Administrative System of the Marathas c26.s3.9

c26.s3.9

This, however, is not all. The phrase "hallī paṭṭī va pestarpaṭṭī kulbāb va kulkānu jal taru, tṛṇa, kāṣṭha, pāṣāṇ, nidhinikṣep sahit kherīj hakkadār" demands our special notice as it has been in use in donatory deeds for centuries before the rise of Shivaji or the accession of Shahaji to power. It may also be added that in many Marathi grant deeds (that we need not quote in extenso) the act of donation is described as dhārāika or dhārādatta which corresponds to the latter part of the Sanskrit phrase sasurvaṇa-dhārā pūrākaṁ of the pre-Maratha copper-plate grants. As for the other phrase which we have quoted above let us see how frequently it occurs in South Indian copper-plate grants, we may dismiss the North Indian practice as comparatively less important as we are discussing here the evolution of South Indian grant deeds.