A letter from Nagendrarāja Paṇḍita to Commander-in-Chief General Raṇa Uddīpa Siṃha re a fight between elephants (VS 1923)
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Abstract
The dharmādhikārin Nagendrarāja Paṇḍita writes this letter to Commander-in-Chief General Raṇa Uddīpa Siṃha stating about the fight between two young male elephants during a wedding ceremony.
Diplomatic edition
[1r]
1श्री\1⟪नं.१८८⟫1श्री६वावाज्यू2४1श्रीमाहिलासाहेवज्यू२1श्रीसाहिलासाहेवज्यू
2श्रीकाहिलासाहेवज्यू३1श्रीजनरल
2१1स्वस्तिश्रीगुरुराजपण्डितधर्माधिकार•श्रीनगेन्द्रराजपण्डितज्यूकस्य•स्वस्तिश्रीमन्निजदोरदण्ड
2कमलकलितकरालकरवालनीराकृतारिकदम्व•श्रीमद्राजकुमारकुमारात्मज•श्रीकम्यांडरइ
3नचीफ्जनरलरणउद्दीपसिंहकुव़र•राणावर्म्मसुचतुर्वेदोक्तशुभआशिर्वाद•सतम्पूर्व
4कपत्रमिदम्•उभयोकुशलचउप्रान्तञाहादरवार•थापाथलिनारान्हिटि¯१¯ ¯हरूसवैका
5गातमाआरामछ•ताहाविवाहमामत्ताहात्ति२लडिसाह्रैहाहापर्योभंन्यासम्चारसुन्या
6तेस्तोगडवडपर्योतपनिहजुरकापुन्यलेकसैलाइपनिकेहीभयेंछ•वेस्भयो•वनारसमा¯ ¯२¯ ¯
7काआजकाल्¯ ¯ ¯ ३¯ ¯ ¯ ¯हरूसंगकोमेल्हुनाले•नेपालजांछुभनिहुकुम्हुदैन•मसंगप
8निउस्तोचित्तछैनभंन्यावेहोरा¯ ¯४¯ ¯वाट•ञाहाहामिलाईलेषीवक्सनुभयाकोरहेछ
9ज्यादागातकोक्षेमकुशललेषिवक्सदैरह्यावेस्होला•विज्ञेषुकिमधिकम्•इतिसम्वत्
10१९२३सालमितिफाल्गुणवदि१रोज•३शुभ्म्¯ ¯¯ ¯¯ ¯¯ ¯¯ ¯¯ ¯¯ ¯¯ ¯¯ ¯¯
Translation
[1r]
Number 1881
Six-times venerable Bābājyū2 - 4
Venerable Māhilā Sāheba - 2
Venerable Sāhilā Sāheba
Venerable Kāhilā Sāheba - 3
Venerable General - 1
Hail! This is a letter from the venerable guru, royal paṇḍita and religious judge (dharmādhikāra) Nagendrarāja Paṇḍita—preceeded with a hundredfold blessings as uttered in the four Vedas—to the venerable Commander-in-Chief General Raṇa Uddīpa Siṃha Kũvara Rāṇā Varman, the prince born of a prince, the one who has defeated his enemies with his formidable sword, [and who is] adorned with his own lotus-arm-sceptre. We both are fine.
Uprānta: Here in the palaces of Thāpathali and Narāyaṇahiṭi, the generals are all well. We heard the news that there was a great panic caused by a fight between two elephants at the wedding there. Despite such disturbance nothing happened to anybody, thanks to your glorious merit. It turned out well. -4- (i.e., venerable Bābājyū) has written to us this detail: "Since nowadays in Banaras -2- (i.e., Māhilā Sāheba) has come to terms with -3- (i.e., Sāhilā Sāheba and Kāhilā Sāheba), he no longer says that he will return to Nepal. I do not have any such intention either." It would be good if you could continue to write about your health and condition. What else [to say] to the knowledgeable one?
Tuesday, the 1st of the dark fortnight of Phālguna in the Vikrama era year 1923 (1867 CE). Auspiciousness.
Commentary
The issuer of this document, Nagendrarāja, was one of the 218 members of the Kausal (Council) that prepared the [Mulukī] Ain of 1854 (MA-KM VS 2022: 3). At that time, he was not yet the dharmādhikārin. This document has been published in Bajracharya/Khatiwoda/Michaels 2015: 104-105.