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KOTHURAKA GRANT OF PRAVARASENA II.
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which show that Prabhāvatīguptā's plates, though discovered in far-off Poona, originally belonged to the Hinganghāt tahsil. These plates record the grant of the village Danguna which was situated in the Supratishthāhāra and lay to the east of Vilavaņaka, to the south of Sirshagrāma, to the west of Kadāpiñjana and to the north of Sidivivaraka. None of these places have been identified so far. Two of them I have been able to trace in the vicinity of Hinganghāt. Vilavaņaka seems to be Vani, about 21 miles to the west and Kadāpiñjana may be Kadhājan 3 miles to the south by east of Hinganghāt. Hinganghāt seems therefore to occupy the same position as the ancient village Danguņa. The latter place-name appears to have been changed to Hingan in course of time, ghāt being added to it as it was a fording place on the Wunnā. It is noteworthy that the name of the village Kavadghāt on the opposite bank of the same river also ends in ghāt.
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First Plate. 1 द्रि(ह)टम् [*] सिद्धम् [*] वस्त(स्ति) नन्दिवईनात् ।*] अग्निष्टोमाप्तामोक्थ्य
षोडश्यतिराव2 वाजपेयबृहस्य(स्प)तिसवसाद्यस्क्रचतुरखमेधयाजिनः विष्णुबह
3 सगोत्रस्य सम्राट' वाकाटकानाम्महाराजश्रीप्रवरसमस्य सूनो सूनो 4 अत्यन्तखामिमहाभैरवभक्तस्य ॥ असंभार'सनिवेशितशिवलिङ्गो5 [६]हनशिवसुपरितुष्टसमुत्पादितराजवंशानाम् पराक्रमाधिगतभागी6 रथ्यमलजलमूर्वाभिषिक्तानां दशाश्वमेधावभृथखाताना(नां) भारशिवानां
Second Plate; First Side. 7 महाराजश्रीभवनागदौहित्रस्य गौतमि(मी)पुत्रस्य पुत्रस्य । वाकाट8 कानाम्महाराजश्रीरुद्रसेनस्य सूनोः अत्यन्तमाहेश्वरस्य ॥" 9 सत्याजवकारुण्यशौर्यविक्रमनयविनयमाहाव्यधीमत्व(त्त्व)10 पात्रगतभ[क्तित्वधर्मविजयित्वमनोनर्माल्यादिगुणस्मस
1 The coppersmith with whom the platos were found originally hailed from Ahmednagar, See above, Vol. XV, p. 39.
From ink-impressions.
Here and in many places below, rules of sandhi have not been observed. . Read Samrd.jo. . Read sinob sünõb. • This mark of punctuation is superfluous.
The anus dra is misplaced. Read arusa-bhara. • This mark of punctuation is superfluous.
