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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[JUNE, 1881.
and Gujarat were during the whole period of to connect the sentence The illustrious the Chaalukya rule exceedingly hostile.
Jayasimha is the ruler of Gujarat,' with From the reign of Châ manda down to this date only. This can be done without the times of Visala de va, the chronicles and imputing to the author of the inscription any inscriptions speak of constant wars and inroads laxity in the use of the tenses, by assuming of the Pramâras into Gujarat and of the that the first part of the inscription down to Chaulukyas into Malvå. During the pratishthitah (1. 10), was originally a separat : reigns of Bhimadeval, Karnadeva I, document, written in 1196, to which the Jayasimha and Kumarap a la the Chau- second part was added in 1202 when Råņa lukyas had the best of it in this contest, and Sankarasih a made his donation. Similar succeeded almost in destroying the Pramara instances of additions to older documents are not power and annexing their country to Gujarat. uncommon, and they are made either by simply If we now hear that Jayasimha appointed adding a few lines to the older inscription or a senápati for the province of Dadhipa dra by copying the latter afresh together with the and other districts, it is clear that he did it in addition containing the new facts. A careful order to protect the highroad to Mandu and examination of the stone and of the letters Dhår, to keep it clear for his own troops and would be necessary in order to decide if the to guard against incursions from this side. pillar on which the Dohad inscription is
This is, in my opinion, the chief value of the engraved belonged to the temple of Gogainscription. I do not agree with Mr. Dhruva når â yana or not, and if the letters of the in thinking that it throws a new light on the last lines show any little differences from length of Jayasinha's reign, and proves those of the first ten. Bat, however this may him to have been living in Samvat 1202. be, I feel no hesitation in giving it as my Merutunga states in the Prabhandhachin- decided opinion that we have here an inscriptámani that Jayasimha died in Samvat tion consisting of two parts composed or 1199. In the Vichárasreni the same author written in different years, and that the inscripgives the date of Jayasimba's death as tion asserts nothing more about JayaSamyat 1199, Kárttika sudi 3, and that of his simh a's reign, but that he ruled over Gujarat successor's coronation as Samvat 1199 Mar- in 1196 Vikrama, a statement which quite gasira sudi 4. These detailed statements of agrees with Merutunga. a writer who drew his information from the In conclusion I must state that I differ from writings of Ramachandra and other con- Mr. Dhruva in the interpretation of v. 5, and temporaries of Siddharaja and Kumarapala can, that I translate it as follows, The virtuous in my opinion, be discredited only by much (man) who was appointed to this town of) stronger evidence than that furnished by the Dadhipadra and made a Mantri by him Dohad inscription. The latter contains two (ie. Jayasinha ) built for the good of his distinct parts, a metrical and a prose one, and mother (the temple of) Goga-N & rå ya na. two different dates, Samvat 1196 and Samvat In my opinion senápati Keśava was the builder 1202. The statement that the illustrious of the temple, not some underling of his. Jayasimha d & va is king of Gujarât,' Mantridikshitah means either mantri asau diloccurs in the metrical portion which treats shitascha, who was a Mantri and a Dikshita only of the dedication of the temple of Goga- (Soma-sacrificer or a descendant of a Soma sacrinårâ yana in Samvat 1196. Considering ficer)' or mantritre dikshitah, who was initiated the repeated statements of Merutunga regard- as i.e. made a Mantri (by the king).'Mr. Dhrava's ing Jayasimha's death, it seems to me advisable rendering does not seem to me admissible.
SANSKRIT AND OLD-CANARESE INSCRIPTIONS.
BY J. F. FLEET, Bo. C. S., M.R.A.S.
(Continued from p. 182.) No. XCIX.
Pattad a-Kisu volal, was, though not a Pattadakal, the ancient Kisa volal or capital city, a place of considerable importance * The rubbing shows no marked difference; but it is apparently made with a pencil, and is not quite satisfactory. - Er
