f,.4CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUMVOL. VINSCRIPTIONSOFTHE VÂKÂTAKASARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIACORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUMVOL. VINSCRIPTIONSOFTHE VlKÂTAKASEDITED BYVasudev Vîshnu Mîrashi, M.A., D.Lîtt»Hony Piofessor of Ancient Indian History & CultureUniversity of NagpurGOVERNMENT EPIGRAPHIST FOR INDIAOOTACAMUND196340-00Rs.Pnce:ARGHAEOLOGIGAL SURVEY OF INDIAPLATES PRINTED BV THE BIRECTOK, SHRVEV O. INDIA, EASTERN CIRCLE, CALCU'LETI^RPRESS PRINTED AT THE JOB PRESS PRIVATE LTD, KANPURPREFACEafter the publication of the Inscriptions the Kalachun-Chëdi Era (Corpusof Inscrip-SOONtionum Indicarum, Vol IV)m I1955, thought of preparing a corpus of the inscriptions ofthe Vâkâtakas for the Vâkàtaka dynasty was the most, glorious one m the ancient historyofVidarbha, where I hâve spent the best part ofmy life, and I had already edited or re-editedmore than half the number of its records I soon completed the work and was thmkingof gettmg it pubhshedj when Shri A Ghosh, Director General of Archaeology, who thenhappened to bem Nagpur, came to know of it He offered to pubhsh it as Volume V ofthe Corpus Inscripùonum Indicarum Séries I was veiy glad to avail myself of the offerand 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 7th1958 Owmg to varionsJuly, difficulties, the work ofprmtmg went on very slowly I amglad to find that it ...
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CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM
VOL. V
INSCRIPTIONS
OF
THE VÂKÂTAKASARCHAEOLOGICAL 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
196340-00Rs.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
, KANPURPREFACE
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, 1963CONTENTS
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
131IndexLIST 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 70LIST 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