Sambodhi 1977 Vol 06

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

Page 46

S. K. Sharma
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youngest son of Avantivarmā, the deposed king of Kanauj ( through the expert statemanship of Harsa) or he might have becn a cousin of Grabavarmā and Suva-suvra in the direct line of the Maukliāris, a prakrtimitra of Suva-suvra and a saha jamitra of Harsa or might have been an uncle of Grahavarmā and Suva-suvra. Kalyan Kumar Dasgupta himself appears to concur with our surmise when lie says that Grahavarma married Rājyasri while he was a King of Kanauj and it was after his death that some one of the Malkhari house sat upon the Mauk hari throne only to be ousted by Harsavardhana very soon.4 4 That some one according to Dasgupta was Suva-Suvra as in later days he has been illustrated as the progenitor of the later Maukhari dynasty, a scion of which Bhrguvarman by name, the crest jewal of the illustrious Varmans of the Mauk hari race married his daughter
th Cent. A.D.48 "Grahapatiriva gām gatah” referring to Grahavarna in 42 above makes it amply manifest that Bāna describes Grahavarmā as the reigning king and not a Crown prince.
Adityavarman, lśänavarman, Sarvavarman, Avantivarman and Grahavarnan having a younger brother in Suva-Suvra being the direct line of the Maukharis of Kanauj where Harsa Vardhana ultimataly became a usurper, it becomes pertinent to establish the position of Drdbavarmā. As already observed Udayana reinging in Kaušāmbi (Modern Kosam near Allahabad) must be Harsa the supreme sovereign of Thanesar and Kanauj having Ahicchatra bhukti4 6 representing modern Ramnagar near Barelly an area contiguous to Allahabad etc. Udayana defeating Drdhayarmā and reinstating him to the throne of Apgas must be Harsa on the same analogy. Dr. B. C Law has not tried to identify Dydhavarmā in relation to Harsa in his HGA1,47 Suva Suvra of the Nalanda seal4 8 readable as such also being not in apposition with the hereditary appalletions having varman as the second part of the name, poses a problem. It may be that Suyayarinan or Suvravarman or Suchavarman lost its varma from the name or may be that Drdhavarman was the variant name for suva or suvra who might have been Suvravarman, even. In that case Drdbavarmā and Suva or Suvra will be the two variants of the name of one and the same person, the younger brother of Grahavarinan who being imbecile and hostile to Harşa, a usurper of the throne of his elder brother, while his brother's wife was alive, incurred the anger of Harsa and lost his supermacy over Kanauj and established himself over the Angas where he might have had his sway as a viceroy during the reign periods of his father and elder brother. Being an uncle of Graharvarmā eveu le could usurp the throne of a nephew as his collateral and, therefore, 44 lbid p. 244
45 Ibid. 46 Banskhero insc L. 7, p. 146. HLI.: Dr R. B. Pandeya 47 p. 247
48 IHQ XXX VIII, p. 243.