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According to Dr. R. C. Majumdar? the phrase does not mean anything more than—"In the third generation of the Kalinga kings, the third generation of the same reiging dynasty." Dr. D. C. Sircar, Prof. E. J. Rapson, Dr. H. C. Raychaudhari —all follow the same rendering. Dr. B. M. Barua, however, suggests quite a different interpretation. He takes the phrase to mean—“In the third generation of the same reigning dynasty of Kalinga, each generation of which was considered as consisting of two kings." The Jaina author Hemchandra explains purusha-yuga as 'gāmi-purus ha-yuyāni nava yāvattavānvayah'.
Now, K. P. Jayaswal? has explained his rendering that Khāravela was crowned in the third dynasty of Kalinga. The Purānas, in their list of early Aryan genealogies, mention the Kalinga country as coming down like the other dynasties from the time of the Mahābhārata war and even earlier. They mention thirty two successions in the Kalinga dynasty during the post-Mahābhārata list.8
1. IA, 1919, p. 190. 2. SI, Vol. I, p. 211. Skt: "Tritiye kalingarā javame purushayuge".
or "Kalingarā jānvayasya tritiye purushe'.
3. CHI, Vol. I, p. 535. Rapson says that like the Sātavābana, Khāravela was also the third ruler of his line.
4. PHAI, p. 419; Dr. Raychaudhari says that the names of the first two kings of the Cheta line are not clearly indicated in the Hāthi. gumphā inscription.
5. OBI, p. 41, fn 5. Barua adds : 'Jayaswal's rendering is evidently based upon the authority of a few sanskrit stanzas quoted by him from an old Oriya manuscript." Note : The Ms. has been proved to be unauthoritative by Rev. Pt.
Sukhlalji and Muni Jinavijay ji. The present author agrees
fully with their views. 6. Paribishta Parvan, VIII, p. 526. 7. JBORS, Vol. III, p. 435.
8. Jaysawal (JBORS, Vol. I, Soc. 22) opines that the Saisunāgas con quered the Kalinga country.
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