Indian Palaeography c20: Index

Indian Palaeography c20

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Index

c20.1

(omitting bibliographical lists and glossary)

Abhona plates of Śaṅkaragaṇa, 167–8. Acute-angled style, 113, 115. Ajanta inscriptions, 66–68. Alamanda plates of Anantavarman, 190. Alberuni, 7, 8, 112, 113. Allahabad municipal museum inscription, 89. Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudra Gupta, 84, 100, 102–3, 108, 122, 123, 124, 125, 129, 132, 148, 198. Amaravati inscriptions, 69, 72, 97–99. Amauna inscription, 124–6, 133. Ānanda inscriptions, 187, 192–3. Anchor-shaped *ya*, 243, 246. Andhau inscription, 83. Andhra coin palaeography, 67–68. Āndhrī style, 112. Ang Chumnik inscription, 236–7. Ang Pon inscription, 236–7. Angular *bha*, 87, 88, 91, 123, 134, 138, 143, 144, 146, 148, 156, 159, 162, 163, 167, 169. Angular *da*, 89, 97, 103. Angular *ḍa*, 103. Angular form of *a* with a knot, 142, 148, 149. Angular *ga*, 38, 86, 91. Angular type of *a*, 86, 97, 142. Angular *va*, 62, 64. Annamalai inscriptions, 112, 202–4. Antialcidas, coin legends of, 52, 62. Aphsad inscription of Ādityasena, 127–9. Arakan inscriptions, 231, 241. Arang plates of Bhīmasena II, 163, 176. Ardhanāgarī, 112. Arikamedu inscriptions, 53, 73–74. Asirgadh seal, 118. Aśoka, 2, 8, 24, 29, 30, 31, 50, 55, 77, 167, 215, 217, 246, 252, 254, 257, 262, 264. Ayodhya inscription, 57, 59.

c20.3

Babington, 1. Badal pillar inscription, 1. Bajaur casket inscription, 265. Banavasi inscription, 99–100. Bandhogadh inscriptions, 91. Bannahalli plates of Kṛishṇavarman, 183, 224. Banskhera plate of Harshavardhana, 118, 127–9. Barah plate of Bhojadeva, 161, 164. Barli inscription, 51, 54, 56, 62–63. Barth, 227. Barua, B. M., 13. Basarh seal of Dhruvasvāminī, 100. Bayang inscription, 236–7. Beaked type of *cha*, 86, 93, 94, 97, 123, 127, 138, 143, 145, 151, 156, 157, 163, 170, 188, 222, 242. Bendall, 136. Bergaigne, 227. Besnagar inscription of Heliodorus, 52, 56, 57, 62. Bhadravarman's inscriptions, 230, 233, 234, 237. Bhagwanlal Indraji, 136, 138. Bhaikshuki style, 112. Bhaja inscriptions, 62–63. Bhambor inscriptions, 112. Bhandarkar, D. R., 104. Bhārhut inscriptions, 57–59. Bhattiprolu inscriptions, 7, 29, 54, 68, 69–72, 98, 112, 187. Bhavanagar plates of Śīlāditya IV, 170. Bhilsa inscription, 62–63. Bhitari pillar inscription, 104, 110, 122–3. Bhita seals, 100, 101. Bihar inscription of Skanda Gupta, 123–4. Bihar Kotra inscription of Naravarman, 157–8. Bijayagadh inscriptions, 77, 79, 81, 93, 103, 155. Bilsad inscription of Kumāra Gupta I, 111, 114, 156, 172–3. Bipartite *ya*, 128, 133, 134, 140, 146, 147, 151, 160, 163, 164, 199, 224. Blagden, B., 227, 243. Bodhgaya inscription, 56, 57, 118. Bodhgaya inscription of Mahānāman, 127–9. Bower MS., 4, 118, 121, 141, 148–51, 153. Bow type of *dha*, 91, 99. Box headed type, 80, 171.

c20.4

Bṛihatphalāyana inscriptions, 116, 187–8. British Museum plate of Vijaya Skandavarman, 198–9. Broad type of *bha*, 158, 166, 167, 169, 175, 181, 185, 188, 189, 197, 198, 202, 229, 232, 233, 245. Broad type of *cha*, 169, 175, 181, 185, 189, 190, 201, 233. Broad type of *dha*, 167, 169, 183. Buchkala inscription of Nāgabhata, 161. Buddhagupta, Mahānāvika, 230, 239. Bühler, J. G., 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 23, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 39, 41, 44, 46, 51, 55, 59, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 71, 100, 108, 113, 115, 116, 141, 152, 153, 154, 171, 227, 251, 253, 255, 256, 259, 261, 262, 263. Bukit Mariam inscription, 239–40. Bulged form of *dha*, 128, 134, 140, 146, 147, 151, 159, 160, 164. Bulged form of *tha*, 128, 133, 134, 135, 140, 146, 151, 160, 164. Burgess, James, 3, 4, 65, 66, 108. Burmese script, 241. Burnell, A. C., 3, 68, 108, 227.

c20.5

Cave inscriptions of the south, 51, 69, 72–73, 84, 225. Ceylonese Buddha era, 219. Chakmak plate of Pravarasena II, 174–5. Chālukya inscriptions, 11, 112, 161, 168, 174, 176, 180, 182, 183, 200 (*see also* Western and Eastern Chālukya). Chamba style, 146–7. Cham inscriptions, 227, 234. Chanda, R. P., 64, 98. Chandravalli inscription of Mayūraśarman, 116. Charsadda relic casket inscription, 269. Chendlur plates, 195. Chhabra, B. Ch., 67, 222, 227, 228. Chikkula plates, 190. Cho Dinh inscription, 222, 233–4. Chura (or Narsaraopet) plate, 194, 202. Ci-Aruton inscription, 238–9. Circle type of medial *i*, 116, 156, 157, 165, 167, 170, 176, 182, 186, 189, 196, 199, 200, 201, 203, 224, 225, 235. Coedès, G., 227. Coin palaeography, 59–62. Cork-screw type of *ra*, 62, 63. Crescentic form of *ya*, 56, 58, 94, 98, 219, 246.

c20.6

Cross form of *ṛi*, 83, 121, 150. Cunningham, A., 3, 251, 255. Curled form of medial *i*, 130. Curled type of medial *e*, 199, 203, 235, 237. Cursive form of Kushāṇa *na*, 143, 148. Cursive forms (of writing), 6, 7, 8, 82, 90, 119, 131, 170, 254. Cursive type of medial *O*, 157, 166, 197, 198, 235. Cursive writing, 113, 119, 120. Curved Chālukyan *ta*, 183, 185, 186. Curved *la*, 166, 168, 169, 170, 177, 179, 180, 181, 183, 185, 186, 188, 190, 196, 200. Curved tip form of *ra*, 72, 85, 88, 158, 166, 169, 174, 179, 180, 181, 185, 188, 192, 199, 220. Curved type of *a*, 86, 122, 133, 140, 145, 146, 147, 150, 153, 156, 157, 158, 159. Curved type of medial *au*, 166, 168, 174, 182, 200, 201, 233, 244. Curved type of medial *u*, 168–9, 174. Cuttack Museum plates of Mādhavavarman, 129.

c20.7

Dagger-shaped *ka*, 52. Damodarapur copper plates, 120. Darsi plate, 194, 199–200. Daśaratha, 50, 55, 57. Dasgupta, C. C., 10, 260, 262, 263. Deccani *bha*, 66. Deccani *chha*, 67, 91. Deccani *kha*, 96, 99. Deccani style, 11, 112, 170–1, 173–5, 176, 233. Deccani *ta*, 67, 82, 87, 97, 164, 188, 189, 193, 196, 198, 199, 218, 220. Deobarnark inscription of Jīvitagupta, 127–9. Dewal inscription, 116. Dharmāditya, 132, 133. Diringer, David, 8, 17, 23, 24, 29, 255. Dirwārī or Drāviḍī style, 112. Double-axe form of *jihvāmūlīya*, 84. Double-curved *da*, 126, 128, 134, 143, 145, 146, 151, 159, 160, 229, 239, 242, 245. Double looped variety of *chha*, 86, 138, 143, 147, 163, 169. Double roof type of *i*, 166, 169, 170, 182, 191, 223, 224, 236, 240. Drāviḍī script, 7, 68–69. Duwe Gala cave inscription, 8, 217.

c20.8

Eastern Chālukya inscriptions, 191–2, 202. Eastern Gaṅga inscriptions, 111. Eastern Malwa style, 103–4.

c20.9

Eastern variety of *a*, 134. Elliot, Walter, 1. Equalization of verticals, 6, 52, 58, 62, 63, 92, 94. Eran coins, 28, 61. Eran inscription of Budha Gupta, 158-9. Eran inscription of Samudra Gupta, 100, 103, 111, 172, 174. Eran inscription of Toramāṇa, 158-9.

c20.10

Fabri, C. L., 21. Flat-topped *kha*, 127, 133, 138. Flat-topped *ṭa*, 160, 163. Fleet, J. F., 3, 4, 5, 81, 84, 100, 108, 113, 115, 116, 136, 150, 174, 176, 198. Florid writing, 6. Foot-mark, 113, 121, 124, 126, 127, 130, 131, 133, 134, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 156, 157, 159, 160, 162, 165, 172, 222, 254, 260, 262, 263, 264, 265. Foot-type of *cha*, 166, 168, 191, 196, 197, 198, 203, 223, 224. Foot-type of *e*, 169, 170, 183, 184, 192, 198, 201, 203, 235, 239, 240. Fou-nan, 230, 231, 234, 238, 239. Fugitive writing, 131.

c20.11

Gadhwa inscription of Chandra Gupta II, 101. Gangadhar inscription of Viśvavarman, 157-8. Gaṅga inscriptions, 174, 176, 178, 179, 190-1, 237. Gaṅga year, 177, 178, 190. Gaurī style, 112. Gautamīputra Sātakarṇi's inscriptions, 94-95, 97, 219. Gaya (spurious) plate of Samudra Gupta, 127-9. Gelb, I. J., 23, 24. Ghosundi inscription, 52, 62-63. Ghughrahati copper plate, 132-3. Gnoli, R., 135, 138, 139. Gopachandra, 132. Gorantla plates of Attivarman, 192-3, 235. Grantha character, 112, 194, 197, 216, 224, 225, 231. Gujarātī, 165, 170. Gum inscription, 146-7. Gunaighar plate of Vainya Gupta, 132-3. Gunji inscription, 91-92. Gupta era, 136, 169, 170. Gupta style, 100-4.

c20.12

Gurjara inscriptions, 111, 165, 167-8, 173, 176, 178, 184, 196, 236. Gwalior inscription of Mihirakula, 158-9.

c20.13

Haku Siri, 97. Halingyi inscription, 244. Halsi plates, 181-2. Han Chey inscription, 236. Haraha inscription of Īśānavarman, 124-6. Hāritīputra Sātakarṇi, 99. Harkness, H., 1. Harsha era, 136, 137. Harshavardhana, 110, 127, 128, 129, 136, 139. Hathigumpha inscription, 50, 51, 57-58. Head-form of *na*, 126, 128, 134, 140, 146, 147, 160, 179. Head-mark, 79-82, 85, 87, 89, 90, 91, 94, 96, 97, 98, 99, 101, 103, 104, 108, 109, 113, 120, 122, 124, 129, 131, 133, 134, 135, 137, 139, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 149, 153, 156, 157, 159, 160-5, 167, 169-77, 190, 191, 194, 199, 201, 220, 221, 222, 223, 229, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, 240, 242, 243, 246. Heliodorus, 52, 56, 62, 63, 65. Heras, H., 13, 17, 18. Hévesy, G. de, 14. Hirahadagalli inscription, 193, 197-8. Hmawza, 231, 241, 243, 244. Hoernle, Rudolf, 4, 5, 6, 10, 100, 118, 141, 148, 149, 150. Holle, K. F., 3, 227. Hon-cuc inscription, 233-4. Hooked *ha*, 90, 91, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 103, 132, 133, 138, 139, 144, 162. Hooked *la*, 91, 103, 132, 133, 138, 139, 144, 162. Hooked *ya*, 83, 88, 89, 90, 93, 96, 101, 126, 175, 233, 235, 238, 239. Horiuzi palm leaf MS., 113, 121, 141, 151-4. Hrozny, B., 13. Hultzsch, Ernst, 4, 43, 261, 263. Hunter, G. R., 8, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18.

c20.14

Ikshvāku records, 98-99, 111, 117. Ikshvāku style, *see* Nagarjunikonda style. Indo-Greek Kharoshṭhī coin legends, 264-5. Indor plate of Skanda Gupta, 120, 142, 143, 148. Inscriptions of Banavasi branch of the Kadambas, 183. Inscriptions of Parivrājakas, 102-4.

c20.15

Inscriptions of Śarabhapura kings, 111, 176–7, 201. Inscriptions of Uchchhakalpas, 162–4. Ipur plates of Mādhavavarman I, 189.

c20.16

Jambu inscription, 238–9. Jayaswal, K. P., 51. Jirjingi plates of Indravarman, 177. Jogeyyapeta inscription, 77. Johnston, E. H., 227. Jones, William, 3. Junagadh inscription of Rudradāman, 96. Junagadh inscription of Skanda Gupta, 165–6, 168, 232.

c20.17

Kāda coins, 60–61. Kadamba inscriptions, 111, 116, 174, 176, 180–3, 184, 199, 216, 222, 235. Kadamba style, 100, 184. Kahaum inscription of Skanda Gupta, 124. Kailan plate of Dhāraṇa Rāta, 133–4. Kalachuri year, 162, 166, 167, 177. Kali era, 202. *Kalpanāmanditikā*, 147–8, 244. Kanakhera inscription, 92. Kanaswa inscription of Śivagaṇa, 161. Kangra style, 146. Kangra valley inscriptions, 65, 251. Kannada script, 112. Kannadi, 180. Kanteru plates of Vijaya Skandavarman, 189. Karamdanda inscription, 104, 110, 122–3. Karle inscriptions, 66–68, 95. Karṇāṭa style, 112. Kathiawadi style, 111, 112, 165, 168–70. Kauśāmbī style, 90, 100–4, 109, 123, 124, 129, 137, 143, 147, 155, 162, 167, 173. Kawgun cave inscription, 231, 241, 246–7. Kebon Kopi inscription, 238–9. Kedah inscribed stone, 230, 239. Kedukan Bukit inscription, 240–1. Kern, H., 227. Khaḍga inscriptions, 134–5. Khalimpur copper plate of Dharmapāladeva, 134–5. Khandagiri cave inscriptions, 58. Kirarī inscription, 92. Koetei, 237. Kollair plates of Nandivarman, 189. Kondamudi plates of Jayavarma, 187–8, 193, 196, 197. Kondane inscriptions, 66–68. Kosam inscription of Kanishka, 89.

c20.18

Kotakapur inscription, 240–1. Kudgare plates of Māndhātṛivarman, 177. Kura inscription of Toramāṇa, 142, 143, 144. Kurram casket inscription, 260. Kuṭila *ka*, 127. Kuṭila style, 113, 114, 115, 121, 127, 128, 129, 130, 133, 134, 139, 140, 146, 147, 151, 153, 160, 161, 163, 164, 241, 242, 243. Kyundawzu plates, 246.

c20.19

Lakhamandal inscription, 110. Langdon, 14, 17. Lārī or Lāṭī, 112 (see also Kathiawadi style). Left rounded stroke for *ri*, 157, 232, 233. Lévi Sylvain, 136. Lin-i, 231, 237. Looped form of *ma*, 164, 169, 170, 175, 181, 183, 200, 202, 229. Looped form of *Śa*, 134, 135. Looped *ka*, 127, 134, 140, 146, 147, 150, 154, 160, 190. Looped *na*, 90, 93, 98, 99, 101, 103, 123, 126, 131, 138, 139, 140, 144, 158, 159, 162, 163, 164, 166, 168, 169, 170, 175, 176, 191, 196, 201, 223, 233, 234, 235, 237, 238, 240, 242. Looped *ṇa*, 93, 98, 158, 166, 168, 169, 175, 176, 178, 203, 223, 233, 234, 235, 237, 239, 240. Looped *sa*, 90, 100, 101, 102, 103, 124, 126, 132, 144, 147, 162. Looped *ta*, 97, 99, 183, 190, 192, 200, 201, 203, 220, 222, 223, 224, 225, 234, 235, 237, 238, 240. Looped type of *ña*, 158. Looped *ya*, 89, 93, 101, 140.

c20.20

Madhara inscriptions, 111, 174, 176, 179, 200, 230, 237. Madhuban plate of Harshavardhana, 118. Magdur grant, 194, 200–1. Magha inscriptions, 90. Mahānāman's inscription, 115. Mahasthan Brahmi inscription, 43, 50, 51, 56–57. Mahāvīra era, 51. Maitrakas of Valabhī, 161, 165, 168–70, 240. Majhgawan plates, 81, 162. Majumdar, N. G., 64, 88. Mālava year, 159. Malayan seal, 228, 230, 239. Mallasarul inscription, 132–3.

c20.21

Malvalli inscriptions, 99–100, 180–1, 184. Malwārī, 112. Mamallapuram inscriptions, 112, 202. Mamane Dheri inscription, 269. Mandasor inscription of Yaśodharman, 149, 157–8, 159–60, 173. Manikiala, 251. Mansehra inscriptions, 252, 260–4. Marshall, Sir John, 12, 15, 16, 55, 64, 73, 81, 84, 88. Mathura inscription of Chandra Gupta II, 104, 142–4, 148. Mathura Lion Capital inscription, 266. Mathura styles of writing (Śaka Kshtrapa), 58, 59, 63–64, 73, 74, 89, 92, 95, 111, 218, (Kushāṇa) 78, 85–88, 90, 91, 100, 104, 110, 122, 124, 125, 147, 149, 150, 172, 244, (Later styles) 141–6. Mattepada plate of Dāmodaravarman, 192–3. Maukhari inscriptions, 124–6, 132. Maunggun gold plates, 231, 246. Max Müller, 113, 141, 151, 153. Mayidavolu plates of Śivaskandavarman, 187, 193, 195–7, 198. Mehrauli iron pillar inscription of Chandra, 110, 114, 144–5, 156. Meriggi, 13. Mirashi, V. V., 229. Mohenjodaro inscriptions, 81, 84, 252. Mon inscriptions, 227, 247. Müller, Edward, 215. Mungir plate of Devapāla, 135. Myakdoni inscription, 99–101. Myazedi inscription, 243–5. Myson inscription, 233–4.

c20.22

Nachne ki Talai inscription of Vindhyaśakti, 174. Nāgara (or Nāgarī) style, 112, 113, 122, 129. Nāgarī script, 110, 111, 153. Nagarjuni cave (in Bihar) inscription, 55. Nagarjunikonda style, 77, 79, 83, 97, 98, 112, 182, 186–7, 192, 193, 195, 221. Nagda inscription of Aparājita, 160–1. Nahapāna inscriptions, 94–95. Nail-headed letters, 81, 113. Nalanda stone inscription of Yaśovarman, 129, 153, 154. Nanaghat inscriptions, 50, 53, 66–68, 72, 93, 94, 219, 225. Nanjio, B., 113. Narsapur plates of Vijayadevavarman, 189. Nasik inscription of Haku Siri, 94. Neak Ta Dambhang Dek inscription, 234. Negama coins from Taxila, 50, 60. Nepali era, 136. Nidhanpur copper plates of Bhāskaravarman, 133–4, 141. Nirmand inscription of Samudrasena, 146, 148. Nogawa plates of Dhruvasena, 169–70. Northern character, 5, 69, 108, (eastern variety) 5, (western variety) 5. Notched *bha*, 84, 87, 89, 103.

c20.23

Oc-èo (seals), 228, 231. Ojha, Gaurishankar Hirachand, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 23, 44, 51, 54. Omgodu grant of Siṁhavarman, 202. Omgodu grant of Vijayaskandavarman, 194. Oṁ symbol, 118, 121. Open-mouthed *ma*, 83, 84, 90, 104, 126, 145, 146, 147, 162, 242, 246. Open-mouthed *ṇa*, 88, 90, 93, 101, 103, 104, 123, 125, 131, 133, 138, 139, 143, 144, 146, 147, 151, 156, 159, 160, 162, 163, 167, 169, 179, 190, 198, 225, 230, 236, 239, 240, 247. Open-mouthed triangular form of *bha*, 130, 140, 161, 164, 202, 203. Open-mouthed triangular form of *sa*, 130, 140, 161, 164, 202, 204.

c20.24

Pabhosa inscription, 57–58. Pahladpur inscription, 89. Paithan plates of Govinda III, 164–5. Pallava inscriptions, 111, 112, 116, 174, 176, 180, 192, 194, 200, 230, 231, 236, 238, 241. Panali Nala inscriptions, 146–7. Panamalai inscriptions, 202–4. Pandey, Rajbali, 9. Panjtar inscription, 267. Pantaleon, coin legends of, 52, 60. Paranavitana, S., 215. Pardi plates of Dahrasena, 166–7. Pargiter, F. E., 132. Parivrājakas, 162–4. Pattadakal inscription, 114. Pen (broad or edged), 52, 77, 85, 113, 125, 137. Phnom Banteai Neang inscription, 234–5. Phnom Pra Vihar inscription, 236. Pikira grant of Siṁhavarman, 194. Pipardula plate of Narendra, 176, 179. Piprahwa vase inscription, 56. Pitalkhora inscription, 66. Poona copper plate of Prabhāvatī Guptā, 162, 173, 174.

c20.25

Prakrit inscription of Mayūrasarman, 181–2. Pran Nath, 13. Pra Pathom inscription, 247. Prinsep, James, 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 227. Prome, 231, 243. Proto-Bengali, 110, 132. Proto-Kannadi, 111, 184, 185, 187, 190, 191, 194, 195, 201, 202. Proto-Nāgarī, 108, 111, 129, 135, 136, 153, 155, 165, 170, 187, 190, 204. Proto-Nāgarī *ka*, 203. Proto-Nāgarī *ta*, 167, 169, 173. Proto-Telugu, 187. Puḷumāvi inscriptions, 97, 98. Pūrṇavarman’s inscriptions, 230, 238–9, 247. Pyu inscriptions, 227, 231, 241, 243–6.

c20.26

Raipur plate of Mahā Sudevarāja, 176. Rājakumārī Saṁmalī, 98. Rājasthānī style, 110, 111, 163. Rajim plate of Tivaradeva, 176. Ramatirtham plates of Indravarman, 190. Ramgarh inscriptions, 55, 56–57. Rampurva copperbolt, 21. Rapson, 59, 60, 61, 253, 254, 260, 261, 262, 267, 270. Rāshṭrakūṭa, 108, 111, 161, 164, 165, 179, 184, 187, 190 (inscriptions), 164–5, 168, 180, 185–6, 191, 202, 204. Roof type of initial *i*, 157, 169, 173, 174, 184, 186, 190, 203, 222, 233. Round-backed *da*, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 96, 97, 99, 103, 156, 166, 169, 188, 189, 196, 198, 201, 220, 229, 232. Round-backed *ḍa*, 67, 93, 95, 96, 97, 166, 169, 188, 189, 198, 201, 220, 244. Rounded *ga*, 38, 91. Rounded *va*, 126, 128, 134, 140, 146. Ruvanvälisāya pillar inscription, 222.

c20.27

Sahet-Mahet Buddhist stone inscription, 90. Sahet-Mahet inscription of Kanishka, 89. Sahet-Mahet inscription of Pavarika, 100–1. Śaindhava style, 112. Śaka era, 137, 164, 236, 240. Śālaṅkāyana records, 187, 188–90. Salban Vihara plates of Bhavadeva, 134–5. Salihundam inscription, 98. Samāchāradeva, 132. Samangada plates of Dantidurga, 164–5. Sanchi inscriptions, 55, 64–65, 88–89, 92, 100, 103. Sandoway inscription, 241–2. Sankarananda, 13. Sankheda plates of Dadda, 167–8, 173, 177. Śāradā script, 111, 113. Sarnath inscription of Aśvaghosha, 89, 100. Sarnath inscription of Kanishka, 89. Sarsani plates of Buddharāja, 167–8. Śaśāṅka, 129. Serif, 6, 7, 33, 51, 53, 80. Serpentine *ra*, 42, 56, 58, 62, 64, 198, 219, 220. Shahbazgarhi inscriptions, 252, 260–4. Sharma, Pandit Radhakant, 1. Shorkot inscription, 81, 145. Siddhamātṛikā style, 112, 113. Siddhantam plates of Devendravarman, 190. Siṁhalese script, 216. Sircar, D. C., 8, 51, 54, 192, 194, 195, 217, 232, 234. Siri Puḷumāvi, 99. Siroda plates of Devarāja, 195–6, 223, 224. Śivaramamurti, C., 9, 69, 70. Sohgaura plate, 21, 50, 56. Sonpat seal of Harshavardhana, 118. Southern character, 5, 69, 108, 114. Southern type of *ma*, 158. Spiral form of *tha*, 169. Square omicron, 52. Srideb inscription, 230, 247. Stein, Aurel, 252, 253. Sten Konow, 251, 252, 254, 260, 261, 267, 269. Stepped form of *ḍa*, 102. Straight vertical *ra*, 42, 56, 58, 64, 72, 88, 101, 103, 123, 132, 143, 219, 222. Stylus, 114, 178, 180, 183, 222, 234. Sunaokala plates of Saṅgaṁasiṁha, 162. Surat plates of Vyāghrasena, 166–7. Susunia rock inscription of Chandravarman, 101–2, 125, 129, 130, 198. Swat relic vase inscription, 265.

c20.28

Tailed *ma*, 88, 90, 96, 101, 103, 138, 144, 156, 159, 163. Takht-i-bahi inscription, 266, 267. Talang Tuwo inscription, 240–1. Talgunda inscription of Śāntivarman, 178. Tamil, 194, 203. Ta Prohm inscription of Rudravarman, 234–5. Telugu script, 112.

c20.29

Tham Prasat inscription, 234-5, 239, 240. Thomas, F. W., 9. Tippera copper plate of Lokanātha, 133-4. Tiwarkheda plates of Nannarāja, 164-5. Ṭor Ḍheri potsherds, 84-85. Traikūṭaka inscriptions, 165, 166-7. Triangular *dha*, 91, 92, 97. Triangular *va*, 58, 72, 88, 92, 94, 123 126, 132, 134, 139, 143, 147, 151, 158, 160, 164, 166, 169, 170, 196, 198, 202, 204, 220, 229, 242. Trichinopoly cave inscriptions, 112, 202-4. Tripartite *ya*, 89, 91, 92, 95, 97, 123, 126, 128, 132, 133, 138, 139, 140, 148, 151, 156, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 169, 175, 181, 196, 197, 198, 204, 224, 229, 231, 232, 239, 242, 243, 245. Tugu inscription, 238-9. Tumain inscription of Ghaṭotkacha Gupta, 173. Tusam inscription, 145-6. Twisted stroke of medial *e*, 125, 130.

c20.30

Uchchhakalpas, 162-4. Udaigiri cave inscriptions, 58, 155, 156-7. Udayagiri cave inscription of Chandra Gupta II, 100, 103, 110, 111, 172. Udayandiram plates, 194, 195, 202. Uncial (character), 7. Upasak, C. S., 7. Uruvupalli plates of Siṁhavarman, 178, 194, 200-1.

c20.31

Vadner plates of Buddharāja, 167-8. Vākāṭaka inscriptions, 112, 173-5, 176, 187, 201, 229. Van Lohuizen De Leeuw, 78, 86. Vasantagadh inscription of Varmalāta, 160-1. Vat Chakret inscription, 236-7. Vat Maheyang inscription, 247. Vesali Bell inscription, 241-2. Vilavati plates of Siṁhavarman, 178, 194, 200-1. Vimalananda, T., 5, 7, 215. Vishṇukuṇḍin inscriptions, 187, 188-90, 193, 230. Vo-Canh inscription, 230, 231-3, 234, 239, 243. Vogel, J. Ph., 65, 113, 227, 237.