Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c17.37

c17.37

Stein, Burton, 231, 232 Stein, Marc Aurel, 222 stele inscriptions, 128, 156, 157, 158 Stevenson, J., 206, 209, 216, 217 Stirling, A., 203 stone (as inscriptional material), 126–28, 144–45 *stotras* (devotional hymns), 122, 234, 237 Strabo, 11 Stroobandt, R., 260 *Struggle for Empire, The* (Majumdar, ed.), 149 *Studies in Ancient Indian History* (Mirashi), 261 *Studies in Ancient Indian Seals* (Thapyal), 124 *Studies in Economic and Social Conditions of Medieval Andhra* (Sundaram), 232 *Studies in Indian Epigraphy*. *See Journal of the Epigraphical Society of India* *Studies in Indian History, Epigraphy and Culture* (Gai), 261 *Studies in Indology* (Mirashi), 261 *Studies in the Religious Life of Ancient and Medieval India* (Sircar), 238, 241 *stūpas*, 34, 64, 77, 118, 120, 128, 140, 141, 142, 144 Subandhu, 63n.201, 235 *Subhāṣitaratnakośa*, 236 Subrahmanyam, R., 101 Subramanian, T. N., 258 suicide, 120 Suketuvarman (king), 183 Sukthankar, V. S., 40–41, 62n.199 Sumatra, 158, 159 Sundaram, K., 232 Śuṅgas, 31–37, 86n.44, 141–42, 226, 227 *śūnyabindu* (zero-sign), 63n.201 Sūrya, 122 *Sūrya-siddhānta*, 179 Sūryavaṃśī Gajapatis, 101, 149 Śutanukā, 141 *sūtradhāra* (artist/engraver), 65, 247 Suvarṇṇahala, 166 *svasti* (auspicious word), 112 *svastika* (auspicious sign), 67 Śvetāmbaras, 194, 243 Swamikannu Pillai, L. D., 177 Swat region, 108, 242 Swat River, 42, 44 syllabary, 20, 205 syllabic script type, 15 Syriac, 107