Book Title: Early History of Orissa
Author(s): Amarchand Mittal
Publisher: Jain Cultural Research Society

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________________ 328 AN EARLY HISTORY OF ORISSA by asses. In the same year, he thoroughly broke up the confederacy of the Tramira (Dramira)? countries of 113 years which had been a source of danger to his kingdom. The following year, viz., the twelfth year of his reign was the last year of his wars. In that year he again marched with his armies towards Northern India and achieved various victories in rapid succession. We read in his inscription that: (a) He was able to strike terror* in the hearts of the kings of Uttarāpatha ; merobant there. The son was named Samudrapāla (Jacobi's Jaina Sūtras, B. E., Pt. II, p. 108). Some scholars have identified the city with Masulipatam. See Sircar, Successors of tbe Satavabanas, pp. 48f : ATU, pp. 413f. 1. Rev. Pt, Sukhlalji told the present author that to plough a city or region with the plough dragon by asses is used as a term of contempt in ancient Indian literature, especially in the Jaina literature. 2. Tramira or Tamira is equal to Dravida or Dramida viz , the Tamilagam or the Tamil speaking districts in the South known as Damirike to classical writers, (K. P. Jayaswal & R. D. Banerji, E. I., XX, Art. 7, Notes ; IA, xliii, p. 64). 3. Original :"Janapada bhāvanam cha terasa-vasa-sata katan bhirdati tramira-daha-sanghatam." 4. Original : “Barasame cha vase...sahu sehi vità sayati uttrupadha rujino...." 5. Whatever be its later territorial extension, it is certain that Khāravela's Uttarāpatha signifies nothing more than the tract of land which lay to the west of the Himavanta region extending westward from Thanesvar, and which lay to the north-west of the Buddhist country and to the north of the Dakshiņāpatha extending north-west from Mathura. Anyhow, from the record of Khāravela's twelfth regral year, it is clear that Uttarapatha lay towards the west and north-west of Anga and Magadha regions. At that time, it was parcalled into a number of small independent principalities, although the Hātbigumphā inscription does not mention the names of the rulers who were defeated at the hands of Khārayela there. Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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