Documenta Nepalica

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1स्वस्ति­श्रीगिरिराजचक्रचूडामणिनरनारायेणेत्यादिविविधविरूदावलिविराजमा
2नमानोन्नतश्रीमन्महाराजाधिराजश्रीश्रीश्रीमहाराजेगीर्वाणयुद्धवहादुरसम
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5सम्वत­१८६९­सालदेषी­तिमिलाई­वक्सौं­तिमिलाई­आफ्ना­षातिर्जामासीत­पुस्तक­सवैको­
6संभार­गर्नु­•विना­हुकुम­पुस्तक­कसैलाई­नदिनु­•दर्वारमा­काम­लाग्या­पुस्तकको­काम­च
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8फाट्याको­लिषाऊनु­•मुसा­•कीरा­•पानी­•अरू­विगार्न्यासीत­वचाऊनु­•दर्वारमा­नभयाको­पुस्तक­
9काम­लाग्न्या­छ­भन्या­•दर्वारवाट­दाम­ली­हुकुम­वमोजीम­लीषाऊनु­•कीन्तु­•काम­लाग्या
10मा­पुस्तक­हेर्नु­•दोई­दसमीमा­भेटी­वोक्या­पुस्तकलाई­वासा­•अरू­पूजामा­चाहिन्या­सर
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12जीर­रहनु­•ऐस­काममा­लेषक­र­टहलुआ­मानिस­जना­२­जाची­वुझि­राषनु­•तस्को­षानगी­
12रूपैया­७०­गरिवक्स्यौं­•त्यो­दी­•रातो­दिन­टहलमा­रूजु­राषनु­•भितीरिया­कामको­सरह­वमो
12जीम­दसमी­फागू­संकराती­•विवाह­श्राध्य­षर्च­र­पोसाक­मामुली­भय़ाको­लीनु­•पुस्त
12क­कोठामा­रातिभरी­वाती­वालन्या­तेल­माना­।­•पुस्तक­लेषन्या­कागत­मसी­हरिताल­सीमरि
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No. 5031

Venerable Durgā

Sarasvatī

Hail! [A decree] of him who is shining with manifold rows of eulogy [such as] ’The venerable crest-jewel of the multitude of mountain kings’ and Naranārāyaṇa (an epithet of Kṛṣṇa) etc., high in honour, the venerable supreme king of great kings, the thrice venerable great king, Gīrvāṇayuddha Vikrama Śāha Samsera Jaṅga, the brave swordsman, the divine king always triumphant in war.

Āge: To PaṇḍitaKedāranātha Jhā.

We have given to you charge, from [VS] 1869 on, of the office containing all the books (pustaka)2 of our palace. Preserve all the books with a sense of dutifulness to yourself. Do not give any book to anybody without orders [from me]. If a book is useful for palace matters, put it to use it. Maintain the treasury [of funds for] the books as your own responsibility. Make corrections to books with [scribal] errors [in them]. Have books that are worn and torn recopied. Restore (books) as soon as they are damaged by mice, insects, water or other [threats]. Upon orders [to do so], take money from the palace and have books copied that are not in the palace, assuming they are useful. However, if books are [have proved] useful, read them [through]. On both Dasaĩs (text: daśamī), take bheṭī, a he-goat, and (wrapping) cloth and other material required for the books during worship and worship with recitation all the books [considered as] Sarasvatī in the book room (pustakakoṭhā3 ). We have granted to you for this work an annual emolument (khānagī) of 125 rupees. Once you [start] receiving this khānagī remain present day and night for the work on the books. Appoint two men, a scribe and a watchman, for this work, after having [first] examined them. For this we have granted a khānagī of 70 (rupees). Provided this [money to them] and keep them present for service at day and night. Considering that your work is like internal (palace work), draw normal dress and expenses for Dasaĩ, phāgū saṃkrāntī, weddings and annual death rituals (śrāddha). Take one mānā of oil for burning lamps throughout the night in the pustakakoṭhā, paper, ink, orpiment (haritāla), and red powder4 for writing books. If you need other things for the books, make a request.

Friday, the 6th of the dark fortnight of Bhādra in the [Vikrama] year 1869 (1812 CE). [May there be] auspiciousness.

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