Epigraphia Indica Vol 22

SR No.: 032576
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hirananda Shastri
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India
Publication Year: 1933
Total Pages: 408
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 21 MB

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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
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Jaitrasimha of Mewār, who is mentioned in verse 5 of this record, and who is called Jēsala in v. 28 of the same.
Rāņā Tribhuvana (V. 19) was-the king of Gujarat after Bhimadēva II and was the contem. porary of Räval Jaitrasimha of Mewar.
Bhimasimba (V. 26) appears to have been the minister of Jaitrasimha and was killed in the fight, most probably fought between Tējahsimha of Mewar and Visaladēva of Gujarat.
Suratrāpa (V. 16) refers to the Sultan Shamsu'ddin Altamsh of Delhi, who had attacked Mewār and destroyed Nägda, its old capital.
Jaitramalla (V. 28) was the Paramāra king Jayatungidēva of Malwä.
Bhojaraja (V. 31) was evidently the Paramára king Bhöjadēva of Mälwa. He lived for sometime at Chitor and built there a temple of Siva, which is now called Advadji or Mökalji's temple.
Tribhuvananārāyana (V. 31) was the name of the temple as well as the title of the king Bhoja who built it. It was also called Bhojasvāmijagati.'
Visvaladēva (V. 48) was evidently Visaladēva, the younger son of Viradhavala, the Bäghēla ruler of Dhõlkā. He became the Rāņā after the death of his father in Samvat 1294 (A.D. 1238) and in Samvat 1300 (A.D. 1243) usurped the throne of Gujarāt after deposing its ruler Tribnuvana (Tribhuvana päla) referred to in v. 19 of this inscription.
As to the places mentioned in this record, Chiraküpa (V. 34) is the present village of Chiravā, about 8 miles north of Udaipur. Nāgadraha or Nāgahrada (Vv. 10 and 12 respectively) is now called Nägdā and was the old Capital of Mewar. Bhatalà (V. 16) is a village about twelve miles from Nägdā. Kotfadaka (V. 19) is the village of Köträ, one of the military stations in Mewar. Utthüņaka (V. 28) is the village of Arthūņā in the Bānswära State in Rājputāna
TEXT. Metres :-Vv. 10, 11, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 42, 44, 45, 47 and 48 Aryā; vv. 9, 12, 13, 14,15, 18, 22, 25, 32, 37, 49, 50 and 51 Anushțubh; vv. 1, 4, 5, 6, 26, 34 and 36 Upajāti; vy. 7, 38, 39, 40 and 43 Sardalavikridita ; vv. 41 and 46 Giti ; v. 2 Indravajrā ; v.3 Vaitāliya; V. 8 Mālini; v. 21 Rathoddhatā; v. 24 Vasantatilakā and v. 35 Indravarsā. 1 सिद्धम् ॥ श्रीं नमः श्रीमहादेवाय ॥ श्रीयोगराजखरनामधेयो देवो वृषांकः स
शिवाय वोस्तु । स्तुत: सदा यः प्रमदाप्रसत्रः किं किं प्रभुत्वं न ददाति
2 १ योगेश्वरी वो भवतु प्रसवा देवी स्वभावानवमप्रभावा । षीसंसाधनलीन
चित्तोगींद्रवंदरभिवंदितांतिः ॥२ गुहिलांगजवंशजः पुरा चितिपा3 लोत्र बभूव बप्पकः । प्रथमः परिपंथिपार्थिवध्वजिनीध्वंसनलालसाशयः ॥२ व(ब)
वतीतषु महीखरेषु श्रीपञ्चसिंहः पुरुषोत्तमोभूत् । सांगाद्यं यमवाप्य ल1 Ind. Ant., Vol. LVII, p. 33.
His son Rajasimha was also made a minister, as is clear from v. 29 of this record. • Ind. Ant., Vol. LIX, p. 166. • Ibid., Vol. LVII, p. 32.
Ibid., Vol. LVII, p. 33. • Ibid., Vol. LIX, p. 163-4. 1 An. Rep. Rajputana Museum, Ajmer, 1920-21, p. 4.
Duff's Chronology, p. 189. • Expressed by a symbol.