Indian Antiquary Vol 60

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
(DECEMDER, 1931
Further proof of his knowledge of religious Vigaya, eg., Arikina called a Pradeda in the Erap history is afforded by his calling Pasupatas Pain. Inscription of Samudragupta." In a book called supatas on p. 121.
Political History of Ancient India (by Dr. H. On page 54, n., wo find reference to Sanavar. c. Raychaudhuri) published in 1923, three years man's victories over the Šalikan, and tho author before Prof. Mookerji's Harsha, we find the following adds in a footnote : "The Bulikas night be the lines on page 286 (Ist edition) Among Deine Chalukyas. Wo know of a Chalukya king, Kirtivar. the Gupta inscriptions montion Sukulideks, man I, extending his conquosts up to Vanga, Angs, Surashtra, Dabhu and Kalindi Nermadayor Magadha, etc. (Mahakuta Pillar Inscription)." Madhya' aro also perhape to be placed under On opening page 319 of the JASB., N. S. XVI. this category. Among Bhuktis we have referonco (1920), we find the following note on the Satikas :- to Tirabhukti, Pundravardhama bhukti, Śrávasti "Probably the Chalukyas ..... The Mahakota bhukti and Nagara bhukti. Among Pradošas pillar inscription tolls us that Kirtivarman I gain. or Vishayas mention is made of.... Arikipa od victories ovor the kings of Vauga, Augs, Magacha,
(called Pradosa in Samudragupta's Eman inscripMadraka, etc." There is no reference to this pas. tion ....)". "The Desos wore governed by sage or its author in the book under review. On officers called Goptris or Wardens of the Marches p. 67, referring to Floot's Inscription No. 42,
(cf. Sarveshu Doboebu vidhaya Goptrin)." Further Dr. Mookerji says "dripedrasi ..... might be
comment is umnocoustry. even Yasodharman himself. The third king, Jivi- The author of the book, again, is not me up to tagupta I, made his power felt as far as gea. date as a History Professor of a University ought side shores,' i.e., on the Gaudas." Curiously to be. His statement that Harshe received at enough, on p. 318 of the JA8B., N. S. XVI., his court Alopen and Syrian Christians has already roforrod to above, wo have the lines the dripta. been dealt with. Similarly, he does not know rúti may have been Yasodharman"; "Jivitagupta that a Virgel stono inscription has been found I succoodod in ro ostablishing the power of his in Mysoro which says that Harsha had penetrated family ..... The haughty foos on 'Bonside as far south as this province during his expedition shorog woro undoubtedly the Gaudas." On page of conquest in the Dokkan and that a Pallava 105, n., Dr. Mookorji writes: "Some of the king called Mahendra fled in fear of him. An names of tho Bhuktis of the Gupta empire aro
account of this opigraph has been givon by Dr. givon in the opigraphic records ; 0.g., Tirabhuk.
Shama Sastry in the Mysore Archæol. Report for ti, Pundravardhanabhukti and Nagara Bhutti." "Sarvepu dodeu vidhdya Goperin. Hore the term
1923, p. 83. Although the contents of this record Doa stands for the province or Bhukti; othor
were known three yours before tho book on Harsha examplon of this use are Sukulideln, Suraefen
are Sukulidele. Suristen was published, it is singular that Professor Mookorji dosa, or DobhAla-dots of the Gupta Inscriptions. has failed to take note of it. Similarly the term Pradeda is sometimes used for
ATUL K. SUR. NOTES AND QUERIES. DIVU OF THEOPHILUS THE INDIAN. P. G.-L., tom. Ixv. Dr. A. Mingana gives the Aceording to Philostorgius's account (423 A.D.) reforonce more spocifically as Migno's Pas. Gr., of Theophilus the Indian's mission of about 354 A.D. Ixv, 481-489, although I doubt whether the to the Sabrane of South Arabia, summarised by extracts will be found on those pages. Photius in his Bibliotheca, the island home
It has to be seertained afresh whether of Thoophilus was Ausgus, the inhabitants of
Theophilus's island home Außovs is really the which were called Außvot. Tho Latin forms
Maldives. Why can it not be Diu, south of Kathia. in which (according to Medlyoott's India and
war, or Diul near the mouth of the Indus, or some the Apostle Thomas, 1905, p. 190) these names
other place ? are reproduced are Divu or Divus and Divaei.
I shall be greatly obliged if an English translation Modlycost (op. cit., pp. 188-202) has attempted to establish that Theophilus's Ac3.jus is the
of the Theophilus paeongee from Photius, Suidas Maldive Islands, weat of Coylon. Unfortunately
and other authors be published in The Indian Antihe has not given us the entire pasage from Photius
quary and scrutinized with a view to the
corroct identification of Assous. Ammianus Mar. and the extracts "chiody contained in Suidas' Lericon." Photiu's summary and the above
cellinus also, who mentions Diou and Serendivu mentioned extracts are to be found in the Corpus
(362 A.D.) has to be consulted for the purpose of Ecclesiastical Historians with notes and Latin
(his History, bk. xxii, ch. 3). translation by Valesius, reproduced by Migne,
T. K. JOSEPH.