Epigraphia Indica Vol 03

SR No.: 032557
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jas Burgess
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India
Publication Year: 1894
Total Pages: 472
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 25 MB

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from other inscriptions can be no reason for doubting the correctness and authenticity of the information conveyed by these copper-plates. In a similar manner, the name of Udayâditya's immediate successor, Lakshmadêva, is omitted from all inscriptions except the Nagpur Prasasti; and that very Prasasti clearly intimates that some time elapsed between the reigns. of Bhojadêva and Udayâditya. The earliest and latest certain dates which we possess for Bhojadeva, are Vikrama-Sarvat 1078 = A. D. 1021, and śaka-Sarvat 964 = A.D. 1042-43, while for Udayâditya the only certain date is Vikrama-Samvat 1137 A.D. 1080-81. For the interval between the two, our inscription now gives us a date in A.D. 1055-56, of the reign. of Bhôjadêva's successor Jayasimhadeva. How long this king may have ruled at Dhârâ, it is impossible to say at present. Probably his reign was not a long one; and it also seems probable that Bhôjadêva's reign had come to an end not very long before the date of this inscription.
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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
First Plate.
1 ' [ ॥*] जयति' व्योमकेशोसौ यस्मर्णाय वि (बि) भक्तिं तां । ऐन्दवीं सि (मि)रमा लेखां जगदीजां
कुराकृतिं ॥ तन्वत्तु (न्तु) वः स्मरारातेः कल्याणमनिशं जटाः 1 कल्पान्तसमयोद्दामतडिद्द
लयपिङ्गलाः ॥
परमभट्टारकमहाराजाधिराजपरमेश्वरचीवाकृतिराजदेवपादा
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नुध्यातपरमभट्टारकमहाराजाधिराजपरमेश्वरश्रीसिन्धुराजदेवपादानुध्यातपरम
भट्टारकमहाराजाधिराजपरमेश्वरश्रीभोजदेवपादानुध्यातपरमभट्टारकमहा
राजाधिराजपरमेश्वरश्रीजयसि [T] देवः' कुथली पूर्णपयकमंडले म[]लाया-' महिचत्वारिंशदन्तः पातिभीमग्रामे समुपगतान्समस्तराजपुरुषान्पुर (खा) अणोत्तरान्प्रतिमिवासिप किलजनपदादीच समादिमत्यस्तु वः संविदितं ' यथा श्रीम
हा (वा) राव
स्थितैरस्माभिः खात्वा व(च)राचरगुरुं भगवत्तं (न्तं) भवानीपतिं सम [भ्य] संसारस्यासारतां दृष्ट्वा
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| 'वातावविश्वममिदं वसुधाधिपत्यमापातमात्त्रमधुरो विषयोपभोगः । प्राणास्तृणा
With the date of the present inscription, it may be doubted whether the date which is furnished for Udayaditya by an inscription nt Udaypur (Vikrama-Sarvat 1116 Saka Sarivat 981; Jour, Am. Or. Soc. Vol. VII. p. 35), is really so valueless as it has been supposed to be.
3 From an impression, prepared by Mr. Cousens and supplied to me by Dr. Hultzsch. Expressed by a symbol. 4 Metre: $18ka (Anushtubh) ; and of the next verse
I am not quite sure about the actual reading of the akshara in brackets. Originally fee was engraved, but the proper right side of the seems to have been altered. Read f.
This sign of punctuation is superfluous. This sign of punctuation is superfluous.
7 The akshara in brackets might possibly be read ktru. • Metre Vasnutatilaka.