Epigraphia Indica Vol 22

SR No.: 032576
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hirananda Shastri
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India
Publication Year: 1933
Total Pages: 408
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 21 MB

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No. 30. ROPI PLATES OF PARAMARA DEVARAJA; VIKRAMA-SAMVAT 1059.
second name was Mahipala and who succeeded his father Dharanivaraha, a ruler famous in the chronicle of Rajasthan. We give here a chhappaya often recited by bards in honour of Dharani
varāha :
मंडोवर सामंत हवो अजमेर सिहस्रव । गढ पुंगल गम व लोवे भांष भुष
ल्हपल्ह भरवह भोजराजा जालंधर । जोगराज घरघाट हवो हांसू पारक्षर |
नवकोटि किराड़ संगत विर पंवारकर घप्पिया ।
धरणीवराह घर भाइयां कोट बांट ज जूं किया
According to this, Dharṇīvaraha distributed the nine provinces of Mandör, Ajmer, Pungal, Lödravā, Abu, Jälōr, Dhat, Pärkar and Kiraḍū among his nine brothers. It is also said that owing to these nine chiefships Marwar has come to be known as "Navakōti Marwar." But there is very little truth in the above chhappaya1.
Devaraja's (Mahipala's) son and successor was Dhandhuka who was obliged to accept the allegiance of Sölanki ( Chalukya) Kumārapāla I, the ruler of Gujarat.
TEXT.
First Plate.
1 सिद्धम् [*] ॐ नमः शिवाय ॥ संवत् १[०] ५८ मा2 घ शुदि १५ अस्यां संवारमासपञ्चदि
3 वसपूर्व्वायां श्रौर' मालावस्थित महाराजा
4 धिराजश्री देवराजः स्वभुज्यमानविषये
5 धर्मदायन क्षेत्रशासन (मं) प्रयच्छति । यदि
6 व श्री २ मालीयकोहाद्दचिणदिग्भागे क्षेत्रं
7 ययाघाटनानि । पूर्व्वतो गोविन्दना (ब्रा) -
9 तसत्का भूसीमा ।
8 सल्ला भूसोमा । दक्षिणतो वामनदुमपश्चिमतो महासामन्तवीसह भूसीमा ।
10 पूर्वचण [पा) भय
11 उत्तरतः श्रीधरव्रा (ब्रा) प्रणचे [चे* ]ण भूसोमा [*]
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Second Plate.
12 एवमेतचतुराध (घा) टनाभ्यंतर क्षेत्रं "
13 अस्माभिः सोमग्रहणे खात्वा त्रिलोकीगुरुं शंकर
1 See also Ind. Ant., Vol. XL, pp. 238 f.
Expressed by a symbol.
*The figure 2 is used to denote the repetition of ari.
• Danda unnecessary.