Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 62
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications
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MISCELLANEA
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MISCELLANEA. SOME NOTES ON NAMES IN HINDU | Darvi ca. This is wrong, for every namo in the text GEOGRAPHY.
is in the plural, as is seen in the noxt name, Vanavd).
Ddrvica and Vanavdì make one grammatical unit: 1. Alipura of Gupta History.
grafia-a : The Darvas aro the wellOn the situation of Alipura of Gupta history (cf. known member in Darv=Abhisdra. The Vanavih JBORS., XVIII, 29) we have a Purånik pioce of aro the people of 'Vanu,' i.e., Bannu; and Dárvica evidence to help us to locate it in Madradesa. The is the exact equivalent of Dårvisa (=the Darviša, Vayu Purana, which closes its historical review at or Darvos khel of the frontier). Their neighbour about 348 or 350 A.D., 1 is a Gupta work. In its Vanu,' is thus the present Banu or Bannu. chapter on the geography of India (ch. 45) it men.
3. The Vatadhanas of Hindu tions the Ali-Madras among the 'Northern Coun.
Geography. trios' (desah udfcyan, verses 115-121): 79Tfa- The Vâtedhånas were Vrâtyas, like the Licchavis Aga (verse 120). The Ali-Madras were evi.
(Manu, x, 21), that is non-orthodox Hindus. They dontly a subdivision of the Madras; and evidently
wore a definite community; and tho Puranas count Alipura was the town of the Ali-Madras. The en. them amongst the peoples of northern Hindu India, counter of Candra Gupta II with the Sakidhipati
or Bharata varga, e.g., the Matsya (ch. 113. 40: (saka emperor) thus took place in Madra-desa. TATOTEUTRTA), Varahamihira couples them with 2. Bannu in Hindu Geography.
the Yaudhoyas: aTaTaTTT: (Brhatsanhita,
xvi. 22). They have remained unidentified. In the Maha-Bhdrata, Bhisma parvan (tho chapter The Prokrit equivalent of Vajadhana would be cited by Wilson in his translation of the VimuPdfahdna, which is obviously our Pathan. The form Purána, ii, 139-190) we find the Bahlikas, the Pathan, instond of Pathan, I have found still current Dårvica-Vänavas and the Darvas (p. 175)2 together. in the speech of villegors in Northern India. Dárvica has been broken up in the printed text as
K. P. JAYASWAL.
BOOK-NOTICES. STUDIES IN COLA HISTORY AND ADMINISTRATION, LIST OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS PROTECTED UNDER
by K. A. NILAKANTA SASTRI. University of AOT VII Ox 1004 IN BIHAR & ORISSA (A. S. I. New Madras, 1932.
Imp. Ser., vol. LI), by M. H. KURAISHI, B.A. Prof. Nilakanta Sastri's first theme is the his 13 x 10 in.; pp. xvi +-310; with 163 illustrations toricity of Karikala Cola. After briefly discussing in the text, 6 maps and plans, and 6 divisional the evidential value of early Tamil literature, antiquarian maps in pocket. Govt. Press, Caland the colophons and commentarios associated cutta, 1931. with it, he examines the sourcos in chronological
This volume treats only of the monuments order, and traces the evolution of the Karikala declared to be " protected," so the reader will logond from the earliest records down to the seven- find therein no reference to many sites of archeoloteenth century. His next subject is rural ad gical or historical interest not so declared. But ministration. He points out what many writers it is much more than a list.' as in the case of the fail to make clear) that the Tamil sabhd was in
Tamil sabna was in more important sites useful historical summaries no senso popular assembly, but an essentially have boon given, and the descriptions of the various Brāhman affair, devised for the governance of
monuments contain all essential details, including Brâhman villages. The interests of the laity
any associated inscriptions. As specially useful found expression in the úr, the nagaram, and the
features may be noted the references under each nadu. Ho then reviews the history of the sabhdis
monument to departmental, and some other, of Nâlûr and Uttaramêrûr, es recorded in in
accounts previously published, and to the num. scriptions, which range through several centuries,
bers of the photo-negatives in possession of the And concludes with a detailed revision of Ven
Archæological Department. Most of the illuskayya's rondoring of the now famous Parantaka
trations have been clearly produced. Comparatively epigraphs of Uttaramērür. His last essay is full accounts have been given of the Old Rajgur, on a Cola feudatory, Naralokavira by name, his Nalanda, Rohtasgarh and Khandagiri sitos, and achievements and charities. The whole series
of Maner. A plan of the Nåland area would of studies is a model of lucid criticism.
have been welcome. The chief defects noticed
F.J. R. Are the typographical errors, and mistakes due 1 Seo JBORS., XIX (1933), p. 121-122, 131. 2 anita 4799 caf' in Southern Text, bk. VI, ch. 9. 54. (Kumbakonam ed., p. 15.) 3 Hall, V.P., ii, 175, n. See McCrindlo, Ptolemy, p. 141, whore Po-na of Fa-hion is taken as Banu.
