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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
EPIGRAPHIA INDICA same alteration, the three inscriptions of the 31st year[1] are dated “ from the prosperous camp of victory, pitched at the prosperous Ârâma.” Lines 3-6 contain a verse which celebrates the king under his surname Janamêjaya─ contracted into ‘ Janmêjaya ’ for the sake of the metre─ and states that he claimed descent from the race of the Moon (Sôma-vaṁśa). The same verse occurs in the grant of the sixth year, where it is placed at the end of the whole document (ll. 43-45). Then follows the preamble of the grant itself (l. 6 ff.) :─ “ This Paramabhaṭṭâraka Mahârâjâdhirâja Paramêśvara, the ornament of the race of the Moon (Sôma-kula-tilaka), the lord of Trikaliṅga, the glorious Mahâbhavaguptarâjadêva,─ who meditates at the feet of the P. M. P., the glorious Mahâśivaguptarâjadêva,[2]─ being in good health, having worshipped the Brâhmaṇas in the village of Satallamâ attached to the Kaśalôḍâ district (vishaya), commands the ryots residing in that (village), the inhabitants of that district at the time, (and) all servants of the king, (viz.) collectors, attendants, irregular and regular soldiers, spies, staff-bearers, eunuchs, favourites of the king, etc.”
The king then states that he granted this village (viz. Satallamâ, l. 9) by a copper-plate edict (tâmra-śâsana, l. 19) “ to the Bhaṭṭaputra Sânthakara, son of Dhṛitikara (l. 17 f.), who belonged to the Gautama gôtra, who had the three pravaras of Gautama, Âṅgirasa and Autathya, who studied the Vâjasanêyi-Mâdhyandina śâkhâ, who had immigrated from the village of Purushamaṇḍapa in the Ôḍra country (dêśa), (and) who resided in the village of Murujuṅga.” Of the proper names mentioned in this passage I can identify none besides Ôḍra, which is the Sanskṛit form of Oḍḍa,i.e. Orissa.[3] 11 verses from the Dharmaśâstra are quoted in ll. 23-38. The follows the date of the grant :─ “ In the victorious reign of the P. M. P., the ornament of the race of the Moon, the lord of Trikaliṅga, the glorious Janamêjayadêva,─ in the eighth year, in the second half of the month of Kârttika, on the twelfth tithi.─ and in figures : Saṁvat 8, Kârttika śudi 12.” The Dûtaka was the Mahâmahattama Bhaṭṭa Sâdhâraṇa, son of Śôbhana (l. 41 f.). This person must be the same as the donee of three other grants of Mahâbhavagupta I., where he is called the Bhaṭṭa Mahattama Sâdhâraṇa, son of Bhaṭṭa Śôbhana,[4] and he seems to have been the prime-minister of the king.[5] According to ll. 42-44, “ this edict was written by the Kâyastha Âllava, son of Kailâsa, who was attached to the Mahâsândhivigrahi Râṇaka Mallâdatta, son of Dhâradatta.” The same minister is referred to in the remaining published inscriptions of Mahâbhavagupta I. In the three grants of the 31st year he is called Malladatta,[6] while the grant of the sixth year has Mallâdhâradattasuta,[7] which, as the new grant suggests, is meant for Mallâ[datta], son of Dhâradatta.
The inscription ends with the statement that it was engraved by Saṁgrâma, son of Rayaṇâ-ojjhâ.[8]
[1] Above, Vol. III. p. 347, text line 1.
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