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marriage with the Early Guptas. And their I submit, therefore, that, though it may not special attachment to the era in which the date in itself prove the case in the same way that of Sivaddva's inscription is recorded, is shewn my Mandasor inscription does, Mr. Bendall's by its being continued by his Lichchhavi Gölmadhitël inscription farnishes the most Buccessors down to at least the year 435, as valuable corroboration that we could look for shewn by Dr. Bhagwanlal Indraji's inscription of the results derived from the Mandasor No. 3, in spite of the systematic adoption. record; and, -though I shall be very glad to meanwhile of the Harsha era by their neigh- see the matter argued in this Journal, as well bours, the Suryavamsi or Thakurt rulers of as it can be, from any other point of view,Kailâsakatabhavana. And, as I have shewn that the two inscriptions together give absoabove, the era in which Sivadêva's date is lutely conclusive proof of the correctness of recorded, must have begun A.D. 319-20. I those results.
SANSKRIT AND OLD-KANARESE INSCRIPTIONS..
By J. F. FLEET, Bo.C.S., M.B.A.S., C.I.E.
(Continued from p. 141.) . No. 162.-MANDABOR INSCRIPTION OF KUMARAGUPTA AND BANDHUVARMAN.
THE MALAVA TEABS 493 AND 529. This inscription, which is now published for, Guru(vara) or Thursday, the fifth day of the the first time, is from Das 8r, or socordingbright fortnight of the month Bhadrapada, - to the official and more general form of the the ancient Sanskpit name of the place was name, M&ndasôr, the chief town of the Dasapura, by which it is mentioned also Mandasör District of Scindia's Dominions in in line 2 of an earlier. Nasik inscription of the Western Malwa Division of Central India. Ushavadata.' This, in its modern form of It came to my notice throagh information Dasor, is the name by which, in preference to given by Mr. Arthur Salivan, who, in 1879, Mandasör, the town is still habitually spoken of sent to General Canningham, from Man by the villagers and agriculturists of the locality dasôr, & hand-copy of a fragmentary pillar and neighbourhood, and even as far as Indôr. inscription of a powerful king named Yako- And in some bilingual sanads or warranta, dharman. I saw this copy in 1883, and, of about a century and a half ago, I found recognising in it the name of Mihirakula, sent this form, Dasor, used in the vernacular pasmy oopyista, in March 1884, to take impressions sages, while the Persian passages of the same of this fragment and of any other inscriptions documents gave the form Mandasor. So, that they might find. In the search made by also, Pandits still habitpally use the form them, thoy discovered the present inscription, Dakapara in their correspondence. The And also an entire daplicate copy of the pillar local explanation of the name is that the place inscription of Yasodharman, which had escaped was originally city of the Puranio king the notice of Mr. Sulivan. I myself visited Dasaratha. But, on this view, the modern Mandasör in February 1885.
name should be Dasrathôr. The true explanaAs recorded in the present inscription, and tion evidently is that, -just as now the in another which is on a white stone built into township includes from twelve to fifteen the wall on the left hand inside the inner gate ontlying hamlets or divisions ; Khilchipar, of the eastern entrance of the Fort, and is Jankapura, Rampariya, Chandrapura, Balagañj, dated (Vikrama)-Samyat 1321 (A.D. 1264-65), &o., -80, when it was originally constituted,
# This is the latest date available for the present artament. Dr. Bhagwanlal Indraji', inscription No. 4 given the date of the year 585, in of course the same ere, but the contents of the record are no matilated, that it is impossible to stamp it, apart from the use of th's on, Lichahhavi insoriptio
Indian Atlee, Sheet No. 85. Lat. 34° 8' N.; Long. 758 E.-The Mandosor, Manderar, Mandisore, Man. dosar, Mandaur, Mundecor, and undesoor,' of maps, &o.
Archaol. Surv. Wort. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 99, and Pl. 14. No. 5.
We may compare the use by Pandite, of Ahipart and Nakhapan for respectively Sampgaum and Ugargol in the Belgaum District, except that it is doabtta whether these are original Sanskrit nano, or only pedantio Sanskrit translations of original vernaculit names.
