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No. 12.] JODHPUR INSCRIPTION OF PRATIHARA BAUKA; V. S. 894.
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by Arab writers 1 seems to show that it consisted of a part of the Panjab just to the north-west of Rājputāns. Reference is twice made (vv. 27, 29) to Mayora, a king defeated by Banka. We know of no such king, but Hiuen Tsiang refers to a city called Mo-Yu-lo (or Mayūra) situated near Gangadvåra mentioned in v. 23. Mayura of our inscription may refer to the king of the locality.
Trētā-tirtha (v. 20) and Bhūakūpa (v. 27) cannot be identified. But Ganga-dvāra (v. 23) and Mudgagiri (v. 24) are well known names denoting respectively Haridvār and Monghyr.
TEXT. [Metres used: v. 1 to 26, Anushtubh; vv. 27-28, Sragdhara; v. 29, Aryā; v. 30, Sardalavikridita ; v. 31, Mālini.] 1 Om namo Vishnavē || Yasmin=visa]nti bhūtāni yatas-sargga-sthiti matē i BA
vahepāyàd=Dhộishikēso pirggunas-bagunas=cha yaḥ | [18] Guņāb-pūryvan
pu(parushanam ki[rttyanto] tēnas 2 panditaiḥ 1 gana-kirttireanabyanti svargga-vása-kari yataḥ 11 [2*]* Ataḥ 811
Bāuko dhimam sva-Pratihāra-vansajām prasastau lēkhayámára ért-yaso
vikkram-anvitan | [38] Sva-bhrättrå Rå3 -mabhadrasya prätiháryam kfitam yataḥ śrt-Prattihäral-van boxyam-atag=ch
Onnatim=åpnuyat8 ! [14] Vipraḥ śri-Harichandr-akhyah-patni Bhadra cha
kshattriyā tābhyan=tu [yé su]tā jātāḥ [Pratiha]rāms=cha tān=vi4 duh | [15] Babhuva Rõhilladdhyankó Véda-sästr-årttha-påragah | dvijaḥ fri.
Harichandr-akhyah Prajapati-samo guruḥ | [6°] Tēna fri-Harichandröna
pariņstă dvij-ātmaji [dvi]tiya kshatti5 Bhadrā mahi-kula-gun-invita [1171 Pratihāră dvijá bhätá Brāhmaṇyām
ye-bhavamt10-sutäh rājñi Bhadrā cha yamt=sfitë të bhätå madhu-payinah |
[18*] Chatvára[6]-ch=ātmajās-tasyān jätä bho-dharana-ksha6 måb erimān=Bhõgabhatah Kakko Rajjilö Dadda ēva cha [19] Mandavya
pura-durggē=sminn-abhirunnija-bhuj-árjjité | prākāraḥ karitasatungo vidvishan
bhiti-varddhanah [10] Amisham Rajjilaj-jātaḥ frImin-Narabhatah gutah | Pallāpēll=Iti nåmæābhad-dvistiyam] tasya vikkramaih
Fu111 Tasmán-Narabhaltaj-jätah srfmån-Nagabhataḥ 11 Sutah [1] Tajadhani
sthira yasya mahan-Mēqentakam puram || [12*) Rājsyām srt8 Jajjik.-dēvyās-tato jātau mabā-ganau | dvan Butan Tata-Bhoj-akhyan SAD-18
daryau ripu-marddanau [13*] Tatēna tēna lokasya vidyuoh-chamchalajfvitar | budhval rājyam laghor-bhratul6 eri-Bhoja
Elliot- History of India, Vol. 1, PP. 4, 6, 13, 21, 25. · Watters Yuan Chuang 1. 328-9.
The letter ma looks like epi. + The sloka-metre here employed is faulty-the sixth syllable in the first pada being short against tule, Read dhiman.
. Read Dahlajās. * The doubling of t in prattikära is apparently due to the exigencies of the timetre. Read panfor • Read =ápnuyat.
Rend. Kohatiriya. 10 Read Hæc and gata in the same line, as per sutra * (VITI--30) of Pipini. 11 Read .
" Read -devgassa 13 Rend so.
W.Read, buduhu. 16 Read bhrātu.
