The Indian Analyst
No. Findspot Dynasty King Date Language and alphabet Remarks
 

NAGPUR DISTRICT.

    CENTRAL PROVINCES.    
197 Nagpur.─Nāga image in the museum …. ….

….

Sanskrit in Nāgarī

Fragment.

198

Bahuriband.─Pedestal of a huge Jaina statue.

Kalachuri Gayākarṇadēva

….

Do.

 

199

Tigwan.─Back wall of the Gupta (?) temple.

…. ….

….

Sanskrit, Nāgarī

No. 31 of Hira Lal’s Inscriptions in the Central Provinces and Berar (2nd edition).

200

Same temple, right hand pillar

…. [Bhu]vanaikamalladēva

….

Sanskrit, Kuṭila characters.

Ditto.

201

Same pillar

…. …. …. Sanskrit, Nāgarī Ditto.
202

Left hand pillar, same temple

…. …. ….

Sanskrit (?), Shell characters.

Ditto.
203

Same pillar

…. ….

….

Sanskrit

In modern characters.

204

South wall, same temple

…. ….

….

Sanskrit (?), Shell characters.

Engraved in ornamental form.
  BILASPUR DISTRICT.          
205

Kōni.─ Stone near Śiva temple on the banks of the river Arpā.

Kalachuri Pṛithividēva Samvat 900 (Chēdi)

Sanskrit, Nāgarī

Records the erection of a Śiva temple, Śivapañchāyatana by a Brāhmaṇa called Purushōttama, who is credited with many other similar religious acts. It also registers the grant of the village Salōnī to the said Brāhmaṇa.

  REWA STATE.   CENTRAL INDIA.      
206 Mithouri.─On three facets of a  stone pillar, which originally served as shaft of a stone umbrella over a Buddha statue. …. ….

Year 80 of an unspecified era.

Sanskrit, Kushāṇa Brāhmī.

Refers  itself to the reign of Bhaṭṭāraka-mahārāja Vaṅgēśvara (?) Jāṅgata and records the erection of the stone umbrella over a Buddha statue.

 

DHARWAR DISTRCT. HANGAL TALUK.

  BOMBAY PRESIDENCY.      
207

Arshiṇaguppi.─Slab outside the temple of Siddhēśvara.

Rāshṭrakūṭa Amōghavarsha

Śaka 781, Pramāthi, Kāṛttika, Saṅkrānti.

Kannaḍa

Records the gift of the village Kiruguppudūr made to Kaṁkā ḷagoravar by Baṅke[ya], at the supplication of Purushuttama, for the god Jaḷagaraḷa when Ba[ṅke]ya was governing Banavāsi
12,000, Purushuttama was the Nāl-yāvuṇḍa and Kaliyamma was Ūr-gāvauṇḍa.




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