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thirty verses with genealogical matter, and lines 51-57 ten benedictive and imprecatory verses (dharma-ślôkah, 1. 52); the latter are all numbered with numeral figures (from 1 to 10), bat of the former only the last verse has the number 30 placed after it. The rest of the text is in prose. Unusual terms which occur in the latter will be drawn attention to below. As regards orthography, the sign for v throughout serves for both v and b; the dental sibilant is frequently employed for the palatal; the palatal for the dental in dfit, 11. 3, 5, 7 and 22, ajafram, l. 16, fálana (for sdsana), 1. 22, and sahasra, 1. 53; for the palatal sibilant preceded by anusvára we have no in vansa, 11. 6 and 50, vansya, 1. 3, vinsati, 1. 37, and trinsat, 1. 39; j is used instead of y in Kritaririja, 1, 3, Karttavirija, 1. 4, and játó, 1. 23; gh instead of h in Naghusha), 1.2, and singhdsana, 1. 13; and amra and támra are spelt ámura and tâmura, 11. 38 and 57.
The inscription belongs to a hitherto unknown branch of the Kalachuri family. It records a grant of land by the Paramabhaftáraka Maharajadhiraja Paramddvara, the devout worshipper of Mahesvara (Śiva), the glorious Sodhadêva, who meditated on the feet of the P. M. P., the glorious Maryadân sågaradêva (1. 33). The introductory verses give an account of Sodbadêva's ancestors,
After the words ô in svasti, verses 1-4 enlogize the following mythical and legendary beings :the Moon who was Atri's son, Budha, Purûravas, Nahusha, Haihaya, Kțitavirys, and Kártavirya Arjuna. In the family descended from the last there was a personage who by conquering Ayômukha and subduing the Krathas possessed himself of Kalajara (v. 5). This ornament of the Kalachuris, after having conquered his enemies, gave the kingdom to his younger brother, and the latter, Lakshmanarâja, in turn conquered Švětapadas (v. 6). In Lakshmaṇaraja's family there was the king Râjaputra, who captured the lord of horses V&hali (or Bahali), defeated the kings of the east, and lowered the fame of Kiriţin and other princes (v.7). From him sprang Sivaraja [I.], and his son was Samkaragans [1.] (v. 8). His son again was Guņambhôdhidêva (Guņaságara [I].), who had some dealings with a Bh ôjadeva. and by a warlike expedition took away the fortune of the Gauda (v. 9). From his first wife Kanchanadhvi this king had a son named Ullabha who, after reigning himself, placed on the throne his brother Bhå månadeva (a son of Guņasågara from another wife named Madangdévi), who had distinguished himself in a war with a king of Dhara (vv. 10-15). Bhâmâna's son from Dêhattadhvi was Samkaragana (II.] Mugdhatunga (vv. 16 and 17); his son from the queen Vidyê was Gunasagara (II.) (vv. 18 and 19); his son from Rajavê was Sivaraja
II.) Bhamana (vv. 20-22); his son from Sûgalladevi was Sankaragana (III.) (v. 23); and his son from Yasólékhyadevi was Bhima (v. 24). The inscription then, after stating that Bhima by the decree of fate lost his kingdom (or was dethroned), records that the king Guņasågara (II.) had by Låvangavati a son named Vyêsa and that this Vyåsa-if I understand the text rightly-was raised to the throne, when the (royal) camp was at Gokulaghatta, on Monday, the day of the eighth tithi in the bright half of the second Jyaishths of the year 1087 (given in words, v. 27). Vyasa's son was the king Sôdhadeva, who (in v. 30) is described as the life of Sarayupära (or the bank of the Sarayu'), and who is the donor of this grant. Since, as has been already stated, Sodhadêva is represented as meditating on the feet of
Compare Ep. Ind. Vol. II. p. 6, and other inscriptions of the Kalachuria of Chedi (or Dabala).
. I do not know the legend here referred to. Ayomukhs is the name of a demon and of a mountain, Kratha the name of race or people. The well-known mountain or fort of Kalajars was taken from the (Kalachuri) kings of Chedi by the Chandellas, who from it took the title Kalasjarddhipati; but the Kalachuryns of the South. at any rate, kept the hereditary title of lords of Kalajara, the best of towns.'
This mut be the name of a country, but the name has not yet been found elsewhere.
• The compound of which this name forms part is somewhat ambiguous. The Bhojadeva referred to may be Bhojados of Kansuj (see my List of North. Inser. No. 14).
In line 28 of the text there seem to be references to a person named Sasva(P), but the text is damaged in that line, and the sense is not elear to me.
