North Indian Inscriptions

INSCRIPTIONS OF THE KALACHURIS OF RATANPUR

RAJIM STONE INSCRIPTION OF PRITHVIDEVA II: YEAR 896

as feudatories or generals of the Kalachuri princes of Ratanpur whom they helped to extend their territories.

Of the localities mentioned in the present record, Vaḍahara as shown above, was probably situated in the country under the rule of the Bhañjas. R.B.Hiralal, however, thought that Vaḍahara was identical with Baḍahara, south of Mirzapur, and Bhaṭṭavila with Baghelkhaṇḍa. But the ancestors of Jagapāla seem to have come from the east, rather than from the north. Dāṇḍōra may be identified with the former State of Sargujā which was once called Bāis Dāṇḍōr as it included twenty-two zamindarīs. Kōmō has been already shown to correspond to the Pēnḍrā Zamindarī. Talahāri was the name of the southern portion of the Bilaspur tahsil, including Mallār and the surrounding territory.^¹ Saraharāgaḍha was shown by Dr. Kielhorn to be the ancient name of Sāraṅgarh, formerly a feudatory state in Chhattisgarh. Machakā-Sihavā is probably Mēchakā- Sihavā south of Dhamtarī, as suggested by R.B. Hiralal. Bhramaravadra may be identical with the Bhramarakōṭya maṇḍala in the former Bastar State.^² Kākayara still retains its old name in the form Kāṅkēr, formerly a feudatory state in Chhattisgarh. Kāntāra may be some forest tract not far from it. Kusumabhōga is perhaps identical with Kusmurra in the Dhamtarī tahsil, 18 m. south by west of Rājim. Kāndā-ḍōṅgara may be the southern portion of the former Bindra-Navagadh Zamindarī, where a range of hills still goes by the name of Kāndā. Finally, Śālmalīya, granted for the naivēdya of the deity, is said to be now deserted and in lieu of it the village Rōhaṇa situated not far from the ancient site of Śālmalī was subsequently granted. It lies 10 miles south-east of Rājim in the Mahāsamund tahsil and is still appropriated to the worship of Rājīvalōchana.

¹See 1. 6 of No. 96, below.
² Ep. Ind., Vol. IX, pp. 179 ff. There is again a hill called Bhamrāgarh in the former Ahiri Zamindarī of the Chanda District, where there are some ancient remains.
³ From the original stone and ink impressions.
⁴ Read – कलशोपरीन्द्रगोपक.
⁵ Kielhorn doubtfully read this word as च्छ्त्र, but the second akshara of it resembles त्र in नेत्र.
⁶ Read – चीवराल्ङकृत-.
⁷ The visarga is clear on the original.
⁸ This akshara may also be read as तृ, for the form of which see तृतिय: : in 1. 3. Read पञ्चहंसकुलानुरञ्जक-.
⁹ This visarga is superfluous.
¹⁰ This should be आधिपत्यमभवघस्य.
¹¹ The correct reading would be विवरभूमावुपाजितायामू, though this would offend against the metre. Metre of verses 1-12: Anushṭubh.
¹² Read तस्यानुजोभव
¹³ Read वासुदेवस्तथापि वा.
¹⁴ Read भायिलश्चाभवत्पुत्रो देसलश्चारिमर्द्दन:.
¹⁵ Read रिपूणां क्षयकारणमू