Sambodhi 1976 Vol 05

Author(s): Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Sudarshan Kumar Sharma
the fact that Kirataraja Parvataka ruled in some hilly area situato to Ceylon but in the eastern extremity of the country (i. e. India). Sabaras and Kiratas have been treated synonymously by Dhadapala.143 Sabaraa were bblllas inhabiting the hilly regions round about Assam (Kamarupa) as described by Dhanapala while deproting and characteriaing the "atavībba" in contiguity of that area. Harivahana, on sojourn for his 'digvijaya' relates certain historical facts such as construction of a religious sanctuary (Dharmarnya) by the mantri Surānanda, 14 who was most probably the grand father of Rajasekhara, the poct-critic, the author of Viddhasala. bhanjika whose greatgrand-father Akalajalada was a crest-jewel of Maharastra. Surgnanda was a man of letters. Rajasekhara's father Durduka or Dubika took to Government service and rose to be the Chief-minlater. Rajasekhara was a court poet of the Gurjara Pratibaras,148 (Mahendra- pala and Mahipala) from whom Paramaras ultimately wrested the sover
eignty where by Harivahana (i e. Bhoja) ia reminded of Surananda whose memoir stood to his own days. There 18 reference to Nitivarma tho army19-chief holding charge of the Northern region, who killed the Huna Lord on the extremitics of the region having bills on its outskirts,146
According to Dr. Buddha Prakash147 Sıyaka-Harsa, Muaja and Sindhuraja all had subjugated the Hunas and Nitivarma might have been the army-in-Chief of Sindhuaja after whom Bhoja had no difficulties in keeplog them under control Harivahana's satisfaction over their peaceful co-existence testifies this point.
References : 1 Tilak amafjart-Publshed in three volumos by Sri Vijayalávanya Surikvara Jflanaman
dira, Botad, Saurabra. Vol I pp. 32-35 Vol 1V not yet published for the last part Nirnaya Sagara Press ed. 18 consulted
hero, Dr. N M Kantara's Text is still unpublished 2 Rock-Island of Abu In the Strahl state of Rajaputana, Historical Geography of Ancient
India by Dr B. C Law, p 22
Introductory verss 39, 49. pp 33-35 TM Vol T 4 Nihbegavanmaya vido'pi Jindgamoktah, drotum kathah samupajátakutahalanya 1 tayl
vadatacaritasya vinodahetoh. rajdab sphutadbhutarasa racita katheyam,
TM Introductory verso 50, p 40 5 But Jainaa in the persent Text. 6 Kadacidrajia Seva lathatam prstaḥ sva Tilakamafijari Vaiyagryam Jagau. p 41 7 Samkı-the village in the Farrukhabad diett of UP HGAI, p. 142. 8 Navasabasankacaritam XI 64-71 pp. 170-172 Chaukhamba Series editon 9 Ancient Historians of India by V, S. Pathak. p 160 10. Ibid pp. 157-158 11 Ibid p. 160 12 Ibid p. 169