Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c12.s6.47

c12.s6.47

Only one of these names, *viz.*, that of Nandivardhana occurs in the Purāṇic lists.⁴ This prince attracted some attention in recent years. His name was read on a Patna statue⁵ and in the famous Hāthigumphā inscription of Khāravela. He was sought to be identified with Nandarāja of Khāravela's record on the strength of Kshemendra's reference to Pūrvananda (Nanda the Elder) who,