South Indian Inscriptions

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Altekar, A. S
Bhattasali, N. K
Barua, B. M And Chakravarti, Pulin Behari
Chakravarti, S. N
Chhabra, B. CH
Das Gupta
Desai, P. B
Gai, G. S
Garde, M. B
Ghoshal, R. K
Gupte, Y. R
Kedar Nath Sastri
Khare, G. H
Krishnamacharlu, C. R
Konow, Sten
Lakshminarayan Rao, N
Majumdar, R. C
Master, Alfred
Mirashi, V. V
Mirashi, V. V., And Gupte, Y. R
Narasimhaswami, H. K
Nilakanta Sastri And Venkataramayya, M
Panchamukhi, R. S
Pandeya, L. P
Raghavan, V
Ramadas, G
Sircar, Dines Chandra
Somasekhara Sarma
Subrahmanya Aiyar
Vats, Madho Sarup
Venkataramayya, M
Venkatasubba Ayyar
Vaidyanathan, K. S
Vogel, J. Ph
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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

CHHOTI DEORI STONE INSCRIPTION OF SANKARAGANA

this difference that the lower curve is turned to the left instead of to the right. The form of p in kapali, l.2 and puna, l.9, which closely resembles that of d is also noteworthy. L has three different shapes in lighataṁ, l.8, likhataṁ l.9 and likhitaṁ, l.10. The form of ś, the left limb of which has developed a curve separated from the vertical on the right and that of k which has a triangle on the left show that the inscription is not earlier than the seventh century A.D. On the other hand, j, though slanting, has not yet turned its middle horizontal bar into a vertical ; d and r show no tail and the upper part of p is not closed. In these respects the characters of the present inscription show a much earlier stage than those of the Kārītalāī stone inscription of Lakshmaṇarāja I, dated K. 593 (A.D. 841-42.)1 It does not, therefore, appear to be later than the middle of the eighth century A.D.2

The language is very incorrect Sanskrit, being probably influenced by the local dialect. Vishayē for instance is written as vuśē, l.6, and haïke used in the sense of iha. Except for a verse in praise of Śiva, the whole record is in prose. The orthography does not call for any special notice.

After the opening Siddhiḥ namaḥ, the inscription has a verse in praise of Śiva which indicates that the temple to which the inscribed pillar belonged must have been dedicated to Śiva. We are next told that during the reign of the illustrious Śaṅkaragaṇa, there was Chuṭu Nāgaka in (charge of) the vishaya of Kakandakuṭu. The next two lines are somewhat obscure, but they seem to record his donation of a granary (kadaru, Sanskrit kṛidara) in Karīkatin and Asēkatin which appear to be the names of two villages in the neighbourhood.

From the palaeography of the present inscription detailed above, it is clear that the king Śaṅkaragaṇa mentioned in it is identical with the homonymous ruler mentioned in the Saugor stone inscription. As shown in the article on that inscription, he probably flourished about the middle of the eighth century A.D.

There are three place-names mentioned in the present record, but none of them can be satisfactorily identified. Kakandakuṭu may be identical with Khuṭunda about 6 miles to the east of Deori, if we suppose that the original name has lost its initial part. Karīkatin, which in its initial portion resembles Kārītalāī (situated about 30 miles to the east), is perhaps represented by Khurai, 4 miles to the south of Deori Māḍhā. Asēkatin cannot be identified.

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^[1] Above, Vol. XXIII, p. 255 ff.
^[2] Cunningham thought that the characters of the inscription are perhaps as early as the 7th century. See his A. S. I. R., Vol. XXI, p. 159. R. D. Banerji, on the other hand, identified the king Śaṅkaragaṇa mentioned in it with the homonymous son of Lakshmaṇarāja (II) whom he placed in the middle of the tenth century A. D. See his Haihayas of Tripurī, etc. (M. A. S. I., No. 23), p. 13. But the characters of the inscription are too early for such a late date.
^[3] From inked estampages.
^[4] Expressed by a symbol.
^[5] The anusvāra on kha and śa is very faint.
^[6] This daṇḍa is superfluous.
^[7] What looks like an anusvāra on bha and ra is a fault in the stone.
^[8] Read durātmahā.
^[9] Perhaps pannaga-dhāri-kaṁkaṇaḥ is intended, but it does not yield a good sense. Read pannaga-hosta-kaṅkaṇaḥ.

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