The Rashtrakutas and their Times c8.27

c8.27

12. Kielhorn seems to assign this record to the reign of Amoghavarsha I, ( E. I. VII, Appendix, p. 13 ) but this view is not correct. The record does not refer to any king later than Dantidurga but merely supplies S'arva as an epithet of that king. This becomes quite clear from an analysis of the record. V. 23 describes Dantidurga's victory over the rulers of Lāta, Mālva, Badāmi, etc., V. 24 compares him to a number of gods according to the usual notions on that subject, and V. 25 after describing his bravery concludes with the line:—