Indian Palaeography c14.s6.1

c14.s6.1

At Bijayagadh (Pl. IX. 7), in the former Bharatpur State, the most highly ornamental letters have been found in two inscriptions, one of the Yaudheyas and the other of a local king Vishṇuvardhana, dated in the (Vikrama) year 428 (A.D. 372–3). All the letters are characterized by a solid triangular head-mark. Ornamental flourishes occur in all the medial vowels, and graceful curves and bends are found in the verticals and horizontals of the letters. Influences from other regions can be seen in the looped varieties of *na* and *ṇa*, which may be ultimately traceable to the Deccan by way of Eastern Malwa, but the Kauśāmbī source cannot be overlooked, as it is definitely present in the use of the open-mouthed *ṇa* in the inscription of the Yaudheyas. There is not much difference in time between the two inscriptions.