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Copy of a purjī from the Thāpāthalī Guṭhī Bandobasta Aḍḍā to Biseṭa Diṭṭhā Jotirāja ordering the haṇḍī of the recently deceased Syāmālāla Pādhyā to be terminated at Kālamocanaghāṭa (VS 1943)

ID: K_0583_0075


Edited and translated by Christof Zotter
Created: 2024-11-12; Last modified: 2024-12-20
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Abstract

In the purjī of which the present document is a copy, the Thāpāthalī Guṭhī Bandobasta Aḍḍā instructs Biseṭa Diṭṭhā Jotirāja Śreṣṭha to terminate the daily food supply (sīdhā haṇḍī) of Syāmālāla Pādhyā, who had been living at Kālamocanaghāṭa before his recent death.



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Translation

[In the left margin:]

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Through (haste) Jmādara (for jamādāra) Harṣa Narsiṃ

[Main text:]

Hail! [This is] a purjī from the Thāpāthalī (text: Thāpāthali) Guṭhī Bandobasta Aḍḍā to Biseṭa DiṭṭhāJotirāja Śreṣṭha (text: Jotirāja Śreṣṭa).

Uprānta: Syāmālāla Pādhyā (who had been living [at] Kālamocanaghāṭa, Thāpāthalī) having died on [Mon]day, the 3rd of the bright dark of Vaiśākha in the [Vikrama] era year [19]442 , the said [person]’s 1 daily food supply (sīdhāhaṇḍī) terminated as of that date [he] died. Perform the task of terminating [this food supply].

Thursday, the 11th of the bright half of Jeṣṭha in the [Vikrama] era year 1944 (1887 CE). 3 Auspiciousness.


Notes

1. Concerning this running number, see K_0583_0048 note 1. []

2. The date corresponds to 11 April 1887. []

3. The date corresponds to 2 June 1887. []