Decoding the Panji of Mithila · Volume V · Chapter 22

Satlakha-Satauli Gramaramabh: Chakrapani, Prithvidhar, Purushottam, Harikar, Shrikar, Ruchikar, Ratnakar, Maan,

Chapter 22 — Satlakha-Satauli
Gramaramabh: Chakrapani,
Prithvidhar, Purushottam, Harikar,
Shrikar, Ruchikar, Ratnakar, Maan,
Murari, Jaydev, Ratnapani, Kouskidatt,
Mushtauli-Phulwadi-Chakradhar, and
Satlakha-Dharmapur-Barahkona-Tirasi
  1. Where Chapter 22 begins
  Chapter 22 begins at the formal source heading “ अथ सतलखा
सतौलि ग्रामारम्भः.” The word ग्रामारम्भः marks a new village-
beginning, so the chapter must be read as a fresh register, not as
a continuation of the preceding Rajora-Mandar and Shripur-
Kodhila material. The source begins with Satlakha and Satauli,
then places Chakrapani at the root of the new field.
   The opening chain is direct and compressed : सतलखा सॅ वीजी
चक्रपाणि ; then पृथ्वीधर , पुरुषोत्तम , कृ ष्ण , हरिकर , श्रीकर , and रूचिकर.
The line then divides through रूचिकर into मनीश्वर and प्रतीकर.
From मनीश्वर comes सीधू , from सीधू comes रत्नाकर , and from
रत्नाकर the register becomes a wide six - branch field : हरिकर ,
गुणाकर , भाष्कर , दिवाकर , चंद्राकर , and शंकर.

 2. Chakrapani to Ratnakar: the core Satlakha
descent
   The descent begins with चक्रपाणि and moves through पृथ्वीधर,
पुरुषोत्तम, कृ ष्ण, हरिकर, श्रीकर, and रूचिकर. The repetition of “ए सुत”
in the source expresses a father-son chain rather than a loose
association. The important turn comes when रूचिकर produces
two sons, मनीश्वर and प्रतीकर, and the text then follows मनीश्वर
through सीधू to रत्नाकर.

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   Ratnakar is linked with Budhwal and Madhukar. His sons are
named as हरिकर, गुणाकर, भाष्कर, दिवाकर, चंद्राकर, and शंकर. The
source immediately divides them into two marital or branch
fields: some are linked with Pali and Durgaditya, while three are
linked with Belauch and Dharaditya. This gives the chapter its
first major pattern: the Satlakha root spreads through named
sons, but each son becomes legible only through an attached
place and विवाह-दौ reference.

 3. Divakar, Gaurishwar, Mane, Murari, and the
early daughter-bridge pattern
  The Divakar branch records Pagu, Gaurishwar, Dham, and
Prithvidhar, with a Panichobh-Shrikar link. Gaurishwar then
produces माने , जागे , and काशिका, and the Gangoli-Harikar link
appears. Mane produces मुंशी and गोविन्द, connected with
Babhaniyam and Gonu. From here the line moves to Murari and
a cluster of daughter or branch names: विष्णुपति, भवानी, कागव, हरि,
and शिरी, linked to Sodarpur and Andu.
  Bhavani then connects to वासुदेव, मोहन, and मनोहर through
Karmaha and Jivanath. Mohan produces नारो and देवकी,
connected with Pali-Gopi. Naro’s line produces बन्धु , परशुराम,
ऋषिके श, महेश, and गणेश, linked to Babhaniyam and Jhau. The
source then treats Bandhu’s son Jyotishi Kalar, Samauli-Pali,
Devn’s son Bhim, Garh-Mandar, Ruchikar, and the later children
Shankar, Kulmani, and Lokachhonka. This cluster shows the
Satlakha field becoming a marriage-mapped web rather than a
single male line.

 4. Shankar, Babu-jan, Hemnath, Kirtnath, and the
Raghupati-Jaydev branch
  Jyotishi Kalar’s son Shankar is followed by Babu-jan, linked
with Kaka-Sodarpur, Kamal’s son Dullah, Brahmoli-Panichobh,
and Kishani. Another Shankar branch names बाबूनाथ, हेमनाथ,
and कीर्तिनाथ, linked with Neyam-Kujouli, Chaudhary Lala’s son
Raghunandan, Sodarpur, and Medhakar. Hemnath and Kirtnath

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then create further links through Malangiya-Kujouli, Bachharu,
Rudradev, Sarisav, Bodhan, Fatul, Chitradhar, Shrishtidhar,
Lakshmidhar, Thambdhar, Hati-Sodarpur, Rameshwar, Barju,
Simbarwad-Khaual, and Ghatak Dayaram.
   The source then returns to Mane’s line through Murari.
Mane’s son Murari produces Raghupati, Raghupati produces
Jaydev, and Jaydev is linked with Pali-Madhav. Jaydev’s son
Krishnadev connects with Ekhara, Lakshmidhar’s son
Gangadhar, Sarisav, and Balbhadra. Krishnadev’s son Lala is
linked with Mahishi-Budhwal, Kamdev’s son Mahai, Khori-
Sodarpur, and Yadunath. Lala produces बालकृ ष्ण and जयकृ ष्ण,
opening the next long branch of the Satlakha register.

 5. Balakrishna, Ratnapani, Kouskidatt, Teknath,
and the Kouski-Datt continuation
   Balakrishna and Jayakrishna are connected with Dumra-
Budhwal, Dharu’s son Nandan, Dahibhat, and Chaudhary
Gatiram. Balakrishna produces रत्नपाणि and कौस्कीदत्त. Ratnapani
is linked through Mahishi-Budhwal to Gangadhar’s son Shulpani
and through Sarisav to Balakrishna; his daughter-line includes
Godavari, Rajura-Mandar, Jaydatt, Mangaloni-Pali, and other
marriage routes. Ratnapani also produces Teknath, who links
with Sakuri-Gangoli, Purandar’s son Paran, Naroun, Parshuram,
Manihaas-Didhoy, Thakur Bachan, Ghoghan, Neyam-Kujouli,
Dukhia, and the sons Sri Narayan and Udit Narayan.
  Kouskidatt is another major continuation. His sons are इन्द्रपति
and मोहन लाल. Through Sundar - Sodarpur , Dharu , Bhanjan ,
Punaach - Baheradhi , and Paran , the line records Hemvati and
her daughter - marriage route through Hati - Sodarpur and
Rameshwar’s son Abhi , producing Kanhaiya , Premlal , Jhumak
Lal , and Shyamlal. Another Kouskidatt daughter - line reaches
Nandkumar / Hridaylal / Mohan through Ekma - Khandwala and
Anant Ram , then Majhiyam - Karmaha and Khedu. The named
daughters Rupalata and Dilvati show how the record keeps
female lines as bridges between households.

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 6. Indrapati, Lalitnath, Kantnath, Mohanlal,
Rahatmina, and Hridaynath
  Indrapati’s branch is divided between daughter-lines and
sons. His sons Lalitnath and Kantnath are linked with Garh-
Belauch, Duwaridatt, Harpati, Samauli-Pali, Horil, Babuni, and
the child-line through Vadani. Kantnath is linked to Phooldaha-
Pali, Chandīdatt, Maujilal, while Mohanlal connects with Alay,
Khushan, Vishnudatt, Nanyapur-Bisfi, and Bhola.
   The Rahatmina note begins from Mohanlal’s sons Rajnath and
Khadganath , linked with Jagati - Pavoli , Saburdatt , Karmaha ,
Mishra Gangadatt , and the Dulahi line. Nandkumar’s sons are
Chandranath and Premnarayan ; Chandranath produces
Modnath / Sarnath and Babuān. Through Sangram - Ekhara ,
Bhavnath , Jagati - Pavoli , Tena , Lal , Ratikant , Mahishi -
Budhwal , Chaudhary Kirti , Ojholi - Belauch , and Saburdatt ,
the line remains geographically broad. Hridaynath’s branch
then names Babu / Kalar , Narayandatt , Budhikar , Dwarikanath
, Vidyanath , Siddhinath , Badrinath , Amritnath , and Pratham
Lal , tying Satlakha to Haripur - Pali , Dhenupavoli , Parasanda ,
Sodarpur , Sakuri - Belauch , and Karmaha.

 7. Mushtauli-Satlakha-Phulwadi-Chakradhar: a
back-page continuation
  The source next gives the heading “ मुशतौलि सतलखा फू लवाडी
चक्रधर प्र0 (पिछे पृष्ठ पर).” This is an internal continuation, not a
wholly new chapter-field. It asks the reader to read backwards
or across pages, a common Panji technique when a branch has
overflowed from its earlier position.
  This continuation starts with Bhavani’s son Manohar , whose
sons are Bhavesh and Keshav. Through Sodarpur , Srinath’s son
Krishnapati , Mandar , Govind , Pavoli , Mohan , Karmaha ,
Ramdev , and Bhavesh’s son Ramchandra , the line returns into
Nilambar , Ankhi , Vacha , Motikant , and Chakradhar / Mush.
The record then follows Vacha’s branches into Gopal ,

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Nawatilal , Achamitalal , Maniklal , Kaniklal , Rupalal , Mohanlal
, and Sugan , with connections to Rauadh , Satlakha - Belauch ,
Kako - Belauch , Katma - Babhaniyam , Bhadaam - Jajiwal ,
Harakhouli - Mandar , Panichobh , Khangud - Sarisav , and
Rajanpura - Darhiara.

    8. Satlakha-Dharmapur-Barahkona-Tirasi
   The last internal block of this chapter is “ सतलखा धर्मपुर पु
देशेवरहकोना तिरासी छई देशे .” It begins with Bhavesh’s son
Santoshī, linked with Pavoli and Ramchandra. Santoshī
produces Vishnudatt, Vishnudatt produces Babu-nath, and
Babu-nath is linked with Sodarpur-Shubhankar. Babu-nath’s son
Thitharu links with Hasauli-Sodarpur and Dani’s son Bhola.
  Thitharu’s son Ravinath links with Ojholi - Belauch ,
Sonphool’s son Ramdatt , Ullukujouli , Mansukh , and the Tota
children. Ravinath’s sons or descendants include Mayanath ,
Lakshminath , Bholanath , and Dayanath ; Dayanath produces
Shaleshwar and Umesh , linked with Tirasi , Virpur - Panichobh ,
and Madhusudan. The modern note names Gunjan Jha , LIC
Development Officer , and a branch through Pada - Behat -
Khandwala , Thakur Giranand , Swarupanand / Bechu. This
closes the Satlakha chapter before the source turns to Jagatpur -
Mandar and Chuna.

    9. Branch summary
    Opening root: Satlakha-Satauli begins with Chakrapani and a
     direct descent through Prithvidhar, Purushottam, Krishna,
     Harikar, Shrikar, Ruchikar, Manishwar, Sidhu, and
     Ratnakar.
    Ratnakar branch: Harikar, Gunakar, Bhaskar, Divakar,
     Chandrakar, and Shankar, with branch links to Pali-
     Durgaditya and Belauch-Dharaditya.
    Divakar-Mane-Murari field: Gaurishwar, Mane, Jage,
     Kashika, Munshi, Govind, Murari, Bhavani, Vasudev, Mohan,
     Naro, and Bandhu.

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   Raghupati - Jaydev field : Murari → Raghupati → Jaydev →
    Krishnadev → Lala → Balakrishna / Jayakrishna.
   Ratnapani and Kouskidatt field: Ratnapani, Teknath,
    Kouskidatt, Indrapati, Mohanlal, Nandkumar, Hridaynath,
    Dwarikanath, Vidyanath, Siddhinath.
   Internal back-reference: Mushtauli-Satlakha-Phulwadi-
    Chakradhar continues Bhavani-Manohar-Bhavesh-Keshav
    and then Vacha-Gopal-Chakradhar branches.
   Final internal block: Satlakha-Dharmapur-Barahkona-Tirasi
    runs through Santoshī, Vishnudatt, Babu-nath, Thitharu,
    Ravinath, Dayanath, Shaleshwar, Umesh, and the modern
    Gunjan Jha note.

  10. Conclusion: Satlakha as a compact but highly
connected register
  Chapter 22 looks compact in the source, but it is structurally
dense. It begins with a clean ancestral chain and then rapidly
divides into son-branches, daughter-marriage lines, professional
or title-marked identities, and place-ties across Pali, Belauch,
Gangoli, Sodarpur, Karmaha, Kujouli, Budhwal, Rahatmina,
Mushtauli, Phulwadi, Barahkona, and Tirasi.
  The most important feature of this chapter is the movement
from a formal “gramārambha” to several internal sub-registers.
The Panji does not separate them as modern chapters would; it
binds them by descent, marriage, and place. The next chapter
should begin at “जगतपुर पु माण्डर-चुना चु पुर पु बेलबाडी,” where the
source leaves the Satlakha-Satauli cluster and opens the
Jagatpur-Mandar-Chuna-Belbadi field.

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