History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c14.s2.40
History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c14.s2.40
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c14.s2.40
18. The word ‘dāta’ in Śiśu cham. dāta³ and Śesha dāta, Rāma dāta, etc. may not correspond to ‘datta’, as hitherto held, but to ‘dātṛi’ or ‘dātva’, which is evident in Śiśuchandra dāta—meaning ‘liberal,’ ‘sacrificer,’ ‘protector,’ ‘donor’. This is further evident from the legend ‘Rāmasa’—without dāta—on some coins of the series.⁴