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¹ The view of Dr. Jayaswal that this expression does not at all suggest any disputed succession or any calamity which had fallen on the family, is untenable. He relies upon the line in *Vikramorvaśīyam*, iii, 1: *Paścātputrairapahṛtabhāraḥ kalpate viśramāya*, to support his view. Kālidāsa, however, uses the expression *apahṛtabhāraḥ* with reference to the person who is being relieved; the Bālāghāṭ plates use the corresponding phrase *apahṛtavamśaśriyaḥ* with reference to the person relieving. The former expression denotes the obtaining of much desired relief, the latter suggests a forcible seizure.