A purjī from the Thāpāthalī Guṭhī Bandobasta Aḍḍā fining Ḍiṭṭhā Jujuvīra, the in charge of the Vīrarājanārāyaṇa Guṭhī and Tīnadhārā Pākasālā Guṭhī, for failing to submit accounts on time (VS 1947)
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Abstract
This document records an order issued to Ḍiṭṭhā Jujuvīra, who failed to submit the accounts for the Vīrarājanārāyaṇa and Tīnadhārā Pākasālā Guṭhīs. He is fined fifteen moharu and instructed to submit both the outstanding accounts and the fine within seven days, with further penalties prescribed in case of delay.Diplomatic edition
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Signed by Tulsīmāna
Hail! This purjī (warrant) is issued from the venerable Thāpāthalī Guṭhī Bandobasta Aḍḍā to DīṭhṭhāJujuvīra.
Henceforth (uprānta): Concerning the Vīrarājanārāyaṇa Guṭhī 1 and the Tīndhārā Pākasālā Guṭhī 1—2 guṭhis under your charge—you were required to submit the ḍhapoṭa accounts for one year and three months, covering the period from the 1st of the dark fortnight of Vaiśākha, [Vikrama Era] 1946 (1889 CE) to the 15th of the bright fortnight of Āṣāḍha, [Vikrama Era] 1947 (1890 CE), by the 7th of the dark fortnight of Kārtika [of that same year].
Since the accounts were not submitted within the prescribed time, this Office, in accordance with the Ain and savāla, has imposed a fine of moharu 15. You are hereby instructed to submit both the fined amount and two copies of the outstanding ḍhapoṭa accounts within seven days from today.
Failure to comply within the deadline will result in your arrest and confinement under Section 6 of the article “Bahi Bujhāunyā” (“On Submitting the Accounts”) of the Ain, and you will be held responsible for settling the accounts accordingly (bujhāuna parlā).
Commentary
This document belongs to a surviving set of over two hundred records related to the Tīnadhārā Pākasālā (e.g., K_0406_0073, K_0307_0012), which not only supported the daily maintenance of Brahmin students but also provided access to Sanskrit education (see Panta 2025). It illustrates the implementation of the Mulukī Ain (Khatiwoda 2024)—a subject broadly recognized yet still requiring detailed study.
The warrant issued to the employee of the Vīrārājanārāyaṇa Guṭhī and Tīnadhārā Pākasālā Guṭhī explicitly cites the relevant section and article of the Ain as the legal basis for its decision—a procedure codified in the Mulukī Ain of 1854. Section 19 of Article 35 of that code stipulates:
“From now onwards, whenever something is to be done by an aḍḍā, adālata, ṭhānā, or amāla in accordance with the Ain, such as punishment to be imposed on an offender, or other matters like keeping accounts, recording payments and balances, or providing clearance for the discharge of duties, one shall refer to the Ain and write down: ‘This was done in accordance with such and such a section of such and such an Article of the Ain’” (translated in Khatiwoda, Cubelic, and Michaels 2021: 273).
The present document demonstrates the continuation of such legal procedures under the Rāṇā administration. Jujuvīra, mentioned in this document, is fined under Section 6 of the Article Bahi Bujhāunyā (“Submitting the Accounts”) of the Mulukī Ain of VS 1945 (1888 CE).2 The section reads:3
No. 6: If anyone fails to submit the required documents or the due amount within seven days after the prescribed deadline has passed, a fine of fifteen moharu shall be imposed, and a warrant (purjī) shall be issued from kumārī coka. If, even after receiving this notice, he or she fails to submit the documents or the due amount within seven days after the expiry of that deadline—taking into account, if necessary, the time required for travel (path)—a sanad shall be arranged to be issued by the concerned general to the Hākim of the nearest office, stating: “You (the Hākima) shall ensure that the said person, either personally or through an agent, submits the fine and the other required documents, goods, or materials as mentioned. If that person still delays, he or she shall be fettered and sent here. Should you fail to act in accordance with this instruction, you too shall be fined fifty moharu.” If the concerned office fails to execute this order within one month—taking into account, if necessary, the time required for travel—a fine of fifty moharu shall be imposed upon that Hākima, and a rukkā-daskhata shall be issued to the Hākima of another nearby office, stating: “Collect the fine imposed upon the [first] Hākima, enter it into the syāhā ledger, and fetter the person responsible for failing to submit the documents or dues.” If the [second] Hākima, who has been instructed through such purjīs and sanadas, also delays the execution of the order, he too shall be held liable.