Epigraphia Indica Vol 01

SR No.: 032555
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jas Burgess
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India
Publication Year: 1893
Total Pages: 528
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 21 MB

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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
or officer charged with the execution of the grant, was the Mahdsdmanta-mahardja Skandagupta who held the office of pramdtri. This personage is probably the same Skandagupta who, according to Bana," was "the master of the elephant" at the death of Rajyavardhana and addressed to his prince the well-known speech full of political wisdom and historical allusions. The order to engrave the inscription was given by the chief of the mahakshapatalika's office, or the great keeper of the records, samanta-mahardja fóvaragupta, and it was carried out by one Gurjara, whose name no doubt is derived from his caste.10
The date of the grant, Samvat 25, Margastrsha vadi 6, clearly refers to the Sriharsha era. Since the discovery of Mr. Bendall's inscription of Amsuvarman. dated Samvat 84, it is not doubtful that the era began in 606 A.D. Our date consequently corresponds to November December 631 or, if the years are taken as elapsed, to 632 A.D. I am unable to offer any suggestion regarding the situation of Pinthika, where Harsha's camp of victory, which included elephants, horses and boats, was located at the time when the edict was issued.
TRANSCRIPT. L. 1. पो" स्वस्ति महानौहस्यग्वजयस्कन्धावारात् पिन्थिकायाः महाराजश्रीनरवनस्तस्य पुत्रस्तत्या.
दानुध्यात: श्रीवविणोदेव्यामुत्पन्नः परमादित्यभक्तो L. 2. महाराजश्रीराज्यवर्जनस्तस्य पुचस्तत्पदानुध्यात: श्रीअप्सरोदेन्यामुत्पनः परमादित्यभक्तो महा
राजश्रीमददित्यवईनस्तस्य पुचस्तत्पादानुध्यातः श्रीमहाL. 3. सेनगुप्तादेव्यामुत्पबचतुःसमुद्रातिकान्तकीर्तिः प्रतापानुरागोपनतान्यराजो वर्याश्रमव्यवस्थापनप्रह
तचक्र एकचकरथ एव प्रजानामार्सिहरः L. 4. परमादित्यभक्तः परमभहारकमहाराजाधिराजश्रीप्रभाकरवईनस्तस्य पुत्चस्तत्पादानुध्यात: सितय.
श:प्रतानविच्छरितसकलभुवनमण्डल: परिग्रहीतL. 5. धनदवरुणेन्द्रप्रभतिलोकपालतेजाः सत्पथोपार्जितानेकप्रविणभूमिप्रदानसम्प्रीणितार्थिदयोति
शयितपूर्वराजचरितो देव्याममलयशोमत्यां L. 6. श्रीयशोमत्यामुत्पन्नः परमसौगत: सुगत इव परहितैकरत: परमभहारकमहाराजाधिराजबीराज्य
वहनः राजानी युधि दुष्टवाजिन इव श्रीदेवगुप्ता - L. 7.
दयः क्लत्वा येन कयामहारं विमुखा सर्वे समं संयताः [1] उत्खाय द्विषती विजित्य वसुधा कृत्वा प्रजानां प्रियं
प्राणानुजितवानरातिभवने सत्यानुरोधेन यः []" तस्थानुजL. 8. स्तत्पादानुध्यात: परममाहेखरो महेश्वर इव सर्वसत्वानुकम्पी परमभधारकमहाराजाधिराज
श्रीहर्षः श्रावस्तीभुक्तो कुण्डधानीवैषयिकसोमकुण्डिकापामे L. 9. समुपगता महासामन्तमहाराजदौम्साधसाधनिकप्रमातारराजस्थानीयकुमारामात्योपरिकविष
यपतिभटचाटसेवकादीन्प्रतिवासिजनपदाच समाSriharshacharita, p. 417.
L. 6 Read.7., It looks as if the engraver Lad * It may be mentioned that Gurjara satradháras are tried to remove the voweli. met within the present day.
"Metre of the verse, Sardalavikridita. + Journey to Nepal, pp. 74-78.
20L. Read समुपगतान् ; the Sanskrit form of प्रमावार is L.1 Real चों.
hre. Rend ts; the reading of the plate may be L. Read यसरी यौमदादित्य.
जनपदान्य.