Indian Epigraphy c16.s1.11

c16.s1.11

From about the 6th century, abbreviations like dū for dūtaka, rū for rūpaka, dvi for dvitīya, etc., occur in West Indian inscriptions,⁴ while in later records contractions of titles, technical terms, etc., appear very often.⁵ Ni for nirīkṣita (examined) or nibaddha (registered) is common in the early medieval copper-plate grants of Eastern India, which also show composite contractions like mahākṣa-ni in which mahākṣa stands for Mahākṣapaṭalika.⁶