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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[MAY, 1910.
No. III. Two plates 6' x 10' carefully engraved on one side only in 6th century characters of the southern type, measuring about '. Each plate bears fourteen lines of writing. Dated in figures in the year 210 of an unspecified era (the Valabhi) on the 15th of the bright half of Srávána. The place at which the grant was issued is Valabhi. The things granted are:(a) field and well in the south-west of Bhallara village in Hastavapra district: and (b) 50 pädävarttas in the north of Vasukiya village. The grantee is Viannáarman, a Brabman student of the Vajasaneya, who belonged to the Jabali gotra and lived at Siñhapura. The grantor is the Mahasamanta and Mahārāja Dhruvasena, younger brother of the Mahārāja Droṇasinha, who was younger brother of the Senapati Dharasena, who was the son of Senapati Sri Bhatakka of the Maitraka family. The dutaka is the chamberlain Mammaka, and the writer is Kikkaka.
No. IV. Two plates 7' x 10' engraved on one side only in 6th century characters of the southern type, measuring about '. The first plate bears fifteen and the second twelve lines of writing. Dated in figures in the year 210 of an unspecified era (that of Valabhi) on the 5th of the bright (P) half of Aévayuja. The grant was issued from Valabhi. The things granted are a field and a well in the village of Krolaka. The grantee is Skanda, a Brahmn student of the Vajasaneya, who belonged to the Aupasvasti gotra and lived at Krolaka itself. The grantor was the Mahasamanta and Maharaja Dhruvasena, who was younger brother of the Mahārāja Droṇasinha who was the younger brother of the Senapati Dharasena, who was son of the Senapati Sri Bhatakka of the Maitraka family. The dûtaka is Rudradhara and the writer Kikkaka. There is no seal or ring.
No. V.-Two plates 8' x 11' engraved on one side only in 6th century characters of the southern type, measuring about. Each plate bears eighteen lines of writing. Dated in figures in the year 252 of an unspecified era (that of Valabhi) on the 15th of the bright half of Vaisakha. The grant was issued from Valabhi. The things granted are lands in the villages of Natyotaka Yakalika and Derakshita pataka, on both banks of the Vatsa stream, in the bed of the Khandabhedaka tank, in Citra-athalya village and in Kadamba-padra village with all rights thereto appertaining. The grantees are Rogha and Syena, Brahman students of the Vajasaneya Madhyandina school and the Kausika gotra. The grantor is Sri Maharaja Dharasena, son of Sri Mahārāja Guhasena, son of Sri Maharaja Dharapata who was younger brother of Sri Mahārāja Dhruvasena who was younger brother of Mahārāja Sri Dronasinha who was younger brother of Sri Senapati Dharasena, who was son of Sri Senapati Bhatakka. There is no dataka. The writer is Skandabhata, minister of peace and war. There is no seal or ring.
No. VI.-A single plate 6' x 11' engraved on one side only in 6th century characters of the southern type, measuring about ', in thirteen lines. The date, the thing granted, and the names of the grantee, dútaka and writer are lost. But the grant was made from Valabhi by the Mahārāja Dhruvasena, younger brother of the Maharaja Dronasinha, who was the younger brother of the Senapati Dharasena, who was the son of Sri Senapati Bhatakka of the Maitraka family.
No. VII-A single plate 8' x 11' engraved on one side only in 6th or 7th century characters of the southern type, measuring about ', in eighteen lines. The date, the thing granted, and the names of grantee, granior, dütaka and writer are lost. But the plate gives the genealogy in the later standard form, breaking off in the middle of the description of Siladitya I, who was very probably the grantor. There is no seal or ring.
The seal above referred to is of the usual Valabhi type showing in relief a humped bull lying facing to the proper right, and below it a line under which is the legend "Sri Bhatakka" in 6th century characters. As it gives the name of the king in the older form, it may have belonged to any one of the grants numbered II to V above.
