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SITABALDI INSCRIPTION OF VIKRAMADITYA VI.
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ornament of the Chalukyas, i.e. the king Vikramaditya VI. of the Western Chalukya dynasty. It then mentions (in lines 4-7), as a dependent of the king, the Mahasamanta' Dhidibha[m]daka, also called the Ránaka Dhadiadêve, who had emigrated from Latalaura, was born in the Maharashtrakûţa lineage, and was distinguished by such titles as 'the scattorer of hostile armies, in war a Sahasrabahu, a uterine brother of others' wives, the wrestler of all wrestlers, he who obtained favour by a boon of (the goddess) Chamunda. And in lines 7-10 the inscription records that a dependent of this Dhadiadeva, the Dandanayaka Våsudêva, a son of the bhatta Padmanabha, grandson of the bhafta [B]papai and great-grandson of the bhatta Vithapai, who belonged to the Kånva sakha and Vatsa gôtra and had five pravaras, and who also had emigrated from Latalsura, a slave to cows and Brihmaņas' and ardent worshipper of the god Vishnu, who had obtained favour by a boon of (the god) Narasimha (Vishnu), gave 12 nivartanas of land, which had been purchased by him, for the grazing of cattle; also 7 nivartanas for daily food given to cattle ; and 5 nivartanas for vdhaka (?), apparently to a temple at which the inscription was put up. The concluding line 1l states that, whosoever appropriates the land so given, robs the gods Brahman, Vishņu and Mahdi vara (Śiva); and that, who steals the cows from it, falls into hell.
The inscription is dated, in lines 1-2, in Saka-samvat 1008, on Friday, the third lunar day of the bright' half of Vaisakha of the year Prabhava. By the southern luni-solar system the year Prabhava would be saka-Samvat 2009, not 1008, expired; but the date does not work out satisfactorily for either year, nor for the four surrounding years. For the third tithi of the bright half of VaisAkha ended, in Saka-Samvat 1006 expired, on Thursday, 11th April, A.D. 1084;
1007 expired, on Monday, 31st March, A.D. 1085; » » 1008 expired, on Sunday, 19th April, A.D. 1086:
1000 expired, on Thursday, 8th April, A.D., 1087; , , 1010 expired, on Tuesday, 28th March, A.D. 1088; and Wednesday,
26th April, A.D. 1088; ,
1011 expired, on Monday, 16th April, A.D. 1089. In my opiniort, the day intended by the date is really Thursday, the 8th April, A.D. 1087, and the writer made a mistake in regard to the week-day.
The place Latalaura, which is twice mentioned in this inscription, I am unable to identify.
TEXT.
1 Omsvaati (17 Jogakansipa-kAl-etitall-samyvatsar-&mtarggata-dasasata ya[tra]
8.shtatyadhikes Saku 1008 Prabhava-sa2 vatsarê Vaisakha-u(dha)-tfitiys-Sukradinels ady=éha samastabhuvanaśraya
Sri-Prithvi-vallabha-ma
1 See Dr. Floot's Kanareso Dynastia, p. 48; and Dr. Bhandarkar'. Early History of the Dokkanep. 64. ? ... the great feudatory.'
I le. Arjuna. • s.c. one who applies the rod,'bead police officer, etc.
The exact sense of the word bhayadodda[26]dhanalu of the text is not apparent.
• About the meaning of the word odhaka Also I Am doubtful; perhaps it denotes here the drivers or attendanta of the cattle.
1 On this day the third tithi of the bright halt ended 16 b. 9 m. after mean sunrise. - From an impression, supplied to me by Dr. Fleet.
Bxpressed by a symbol 10 The date would have been correctly expressed thus: Sakanripa-kdl-della-lavatsara-fatlalu dalstraat adhikisho yatradakatapi Sakd 1008 Prabhava-samvatsar-antargata.Vaildkha-buddha-trillyd-Sukrading.
11 The akahara. Id and ta, having been originally omitted, are engraved above the line. 1 This may possibly have been altered to ashtadhika.
1 Here and in other places below, which it is unnecessary to point out separately, the rales of sand i have not been observed.
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