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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
INCRIPTIONS OF THE KALACHURIS OF TRIPURI The inscription contains nine lines of writing of which the first eight are written breadthwise, while the last is written along the proper left margin. The writing covers a space II” in breadth and 7” in height, and is in a state of good preservation. The letters are irregularly formed and carelessly cut. In two places in 1.5 they seem to have been changed subsequently. Their size varies from .5” to .8â. The characters are Nāgarī. The language is Sanskrit and except for the last three lines, the inscription is in verse throughout. As regards orthography, v is used for b in Vrahma and Vrahm-ādtin l.I, the dental for the palatal sibilant in narēsvarah l.3, aisvaram, l.6 and Kēsava, 11.6 and 8 and n in place of anusvāra in Jayasinha, 1.4.The rule of euphony is unnecessarily applied in Narasiṁhadēvō, which occurs at the end of a hernistich in l.4, while it is neglected in Samrāṭ jīyā- in l.4. The inscription is of the reign of the Samrāţ Jayasiṁhadēva, the younger brother of the king Narasiṁhadēva who was a son of the king Gayākarņa, evidently of the Later. Kalachuri Dynasty of Tripurī. The object of it is to record the building of a temple of Iśvara (Śiva) by the nāyaka Kēśava of the Kātyāyana gōtra, who was the son of Āladēva. The latter was probably the son of the Brāhmaņa Āstaka. Kēśava was a resident of the village Sīkhā in Mā[la]vaka.
The inscription is dated in the year 928, on Sunday, the 6th tithi of the bright fortnight of Srāvaṇa when the moon was in conjunction with the asterism Hasta. The year and the tithi are expressed in numerical figures only. This date must, of course, be referred to the Kalachuri era. A; Dr. Kielhorn has shown, there were two Srāvaņas in the expired Kalachuri year 928, corresponding to 1176-77 A.C. The month Srāvaņa of the present date, though not further particularized, was the first or adhika (intercalary) Srāvaņa1; for the 6th tithi of the bright half of that month ended 7 h. 30 m. after mean sunrise on Sunday (the 3rd July 1177 A.C.) and the nakshatra Hasta also ended 16 h. 20 m. after mean sunrise on that day. The 6th tithi of the nija Srāvaņa on the other hand fell on Monday, the 1st August, on which day the nakshatra was Chitrā. Sunday, the 3rd July 1177 A.C., is thus the date of the present inscription. The village Sīkhā may be identical with Sīkhā which lies about 4 miles north-west of Jabalpur. The territorial division Mālavaka in which it was situated I am unable to identify.2 TEXT3 |
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