This set of five copper plates were discovered during archaeological excavations undertaken at Māṇḍhaḷ by the Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Nagpur University. These plates were discovered with two other later Vākāṭaka copper plate charters. Each charter was complete with ring and seal attached. This charter was issued from Pravarapura and it records the donation of the village Mayasagrāma in favour of Upādhyāya Māṭrisvāmin by Pravarasena II. The charter dates to the 16th and 17th year of Pravarasena II reign, with the first date recording the year when the donation was made and the second year recording when the charter was written and issued. According to the inscription one third of the religious merit of the donation is to go to Ājnākabhaṭṭārikā, mother of Narendrarāja, although it is not known who these two people are. According to Shastri, the identification of Mayasagrāma is not possible at present, but it is also not possible to rule out Māṇḍhaḷ as the possible location of the ancient village.

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Verse seal.1. (metre: anuṣṭubh)
seal.1vākāṭaka-lalāmamasya
seal.2kkrama-prāpta-n(ṛ)pa-śriyaḥ
seal.3rājña[+ḥ] pravaras(e)nasya
seal.4śāsana[+ṃ] ripu-śās(a)na[+ṃ]

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<1>1dṛriṣṭaṃ[+|] svasti[+|] pravarapurād agniṣṭomāptoryyāmokthya-ṣoḍaśy-atirātra-vāja -
<2>2peya-bṛhaspati-sava-sādyaskra-catur-aśvamedha-yājinaḥ viṣṇu(v)ṛraddha-
<3>3sagotrasya {˟pa}{+sa}_2_mrāṬ vākāṭakānā(ṃ) mahārāja-śrī-pravarasenasya
<4>4sūnos sūnoḥ atya(n)tna-svāmi-mahā-bh(ai)rava-bhaktasya a[+ṃ]sa{-ṃ}bhāra sa(nn)i{-vi}
<5>5veiśita-śgiva-(li)ṅgoādvahana-śiva-suparit(u)ṣṭau-samutpādita-rājavaṃśānā
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<6>6m parākramāadhigata-bhāgīiratthy-amsala-jala-mūrddhābhiṣiktāanān daśāśvyame -
<7>7dhāvabhṛtha-snātanām bhāraśivānām mahārāja-śrīi-bhavanāga-dauhitrasya
<8>8gauotamī(p)u_2_trasya putrasya vākāṭakānāṃ mahārāja-śrī-rudrase -
<9>9(na)sya sūnor atya(n)ta-māheśvarasya saty(ā)rjjava-kāruṇya-śauryya-vikkrama-na
<10>10ya-vinaya-māahātmya-dhīmattvtya-pātra-gata-bhaktitvya-dha(r)mma-vijayitvya-mano-nairm[m]a
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<11>11lyāadi-guṇa-samupetasya varṣa-śatam abhivarddhamāna-kośa-daṇḍa-sādhana-sa -
<12>12(n)tnāna-putra-pautriaṇto yudhiṣṭhira-vṛatter-vvākāaṭakānā(ṃ) mahārāja-śrī-pṛrithiviṣse
<13>13ṇasya sūno_2_r bbha{-ṅ}gavataś cakrapāṇea[+ḥ pra]sādopārjjita-śrī-samudayasya
<14>14vākāṭakānā[+ṃ]_2_ mahārāja-śrī-rudraseanasya sūno[+ḥ] mahārājādhirā -
<15>15ja-śrī-devagupta-sutāyām prabhāvati guptāayām utpannasya śambhofśāmbhāf pra
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<16>16sāda-dhṛtai-kā[+r]tta-yugasya vākāṭakānām parama-māheśvyara-mahārāja-śrī-
<17>17pravarasenasya vacanā[+T|]
beṇṇātaṭa aparapaṭṭe mmayasaggrām(a)-
<18>18(n) nāma grāma[+ḥ]_2_ pūurvva-sthita-sīimā-parigraheṇa
<19>19_3__2_ṣoḍaśṣama-sā[+ṃ]v{-v}atsarika-kā[+r]ttika-pradā(t)o
<20>20beṇṇātaṭa-vāstavya _ taittnirika _ kautsa-sagotra _ apratigr(ā)hpaka
<21>21(upāddh)yāya-putra _(upāddh)yāya-mātṛsvāmine dattna[+ḥ]
<22>22atra ca dha[+r]mma-tribhāgaḥ _ narinda-rāja-[+ja]na(n)yā _ āj(jh/ñ)(ā)ka-(bha)-
<23>23ṭṭārikāyā[+ḥ|]_ yato smat santnak(ā)ḥ sa[+r]vvāadhyaākṣa-niyoga{-ḥ}-
<24>24niyuūktātnoḥ _3_ ājñā-sañcāari-kula-putrādhikṛtā bhaṭā -
<25>25ś chātrāś ca viśrputa-pūrvvayājñayājñāpayitavyā(ḥ)[+|]
viditnm astu
<26>26vaḥ yathehāsmābhir ātmano dharmmāyur-bbyala-vijay-aiśvyaryya-
<27>27vivṛddhaye ihāmuputra-hitārttham ātmānugrahāya vaijayijai-
<28>28ke dharmma-sthāne Amupūrvva-dat[+t]yā _ udaka-pūrvvam atisṛṣṭa[+ḥ|]
<29>29ucitāṃś cāsya _2_ pūrvva-rājānumatāñ cātu(r)vvaiidya-grāma-maryyā -
<30>30dān vyitarāma_s tad yathā a-kara-dāyīi a-bhaṭa-cchāatra-prāveśya(ḥ)
<31>31a-pārampara-go-balīvarddaḥ a-puṣpa-kṣīra-sand(o)ha(ḥ a)cāarā -
<32>32sanṇa-ca(r)m[m](āṅ)gā(ra)[ḥ](a)[lava]ṇa-klinna-kreṇni-khanaka(ḥ) sarvvardya-v(i)ṣṭi-
<33>33parihāra-parihṛtaḥ sanidhi(ḥ) sopanidhiḥ sa-kḷliptopakḷlipta(ḥ)
<34>34ācandrāditya-kālīiyaḥ putra-p(au)trānugāmikaḥ bhuñjatoā na kena
<35>35cid vyāghāta_2_x karttavyaḥ sa[+r]vvya-kriṛyābhis sa(ṃ)rakṣitavyaf parivarddha -
<36>36yitavyaś ca| yaś cāsmac-chāasśanam agaṇayamānaḥ svyalpām api [+pa]ri -
<37>37bādhā[+ṃ] kuryyāt kārayetakārayīta vā tasya brāhmaṇai[+r] vvyeditasya _ sa-daṇḍa-nigraha[+ṃ]
<38>38kuryyāma[+|]_3_ asmi[+ṃ]ś ca _2_dharmmādara-kairaṇe _ atītāneka-rāja-
<39>39datta-sañchintttyana-paripālana[+ṃ] kṛta-puṇnyānukīrttnnana-parihārā -
<40>40rttha[+ṃ na] kīirttayāmaḥ[+|]_ vyāsa-gītaś cātra śloāka[+ḥ] pramāṇīa-karttavyaḥ[+|]
Verse 1. (metre: anuṣṭubh)
<41>41svya-dattām para-da_ttā[+ṃ] v{-v}ā
hayored yo vai vyasundharāṃ_
gavā[+ṃ] śata-sa-
<42>42hasrasya _2_
ha(nt)ur harati duṣkṛskata[+ṃ]|_
svyyam ājñaptiḥājñāpta[+|]
<43>43likhita(ṃ)_ senṇā-pataui citravarmmaṇi sa[+ṃ]v{-y}tsare saptadaśesaptadaśame
<44>44kā[+r]ttika-māsa-bahula-pakṣa-daśsamyā(M)[+||]

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Verse seal.1. (metre: anuṣṭubh)
seal.1vākāṭaka-lalāmamasya
seal.2kkrama-prāpta-n(ṛ)pa-śriyaḥ
seal.3rājña[+ḥ] pravaras(e)nasya
seal.4śāsana[+ṃ] ripu-śās(a)na[+ṃ]

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<1>1dṛriṣṭaṃ[+|] svasti[+|] pravarapurād agniṣṭomāptoryyāmokthya-ṣoḍaśy-atirātra-vāja -
<2>2peya-bṛhaspati-sava-sādyaskra-catur-aśvamedha-yājinaḥ viṣṇu(v)ṛraddha-
<3>3sagotrasya {˟pa}{+sa}_2_mrāṬ vākāṭakānā(ṃ) mahārāja-śrī-pravarasenasya
<4>4sūnos sūnoḥ atya(n)tna-svāmi-mahā-bh(ai)rava-bhaktasya a[+ṃ]sa{-ṃ}bhāra sa(nn)i{-vi}
<5>5veiśita-śgiva-(li)ṅgoādvahana-śiva-suparit(u)ṣṭau-samutpādita-rājavaṃśānā
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<6>6m parākramāadhigata-bhāgīiratthy-amsala-jala-mūrddhābhiṣiktāanān daśāśvyame -
<7>7dhāvabhṛtha-snātanām bhāraśivānām mahārāja-śrīi-bhavanāga-dauhitrasya
<8>8gauotamī(p)u_2_trasya putrasya vākāṭakānāṃ mahārāja-śrī-rudrase -
<9>9(na)sya sūnor atya(n)ta-māheśvarasya saty(ā)rjjava-kāruṇya-śauryya-vikkrama-na
<10>10ya-vinaya-māahātmya-dhīmattvtya-pātra-gata-bhaktitvya-dha(r)mma-vijayitvya-mano-nairm[m]a
-
<11>11lyāadi-guṇa-samupetasya varṣa-śatam abhivarddhamāna-kośa-daṇḍa-sādhana-sa -
<12>12(n)tnāna-putra-pautriaṇto yudhiṣṭhira-vṛatter-vvākāaṭakānā(ṃ) mahārāja-śrī-pṛrithiviṣse
<13>13ṇasya sūno_2_r bbha{-ṅ}gavataś cakrapāṇea[+ḥ pra]sādopārjjita-śrī-samudayasya
<14>14vākāṭakānā[+ṃ]_2_ mahārāja-śrī-rudraseanasya sūno[+ḥ] mahārājādhirā -
<15>15ja-śrī-devagupta-sutāyām prabhāvati guptāayām utpannasya śambhofśāmbhāf pra
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<16>16sāda-dhṛtai-kā[+r]tta-yugasya vākāṭakānām parama-māheśvyara-mahārāja-śrī-
<17>17pravarasenasya vacanā[+T|]
beṇṇātaṭa aparapaṭṭe mmayasaggrām(a)-
<18>18(n) nāma grāma[+ḥ]_2_ pūurvva-sthita-sīimā-parigraheṇa
<19>19_3__2_ṣoḍaśṣama-sā[+ṃ]v{-v}atsarika-kā[+r]ttika-pradā(t)o
<20>20beṇṇātaṭa-vāstavya _ taittnirika _ kautsa-sagotra _ apratigr(ā)hpaka
<21>21(upāddh)yāya-putra _(upāddh)yāya-mātṛsvāmine dattna[+ḥ]
<22>22atra ca dha[+r]mma-tribhāgaḥ _ narinda-rāja-[+ja]na(n)yā _ āj(jh/ñ)(ā)ka-(bha)-
<23>23ṭṭārikāyā[+ḥ|]_ yato smat santnak(ā)ḥ sa[+r]vvāadhyaākṣa-niyoga{-ḥ}-
<24>24niyuūktātnoḥ _3_ ājñā-sañcāari-kula-putrādhikṛtā bhaṭā -
<25>25ś chātrāś ca viśrputa-pūrvvayājñayājñāpayitavyā(ḥ)[+|]
viditnm astu
<26>26vaḥ yathehāsmābhir ātmano dharmmāyur-bbyala-vijay-aiśvyaryya-
<27>27vivṛddhaye ihāmuputra-hitārttham ātmānugrahāya vaijayijai-
<28>28ke dharmma-sthāne Amupūrvva-dat[+t]yā _ udaka-pūrvvam atisṛṣṭa[+ḥ|]
<29>29ucitāṃś cāsya _2_ pūrvva-rājānumatāñ cātu(r)vvaiidya-grāma-maryyā -
<30>30dān vyitarāma_s tad yathā a-kara-dāyīi a-bhaṭa-cchāatra-prāveśya(ḥ)
<31>31a-pārampara-go-balīvarddaḥ a-puṣpa-kṣīra-sand(o)ha(ḥ a)cāarā -
<32>32sanṇa-ca(r)m[m](āṅ)gā(ra)[ḥ](a)[lava]ṇa-klinna-kreṇni-khanaka(ḥ) sarvvardya-v(i)ṣṭi-
<33>33parihāra-parihṛtaḥ sanidhi(ḥ) sopanidhiḥ sa-kḷliptopakḷlipta(ḥ)
<34>34ācandrāditya-kālīiyaḥ putra-p(au)trānugāmikaḥ bhuñjatoā na kena
<35>35cid vyāghāta_2_x karttavyaḥ sa[+r]vvya-kriṛyābhis sa(ṃ)rakṣitavyaf parivarddha -
<36>36yitavyaś ca| yaś cāsmac-chāasśanam agaṇayamānaḥ svyalpām api [+pa]ri -
<37>37bādhā[+ṃ] kuryyāt kārayetakārayīta vā tasya brāhmaṇai[+r] vvyeditasya _ sa-daṇḍa-nigraha[+ṃ]
<38>38kuryyāma[+|]_3_ asmi[+ṃ]ś ca _2_dharmmādara-kairaṇe _ atītāneka-rāja-
<39>39datta-sañchintttyana-paripālana[+ṃ] kṛta-puṇnyānukīrttnnana-parihārā -
<40>40rttha[+ṃ na] kīirttayāmaḥ[+|]_ vyāsa-gītaś cātra śloāka[+ḥ] pramāṇīa-karttavyaḥ[+|]
Verse 1. (metre: anuṣṭubh)
<41>41svya-dattām para-da_ttā[+ṃ] v{-v}ā
hayored yo vai vyasundharāṃ_
gavā[+ṃ] śata-sa-
<42>42hasrasya _2_
ha(nt)ur harati duṣkṛskata[+ṃ]|_
svyyam ājñaptiḥājñāpta[+|]
<43>43likhita(ṃ)_ senṇā-pataui citravarmmaṇi sa[+ṃ]v{-y}tsare saptadaśesaptadaśame
<44>44kā[+r]ttika-māsa-bahula-pakṣa-daśsamyā(M)[+||]