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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
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Verses 10-20 give the genenlogy of the two Chandra, of the Kaśyapa gôtra; his son was brothers Palhadova (or Palhaja) and Hainsaraja. Dalhama; his son Kubavi; his son Padmanabha; This part of the inscription commences with a verse and his son Dôbula. Dehula had three song, in praise of the fort of Gôpáchala (or Gwalior). Udaya, Nama and Albu. Of these, Námú married At Gôpåchala lived a family of Kayasthas, of Padma, the daughter of Maharatha; and she bore the Kasyapa götra, who had come from Mathura. I to him three sons. Dhånd. Viiavad In that family there was a certain Albana, whose Vâmana who built the tank, mentioned above. son was Kanbada, whose son again was the Våmana married first Ajayadé (P), a daughter of minister (mantrin) Vijabada. Vijahada married Lõhada, and afterwards Hôma, a daughter of Mônaga, who bore to him two sons, Gangadva Asudova. and Yamunadôva. Gångadêya married Lóns, and
15. - Kharod Stone Inscription of Ratna she bore to him four sons, Palha[ja], Hariraja,
dôva III. of Ratnapura, of the Chedi Sivaraja, and Hansaraja.
year 933. 4.- Sarwaya Stone Inscription of Ganapati Dr. Burgess has also supplied to me a pencil. of Nalspura, of the (Vikrama) year 1848. rubbing of the inscription at Khárůd in the Cen
Dr. Burgess has alse supplied to me a pencil. tral Provinces which is mentioned in Archæol. rubbing of the inscription, found in a tank at Survey of India, Vol. VII. p. 201, and Vol. XVII. Sarwaya, eight miles to the east of Sipri, which is p. 43. This inscription contains 28 lines of writing mentioned in Sir A. Cunningham's Archaeol. which cover a space of about 3' broad by 1' 6" Survey.of India, Vol. II. p. 316. This inscription high. To judge from the rubbing, the writing contains 32 lines of writing which cover a space of has suffered a good deal all the way down on the 1' 10" broad by 1'11' high. The writing is well proper left side; but with a good impression all preserved throughout. The size of the letters is that is important might nevertheless be made about ". The characters are Nagari. The out with certainty. The size of the letters is about language is Sanskrit, and the inscription is in 1". The characters are Nagarf. The language is verse. The verses are numbered, and their total Samskrit, and the inscription is in verse. The number is 33.
verses are numbered, and their total number is 44. The inscription is a prasasti, the proper object The inscription is dated in line 29:- Chadiof which is to record (in verses 23-28) that, during samvat 933, corresponding to A.D. 1181-82; and the reign of Ganapati, the son of the prince it is valuable, because in lines 4-15) it gives a Gopala, the thakkura Vamana (evidently a high complete list of the Kalachuri rulers of Ratnsofficial) built a public tank (vápiku), clearly the pura down to Ratnadeva III., and proves thus tank at which the inscription has been found. beyond doubt that there really were three chiefs The prasasti was composed by the poet Soma of Ratnapura, called Ratnarája or Ratnadeva." migrati son of Somadhara; written by Maharaja, Besides we find in this introductory part of the the son of Sómaraja; and engraved by Deva inscription some names of persons and places simha, the son of Madhava. And it is dated in! which have not become known yet from other line 33 : - oanvat 1348 Chaitrs-sudi 8 Guru
inscriptions of the same dynasty. In the family dino Pushya-nakshatre, corresponding, for of the Haihayas there was a prince (evidently southern Vikrama 1313 expired, to Thursday, the Kökalla13) who had eighteen sons (line 5). one of 27th March A. D. 1292, when the 8th tithi of the whom was Kalings. His son was Kamala, the bright half onded 17 h. 17 m., and when the moon
lord of Tummana; from him sprang Ratnardja entered the nakshatra Pushya 9 h. 51 m. after
I.; and then came Prithvideva I. His son was mean sunrise.
Jajalladiva I., who defeated Bhujabala, the The inscription opens with three verses invoking lord of Suvarnapura (Jajalladeva-npipatis tatthe blessings of the goddess of eloquence Sarad, sanur=abhat-Suvarnnapurs-natham Bhujaveand of the gods Krishna (Radhà-dhava) and Hara. (ba)lam avaba)lam chakre nija-bhuja-vaba)It then has a verse in praise of the town Mathuri lataḥ sainikô yah 1). Jâjalladova's son was on the Yamuma, from which, as we are told further Ratnadávs II. (line 6), who defeated the prince on, proceeded a family of Kayasthas, known as Chodaganga, the lord of the country of Kalinga. the Mathuras. In that family there was one His son was Prithvidsva II. (line 8); and his son
10 I am pretty sure that this Harirja is mentioned as name Harirsja also occurs in a fragmentary inscription donee in the Dåhi copper-plate of the Chapdi Ha Vira-lat Udaypur in Gwalior; ante, Vol. XX p. 84. varman, of the Vikrama year 1337, of which I possess 11 This is perhaps the Lõhada mentioned in the prooed'sir A. Cunningham's transcript (Archaol. Survey of ing inscription. India, Vol. XXI. p. 75). The same copper-plate un 13 See Epigraphia Indica, Vol. I. p. 43. doubtedly mentions 'Gopala, the lord of Nalapura.'-The 13 See ib. 33.
