The Tiroá¸Âë copper plates are an epigraphic record of the VÃÂkÃÂá¹Âaka dynasty, documenting a land donation to a brÃÂhmaá¹Âa in the reign king Pravarasena II in the fifth century CE. They were acquired by T. A. Wellsted at Tirodi in District Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Tiroá¸Âë is located eight miles south-east of Katangi in the Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh. According to historian Ajay Mitra Shastri, the donated village of Kosambakhaá¹Âá¸Âa mentioned in the inscription is represented by the modern Kosamba (coordinates: 21ð 38' 0" North, 79ð 39' 0" East). The original plates are at the Central Museum, Nagpur. An inked impression on paper is in the British Museum.
The Tiroá¸Âë copper-plate charter was read and published by V. V. Mirashi in 1963.
The Tiroá¸Âë copper-plate charter consists of a series of copper plates with a seal. The text of the inscription is Sanskrit throughout. The object of the inscription is to record the grant, by Pravarasena II, of the village Kosambakhaá¹Âá¸Âa to a person named Varuá¹ÂÃÂrya of the Harkari gotra. He belonged to the Atharvaveda and was master of the three Vedas. The grant is dated on the twelfth day of the dark half of the month of MÃÂgha during the 23rd year of donor's reign. The charter was written by NavamidÃÂsa who is styled rajyÃÂdhiká¹Âta or state officer.
The seal carries a verse in anuá¹£á¹Âubh metre.
Seal. A charter of king Pravarasêna, the ornament of the Vâkâtakas, who has attained royal dignity by, inheritance, (is) a charter for (the observance of even his) enemies!