The Rashtrakutas and their Times c18.s2.t2.1

c18.s2.t2.1

This is the last item to be considered under this head. Our copper plate grants usually transfer to the donees the right to the treasure-troves that may be discovered in the villages or lands granted. The expression used in this connection is *nidhinikshepasametaḥ* (109) ‘along with the right to treasures and buried wealth’; there is no ambiguity whatsoever about its meaning. Most of the Smriti writers (110) also state that the king was entitled to a fairly large share of the treasure-troves, except when the discoverer was a Brahmana.