Decoding the Panji of Mithila · Volume IV · Chapter 63

Barauni, Bhadual, Belaunja, Katouna, and Satauli: Entries (517)- (528) This chapter resumes after the Kakraud-Pindaschh close

Chapter 63
   Barauni, Bhadual, Belaunja,
Katouna, and Satauli: Entries (517)-
              (528)
    This chapter resumes after the Kakraud-Pindaschh close
and treats only entries (517)-(528). The sequence begins with
Barauni but the operative formula of entry (517) is Sakuri-
Mandar gramarambh; it then moves through Barauni-Janta,
Bhadual-Mandar, Belaunja-Tharhi/Tarauni, Katouna-Mandar,
Basantpur, Katouna-Shashipur, and finally the Satauli-
Satlakhā-Narha field. The movement is therefore not a single-
village narrative but a sequence of Mandar and Satlakhā
proof-fields, each joining old lineage names to dau and ddau
route controls.

Entry (517): Barauni under the Sakuri-Mandar
gramarambh
   Entry (517) is headed Barauni, but it immediately declares
the Sakuri-Mandar gramarambh. The opening ancestor is
Chudamani, whose son Hardatt is proved through Kujouli-
Mohan-Purushottam and Darihara-Pati. Hardatt then gives a
wide son-list: Ugradatt, Krishnadatt, Maheshdatt, Tirthadatt,
Chandradatt, Narsinghdatt, and Venidatt, connected through
Karmaha-Purushottam-Jaganu and Pandua-Kamalnayan.
   Ugradatt is routed through Soderpur-Bandhu-Jeevan and
Budhwal-Ban. Krishnadatt produces Dinmani through
Ghusaut-Chanan-Bacha and Balias-Khadganarayan. Dinmani
gives Manohar through Pabouli-Baburaiya-Nena and
Panichobh-Kanhai; Manohar is then carried through
Soderpur-Saburdatt-Musahar and Kujouli-Punyadatt.
Maheshdatt gives Lerbib through Takbal-Bodhkrishna-

Gauridatt and Sakararhi-Bhola, while another Maheshdatt
branch is routed through Panichobh-Jaynath-Gunanidhi and
Satlakha-Dillu. Tirthadatt is assigned the same Panichobh-
Gunanidhi and Satlakha-Dillu frame.
   The entry then shifts to Chandramani and to the
Ramashwar/Rukmanidatt line. Chandramani gives
Rukmanidatt, Vishweshwardatt, and Ramashwardatt through
Karmaha-Rudranath-Shitaladatt and Narun-Bottu.
Rukmanidatt is linked through Hariamb-Nena-Judaun and
Darihara-Shambhu. Apara branches give Keshav, Madhav,
and Damodar through Soderpur-Ishannath-Gudar and
Darihara-Ishwaridatt. Keshav is tied through Soderpur-
Modanand-Rudanand and Darihara-Pyare; Madhav produces
Vishwambhar through Haripur-Pali-Vaidyanath-Raghav and
Sakararhi-Keshav. Vishwambhar is then routed through
Pabouli-Siddhinath-Amarnath and Narun-Pa Nirsu.
   The closing part of entry (517) gives Vishweshwardatt with
Aniruddh, Basudev, and Gulab through Karmaha-Nenwa-
Lakshmidatt-Manmohan and Pabouli-Devanand-Sonmani.
Ramashwardatt gives Batesh through Soderpur-Badan-
Madhusudan and Ghusaut-Muni. Venidatt gives
Parameshwaridatt through Narun-Narpati-Phoiya and
Soderpur-Balah. Parameshwaridatt then gives Babulal and
Khushru through Pabouli-Baburaiya-Nena and Panichobh-
Kanhai; Babulal gives Kalikadatt through Pali-Jhontan-
Girdhari and Satlakha-Hibharan. Thus the entry establishes
Barauni by spreading a Sakuri-Mandar root into several
parallel proof-routes.

Entry (518): Barauni-Janta
   Entry (518) continues Barauni and adds the Janta marker
under internal number (264). Kalikadatt is followed by a
Soderpur-Keshav-Manohar and Panichobh-Khushru route.
Khushru gives Nirsu under a Vats-Narun-Dular-Faturi proof

and a Ghusaut-Amoldatt counter-proof. The entry also refers
to Ghanshyam and Ratanu, where Ratanu is proved through
Sarisab-Madhav-Lakshman and Alay-Bharat.
   Ratanu gives Vaidyanath and Jagannath through Pali-
Manhar-Nayan and Jajival-Nityanand. Jagannath gives
Shankardatt through Hariamb-Kale-Khushihal and Gangoli-
Kala. Shankardatt gives Bachharan through Alay-Vidyapati-
Kalar and Darihara-Shridatt. Bachharan produces Basudev,
Shilanath, and Kishornath through Soderpur-Atmaram-Ratte
and Hariamb-Santoshmani. Shilanath is tied to the long
Soderpur-Lakshmidatt-Kirtinath-Thuri-Madhusudan and
Budhwal-Doman-Brahmadatt chain. Chhotai gives Jeevanath,
and Jeevanath gives Shivnath and Sinalal through Soderpur-
Ghanshyam-Gopipal and Mandar-Gatiram. The entry closes
with Shivnath, Babua or Raghunath, Nanu, Mehsh, and
Shyamlal, before giving Sinalal’s son Durgadatt through
Budhwal-Devkrishna-Indrapati and Pabouli-Kalidas.

Entry (519): Bhadual-Mandar, with
Jhanjharpur, Jadsaini, and Vishnupur
   Entry (519) opens with an invocation and explicitly gives
the Bhadual-Mandar gramarambh. It names the field as
Bhadual to Jhanjharpur, Jadsaini, and Vishnupur. Shivdatt
gives Devan and Raghan through Soderpur-Vidyadhar-
Umanath and Ghusaut-Vanshi. Devan gives Harikrishna
through Sarisab-Harpati-Rudradhar and Ekhara-Khagesh.
Harikrishna gives Bachkan through Hariamb-Bhanjan-Nenan
and Ekhara-Devidatt. Bachkan gives Nirsan through Sarisab-
Kashinath-Shrinath and Karmaha-Teknath, and Nirsan is
connected through Babhaniam-Bathan-Gopal and Balias-
Mohanlal.
   The Raghan-Ramkrishna side is equally important. Raghan
gives Ramkrishna through Soderpur-Nenu-Datt and Karmaha-
Chitradhar, with Satlakha-Someshwar marked as kasthut.

Ramkrishna gives Sonelal, Gopal, Madhusudan, Mukund, and
Keshav through Pali-Mansukh-Chandradev and Belaunch-
Bachchu. Sonelal is tied through Baheradhi-Baburam-
Harshdatt and Narun-Phoiya, and an apara Sonelal branch
gives Brajnath and Gokulnath through Khandbala-Gauri-
Doman and Mandar-Kalanath. Gopal gives Umanath through
Baheradhi-Baburam-Venidatt and Darihara-Mohan. Madhav
gives Vishwanath through Pabouli-Gauridatt-Ram and
Karmaha-Jeevanath. Vishwanath is routed through Pali-
Chhotku-Sundar and Khaual-Gopal. Madhusudan gives Bechu
and Jayabhadra through Pabouli-Amritnath-Babujan and
Balias-Devi. Bechu’s branch attaches to Karmaha-Umanath-
Lala-Bachanu and Narun-Pa Dular-Ramnarayan, with
Ghusaut-Thakur-Amoldatt also recorded. Keshav gives
Modnath through Ghusaut-Lanha-Kulmani and Pabouli-
Adinath, and Modnath is linked through Ghusaut-Janardan-
Raghuvansh and Mandar-Bambe.

Entry (520): Bhadual-Madari
    Entry (520) carries Bhadual into Madari under internal
number (265). Paramanand gives Harishankar through
Soderpur-Mushai-Shubhai and Mandar-Gopi. Harishankar
gives Bhikhari through Pali-Devanand-Min and Mandar-Goth.
Bhikhari gives Jeevan through Narun-Bhavdev-Dukhan and
Jajival-Murari. Jeevan then gives Nanu, Puran, and Dukhiya
through Jajival-Chhokar-Chan and Pali-Manbodh. Nanu gives
Babujaan through Hariamb-Dayaram-Dukhiya and Jajival-
Gonan; Babujaan produces Manrakkhan through Hariamb-
Devidatt-Lakshminath and Khaual-Nehal.
     The Manrakkhan-Madhav line broadens the field. Madhav
is tied through Sarisab-Hridaynath-Gudar and Satlakha-
Ramanath. Madhav then gives Chandrakant, Shambhunath,
and Shubhakant, using a complex Alay-Ami descent through
Rupnath, Jhumak, and Dhanush, and additional Balias-

Shambhunath-Ramlal, Pali-Lal-Krishnmani, Balias-Bhavnath-
Shomnath, and Babhaniam-Ranjan proofs. The entry closes
with Puran through Pali-Veniram-Chandradatt and Balias-
Revatiraman, and Dukhiya through Ganesh and Dhuni, where
Dhuni is tied through Karmaha-Hemnarayan-Mandhan and
Soderpur-Bachchan.

Entries (521)-(522): Belaunja-Tharhi/Tarauni
and Belaunja-Sonmani
   Entry (521) shifts to Belaunja, Tharhi, and Tarauni. Yogi
gives Vishnudatt and Vishwanath through Babhaniam-
Paramanand-Raghupati and Mandar-Narhari. Vishnudatt
gives Chhotku and Rama through Soderpur-Dhanesh-
Jeeveshwar and Darihara-Badlu. Vishwanath gives Parivaya,
Baburaiya, and Rama through Alay-Lala-Lanha-Bhaiya and
Belaunch-Bana. Parivaya gives Sonmani through Karmaha-
Ramdatt-Shashidhar and Khaual-Dubari; Sonmani gives
Hardatt through Soderpur-Basaun-Parshi and Darihara-Jhaun.
   The entry then inserts an Aniruddh-Bodh sequence.
Aniruddh gives Bodh through Pali-Vaidyanath-Ramkrishna
and Sakararhi-Krishnaram. Bodh gives Gangadatt and Jhontan
through Hariamb-Yashodhar-Ghani and Narun-Dukhi.
Gangadatt gives Jhudula and Babunath through Soderpur-
Mani-Mahesh and Kanha-Mandar-Mitrakar. Jhontan gives
Kanhai through Belaunch-Murlidhar-Sanphul and Karmaha-
Sanphul. Kanhai gives Chhitan through Pali-Bhora-Sanand
and Narun-Bhola. Chhitan then branches into Madhusudan,
Faturi, Awadhi, Mannu, Govind, Rajeshwar, Shyam, and
Bathah through Baheradhi-Baburam-Venidatt and Darihara-
Mohan. Mannu and Bathahu are separately routed through
Pabouli-Hridaynath lines.
    The second half of entry (521) follows Chan and the
Khadgapani line. Chan gives Khadgapani and Lalit through
Pali-Nilambar-Bhavanand and Satlakha-Narayan. Khadgapani

gives Ratnapani through Kujouli-Govind-Daun and Khaual-
Bodh. Ratnapani gives Radharaman through Hariamb-
Dayaram-Jeevan and Sakararhi-Bhainu. Radharaman gives
Jaldhar and Lalit Kishor through Jajival-Sammar-Chandidatt
and Kujouli-Shivnath. Jaldhar is linked through Kujouli-
Khagnath-Radhakant and Balias-Bhaiyo, Lalit Kishor through
Khori-Soderpur-Ram-Bechu and Belaunch-Nath, and Lalit
gives Rajmani through Baheradhi-Yadu-Dubari and Soderpur-
Dharani.
    Entry (522), Belaunja-Sonmani, is a short continuation.
Loknath gives Chhakorik through Gangoli-Pati-Umanand and
Darihara-Harikrishna. Chhakorik is followed by Mandhan and
Badan through Ekhara-Badari-Jude and Soderpur-Lochan.
Apara Chhakorik is routed through Pabouli-Ganapati-
Ramsinehi and Budhwal-Pritam. Mandhan gives Krishnmani
through Ekhara-Chhakorik-Poshan and Takbal-Bodhkrishna;
Krishnmani is then tied through Ghusaut-Bacha-Dhan and
Khaual-Kari. The brevity of this entry does not make it minor;
it marks the Sonmani continuation and secures its place in the
same Belaunja frame.

Entries (523)-(526): Katouna-Mandar,
Basantpur, and Katouna-Shashipur
   Entry (523) opens with an invocation to Shiva and begins
the Katouna-Mandar gramarambh. Madhav gives Bhagirath,
Shivdas, Chan, and Kisu through Pali-Ravinath-Devanath and
Sakararhi-Harinath. Bhagirath gives Rohiniraman through
Soderpur-Jagatanand-Purandar and Satlakha-Mohan.
Rohiniraman is tied through Babhaniam-Sathawan-Kant, Bisfi-
Achyut-Lakshman, and Ghusaut-Manhar. Shivdas gives Dukha
and Medhna; Dukha gives Vinod through Jajival-Sadaye-
Chhokar and Karmaha-Raghudev, and Vinod is proved
through Belaunch-Bachanu-Bhikhan and Pali-Bhavaditya.

    The Rudradhar-Jayrudra continuation is the center of
entry (523). Meghnath gives Rudradhar and Jayrudra through
Jajival-Saday-Shubhpati and Khaual-Matiram. Rudradhar
gives Hridaynath and Ishannath through Narun-Umapati-
Kalanidhi and Budhwal-Fakir. Hridaynath gives Bhaiyalal and
Jagatmani through Soderpur-Kuli-Bhaiyan and Budhwal-
Padhyay-Bagish. Jagatmani gives Mukund through Digho-
Shivnandan-Fakiran and Alay-Bachanu; Mukund is linked
through Jagati-Pabouli-Kamaladatt-Gonu and Pali-Shitaladatt.
Ishannath gives Khelanand, Babulal, and Manohar through
Karmaha-Hempati-Lalpani and Balias-Chhakori. Khelanand
gives Someshwar and Ghutar through Soderpur-Harpati-
Babue and Babhaniam-Pathak-Vanshmani. Babulal gives
Basudev, Balmukund, and Phani through Digho-Bachh-
Chitradhar and Sakararhi-Shyamlal. The entry ends by
carrying Phani through Rameshwar and Rameshwar’s sons
Shashikant and Gaurikant, while Manohar and Jayrudra close
through Digho-Shivnandan-Sarvanarayan and Belaunch-
Bhavdev, respectively.
   Entry (524), Katouna-Basantpur, continues from Chan.
Chan gives Nenu and Moti through Karmaha-Ratinath-Kishai
and Sarisab-Raghunandan. Nenu gives Prabhunath through
Pabouli-Jairam-Narayan and Mandar-Shubhankar.
Prabhunath is linked through Khandbala-Purushottam-
Mahinath and Ekhara-Babudi. Moti gives Bhairavdatt,
Ratneshwar, and Saheb through Soderpur-Ratnapati-Bandhu
and Balias-Mahadev. Bhairavdatt gives Adinath through
Khandbala-Purushottam-Govind and Balias-Vighanath, with
an apara Manorathi branch through Soderpur-Rameshwar-
Prem and Balias-Lakshmidev. Ratneshwar gives Lalpani,
Kamalpani, and Chhatrapani through the Soderpur-
Rameshwar-Nehal and Balias-Lakshmidev route; Lalpani gives
Shrikant and Vishnukant through Budhwal-Manik-Chan and
Balias-Mahesh. Shrikant then produces Avadhnarayan

through Sakuri-Sarisab-Hardatt-Rudramani and Mandar-
Jayan, and Avadhnarayan gives Suryanarayan through Pali-
Govardhan-Khushar and Darihara-Devkinandan.
Suryanarayan is finally tied through Hariamb-Lalji-Kalikadatt
and Soderpur-Khagnath.
    Entry (525) is a Basantpur continuation. Kisu gives
Lakshminath through Sarisab-Kant-Bhairav and Satlakha-
Mohan. Lakshminath gives Vanshidhar through Soderpur-
Ratnapati-Bandhu and Balias-Mahadev. Vanshidhar gives
Rankamani, Lanha, Raja, and Parashmani through Hariamb-
Jagannath-Umanath and Pandua-Pa Chhoti or Devanand.
Rankamani gives Sonmani and Bodhu through Ekhara-
Sanphul and Budhwal-Ghananand. Sonmani gives Yaduvir,
Jalli, and Harisingh through Sarisab-Tilkeshwar-Laksheshwar
and Hariamb-Poshan. Bodhu gives Radhakant, and Radhakant
gives Kalanand and Bachchu through Hariamb-Lutan-Babu
and Digho-Raghunath. Harisingh gives Ganesh through Balias-
Hariamb-Vishwanath-Shrilal and Sihouli-Mandar-Bhuli. The
entry closes with Lanha, Raja, and Parashmani, with
Parashmani’s son Jaynath routed through Pabouli-Bhaiyan-
Siddhi and Darihara-Khadgapani.
    Entry (526) returns to Katouna and marks Shashipur under
internal number (268). Hadi, also called Dharmapati, gives
Mahadev, Ramdev, Pradyumn, Sadanand, Lakshman, and
Banai through Pali-Devanath-Gopinath and Darihara-Achyut.
Lakshman gives Bodh through Soderpur-Lala-
Chandrashekhar and Budhwal-Vir. Bodh gives Bachharu,
Bachh, Raghunath, and Jagannath through Pali-Govinddas-
Sukhar and Khaual-Bhora. Bachharu gives Banmalik through
Budhwal-Rishi-Manik and Soderpur-Sitaram. Banmalik gives
Jagmohan through Takbal-Bodhkrishna-Datt and Ekhara-Hira.
Bachh is linked through Pali-Medhakar-Mana and Sakararhi-
Bandhu-Vedi, while Banai is linked through Sangram-Ekhara-
Lakshman-Jeeveshwar and Baheradhi-Manhar. This entry

deliberately keeps the Katouna line distinct from the next
Satauli gramarambh.

Entries (527)-(528): Satauli-Satlakha to Narha
   Entry (527) opens a new Satauli-Satlakha gramarambh and
carries it to Narha. Prannath gives Chhakkan, Ratan, and
Sachna through Belaunch-Vir-Gokulnath and Khaual-
Chaudhary Matiram. Chhakkan gives Shankardatt, Gauridatt,
Shambhudatt, and Bhikhiya through Karmaha-Harinandan-
Bachharu and Khaual-Parashuram. Shankardatt is tied
through Budhwal-Hira-Modi and Belaunch-Chaudhary
Prabhakar, while another Shankardatt branch gives
Brahmadatt through Gangoli-Kriparam-Lochan and Budhwal-
Khagapati. Gauridatt is attached to Hariamb-Vanshidhar.
Bhikhiya produces Jyotirvid Dwarikanath and Rameshwar
through Alay-Dubari-Babanu and Darihara-Nidhi.
    Jyotirvid Dwarikanath gives Basudev and Balbhadra
through Boli-Dhairyanarayan-Bhaiyalal and Darihara-Luchai.
Basudev gives Vishnudev and Rudradev through Belaunch-
Lakshmidev-Sukeshwar and Mandar-Bhairavdatt. Vishnudev
gives Udayshankar, Dayashankar, and Kripashankar through
Jajival-Devanath-Shyamanand and Balias-Raghunath;
Udayshankar is tied through Alay-Chaudhary Shrikant-Prayag,
and Dayashankar through Khandbala-Durganath-Ganeshdatt
and Hariamb-Balmukund. Rudradev is linked through Alay-
Ramchandra-Trilochan and Balias-Aniruddh. Balbhadra gives
Jhingur or Surendra and Vishwanath through Pali-Jaleshwar-
Devidatt and Pandua-Chhatradhari. Surendra gives Avanindra
or Mohanji and Kedar through Alay-Mitralal-Harikant and
Balias-Ishdatt. Avanindra is routed through Soderpur-
Ramanand-Aniruddh and Pandua-Mahopadhyaya Ugranand,
while Kedar is connected through Soderpur-Khelanath-
Punyanand and Balias-Shri Mohan. Vishwanath gives
Tirthnath, Kanhaiya, Shantinath, and Gopalji through Ojholi-

Narun-Vishwanath-Shobhanand, while the same entry also
records the Ghanshyam-Saheb-Vaidyanath descent with
Khaual-Damodar-Chilka and Digho-Bhaiya controls.
   Entry (528) continues Satauli to Narha and gives
Shyamsidhap Mahendra Jha Narha under internal number
(269). Vaidyanath gives Vishwanath through Karmaha-
Mahanth-Dullah and Digho-Kala. Vaiya Vishwanath gives
Ramanand and Shobhanath through Sakararhi-Hridaynath-
Bachchu and Baheradhi-Venidatt. Shobhanath is routed
through Darihara-Gehnath-Gulab and Karmaha-Jaynath.
Rameshwar then gives Jaydev, Bhola, Nirsu, and Shridev
through Pali-Ishwaridatt-Bhagwandatt and Darihara-
Khadgapani. Jaydev gives Rashi and Sundar through
Karmaha-Horil-Bihar and Sarisab-Bhulan, and an apara
Jaydev line gives Brajendra Mohan and Madanmohan through
Kodariya-Mukundlal-Madhav and Ghusaut-Jayvallabh.
    The end of entry (528) follows Bhola, Mahendra, Jeevakant,
Bucha, Chhatrapati, and Babujaan. Bhola is tied through
Ghusaut-Shyam-Gokul and Darihara-Bholi; an apara Bhola
branch gives Mahendra, Jeevakant, and Bucha through
Baheradhi-Babujaan-Balbhadra. Chhatrapati gives Babujaan
through Darihara-Rohini-Bhavan and Jajival-Kaladhar.
Babujaan gives Balbhadra through Khaual-Hemkar-Motiram
and Karmaha-Shrinath. Balbhadra is linked through Sarisab-
Fakiran-Yugalkishor and Karmaha-Teknath. The entry also
records a Bhola apara connection through Alay-Jaylal-Fekanlal
and Mandar-Yugalkishor, and a Shridev apara connection
through Alay-Jaylal-Lut and Mandar-Jaynath. Under the
internal D 1/1 marker, Ratan gives Kirtinath, Hridaynath,
Girdhari, Babunath, and Amritnath through Uchati-Dinesh-
Chhakanu and Narun-Govind. Kirtinath is tied to Karmaha-
Chitradhar-Shambhunath; Shambhunath gives Chandidatt
through Balias-Yogi-Bhayan and Babhaniam-Gonor. Amritnath

is routed through Hariamb-Kauskidatt-Gulvadan and Balias-
Rudranath-Arjun, with Ghusaut-Ranglal also noted.

Interpretive note on the chapter
    Entries (517)-(528) show a sustained shift from the Mandar
villages into Satauli-Satlakha. The Panji method remains the
same: a gramarambh heading opens a field, but proof is
actually produced by a network of daughter routes, apara
branches, professional titles, and counter-checking dau/ddau
references. Barauni is thus not merely Barauni; it is a Sakuri-
Mandar field. Bhadual is not merely a place-name; it is a
Mandar proof-unit with Jhanjharpur, Jadsaini, and Vishnupur
extensions. Katouna is both a Mandar gramarambh and a
gateway into Basantpur and Shashipur. Satauli then opens the
Satlakha register and carries it to Narha.
    The editorial duty in this chapter is to preserve the
intermediate anchors rather than compress them into modern
surnames or villages. Terms such as gramarambh, apara,
kasthut, dau, ddau, Jyotirvid, Vaiya, Chaudhary, and
Mahopadhyaya are functional markers in the record. The dots
and suspended fragments show places where the manuscript
carries a known but incomplete route. They have therefore
been interpreted as genealogical checkpoints rather than
ignored as accidental blanks.
    The chapter stops before entry (529), where the source
continues the Satauli material with a new Rishi line. That
continuation belongs to the next chapter and has not been
included here.

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