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Sohgaura copper plate inscription

Sohgaura copper plate inscription is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Sohgaura copper plate inscription rather than just read about it. In short: The Sohgaura copper plate inscription is an Indian copper plate inscription written in Prakrit in the Mauryan period Brahmi script. It was discovered in Sohgaura, a village on the banks of the Rapti River, about 20 km south-east of Gorakhpur, in the Gorakhpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Reference excerpt

The Sohgaura copper plate inscription is an Indian copper plate inscription written in Prakrit in the Mauryan period Brahmi script. It was discovered in Sohgaura, a village on the banks of the Rapti River, about 20 km south-east of Gorakhpur, in the Gorakhpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India. The inscription describes the establishment of three granaries for the public during times of famine and scarcity. It discusses relief efforts undertaken by Chandragupta Maurya during a period of famine. Scholars agree that punchmarked coins featuring a three-arched crescent atop symbol known as Rajanka or Meru symbol, found at Kumrahar (Patna) also mentioned on the Sahgaura copper-plate, were issued during Chandragupta Maurya's reign. The inscription first one is a usual crescent on-hill symbol which is generally found on Mauryan silver punch marked coins, and also found on the base of a Kumhrar pillar and on many other antiquities. Jayaswal reads it as the monogram of Chandragupta Maurya. He takes the top crescent as Chandra and the remaining hill like combination for gutta; the upper loop for ga- ∩ and the two lower loops ∩∩ for double tta making it Chandragutta. The plate, consisting of a line of symbolic drawings and four lines of text, is the result of a molding. The inscription is sometimes presented as pre-Ashokan, even pre-Mauryan, but the writing of the plate, especially the configuration of akshara would rather suggest a date after Ashoka. Archaeologist Raymond Allchin believes it to be from Ashoka's period, and considers it to be a precursor of the later copper-plate inscriptions.

Inscription The text of the plate has been translated as follows. Its mentions the establishment of two grain depots (Kosthagara) to fight against famine.

Sāvatiyānam Mahāma(ttā)nam sāsane Mānavāsītika- ḍasilimate Ussagāme va ete duve koṭṭhāgālāni tina-yavāni maṃthulloca-chammā-dāma-bhālakān(i)va laṃ kayiyati atiyāyikāya no gahi(ta)vvāya

The order of the Mahamatras of Shravasti issued from the Manavasiti camp. Only to the tenants, only on the advent of drought, these (the) dravya store houses of Triveni, Mathura, Chanchu, Modama and Bhadra are to the distributed, in case of distress they are not to be withheld. —Translated by Jayaswal At the junction called Manawasi,these two storehouses are prepared,for the sheltering of loads of commodities,of Tiyavani, Mathura and Chanchu. — Translated by Fleet This is the oldest Indian copper plate inscription known.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Sohgaura copper plate inscription

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Sohgaura copper plate inscription claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Sohgaura copper plate inscription before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Sohgaura copper plate inscription ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Sohgaura copper plate inscription

In research: Sohgaura copper plate inscription appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Sohgaura copper plate inscription in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Sohgaura copper plate inscription is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 3rd-century BC inscriptions, 3rd century BC in India, Copper objects, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Sohgaura copper plate inscription outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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