Indian Antiquary Vol 42

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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NOVEMBER, 1913.)
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begun in January 1295 A.D., and completed in No- Bengal, gives Saka 913 = A. D. 991 as the rember 1298 A. D. (Ep. Ind. vol XI., pp. 119-120). date of composition (Bühler's Kashmir Report, The era of Buddha's Nirvana was, therefore, p. cxliv ; Visianagram Sanskrit Series, No. 6, probably imported from Burma into India in the p. 831). Sridharadasa, whose father was a friend thirteenth century, and according to the Ceylon- of Lakshmanabona, compiled his Saduktikarndese, Burmese and Siamese reckoning the year mrita in Saka 1127–A. D. 1205. Kielhorn, in his 1813 after Buddha's Nirvana corresponds to A.D. synchronistic table for Northern India appended 1270. We arrive at similar conclusions regard- to Ep. Ind., Vol. VIII, accepta the date of the ing the age of Asokavalla, and, therefore, of the composition of Danasdgara as a landmark in the Chhinda chief of Gays, from two other Gaya Sena chronology and places the reign of Laksbinscriptions. The first of these two inscriptions manasena in the fourth quarter of the twelfth is dated in the year 11 of "Śrimal-Lakshmanase- century. But in the list of dated inscriptions of nasya=&tita rajya," " the year 51 after the end of Northern India prefixed to the table he does not Lakshmanasena's reign.” (Kielhorn's Northern make corresponding changes in the dates of the List, No. 576), and the second in the year 74 of Gay& inscriptions of Asokavalla. Taking A.D. the same era (Ibid, No. 5:77). Assuming that 1200 as the approximate date of the end of the Lakshmanasena ascended the throne in A. D. reign of Lakshmanasene, the record of 51 1119, the initial epoch of the Laksmana Saravat, should be assigned to A. D. 1251, and that of 74 Kielhorn gave A. D. 1171 and 1194 as the equito A. D. 1274. Thus the dates of Abokavalla's valents of these dates. But in some copies of inscriptions dated in Lakshmanasen-&tita-rdjya DAnasagara by Ballalasena, father of Laksh- may be reconciled to his third inscription dated manasena, Saka 1091=A.D. 1169 is given as the in the year 1813 after Baddha's Nirudna in date of the composition of the work (J. A. S. B, which a Ohhinda chief of Gay& is referred to. 1896, Part I, p. 23; Eggeling's Catalogue of (d) Mr. Bhandarkar admits, "It is difficult to India Office Mss., p. 545), and in one copy of determine who was the hero of his NavasdhasáňkaAdbhutasagara by BallAlasena it is said that the charita." This difficulty disappears if we reject. work was begun in Saka 1090 = A. D. 1168 the tales told by Rajasekbara and identify the (Bhandarkar's Report, 1887-88 to 1890 - 91, hero of Briharsha's Navasdhasánkacharita with P. Ixxxv). Giving the date of composition in Bindhuraja Navabahasanka of the Paramars Saka era was the usual practice with the Bengali dynasty, the patron of Padmagupta-Parimala authors of those days. Sridhara, the author of and the hero of his Navnshasárkacharita. Nyayakandali, a native of southern Radha in
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PANDIT BALZCAR Dis Jiveis, Prakrtamargopade
fika (in Gujaratt).-Printed at tho Dharmabhyudaya Press, Benares, 1911.-Pages 148, 28.-Price 12 annas.
To be fully appreciated, the above book should be considered in connection with the object at which it aims, namely, smoothing the way of learning Prakrit to Indian students, by putting Hemacandra's aphoristic rules into an easy and readable form. As regards this end, the author-a scholar in the Sri Yasovijay Banaras Sanskrit Pathball - has no doubt reached it, and has fairly succeeded in giving a
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