श्री गोपाल सत्यः

The honoured Gopal is true

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[Figure: Black ink drawing of dagger [katar]]

1माहाराजधीराज माहाराजै श्री माहासींघजी आग्ये का-
2नुगो नथमल लीखतं राम राम वंच्या अपर अठा रा
3स्माचार श्री ___ जी री मया थी भला छौ थाहरा स्माचा-
4र लीखणा आग्ये थाहरो कागल आयो हकीकत मा-
5लम हूई आग्ये थे प्रा॰ अमझरा मां॰ हरीराम री हकी-
6कत लीखी थी सो थे तो भली करी थी और थासु दगा-
7बाजी करी तो परेस्यानी [पौचसी] बतन थानु गोपा-
8लजी दीनी छौ खातीर जमा राखणी म्हारौ थासु जु-
9दागी न छौ कदीम ईखलास छौ अठौ थारो दर-
10बार ठोड छौ आग्ये ठा परसोतम दास ऊजेण
11श्री ___ नौवा बजया सौ गया छौ थे स्याणा छो
12भलो काम करणो म्हे थासु राजी छा घणो कासु
13लीखा बलता कागल स्माचार लीखणा बौसाख¹
14सुदी २ रोज ब्रस्पतवार संवत १७२३

1Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Shri Maha Singh Ji ordered:
2to qanungo Nathmal Ram Ram² is written. And that
3the news here is fine by the glory of Shri ___ Ji.³ Write your
4news. Earlier, your letter arrived [and] the facts were made
5known [to me]. Then, you had written about Hariram⁴ in pargana Amjhera, [and]
6you had done well. If [anyone] deceives you,
7there will be trouble. The watan [lands] have been given to you by
8Gopal Ji. Stay content. I am not apart from you.
9You are an old servant. You have a place here
10in the court. Then, Thakur Purshottam Das
11[was summoned by Shri ___ on the 9th] to Ujjain so he has gone. You are [intelligent].
12Do good work. I am pleased with you. [I have] written enough
13in this way. Return [and] write news. Vaisakh
14sudi 2, day [of] Thursday, Samvat 1723.⁵

1अप्र म्हे बोहोत राजी हुवा छा अमजरो थाहार हाथ ल …
2गो छ श्री गोपाल जी महरवान हुवा जे थाहार बतन हुइ हब म्हे जा …
3[छाजे|छा जे] म्हार घरे छ हरीराम हरामखोर भला फरद रा पेसा पण ह …
4थे हाथ राखणी ज्यु जाणे त्यु हाथ करणो गोपालजी करसी तो म्हे घणे …
5पर करस्या घणी अवादानी करस्या म्हारो चाह्यो थो सो हुवो छ सो …

1That: I have become very satisfied. Amjhera is [in] your hands … ⁶
2Shri Gopal Ji was merciful so [it] became your watan. [Quickly|] I …
3[shall want|is … . If] is my [greatness]. That wretch Hariram [whether] the profit receipt of the money also …
4You keep hold of [it]. In the way it shall be produced, it shall be possessed. Gopal Ji will do so I …
5will do enough. It will be made well populated. I had wanted [it] so [it] has happened …