Epigraphia Indica Vol 09

SR No.: 032563
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: E Hultzsch, Sten Konow
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India
Publication Year: 1907
Total Pages: 498
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 28 MB

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THE CHAHAMANAS OF NADDULA.
These also are two plates, each of which measures about 91" broad by 6%" high. The first plate is inscribed on one side only, and the second on both sides. The writing on them is in a state of perfect preservation. Each plate contains a hole for a ring; I do not know whether the ring and any seal that may have been attached to it have been preserved. The characters are Någari, and the language is Sanskpit. The text contains eight verses of chiefly genealogical matter, three of the ordinary imprecatory verses, and one verso giving the writer's name; the rest is in prose, which in one or two places is grammatically incorrect. As regards orthography, the letter v is used for both b and v, except in -labdhajanma, 1. 3; the dental sibilant is used for the palatal in Mahéraran, 1.22 ; and the sign of avagraha is once employed, in shgajah, l. 16. In line 29 tho gerund lagitod is used in the sense of commencing from, beginning with.'
The inscription records a grant by the Rajaputra (or king's son) Kirtipala, a son of Alhapadeva of Naddala. After the words on svasti, it invokes the blessing of the gods Brahman, Sridhara (Vishņu), and Sankara (Biva), who, always free from passion, are famous in the world as Jinne' (or Jaina Arhata). It then (in verses 2-8) gives the following genealogy
In the town of Sakambbart there was formerly, in the Chahamâna' lineage, the king Vakpatirája. His son was Lakshmana, who was king at Naddula; and his son was 88bhita. From him sprang Baliraja, and after him there ruled his paternal unclo Vigrahapala. Vigrahapala's son was Mahendra, his son Apahilla, and his son Jendraraja, from whom sprang Agaraja. His son was Ålhana, the lord of Naddala, who defeated the Saurashtrikas. This king married Annalladevi, a danghter of Anahula of the Rashtrauda race, who bore to him three sons -Kolhana, Gajasimba, and Kirtip&la. Of these, Kolhapa, the eldest son, was made kumdra (or heir-apparent) and given a share in the government.
According to 1. 17 ff. the Rajakula? Ålhaņadeva and the Kumara Kelhaņadeva were pleased to give to the Rajaputra KirtipAls twelve villages appertaining to Naddui&. And then, on Monday, the 6th of the dark half of Srg vans of the year 1918, the Rajaputra Kirtipala, after bathing etc. at Naddals and worshipping the Sun and Mabesvara (Śiva), granted a yearly sum of two drammas from each of the twelve villages of Naddu&t to the temple of the Jina Mahavira at the village of Naddu1A1, and ordered this money to be paid in the month of Bhadrapads of every year, commencing with the year then current. The twelve villages to which this order referred were Naddulligrama, sjera, Dariji, Kavilada, Sónåņam, Môrakara, Haravandam, MAJAda, Kanasuvam, Devastri, Nadada, and Matvaļi.
So for me I can judge, the village of Naddalgt mentioned in the above is different from (the mahasthana) Naddle, and the words Naddaldi-pratibaddha in line 18 appear clearly to show that NaddalAi not merely was the name of a village, but also denoted the district to which the twelve villages given to Kirtipala belonged.- On the map of the Rajputana Agency I find,
1 The second side of the second plate contains three lines of writing. Of these no rubbing, but only Mr. Ojha's transoript has been went to me.
· The motre of verse 6 is a mixture of Upendra ajri and Yantatilaka. • So the name is spelt here and below in C.
. In C. the name is Andrdja, while in A. the actual spelling is dadraja. Here we have lbardja, and in D. the actual spelling in Loardja.
The occurrence of this nam. bere induon me to state that the name in the Delhi Biwillk pillar Inscription of Vildbra-Vigrabaraj, A., line 2 (Ind. Ant. Vol. XIX. p. 218) Annalladina, not doilladépa, and that therefore Annalladina should be substituted for Aollladdva slao in my Northern List, No. 144, and above, Vol. VIII. App. I. p. 14, col. 1 (after Arporije).
• For Rashtróda sadala see my Northors List, No. 278.
On this and similar title see my remarks sbove, Vol. IV. p. 813, note 7. Mahdndjabula occurs below in D., and in other Mount Abg Inscriptions
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