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Some sporadic notes on the Bșhaddesi
H. C. Bhayani 1. Travaņā
The fourth chapter of the Bșhaddesi (1) (EBD.) describes Bhāṇhās according to Yāștika. There the first Bhāṣā of the Țakkarāga is called Travaņā (BD.2, 132, v.16; p. 138, v. 39). Similarly the ninth Bhāṣā of the Pancama-rāga is called Trāvaņi (p.134, v.28; p. 164, 100-101) and it is called desa-sambhavā (v-101). In the Notes (virmarśa) the editors have observed that trāvana or travaņa is not known as a geographical name.
In Rājasekhara's Kāvyamimāmsā (first half of the tenth century), Travana occurs twice as the name of a country. In the list of the countries in the Western region of India is mentioned Travaņa along with Surāṣtra, Daśeraka, Bhțgukaccha, Kaccha, Anarta, Arbuda etc. (ch. 17, p. 233). Again in the seventh chapter while describing the regional charactersitics of poetry-recitation it is said that the poets of Surāstra, Travana and allied regions recite even Sanskrit poetry with a touch of Apabhraíśa. Accordingly Travana was the name of a country in the west in the vicinity of Surāṣtra, Kaccha, etc. It was possibly in Rajasthan.
2. Harsapūri
The third Bhāṣā of the Mālavakaisika Rāga is called Harsapūri (BD. 2, p. 150, v. 65). The editors say that Harsapūra is not known as a geographical name (p. 311, note 25).
Harsapura was known as a city and an administrative province in Gujarat during the Cālukya period. It is mentioned in a copperplate grant (dated 910-911 A.C.) of the period of the Rāstrakūta king. Krsna-II. There the province is called harsapura-ardhästama-sata (i.e. Harsapura-750). It is identified with Harsol in the Sabarkantha district of the present-day Gujarat. In the form harsapūra the vowel is lenghtened metri
staghfiguitai TEEN. THP?I. Shmi.! Buirr. Por 1992: put 2. 19%).
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