.12 [mohararupaiyā̃s], 1 khukurī worth 1 mohararupaiyā̃ [and] 1 sheath worth 0.25 mohararupaiyā̃, while also inflicting wounds and bruises at many places by physically assaulting and manhandling [me]. Unwilling to accept and unable to bear [this], I have come to file a complaint at this amāla.
The unprovoked roadside assault [on me]—I who did no wrong to the said Tenjīn Bhoṭe—and the seizure and retention of my above-mentioned belongings is not something I can stand for. Have the khukurī of the said Tenjīn, which the said Chīmel took, be retrieved from the latter, and the value of the belongings of mine mentioned [above] be compensated by the said Tenjīn Bhoṭe through this amāla. If others' belongings are looted by use of force—assaulting and inflicting wounds and bruises—have Tenjīn Bhoṭe receive punishment in accordance with the Ain. I shall bear and pay [the penalty] as a wrongdoer in accordance with the Ain if the above statements do not prove [to be true].
Details
Evidence supporting the statement
Witnesses
Eyewitnesses
[table]
| Ape Lāmā, resident of Comce Gāũ | aged 33 | 1 | |
| Īndra Malla Ghale, resident of Hulcoka | aged 40 | 1 | |
| Nīkrā Ghale, resident of the same | aged 36 | 1 | |
| Mārgu Lāmā, resident of the same | aged 48 | 1 | |
| Jaṃjara Ghale, resident of the same | aged 24 | 1 |
Hearsay witnesses
None
Documents
[I,] Lagan Guruṃ, aged 24, born in Hulcuka Gāũ in Syāra of Aṭhāra Saya [Kholā] and currently a resident of the same village, filed [this complaint] at the same amāla kacaharī of Aṭhāra Saya [Kholā] [mentioned above,] which has jurisdiction [over the case].
Thrusday, the 25th of Jyeṣṭha in the [Vikrama era] year 1963 (1906 CE). Auspiciousness.