History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c17.s2.2

c17.s2.2

¹ Cf. “Punar yena Śrī-Kṣitipāla-devanṛpatiḥ siṃhāsane sthātsāditārātiśakti-kīrti-vibhūṣaṇaḥ” (Ep. Ind., I, p. 122, line 10). The word “punaḥ” has so far been taken by scholars in the sense of “again;” and they think that it alludes to Mahīpāla’s “replacement” after a temporary loss of kingly dignity. In my opinion, however, “punaḥ” here means “further,” “besides,” or “now” (cf. Monier Williams’ Sanskrit Dictionary, p. 581), and is used simply to introduce further details about the achievements of the Candella king who has been identified by Hoernle with Yaśovarman (J. R. A. S., 1904, p. 654). But it seems more correct to identify him with Harṣadeva Candella, for according to the Khajuraho inscription No. II, Yaśovarman was a contemporary of Mahīpāla’s son, Devapāla (Ep. Ind., I, pp. 129, 134, verse 43), and the above incident relates to the beginning of the career of Mahīpāla.