Indian Antiquary Vol 58

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[MARCH, 1929
and possibly a slight re-arrangement made in some of the chapters. The book will then be indispen sable to the library of every student of Indian history. Father Heras is to be congratulated upon this valuable work.
of peculiar interest is that allotted to the mission of Father Roberto de Nobili, giving what may be regarded as an authentic account of the activities of that truly remarkable man. And, finally, we have chapters on the achievements in literature, and the patronage extended thereto by the earlier Aravidu monarchs, and on the struggle between Vaisnavism and other sectarian creeds. All these chapters are replete with matter of interest, and contain much that is new or has not been previously presented in its historical setting.
The maps are a great help in following events that shift over so wide an extent of country. Spe. cial attention may be directed to that facing p. 334, as showing how little, in the author's opinion, the area of Vijayanagara ascendancy had shrunk half a century after the battle of Raksas-Tagdi. The index is full. When a second edition is issued, with the promised addition of diacritical marks, several typographical errors should be corrected. It may also be suggested that genealogical and chronological tables should be supplied, incorporating the many additional and more accurate details now furnished, NOTES AND MR. FORBES AND THE HOUSE OF JODHPUR. Alexander Kinloch Forbes was born in July 1821. He came out to India in 1843 under orders of the East India Company and lived in Gujarât for a consi. derable period, during which he collected the history of that province and wrote the book named Rasmala in two volumes. On page 123 of the 2nd volume of his history he writes that "[on the death of Ajit] the Ranees prepared to become satees; they took with them Abhyesingh's younger brothers, Anandsingh, Raeesingh and Kishorsingh, in order that their eyes might not be put out according to the Jodhpur custom."
We are at a loss to understand on what historical facts the writer has based this idea. History tells us that all the younger offshoots of the Jodhpur family have regularly been granted jágirs from the State, in consequence of which about 2270 villages of Marwar are at present in possession of His Highness's brethren, Sardars, including those of the Mallani District, while only about 770 villages are in fiscal possession of the State. Under these circumstances it is open to question how far the writer is justified in making such a remark.
As for the princes, Anandsingh, Raisingh and Kishorsingh, the history of the period shows that they had commenced their rebellious attempts even in the life time of their father Maharaja Ajitsingh.
It is stated in the history of Marwar, that when the Emperor made a grant of Nagaur, in the name of Indarsingh, in Vikram Samvat 1780, and the lat ter got possession of the place, Maharajkumar Anandsingh was deputed by the Maharaja to take back Nagaur; but arriving at Didwana he himself
C. E. A. W. OLDHAM.
THE NAMES OF RELATIVES IN MODERN ARYAN LANGUAGES, by BABURAM SAKSENA, Allahabad. the Fourth Oriental Conference, giving the names This is a very useful paper, read apparently before of relatives in 16 Indo-Aryan Languages and two others-Tamil and Santali. There is also an introduction, in the course of which the author arrives at some valuable conclusions: "The basis of words expressive of relations is generally Sanskritic in all modern Indo-Aryan Languages. ... There are only rare cases of the incorporation of the words of the substratum languages. It is curious that there are only two Persian words incorporated... Evidence of modern compound formations is very little."
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raised up a fresh revolt, with a view to encroach on the country here and there and was pacified with much difficulty. Autograph letters and other correspondence, bearing on the subject, are to this day preserved by the descendants of the State officers of the time.
In spite of all this Anandsingh and Raisingh received signal help from their brother Maharaja Abhaysingh in acquiring the principality of Idar. This fact is borne out by the Report1 dated 21st September 1821, of Major Miles, political agent, Mahi Kantha, which runs as follows:
"In Samvat 1785 Anandsingh and Raisingh, two brothers of the Raja of Jodhpur, accompanied by a few horses from Vanoo and Palanpur and the Koolees of Gudwara, took possession of Edur without much difficulty. They are said to have had an order from Delhi, but the truth seems to be that they were invited by the state of the country and most likely assisted by the Marwar princes, who at that period held the Subedari of Ahmedabad."2
Kishorsingh had been granted a separate estate by his father in his lifetime. From a sanad issued by Kishorsingh in v.s. 1806 it appears that even after 25 years of the death of his father the estate continued to be in his possession and no interference was made in it by his eldest brother Maharaja Abhaysingh. This sanad is preserved up till now by the descendants of its grantee.
It is hoped that from the above facts the ficti tiousness of the above mentioned. statement in the Rasmala is placed beyond doubt.
SAHITYACHARYA PANDIT
BISHESHWAR NATH REU
1 Rasmala, vol. II, p. 152, footnote No. 1.
3 In spite of this, the rebellious nature of these princes made them forget these obligations, and they still did not cease to annoy the Maharaja.