Epigraphia Indica Vol 11

Author(s): E Hultzsch
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

Page 72

No. 4.]
THE CHAHAMANAS OF MARWAR.
country," i.e. apparently southern Marwar. The third part informs us that on the 11th of tho bright half of Jyaistha in the [Vikrama] year 1258, the work of installation was done, according to the behests of the royal family, by Pūrņadēvācharya, pupil of Dēvāchārya, in tho case of the tūrana, etc. of (the image of) the god Pārsvanatha and also of the boisting of tho flag on the golden leg-staff on the original spire. The fourth or last part states that in V.E. 1268, on the day of the lamps festival (dip-öt sara), the ceremony of placing a golden cupola on the newly made central hall, intended for dramatic performances was carried out by Rarechamdrācharya, pupil of Pārnadēvasūri.
TEXT. 1 'ओं ॥ संवत् १२२१ श्रीजावालिपुरीयकांचर्ना [ग] रिगढस्योपरि प्रभुश्रीमरिण
वोधितगूर्जरधराधीश्वरपरमाईतचौलक्य (1) 2 महाराजाधिराजश्री[कुमारपालदेवकारिते श्रीपार्श्वनाथसत्कमूल]विवसहितश्रीकु
वरविहाराभिधान जैनचैत्ये(1) सहिधिप्रव[]नाय वृहदच्छीयवा3 दींद्रश्रीदेवाचार्याणां पक्षे 'आचंद्रार्क समर्पिते ॥ सं० १२४२ वर्षे एतद्देसा(शा)धिप
चाहमानकुलतिलकमहाराजश्रीसमरसिंहदेवादेशेन भां० पासूपुत्र भां० ययो4 वीरेण स[मु]इते । श्रीमद्राजकुलादेशेन श्रोदेचार्यशिष्यैः श्रीपूरर्णदेवाचार्य:(0)
सं० १२५६ वर्षे ज्येष्ठसु० ११ श्रीपार्श्वनाथदेवे तोरणादीनां प्रतिछा
कार्ये कृते । मूलशिख5 रे व कनकमयध्वजादंडस्य ध्वजारोपणप्रतिष्ठायां कतायां ॥ सं० १२६८ वर्षे
दीपोत्सवदिने अभिनवनिष्पंत्रप्रेक्षामध्यमंडपे श्रीपूरणदेवसूरिशिष्यैः श्रोरांम। 6 चंद्राचार्य संवर्णमयकलसारोपणप्रतिष्ठा कता ॥ सभा भवतु ॥ छ ।
XX.-BHINMĀL STONE INSCRIPTION OF UDAYASIMITADEVA;
[VIKRAMA-] SAMVAT 1306. This inscription was found in the walled enclosure of the temple of Nilakantha-Mahadeva, about a mile from the city of Bhinmal, in the Jaswantpuri District of the Jodlpur State. 15 seems to have escaped the notice of the late Sir James Campbell when he visited the place, and has not, so far as I know, yet been published. It contains 25 lines of writing, which covers a space of l' 4" broad by 1' 9' high. The inscription is somewhat weather-worn, and its proper right side is a little mutilated. Nothing of importance, however, seems to have been lost, and, with the help of the other Bhinmal inscriptions which have been published, nearly the whole of the record can be read with certainty. The characters are Nāgari. It is worthy of note that in lines 12 and 19 occurs the fraction, and in l. 16 the fraction, which are both denoted, according to the rēkha system, the first by two and the second by one vertical stroke. Of these, the fraction occurs along with an integer, whereas the fraction stands by itself, and hence the two strokes denoting : nro preceded by a zers, represented by a small circle. Excepting the
From the original stone. . Read जाबालि.
• Read हद्ग. - Read देवाचा. * II Read 'राम'.
Expressed by a symbol. 1 Red 'प्रधीधित.
Read "fiao. 1 The sandhi is omitted here such omissions need not be further noticed. 9 Read च.
10 Read निष्पन्न n kend °चायें: मुकरणमयकलशा.. uRead शुभं.