The Rashtrakutas and their Times c22.196
The Rāṣṭrakūṭas and their Times c22.196
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c22.196
The assumption, however, that the capital outlay in the two periods in question was 2 3/10 Dīnāras and 16⅔ Kaḷanjus respectively is based on shaky grounds. The capital outlay in the Gupta period was much higher than 2 3/10 Dīnāras. The Sanchi inscription of Chandragupta II, upon which Dr. Pran Nath relies for fixing this figure, is unfortunately fragmentary, but the extant portion makes it quite clear, that something in addition to the capital of 25 Dīnāras was given for the feeding of 10 Brahmanas and the burning of two lamps. The relevant portion reads as follows :—