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roiainiscence, that the seven successors of this unnamed ; and then there was the illustrious "Bhuktamânagata" all have, in the Vansávali, Lichchha vi. Then comes verse 6, which names ending in gupta, a termination which records that "even still," at the time of the does not appear anywhere else in that record. writing of the inscription, there exists a family
As regards the other larger dates of (I.) which bears the pure second name of Lich386, (K.) 413, (N.) 435, and (P.) 535,--all the chha vi,"-vachchhari Lichchhavi-náma vi(bi). circumstances of the case shewed that they bhrad-aparai vansah (1. 7). Pandit Bhagwan. were, at any rate, not a continuation of the lal Indraji, in his lithograph, text, and translasmaller dates belonging to the Harshavardhana tion, gave aparó varśaḥ, "a new ... race ... era. And, after examining the theory of the ......... which bears the pure name Saka era, commencing A.D. 78, and rejecting Lichchhavi." But, on examining his original it on the grounds that even this was not rubbing, I find that the real reading is aparan early enough, Pandit Bhagwanlal Indraji (who (nama), "another name, a second name;"- not of course wrote without knowing of Mr. Ben- aparó (vansah), "another race, a new race." dall's inscription), finally referred them to the This verse, therefore, is of some interest, in Vikrama era commencing B.C. 57. Curiously shewing that,-in addition to the appellation of enough, the Nepal Vamśávali states that Vikra- Lichchhavivamsa or Lichchhavikula, the latter miditya came to Nepal, and established his of which actually occurs in inscriptions A. B. era there. But this occurrence is allotted to and G.,--the family had another original name, the time of the predecessor of Amsuvarman; which, however, is not recorded. After Lichchha1.. to the end of the sixth, or the beginning of vi there came some kings, who again are passthe seventh century A.D. And Pandit Bhag- ed over unnamed, and the number of whom is wanlal Indraji has shewn' that the statement illegible at the end of line 7 and the beginning is certainly quite wrong as regards the name of line 8; and then the illustrious king of the king and the particular era intended, Supushpa (1. 8) was born at the city of and that what it probably contains is a remi- Pushpapura." After him omitting in the inniscence of the conquest of the country by terim (to mention the names of) twenty-three Harshavardhana of Kanauj, and the adoption of kings, there was another king, the famous his era as the result. This statement, there- Jaya dôv a I., who is treated by Pandit Bhagfore, can have influenced bim but little, if at wanlal Indraji as the first really historical all, in his assignment of the above-mentioned member of the family, and the founder of the dates to the Vikrama era.
Népal branch of it," and on the Vikrama-Samvat The real grounds for his doing so, -grounds theory, is placed about A.D. 1. After this which, in spite of the existence of the date of "victorious". Jayadeva I., and again "omitting (Gupta)-Samvat 318 for Sivadeva I. and Am- in the interim (to mention the names of) eleven suvarman, still require to be cleared away,--are ...... kings," the inscription gives the to be found in his erroneous treatment of 0. first unbroken succession of names that it conthe inscription of Jayadeva II. of (Harsha)- tains; vis.-V sis had & va ;-his son, Sań. Saṁvat 153; No. 15, ante, Vol. IX. p. 178ff. karadê va ;-his son, Dharmaddva;--
Starting with a mythological genealogy, this his son, Månad ê va;-his son, Mahidé. inscription carries the descent from the god va ;-and his son, Vasantadê va. The Brahman (line 3), through Sürya or the Sun, first four of these names have already been Manu, Ikshyâku, and others, down to Raghu,made known by inscription I., and the sixth, Aja, and Daśaratha (1. 6.) After Daśaratha in the form of Vasantasôna, by inscription N. there were eight kings, in lineal succession And these six kings plainly belong to the family of sons and sons' sons, who are passed over the genealogy of which forms the subject of all * ante, Vol. XIII. p. 4214.
therefore, relates to a period antecedent to the settle30 In accordance with this, the Varhfdvall enters the
ment of the Lichchhavis in Nepal. historical Lichohhavis of this inscription as members of
33 As no previous Jayadeva, with whom this one could Suryavami family.
be contrasted, is mentioned in the inscriptions, apara 31 But the number was probably twelve, as hitvalpa.
seems to introduce another branch of the Lichchhavi [rin-dvida ia) seems to suit beat the metre and such
family, not directly descended from Lichohhavi and traces as are discernible in the rubbing. | 14 Le. Paliputra, the modern Patna in Bihir: am..
Supushpa. Vol. IX. p. 180, noto 4.-This part of the inscription, "ante, Vol. XIII. p. 424.
