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

324 CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM. VOL. III.
the method of Durlabha of Multân, as
quoted by Albêrûnî, indicates plainly
that the use of the Lôkakâla in that
part of the country only dates from
A.D. 926, and that it was not intro-
duced by, or in the time of, the Early
Guptas . . . . . . . . . 27 n.
Lôkapâla, a regent of one of the quarters
of the world . . . 90 and n., 251 and n.
m; the forms of this letter are a useful
criterion in classifying alphabets . . 3
mâddsyâta, a word requiring explanation 71 and n.
Mâdhava, the god Vishṉu, as 'the de-
scendant of Madhu' . . . . . 206
Mâdhava, Râja, father of Gôparâja; he
married the daughter of a Sarabha
king . . . . . . . . . 93
Mâdhavagupta (Gupta of Magadha), 206,
217; — mentioned in connection with
Harshavardhana of Kanyauj, 207; — his
wife was Śrîmatî or Śrîmatîdêvî . 208, 217
Madhunadî, a river in the Bhôjakaṭa king-
dom . . . . . . . . . 241
Madhusûdana, the god Vishṉu, as 'the
destroyer of the demon Madhu' . . 77
Madhyadêśa, 'the middle country;' an
apparent reference to it . . . . 286
Madra, the person who caused the
Kahâum pillar to be set up . . . 67
Mâdraka, a tribe; conquered by Samudra-
gupta . . . . . . . . . 14
Maghârya, a grantee . . . . . 243
Maghaśarman, a grantee . . . . . 243
Maghavan, the god Indra, as 'the distribu-
tor of gifts' . . . . . . . 156
Mahâ-Âśvayuja saṁvatsara; one of the
years of the Twelve-Year Cycle of
Jupiter . . . . . 110, 117, 104, 115
Mahâbalâdhikṛita, a military title 109
and n., 129, 134
Mahâbalâdhyaksha, a military title, of
the officer who was the superior of the
Balâdhyakshas . . . . . . 179
Mahâbhairava (see Svâmi-Mahâbhairava)
241, 248
Mahâbhârata, the epic poem, mentioned
under this name, the verses quoted from
it being attributed to Vyâsa, 120, 124,
129, 134, 139; — a reference to a sec-
tion of it, or to the whole poem, under
the name of Śatasâhasrî-Saṁhitâ . 139
Mahâ-Chaitra saṁvatsara; one of the
years of the Twelve-Year Cycle of
Jupiter . . . . . . 114, 108
Mahâdaitya, the imaginary name of the
father of Dêvî, the imaginary wife of
Samudragupta . . . . . . 18, 19
Mahâdaṇḍanâyaka, a military title (for a
feminine form of the subordinate title
Daṇḍanâyaka, see 263 n.), 16 and n.,
17, 218; — used in connection with
Mahâkârtâkṛitika, Mahâpratîhâra,
Mahârâja, and Mahâsâmanta, 41, 15 n.,
296 n.; — and in connection with Ku-
mârâmâtya and Sândhivigrahika . . 16
Mahadêva, a grantee . . . . . 105
Mahâdêva, the god Śiva, as 'the great
god' . . . . . . 96, 104, 108, 111
Mahâdêvî, a title of the wives of para-
mount sovereigns, 16 and n., 27, 28, 44,
51, 54, 55, 208, 212, 217, 221, 232, 257;
— applied also to the wives of feuda-
tory Mahârâjas 16 n., 119, 123, 128,
131, 132, 138, 208
Mahâdêvî, the name of the wife of Râj-
yavardhana I., as read from the half-
illegible Sônpat seal (but Dr. Bühler's
reading of the grant discovered since
then, shews that her name was Apsa-
rôdêvî) . . . . . . . . 232
Mahâdêvidêva, a proper name . . . 109
Mahâdhirâja, a feudatory title . . . 41
Mahâ-Jayarâja, see Jayarâja . . 192, 194
Mahâkântara, a country in Southern India;
in the time of Samudragupta, its king
was Vyâghrarâja . . . . . 13
Mahâkârtâkṛitika, an official title; used
in connection with Mahâdaṇḍanâyaka,
Mahâpratîhâra, Mahârâja, and Mahâ-
sâmanta . . . . 41, 15 n., 296 n.
Mahâ-Kâśyapa, an ancient Buddhist saint
277 and n.
Mahâkshapaṭalika, an official title . 190 and n.
Mahâkshatrapas; see Kshatrapas or
Mahâkshatrapas of Saurâshṭra . . 36 n.
Mahâkumârâmâtya, an official title 190 and n.
Mahâ-Mâgha saṁvatsara; one of the years
of the Twelve-Year Cycle of Jupiter 119, 112
Mahânadî, a river . . . . . 228 n.
Mahânâman I., a Buddhist teacher . . 277
Mahânâman II., a Buddhist teacher, 275,
278, 279; — his Bôdh-Gayâ inscrip-
tion of the (Gupta or perhaps Kala-
churi) year 269, . . 274; — his Bôdh-
Gayâ image inscription . . . 278
Mahâpratîhâra, an official title, 183, 190
and n., 218; — used in connection with
Mahâdaṇḍanâyaka, Mahâkârtâkṛitika,
Mahârâja, and Mahâsâmanta, 41,
15 n., 296 n.; — and in connection with
Sarvadaṇḍanâyaka . . . . . 183
Mahârâja, a feudatory title, 17, 41, 177,
178, 180, 181, 183, 189, 190, 15 and n., 1-
25, 28, 36 n., 47, 51, 54, 90, 97, 104, 109,
111, 112, 115, 119, 123, 128, 131, 132,
138, 160, 168, 169, 171, 221, 230, 235,
240, 241, 247, 248, 257, 267, 283, 290;
— it denotes equal rank with Mahâ-
sâmanta, and Mahâsênâpati, 15 n.; —
used in connection with Mahâsâmanta,
289, 290; — in connection with Mahâ-
sênâpati, 15 n., 252; — and, with Mahâ-
sâmanta, in connection with Mahâ-
daṇḍanâyaka, Mahâkârtâkṛitika, and
Mahâpratîhâra, 41, 15 n., 296 n.; —