CORPUS INSCRIPTIONIUM INDICARIUM VOL V

Svclrc, Udl Ttd Tirupati, Vasudev Vishnu Mirshi

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f ,. 4 CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM VOL. V INSCRIPTIONS OF THE VÂKÂTAKASARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM VOL. V INSCRIPTIONS OF THE VlKÂTAKAS EDITED BY Vasudev Vîshnu Mîrashi, M.A., D.Lîtt» Hony Piofessor of Ancient Indian History & Culture University of Nagpur GOVERNMENT EPIGRAPHIST FOR INDIA OOTACAMUND 196340-00Rs.Pnce: ARGHAEOLOGIGAL SURVEY OF INDIA PLATES PRINTED BV THE BIRECTOK, SHRVEV O. INDIA, EASTERN CIRCLE, CALCU' LETI^RPRESS PRINTED AT THE JOB PRESS PRIVATE LTD , KANPURPREFACE after the publication of the Inscriptions the Kalachun-Chëdi Era (Corpusof Inscrip-SOON tionum Indicarum, Vol IV)m I1955, thought of preparing a corpus of the inscriptions of the Vâkâtakas for the Vâkàtaka dynasty was the most , glorious one m the ancient history ofVidarbha, where I hâve spent the best part ofmy life, and I had already edited or re-edited more than half the number of its records I soon completed the work and was thmking of gettmg it pubhshedj when Shri A Ghosh, Director General of Archaeology, who then happened to bem Nagpur, came to know of it He offered to pubhsh it as Volume V of the Corpus Inscripùonum Indicarum Séries I was veiy glad to avail myself of the offer and submitted the work to the Archaeological Departmentm 1957 It was soon approved. The order for prmting it was given to the Job Press (Private) Ltd Kanpur, , on the 7th 1958 Owmg to varionsJuly, difficulties, the work ofprmtmg went on very slowly I am glad to find that it is now nearmg completion During the course of this work I hâve received help from several persons, for which I hâve to record hère my grateful thanks For the chapter on Architecture, Sculpture and Pamting I found G Yazdani's Ajanta very useful I am grateful to the Department of Archaeology, Government ofAndhra Pradesh, for permission to reproduce some plates from that work Dr B Ch Chhabra, DirectorJoint General of Archaeology, went through my typescnpt and made some important suggestions The Government Epigraphist for India rendered the necessary help m the préparation of the Skeleton Plates Shri V P. Rode, Curator of the Central Muséum, Nagpur, supphed the photographs of some panels recently discovered at Pavnar Prof N R Navlekar ofJabalpui kmdly read a proof of the Introduction and made some important suggestions To ail thèse friends I feel deeply mdebted Fmally, I thank Shri A Ghosh, Director General of Archaeology, for having mcluded this work m the Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Séries and the Director, Eastem Circle, Survey of India, for the excellent plates which illustiate the records in this Volume Nagpur V V MIRASHI ^Oth April, 1963CONTENTS Page (ix)Xist of Plates (xi)Abbreviations (xiu)Corrigenda INTRODUCTION Ghapter I The Discovery ofthe Vakâtakas i vII Vâkâtaka GhronologyChapter Ghronology ofAppendix—^A Note on Dr R C Majumdar's Genealogy and viithe Vakâtakas Vakâtakas xiChapter III The Home of the . xvii IV Early Rulers Brandi xxiGhapter V The Mam Branch xxix VI The Vatsagulma xxxivGhapter VII Administration xl VIII Religion xlivGhapter IX Society liii X Literature Architecture, Sculpture and Painting IxGhapter XI TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS Inscriptions of the main branch No IDëotek Stone Insciiption ofRudrasëna 1 Poonà Plates ofPrabhâvatïguptâ 5 Jâmb Plates ofPravarasêna II 10 IIBëlôrâ Plates (SetsA and B) of PraVarasëna 16 IIGhammak Plates ofPravarasêna 22 IISiwanï Plates of 28 Plates of Prabhâvatïguptâ 33Riddhapur Plates ofPravarasêna II 38Indore Plates II 43Dudiâ of "Tirôdî Plates of II 48 Wadgaon Plates ofPravarasêna II 53 Pattan Plates of II 57 Pândhumâ Plates of II . 63 Pâtnâ Muséum Plate of Pravarasêna II 69 R$.mtêk Plate of Pravarasêna II 73 76An unfinished Durg Plate Bâlâghât Plates of Prithivïshêna II 79 INSCRIPTIONS OF THE FEUDATORIES OF THE MAINBRANCH Bamhanï Plates ofBharatabala 82 XX-XXI Nachnê-kî-Talâï Stone Inscription ofVyâghradëva 89 «^nf Vv5orlirarl?x/o22 XXII Gam Stone Tnsrrmtinn(vin) CONTENTS Page INSCRIPTIONS OF THE VATSAGULMA BRANGH 9323 XXIII Eâsim Plates ofVmdhyasakti II 10124 XXIV India Office Plate ofDëvasëna FEUDATORIES OF THEINSCRIPTIONS OETHE MINISTERS AND BRANCHVATSAGULMA Inscription ofVarâhadëva 10325 XXV Ajantâ Cave 11226 XXVI Ghatôtkacha Gave Inscription ofVarâhadëva XVII 12027 XXVII Inscriptionm Ajantà Cave 131IndexLIST OF PLATES Facmg Page Map showmg places mentionedm Vakâtaka Inscriptions xvui Plate A The Image of Trivikrama from Râmtêk Between pages Ix & Ixi" "B The Panel Meeting ofBharata from Pavnar " "G The Panel Killmg ofValî from Pavnâr D (i) The Image ofGanga from Pavnâr Between pages-( Ixu & Ixiii (il) Inscription on the Image ofGangâ E The Temple at Tigôwâ F The Image of Gangâ on the Door-way of the Between pages Ixiv & Ixv temple at Tigôwâ L G The Image ofYamuna on the Door-way of the r Temple at Tigôwâ Between pages Ixiv & Ixv H The at Nachnâ t I The Plan of Gave XVI at Ajantâ Ixvi Dymg Sundarï IxviiiJ K The Plan of Gave XVII at Ajanta pages -i Between Ixx & IxxiL Greedy receivmg Ransom MoneyJûjaka M The Buddha, Yasôdhara and Râhula Ixxii The Front of XIX at AjantâN View Gave Between pages Ixxiv & Ixxv O The Plan of the Ghatôtkacha Gave I Dëotëk Stone Inscription ofRudiasëna I 4 II Poonâ Plates of Prabhâvatîguptâ 8 III Plates ofPravarasëna II Between pages 12& 13Jâmb IV Bëlôrâ Plates (Set A) ofPravarasëna II Facmg page 18 V Plates (Set B) of II page 20 VI Ghammak Plates ofPiavarasëna II Between pages 24& 25 VII Siwanï Plates ofPravarasëna II pages 30& 31 —VII (contd Seals of II) (i) Seal ofGhammak Plates, (ii) Seal ofSmanï Plates, (lii) Seal of Tirôdï Plates Facmg page 32 VIII Riddhapm Plates of Prabhâvatîguptâ page 36 IX Indore Plates of Pravarasëna II Facmg page 40 X Dudiâ Plates of II Between pages 46 & 47 XI Tirôdï Plates of II Facmg page 50 XII Wadgaon Plates of Pravarasëna II Between pages 54 & 55 60XIII Pattan Plates of II pages & 61 FacmgXIII (contd Pattan Plates of Pravarasëna II page 62) XIV Pândhurnâ Plates of II Between pages 66 & 67 of Facmg pageXIV (contd Pândhurnâ Plates Pravarasëna II 68) Pâtnâ Muséum of IIXV Plate Facing page 70LIST OF PLATESw Plate Facmg P XVI Râmtëk ofPlate Pravarasëna II Facmg page XVII An UnfimshedDm Plateg page XVIII Bâlâghât Plates of Pnthivïshëna II Between pages 80 & XIX Bahmanï Plates ofBharatabala pages 86 & XX Nachnë-kl-Talâi Stone Inscription (No I) ofVyaghradëva Facmg page XXI Nachnë-kî-Talâi Stone (No II) of page XXII Ganj Stone Inscription ofVyaghradëva Facmg page XXIII Bàsim Plates ofVmdhyas'akti II Between pages 96& XXIV India Office Plate ofDevasëna Facmg page ] XXV Ajantâ Gave Inscription ofVarâhadëva Facing page 1 XXVI Ghatôtkacha Cave Inscription ofVarâhadëva Facmg page 1 XXVII Inscriptionm Ajantâ Cave XVII 1page