Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c14.s8.43

c14.s8.43

Line 35: “Śrīvallabha”: According to Fleet (158) and Sircar (EI 35, 275) the reference is to the ruler of the principal Rāṣṭrakūṭa line of Mānyakheṭa, i.e., Karkkarāja’s uncle Govinda III (l. 24). Line 36: “fulfills the wishes of his supplicants”: or perhaps “whose supplicants fill all the directions.” Line 40: “his Master”: Probably his uncle Govindarāja [III] of the main Rāṣṭrakūṭa line (see note above on l. 35). Line 46: Vaḍapadraka: Modern Baroda (Vāḍodara); see EI 22, 80. “Aṅkoṭṭaka” is modern Akola, a part of Baroda (EI 38, 268). Lines 48ff: “the fixed tax, the additional tax, the income resulting from storms and earthquakes,” etc.: For the interpretation of these technical terms (*sodraṅgaḥ soparikaraḥ sabhūtavātapratyāyaḥ* . . .) see the entries in Sircar’s *Indian Epigraphical Glossary*. Line 70: “The same person” (*tenāpi*): Fleet translates “Therefore, also.” Line 71: “some distinguished Brahman or other”: This translation is based on the assumption that the word “other” (*anyasya*) has been haplographically omitted; i.e., I read *vijñānavaramānyasy[*ānyasya]* vā*. . . . Fleet, reading *vijñānavaram anyasya* . . ., translates “it should be the reward of learning of some excellent twice-born man.” Note also the Marathi term *śrotriyamānya* ‘Brahman land-grant’ (BSOAS 20, 427), which may be related to this term. The translation of this passage, and of the codicil as a whole, is highly uncertain due to the very corrupt text. Line 72: “Taking *śālātāpya* (?)”: The meaning of this word is unknown; Fleet leaves it untranslated, commenting (165 n. 37), “The meaning of *śālātāpya* is not apparent.” It could be a toponym, in which case we should perhaps read *śālātāpyāṃ* ‘at Śālātāpī.’ Line 72: *Tālāvarikas*: An official of some sort, probably a town superintendent or the like. See *IEG* s.v. *talavara*, *tālāvārika*, etc.