गुप्त अभिलेख संग्रह (जे. एफ. फ्लीट - गुप्त सम्राटों एवं परवर्ती नरेशों के ऐतिहासिक पाषाण व ताम्रलेख)

THE GUPTA INSCRIPTIONS; INDEX. 317

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the accession of Harshavardhana of
Kanauj, or more properly of Thāṇēsar,
23 n.; — as far as it can be deter-
mined by means of the Dīghwā-Dubaulī
grant of the Mahārāja Mahēndrapāla,
this era commenced in A.D. 606, with
the epoch of A.D. 605-606, . . 178 n.;
— an instance of the use of this era in
India, 210; — another possible instance,
287; — it was adopted in Nēpāl, by the
Ṭhākurī rulers of that country, 96, 184,
189; — instances of the use of it by
them, 178 to 184; — the fact of its in-
troduction there is mentioned, in a mis-
taken manner, in the Nēpāl Vaṁśāvalī 185
Harshadēva, a variant of the name of
Harshavardhana of Kanauj, or more
properly of Thāṇēsar . . 207 and n.
Harshagupta (Gupta of Magadha), 205; —
Harshaguptā, wife of Ādityavarman,
was probably his sister . . . 14
Harshaguptā, wife of Ādityavarman, 221;
— she was probably a sister of Harsha-
gupta of Magadha . . . . 14
Harshavardhana (see also Harsha or Har-
shavardhana) of Kanauj, or more pro-
perly of Thāṇēsar . . . . 15, 232
Hastin, Mahārāja (Parivrājaka), 97, 104,
109, 111, 115; — he had the hereditary
kingdom of Ḍabhālā, and the eighteen
forest kingdoms, 13 n., 116; — his Khōh
grant of the Gupta year 156, . . 93;
— his Khōh grant of the year 163, . .
100; — there is no necessity to alter the
date of this record from 163 to 173;
and, in fact, the alteration is not justi-
fiable, 110 to 114, 102 n.; — his Majh-
gawāṁ grant of the year 191, . . 106;
— his Bhumarā pillar inscription, 110;
— examination of the dates of these
records . . . . 104, 110, 114, 119
Hastivarman of Vēṅgī, a king in South-
ern India, conquered by Samudragupta 13
Hēmbaṭa, a proper name . . . 190
Hijra era, a Musalmān era, commencing
in A.D. 622, and dating from the
flight of the prophet Muḥammad; an
instance of this era being quoted in a
Hindu epigraphical record . . . 85
Himālaya (see also Himavat), the moun-
tain; mentioned as the father of the
goddess Pārvatī, 147; — as the moun-
tain of snow, 148, 205, 230; — as the
king of mountains . . . 169, 181
Himavat, a name of Himālaya . . 156
Hisār or Hissār District, an inscription
from the . . . . . . 269
Hoernle, Dr. A. F. R.; view expressed
by him on the Gupta era . . . 65
Hūṇa, a tribe; a mention of them in Yaśō-
dharman's pillar inscription, 146, 148;
— mentioned as defeated by Skanda-
gupta, 56; — and by the Maukharis 206

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Ijjādēvī, wife of Vishṇuguptadēva . . 217
Ilichpur District, an inscription from the 235
images, inscriptions on the pedestals of
45, 208, 262, 266, 271, 272, 273, 278,
280, 281
Indana, a proper name . . . . 112
India, Northern; mentioned under the
name of Āryāvarta, 13 and n.; — South-
ern India mentioned under the name
of dakshiṇāpatha . . . . 13 and n.
Indōr, a deserted village or mound in
the Bulandshahar District, mentioned
under the ancient name of Indrapura or
Indrāpura, 71, — the grant of Skanda-
gupta, of the (Gupta) year 146 . . 68
Indra, the god of the sky (see also Magha-
van, Puraṁdara, and Śakra; and, for his
wife, see Śachī), 14, 28, 44, 50, 51,
54, 93, 195, 199, 257, 278; — mentioned
as 'the lord of the gods,' 10, 62, 76,
77, 195; — as the elder brother of
Vishṇu, 50, 182 n.; — as 'the thousand-
eyed,' 225; — mention of the mountain
Sumēru as his abode, 278; — mention
of the kalpa-tree in his paradise, 168,
228; — a reference to his elephant,
Airāvata, 76; — deceased kings are
described as going to the abode of
Indra, conquering the realms of Indra,
or obtaining a seat on the lap of Indra,
10 and n.; — and grants were made
to secure this result . . . . 195, 199
Indrabala, of the Pāṇḍuvaṁśa, 298; — his
father was Udayana, of the Śavara
lineage or tribe . . . . 293
Indrapura, Indrāpura, the ancient name
of Indōr in the Bulandshahar District . 68, 71
Indravishṇu, a proper name . . . 90, 160
inscriptions on copper are usually denoted
by the terms śāsana, 99 n., 194, 199,
218, 240, 242, 247, 249, 296; — and
tāmra-śāsana, 99 n., 109, 116, 128,
132, 138, 195, 199; — and those on
stone, by the term praśasti, 87 n.; —
an exceptional instance in which the
term praśasti is used to denote a
copper-plate charter . . . . 87 n.
intercalary months; the present arrange-
ment of the intercalated fortnights in
Northern and in Southern India,
88; — a verse attributed to the Brahma-
Siddhānta indicates a more ancient
arrangement of a different kind,
88 n.; — intercalated months are in-
auspicious, and the performance of
ceremonies in them is prohibited,
88 n.; — but the Kaira grant of
Dharasēna IV., of the (Gupta-Valabhī)
year 330, shews an exception to this
rule, 94; — note on a mistake which
all through Cowasjee Patell's