The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c16.94

v1.c16.94

(1) *Monghyr grant.*—Discovered in Monghyr in 1780. Single plate of thick copper written on both sides (28+29 lines). On the top of it is soldered a seal; in the central panel of this is the well-known Sarnath device, the *dharma-cakra*, with two antelopes at the sides. Underneath is the royal name *Śrī-Devapāladevasya*. The inscription opens with a verse in praise of Buddha, and then gives the genealogy of the donor from Gopāla. It was issued from *Śrī-Mudgagiri-samāvāsita-Śrīmaj-jayaskandhāvāra* by *Ps.-P.-Pb.-M.-Śrī-Dharmapāladeva-pādānudhyāta Ps.-P.-Pb.-M.*⁴ *Śrīmad-Devapāla*, and records the gift of Meṣikā-*grāma*, in Krimilā-*Viṣaya* and Śrī-Nagara (mod. Patna district)-*Bhukti*, to the Bhaṭṭa-pravara Vihekarāta Miśra in the year 33 of the king's reign. The *Dūtaka* of the inscription was the son of the donor, *Yuvarāja* Rājyapāla.¹