North Indian Inscriptions

INSCRIPTIONS OF THE PARAMARAS OF MALWA

BĀNSWĀḌĀ COPPER-PLATE INSCRIPTION OF BHOJADEVA

Arthūṇā, which was in important centre under the Paramāras and which, with the hamlet Thalī, was then one and the same place. Vyāghradōra,[1] mantioned in the same line as a bhōga, appears to me the modern Bāgidōrā, the head-quarters of tehsīl in the Bāṅswāḍā District, about 45 kms. due south-west of it and at almost the same distance north-west of Thalī. Vaṭapadraka where the land was donated is probably the modern village of Barōdiyā, situated about 10 kms. north of Bāgiḍōrā or another village of the name of Barliyā which lies about double the distance to the south-west of Bāgidōrā.[2] And finally, Chhiñchhā, from where the donee’s ancestors had emigrat- ed (1.18) is the modern big village of the name of Chheench, lying about 10 kms. straight north of Bāgidōrā.

TEXT[3]

[Metres: Verses 1-2, 4-5 Anushṭubh ; vv 3,7 Vasantatilakā ; v. Indravajrā ; v. 8 Śālinī ; v. 9 Pushpitāgrā].

First Plate ; Second Plate

Second Plate ; First Plate

[1] For the reading of the name, see n. in the text.
[2] This view is not certain since there are some other villages with similarly sounding names in this tehsīt and also in the adjoining tehsīl of Garhī.
[3] From inked impression and photographs.
[4] Denoted by a symbol.
[5] As remarked by Hultzsch, this letter may also be read as dau. But I do not agree with him in reading the first akshara as Ghia. The akshara is damaged but the initial curve of y is clear in the photograph ; and it also appears that the engraver first cut a part of gh and without scratching it, corrected it to v. Thus I take the reading as Vyāghrādorā, which is also justified by the modern name of the place, as seen above. I am convinced about my reading of the name from the original also. The name also appears in No. 84,1.49.
[6] This and the preceding bracketed letter is each so formed as to show the combination of the palatal and the dental sibilants.
[7] The daṇḍa is redundant.
[8] This line is continued on the next plate.
[9] Nivartana is a measure of length, being equal to 400 sq. rods (yards) according to the Līlāvatī (1. 6). or 900 sq. yards. according to Kauṭilya (II. 20). and it is not known which of the two is intended here.
[10] The daṇḍa, which has faintly come out in the photograph but is clear in the impression. is redundant.

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