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LXVIII
Kavyanusásana
date cannot be made out. The first one is given to Bhattibhata who was a son of Bappa and a resident of Mahichchhaka. One is tempted to guess that this Bhatti might be the same as the author of Bhattikāvya. The other grant is donated to the Duddāvihāra.
The learning of Dhruvasena III is described figuratively by saying that as his ear is already ornamented with learning the jewelled ear - ring was a sort of repetition of ornament. He was succeeded by Kharagraha II who is called Dharmāditya. * One grant of his dated 337 (=656 A. D.) is found. Strangely enough we do not find his other name Dharmāditya in this grant of his. The donee is one Nārāyaṇa hailing from Anandapura and residing in Khețaka.
After Kharagraha II we have six kings all of whom bear the name of Silāditya. No grant of Şilāditya II is discovered, but in those of Şilāditya III he is called the lord of the earth whose breast is the mountain Vindhya.
Silāditya III is called Paramabhattāraka Mahārājādhiraja Paramesvara Şrī Bāvapādārudhyāta Paramabhattārka Mahārājādhirāja Parameşvara Şrī Șilāditya in his copper - plates. About eleven of his
* It is rather strange that he is referred to as 'agraja' which usually means an elder brother. Dilāditya II who succeeded Kharagraha II is also very strangely called Silāditya's 'agrajanma'. I think there is some clerical error in 'Agraja' which should be 'Angaja' and 'Agrajanmā' which should be * Angajanmā'. We may not that just before this, in the plates, Sri Dhruvasena is called 'angaja'-son-of Derabhatta. If this explanation of the discrepancy is accepted, Kharagraha II would be the son of Dbruvasena III and Silāditya Il would become Mae son of Kharagrabe II.
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