An arjī from Khaḍga Bahādura Kũvara Rāṇā re the sending of Dasaĩ tilakas and prasādas (VS 1905)
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Abstract
In this document, Khaḍga Bahādura Kũvara Rāṇā reports on the successful celebration of Baḍādasaĩ. He announces the sending of tilakas and prasādas from various rituals and various locations together with a list of the soldiers of the Barakhapalṭan who have sacrificed buffaloes.
Diplomatic edition
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1श्रीदुर्गाज्यू•\1⟪नं.१७८⟫1श्रीवरष\2१1अर्जि¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯
2उप्रान्त•य़स्पालाकावडादसैं•वहुतैवढियाभयो•सदाका•मामु
3लिवमोजीम्•कोतनीसान्•गारद•दसैंघर•वाँधनी•गढिका•ति
4लकप्रसाद•हजुर्मा•चह्राईपठायाकोछ•दाषिलहोला•राँगा•
5मार्हान्न्या•¯ ¯ ¯पल्टन्•काजवान्•गैरह•कानाउनिमिसिचह्रा•
6ई•पठाय़ाकोछ•हजुर्माजाहेरहोला•सेव़कले•जानत्भर•भर
7मुग्दर•गरिय़ाकोछ•सेव़क•उपर•सदासर्वदानिगाह•रहोस्¯
8सेव़क•खड्गवहादुर•कुँव़र•राणाजीको•डंडव़त्•डंडव़त्•डंडव़त्•
9कुर्णेस्•कुर्णेस्•कुर्णेस्•¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯
10ईतिसम्वत्१९०५सालमितिआश्विणशुदि१५रोज५शुभम्¯¯¯¯
Translation
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Venerable Durgājyū
No. 1781
Venerable Barakha
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Uprānta: This time Baḍādasaĩ went very well. According to what has always been usual, the tilakas [and] prasādas from the kota-banners, guard, blood sacrifices, [and] fort have been sent to you. They will have been presented [to you]. The names and personal details of all soldiers of the - - -palṭan (i.e. venerable Barakhapalṭan)2 who have killed a buffalo have been sent. They will have come to your notice. [Your] servant has done as much as he knew [how to], as much as he could. May at all times [your] favour remain upon [this] servant.
A threefold fully prostrate salutation from Khaḍga Bahādura Kũvara Rāṇājī3 .
Thursday, the 15th of the bright fortnight of Āśvina, [in the Vikrama] era year 1905 (1848 CE). Auspiciousness.
Commentary
The document does not state where it was dispatched from. On the 4th day of the dark half of the month of Śrāvaṇa in VS 1905 (i.e. roughly two months before the date of the present document), the sender, Khaḍga Bahādura Kũvara Rāṇā, was addressed in a letter as the "Gaunda Governor of Doti" (Adhikari 1984: 221 n. 7). "Within a few months of the dispatch of this letter, Khadga Bahadur was transferred to Palpa to take charge from the Governor of that place, General Krishna Bahadur" (ibid.). Adhikari gives VS 1905, the 13th day of the dark half of Kārttika as the date of this transfer. Thus the setting of the festival the present document speaks of was either Doti or Palpa. Likewise, the Barakhapalṭan mentioned in the document is known to have been stationed at Doti in 1825, 1832, and 1843 (ibid.: 155 table 3), and at Palpa from 1850 to 1877 (ibid.: 157 table 5).
Similar documents attest to the sending of Dasaĩ prasāda from other major temples and military companies of the realm to the central authority; cf. e.g. DNA_0001_0066, DNA_0002_0081.
For examples of lists covering details of the buffalo sacrifices, see e.g. E_2764_0036, E_2767_0049, E_2775_0040, E_2776_0001, E_2779_0005, and E_2779_0019.