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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[MARCH, 1884
man." Stanza 23, which is again complete, Ujjayini. The mention of the Vallabhs states that some prince vanquished his enemies king, who is introduced as spectator of the in Ujjayiui before the eyes of the Valle- combat, shows that, like his predecessors, bha king. The prince who issued the grant Krishọa was a nere vassal" to some sovereign was Kșishnaraja II, surnamed Akála- power, probably to the Rashtrakatus of Mân. varsha, and resided in Aik üles vara." yakheta or Malkhed. On the new moon of Chaitra of Saka Samvat The numerous omissions and general in810, the day of a solar eclipse," he granted to correctness of the grant might lead one to two Brahmanas the village of Kavithas &- consider it a forgery. As however Professor dhi, which belonged to the province of Kod- Jacobi of Münster has computed that a diskana, and was bounded on its western side by tinctly visible solar eclipse actually took place the port of Variavi, on the north side by on the day when the grant was issued, its the village of Vasuhârika.16
genuineness is proved beyond all doubts. The The question arises what relation existed omissions are easily accounted for by the want between the earlier Rashtrakațas and this of space, and the blunders by the scribe's lack Krishna. A priori, he might have belonged
of erudition. to some new branch line, as he resided in Aoku.
Transcript of the grant. leśvar, while the last two Gujarat Rathor
Plate I. princes of which we possess inscriptions dwelt
['jara FT-20 in Bharoch (Bharukachchha or Bhriguka
SPITE THT 4chchha"). But if we take into consideration
[]465 goi lle t the sbortness of distance between Bharoch ['] * * [ ]es are frafaand Ankulesvar and the fact that the second
AyoTAUSMIUT sf [f]aftof those two princes could dispose of a village far to the south of Ankulesyar while their [*] azoteroris: [: geri qaytaratcapital was situated to the north of it, it
ferrariffimae<TE [<] Tag 79becomes evident that Kțishņa II, Akal &
[] [R] TROSI Malaga varsha, must have been one of the direct Successors of Dhruva III, and that since the
सात्तिहारिहरिविक्रमधामधारी । भूlatter's time Bharoch had ceased to be the | [S] TATOTTA $: sf TS T Tcapital of the Gujarat Rathors. Accordingly
forma. [3] ART - king Dentivar man, whose name is preserved in the fragment of stanza 20, and who may [6] करटचुतदानदन्तिदन्तमहाररुचिरोल्लिखितान्स have been the father of Krishna II, must have
पीठः [क्ष्माप क्षिती क्षपितसत्रुरभू ruled in the interval between Saka 789, the date of No. III, and Saka 810, the date of the
[?] : #736751ÇRasers [] present grant. The expedition against Ujjain
तस्योपार्जितमहस तनयश्चतुरुदधिवwhich a Gujarat Rathor prince, probably [8] 4 [] La stagram Krishna II, himself undertook, would belong
fragrant [S] Terramarto the same period and perhaps still precede the accession of the Paramaras on the throne of
धिपचो13 This was also a Biruds of Dantidurga, and the ** The word werHT a ct whioh munt have ranged name of the earliest known R Ashtrakata king : se Mr.
among his titles is corrupt on the grant (plate IIb, line 2). Fleet's Kanarese Dynasties, p. 82.
19 See Professor Bühler's remarks; Ind. Ant. vol. V, 1. The modern Ankulosvar. The length of the vowel
p. 145; and vol. XII, p. 180. found in the grant is no error of the engraver, but
20 The two akaharas left out in the transcript are pointa to the old name of the town, which w Akrores vara as Professor Bühler informs me.
doubtful; they look like fa: 1. 4. This eolipse occurred on the morning of 15th April,
Stanza 1, 2. No. III, 1, 2.-Stansus 8 to 8 - No. III, SSS A.D.-J.B.
5 to 8.-Stanza 5; Tit looks like h.-Stanss 7 - No. 16 I do not find those places on the maps at my disposal, IU, 10.-Stanes 8 - No. III, 13.-Stansas 0 to 18 - No. III, bat Professor Bühler informs me that Variavi is the
15 to 19.-Stauss 11; the of H is only half-executed.modern Variky, a large village on the Tapti near Surát,
Stanzas 14, 15 - No. III, 22, 28.-Stades 16 - first half and Vasuharika has been identified by R.Ao Baheb
of No. III, 94.-Stansa 17 - No. III, 27.-Stansas 18, Mohanlal R. Jhaveri with the modern Vivari.
19 - No. III, 29, 80; in the fourth Pada of stanss 19 read * No. I, plate IIb, line 20; No. III, plato IIb, line 18.
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