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Introduction
LXVII His grant of the year 326 (= 645 A. D.) is donated to meet the expenses of the upkeep of a vihāra as also of repairing a reservoir in the vicinity to provide facility of water, both of them, originally, gifts of the minister Skandabhata. It may be noted that the Bhikkhus who resided in this vihāra were of the Mahāyāna sect of Buddhism.
The three other grants are given to various Brāhmaṇas learned in Vedas. The first grant of the year 330 (= 649 A. D. ) is given to a Brāhmaṇa hailing from Anarttapura. This one and the other of the year 330 (=649 A. D.) are issued, it may be noted, from the royal military camp at Bharukachchha, that is, the modern Broach. The Dūtaka in the two grants of 326 is Kumāra Dhruvasena, while in those of 330 is Rājaduhitā (that is Princess ) Bhupā or Bhuvā.
Two attributes of the emperor may be noted: his pearl ear – ring is said to indicate the pure learning that he had received through his ear; the other, he is called a Dhanurveda in Kārmuka, that is the very embodiment of the science of archery.
It was in the reign of this emperor that Bhatti the author of the Rāvaṇavadha more usually known as Bhattikāvya, lived.
After Dharasena IV the line of succession turned back to the son of Şilāditya II, whose name was Derabhatta. No records of his reign are found. From references about him in his son's copper – plates we gather that he was the lord of the earth whose two breasts were the mountains Sahya and Vindhya. He was succeeded by his son Dhruvasena III. Two of his grants are found. One of them is dated in the year 334 ( =653 A. D.). The other plate being broken itę
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