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As there is no indication that Khāravela's armies came into conflict with the forces of Sāta karņi or that Asika (or Musika)-nagar formed a part of the latter's dominions, the Kalinga ruler's claim seems to suggest that friendly relations existed between the two kings, so that the Kalinga armies passed through Sātakarņi's territories to the Asika-nagar without any difficulty. But a suggestion that Khāravela's armies attacked a city on the Krishnabeņā through Sātakarni's kingdom cannot also be regarded as altogether impossible. According to one more interpretation, Khāravela went to the rescue of Sātakarņi and with his purpose accomplished, having returned along with his allies, made the city gay. Sātakarņi, referred to here, is none else than the third ruler4 of that name of the Andhra-Sātavāhana house and the husband of Queen Nāyanikā, known from the Nanaghat Statues and Inscriptions."
Embolded by success in the maiden campaign, in the fourth year of his coronation, Khāravela seems to have occupied the capital of a prince named Vidyādhara.. K. P. Jayaswal' at one time opined that Khāravela Wain and the Kanhan unite in the Bhandara district, and flow down to meet the river Wardha in Chanda district of Madhya Pradeśa (JBORS, VI, Pt. iv, 1918, pp. 374-5). For divers views refer B. V. Krishnaswamy Rao, Early Dynasties of the Andhradeśa, Madras, 1942, p. 6, fn. 2.
1. D. C. Sircar, AIU, 1951, p. 213. 2. Raychaudhari, PHAI, 1950, pp. 41€f.
3. This interpretation would hardly be in keeping with the original, It is not clear how the interpreter would account for the phrase ‘achitayitā sātakaạim' viz., without caring for Sātak rņi.
4. Refer Chap. XI, Sect. I pp. 267f, for full discussion, 5. Buhler, ASW, Vol. V, pp. 60f; Sircar, SI, Vol. I. No. 82,
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6. Original :-"Chavuthe vase vijüdharūdhivūsam kalinga-puva-raja nivesitam....vitadha mukuta...." (Line 5)
7. JBORS, Vol. III, p. 443.
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