Decoding the Panji of Mithila · Volume V · Chapter 39

Ekhara Sangram Sirsia Gramaramabh: Bhorilal Jha, Choa Lal,

Chapter 39
  Ekhara Sangram Sirsia Gramaramabh: Bhorilal Jha, Choa Lal,
Sona Lal, Achmit Lal, Ajwalal, Bhupal Lal, Achkalal, Banmali,
Shivanand, Bhavani Kant, Madhurapati, Lalbihari, Mahopadhyaya
Shrinath, Vachaspati, Chandeshwar, and the Closing Register

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  1. The Sirsia opening from Bhorilal Jha
   The final section opens with “एकहरा संग्राम सिरसिया ग्रामारम्भः.” It
identifies Bhorilal Jha in the Shri Pur Desh-Majlishpur frame and
connects him back to the earlier Ekhara-Sangram sequence through
Nehal alias Vishweshwar, Nena, and Bhorilal. Bhorilal’s sons are listed
as Choa Lal, Sona Lal, Achmit Lal, Ajwalal, and Bhupal Lal.
   The opening cluster establishes the marriage and residential links
through Sarisav-Sodarpur, Savas-Kusamal, and related houses.
Dayavati’s daughters, including Ajanavati, preserve the female-line
memory before the text moves into the male continuations of Choa Lal
and Sona Lal.

  2. Choa Lal, Sona Lal, Achkalal, Banmali, and Shivanand
  Choa Lal gives Achkalal and Anup Lal. Achkalal is joined with
Rajora-Mandar and Tarauni-Karmaha through Manranjan, Rajnath, and
Khekhai. Sona Lal gives Banmali and Shivanand, connected with Deuri-
Khandwala and the Chandradatt line. The chapter then brings in the
Vasudev-Umapati-Shridhar continuation and names Ramkrishna,
Shrikrishna, Parashuram, and Aniruddha.
   Aniruddha’s children are Kamalakant, Ramakant or Karu, and
Bhavani Kant. Bhavani Kant gives Sabhapati and Kala, and another
Bhavani Kant line gives Madhurapati alias Bachha. The latter is joined
with Udanpur-Jajiwal and Budhwal, and the text introduces Medhakar,
Sudhakar, and Saheb before returning to Madhurapati’s sons Harpati,
Gunpati, and Lalbihari.

  3. Lalbihari, Lakshmidatt, and Mahopadhyaya Shrinath
   Through Mangalavati the Lalbihari line gives Lakshmidatt,
Hulashdatt, Panchanand, and Bhikshuk. Lakshmidatt then gives
Mahopadhyaya Shrinath. The entry anchors Shrinath with Pariyam-
Budhwal and Badhiyam-Pawauli, and records the Lakshmeshvari line
with Siddhavati, Pitambar, Amika, Muni, and Panchamani.
   Mahopadhyaya Shrinath gives Tejnath alias Apuchh, linked with
Hariam, Bhadam-Jajiwal, and the Bhagvati line. Another Shrinath line
gives Mahopadhyaya Babua, while Apuchh gives Vachaspati. This
portion is important because it brings the final chapter back into the high-
scholastic Mahopadhyaya register before closing the volume.

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  4. Vachaspati, Chandeshwar, Suresh, Umesh, and the final
descendants
  Vachaspati gives Nageshwar, Kusheshwar, and Mahopadhyaya
Chandeshwar. Another Vachaspati line gives Suresh and Umesh,
connected with Mangrauni-Pali and Shrinath-Achkalal. The chapter then
names Shastri Chandrashekhar, Ishanath, and the Sarisav-Sodarpur and
Mahua-Khaual connections.
   Hulash gives Parashnath alias Parshi and Yadunath. Parashnath’s sons
are Bhagirath and Jaydev, while Jaydev gives Rameshwar, Kameshwar,
and Brajeshwar. The closing lines carry the descent through Kusheshwar,
Mukhiya Suresh, Dharmacharya Mahopadhyaya Chandeshwar, and
Jaydev’s son Rameshwar, whose line reaches Amarnath and his daughter
linked with Dhamdaha-Kujouli.

    5. Main branches decoded in this chapter
    Bhorilal opening: Nehal or Vishweshwar, Nena, Bhorilal Jha, Choa
     Lal, Sona Lal, Achmit Lal, Ajwalal, Bhupal Lal, and the Dayavati
     daughter-line.
    Choa Lal and Sona Lal branches: Achkalal, Anup Lal, Banmali,
     Shivanand, Chandradatt, Ramkrishna, Shrikrishna, Parashuram,
     Aniruddha, Kamalakant, Ramakant or Karu, and Bhavani Kant.
    Madhurapati-Lalbihari branch: Madhurapati alias Bachha, Harpati,
     Gunpati, Lalbihari, Lakshmidatt, Hulashdatt, Panchanand, Bhikshuk,
     Mahopadhyaya Shrinath, Tejnath alias Apuchh, Mahopadhyaya
     Babua, and Vachaspati.
    Closing scholarly branch: Nageshwar, Kusheshwar, Mahopadhyaya
     Chandeshwar, Suresh, Umesh, Shastri Chandrashekhar, Ishanath,
     Parashnath alias Parshi, Yadunath, Bhagirath, Jaydev, Rameshwar,
     Kameshwar, Brajeshwar, Mukhiya Suresh, Dharmacharya
     Mahopadhyaya Chandeshwar, and Amarnath.

    6. Volume close
   This chapter closes the available source text for Volume V. It begins
as a focused Sirsia continuation of the Ekhara-Sangram chapter, but it
also gathers several major markers of the whole work: residential
movement, marriage mapping, female-line preservation, Mahopadhyaya
learning, administrative and social titles, and modern family
continuations. Since no further heading follows in the supplied source,
the chapter functions as the closing register for the present cumulative
draft.

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