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346 CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM, VOL. III.
[Column 1]
era, with its original characteristics,
was introduced there in A.D. 880, . .
74, 184; — and, in more modern times,
the Vikrama era itself was introduced
there, from Northern India, with Chai-
tra śukla 1 as the initial day of each
year, and with the Pūrṇimānta arrange-
ment of the fortnights, 76; — in-
stances of the use of expired years of
this era, distinctly specified as such,
129; — of the use of both an expired
and a current year, 22 n.; — and of the
use apparently of a current year, which
has to be applied as an expired year,
85; — quotations of the reckoning of
this era, both by current and by expired
years, from Hindu almanacs 137 to 141, 138 n.
Vikramāditya, a biruda or second name
of Chandragupta II.; and perhaps also
of Chandragupta I. . . . . 18
Vikramāditya, also called Harsha, a king
of Mālwa or of Ujjain, mentioned in
the Rājataraṁgiṇī, allotted by Mr.
Fergusson to the sixth century A.D.,
and held by him to be a real person in
commemoration of whom the Vikrama
era was invented and named . . 47, 55, 56
Vikramāṅka, a biruda or second name of
Chandragupta II. . . . . 18
Vikramasēna, Mahāsarvadaṇḍanāyaka,
the Dātaka of one of the inscriptions
of Aṁśuvarman of the (Harsha) year
34 . . . . . . 178 and n
Vikramasēna, Rājaputra, the Dātaka of
a Nēpāl inscription of the (Gupta)
year 535 . . . . 176 n., 184
viṁśatima, 'twentieth;' two instances of
the use of this form, not in composi-
tion . . . . . . 134 and n
Vindhya, a mountain range in Central
India, 156, 157, 190, 230; — mentioned
as one of the breasts of the earth, 86 n.,
184; — and as constituting both the
breasts, 185; — mentioned as extending
up to, and including, the Nāgārjunī
Hill . . . . . . 227, 228
Vindusvāmin. Mahābalādhyaksha, the
Dātaka of one of the inscriptions of
Aṁśuvarman of the (Harsha) year 34 . 179
Viniyuktaka, an official title . . 169 and n.
Vīrasēna, also called Śāba, a minister of
Chandragupta II . . . . 36
Vīrasēnāndantika, a proper name . . 170
vishaya, a territorial term .. 32 n., 52, 80,
84, 161, 173 n., 218, 257
Vishayapati, an official title . 32, 69 n., 71
Vishṇu, a proper name . . . 190
Vishṇu, the god, 'the preserver' of the
Hindu triad (see also Anantasvāmin,
Ātmabhū, Chakrabhr̥it, Chakradhara,
Chakrapāṇi, Chitrakūṭasvāmin, Dāmō-
dara Gadādhara, Gōvinda, Hari, Janār-
dana, Kr̥ishṇa, Mādhava, Madhu-
sūdana Muradvish Nārāyaṇa, Śārṅga-
pāṇi, Śārṅgin, Upēndra, and Vāsu-
[Column 2]
dēva; and, for his wife, see Lakshmī),
61, 65, 76, 77, 78, 142, 164, 195, 200,
208, 270, 298, 299; — mentioned by
the epithet bhagavat, without the use
of his name, 40, 41, 123, 124, 129, 269,
270; — mentioned as the creator, pre-
server, and destroyer of the universe,
90; — as the younger brother of Indra,
50, 182; — as the four-armed god,
90; — as having the form of a boar,
160, 161; — as the man-lion, 188; — as
the supporting pillar of the three
worlds, 160; — and as the troubler of
the demons, 90; — reference to his
overthrowing the power of the demon
Bali, 62; — mention of him as carrying
the discus, 65, 78, 207; — and the club,
78; — mention of his bow of horn,
Śārṅga, and his sword, Nandaka, 207
and n.; — mention of his jewel, kaus-
tubha, and his garland of water-lilies,
87; — references to his vehicle and en-
sign, the bird Garuḍa or Garutmat, 14,
62, 90, 298; — mention of the waters
of the four oceans as his couch, 90; —
an allusion to his slumber during the
four months of the rainy season, 77; —
the earth spoken of as 'belonging to
Vishṇu, or as being Vaishṇavī, the fe-
male energy of Vishṇu,' 195 and n.,
200, 299; — an instance of the worship
of Vishṇu connected with that of the
Sun . . . . . . . 126
Vishṇubhaṭa, a proper name . . 78
Vishṇudāsa, Mahārāja (Sanakānīka) . 25
Vishṇudēva, a grantee . . . 105
Vishṇugōpa of Kāñchī, a king in Southern
India, conquered by Samudragupta . 13
Vishṇugupta, Vishṇuguptadēva (Gupta
of Magadha), 217; — his wife was
Ijjādēvī . . . . . 217
Vishṇugupta, Yuvarāja, the Dātaka of
the inscription of Jishṇugupta of the
(Harsha) year 48 . . . . 180
Vishṇunandin, a grantee . . . 128
Vishṇupada, the ancient name of the
hill on which the Mêharaulî inscribed
pillar stands, or stood . . . 140, 142
Vishṇutrāta, a proper name . . 271
Vishṇuvardhana, a king of the Mālava
country, 155; — he had the paramount
titles, but seems to have been to a cer-
tain extent subordinate to Yaśōdhar-
man, 151; — his Mandasōr inscrip-
tion of the Mālava year 589 . . 150
Vishṇuvardhana, Rāja, of the Varika
tribe, 253, 254; — his Bijayagaḍh-in-
scription of the (Mālava) year 428 . 252
Vishṇuvr̥iddha gōtra included the
Vākāṭaka Mahārājas . . 241, 248
Viśvanātha, the god Śiva, as 'the lord of
the universe' . . . . . 86
Viśvavarman, a Mālava feudatory of
Kumāragupta, 7, 74, 77, 86; — his Gang-
dhār inscription of the (Mālava) year
480 . . . . . . . 72

THE GUPTA INSCRIPTIONS; INDEX. 347
Vôṭa-santika, an ancient division in the
territory of the Mahârâjas of Uchcha-
kalpa . . . . . . . . 132
Vṛishadêva (Lichchhavi of Nêpâl) 136; 189, 191
Vyâghra, Mahârâja (of Uchchakalpa),
119, 123, 128, 131, 138; his wife
was Ajjhitadêvî . . 119, 123, 128, 131, 138
Vyâghra, another name of Rudrasôma 27 n., 67
Vyâghradêva, a feudatory of Prithivîshêṇa 235
Vyâghrapallikâ, an ancient village in the
Maninâga-pêṭha . . . . . 138
[V]yâghrarâja, of Mahâkântâra, a king in
Southern India, conquered by Samudra-
gupta . . . . . . . . 13
Vyâghrarâta, a Varika chief . . . 254
Vyâsa, an ancient sage, 195, 200, 242, 249,
299; — mentioned as the son of Parâ-
śara, 139; — as the arranger of the
Vêdas, 98 and n., 99, 105, 109, 116, 124,
129, 134, 139, 171, 190; — and as the
author of certain verses allotted to the
Mahâbhârata . . . 120, 124, 129, 134, 139
Walâ, a village in Kâṭhiâwâḍ; mentioned
under the ancient name of Valabhî . 165, 167
water-lily-emblem on the seals of
grants . . . . . . . 191, 196
Watson, Colonel J. W.; a tradition of the
bards of Kâṭhiâwâḍ, supposed to have
an important bearing on the question
of the Gupta era, brought to notice by
him, 49; — but it is of quite recent
origin, and of no value whatever . . 50
week-days (see also days of the week);
the Hindu term for a week-day is vâra,
146; — it is reckoned by the Hindus
from sunrise to sunrise, 146, 147; —
consequently, the English and Hindu
week-days are not identical for a
period of 57 minutes, 8 seconds, at the
end of the Hindu week-day, when, by
the English reckoning, the following
week-day has already commenced;
and thus, as for all ordinary purposes
the week-day of a tithi is the week-day
on which that tithi ends, there may, in
certain instances, be a nominal discre-
pancy between the resulting English
and Hindu week-days, 156 n.; — a me-
thod of calculating the week-days of
tithis, with Prof. K. L. Chhatre's
Tables . . . . . . . 145 to 158
wheel-emblem . . . . . 219, 263, 269
Wright, Prof. W.: his rendering of Albê-
rûnî's statements regarding the Gupta
and other eras . . . . . . 27
yad atra puṇyam &c., a formula in cer-
tain donative inscriptions . . . 263,
272, 274, 279, 280, 282
Yajñavarman, a Maukharî chief . . 225, 227
Yama, the god of the dead, and the dealer
of death, mentioned under the names
of Antaka, 14, 21, 28, 44, 51, 54, 257;
— Kṛitânta, 28, 44, 51, 54, 157, 257;
— and Kâla or Death . . . 223
Yamunâ, the river, the modern Jamnâ;
mentioned under the name of Kâlindî 89, 90
Yaśastrâta, a proper name, 270; — an-
other person of the same name . . 271
Yaśôdharman, a king of Northern India,
13, 145, 148, 150, 151, 155; — the ex-
tent of his kingdom, 148; — men-
tioned as conquering lands which not
even the Guptas and the Hûṇas could
subdue, 148; — he had worship done to
him by Mihirakula, 148, 150; — his dup-
licate pillar inscriptions at Mandasôr,
142, 149; — his Mandasôr inscription
of the Mâlava year 589 . . . 150
Yaśômatt, wife of Prabhâkaravardhana . 232
Yaśôrâta, a Varika chief . . . . 254
Yaśôvardhana, a Varika chief . . . 254
Yaśôvihâra, an ancient monastery at
Mathurâ . . . . . . . 274
Yaudhêya, a tribe, conquered by Samudra-
gupta, 14; — the fragmentary inscrip-
tion of a leader of this tribe at Bijaya-
gaḍh . . . . . . . . 251
Yazdajird, a Sassanian king of Persia;
there is an era, dating from his acces-
sion in A.D. 632, of which the four-
hundredth year is used by Albêrûnî as
a guage-year for the comparison of
dates . . . . . . 24 and n., 30
year (see also samvatsara and varsha);
years of jupiter's Twelve-Year Cycle
denoted by the word samvatsara, 104,
110, 114, 117, 119, 95, 102, 107, 111,
114; — years of eras denoted by the
words abda, 104, 110, 114, 117, 83, 95,
102, 107, 114; — samâ, 97; — samvat-
sara, 25, 37, 38, 40, 41, 43, 60, 70, 92,
119, 123, 128, 134, 137, 180, 210 263,
298, 273; — varsha, 81, 61, 67, 89, 259;
— and vatsara, 75, 83; — regnal years
denoted by the words abda, 162; —
samvatsara, 194, 199, 240, 246, 296; —
and varsha, 159; — the length of the
tropical year is 365 days, 14 ghaṭîs,
31.972 palas, 146; — of the same, ac-
cording to the Sûrya-Siddhânta, is 365
days, 15 ghaṭîs, 31.523 palas, 146; — of
the Twelve-Year Cycle of Jupiter by the
heliacal-rising system, is roughly 400
days, 162; — and of the Twelve-Year
and the Sixty-Year Cycles by the
mean-sign system, is 361 days, 1 ghaṭî,
36 palas . . . . . . . 170
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348 CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM, VOL. III.
yōga, 'the addition of the longitudes of
the sun and the moon,' an astrological
element . . . . . . . . 146
Yōga, one of the systems of philosophy . 27
Yudhishṭhira, an ancient hero, of the time
of the Mahābhārata, 99, 105, 109, 116,
120, 124, 129, 134, 139, 173, 195, 200,
241, 248, 299; — referred to as 'the
king of justice' 168
Yuvarāja, an official title 180, 181, 183

An exact line-by-line transcription of the errata page, preserving all original spellings, diacritics, and formatting:

ERRATA.
INTRODUCTION.
Page 36, line 15, for Mr. Blochmann's, read Mr. Kay's.
106, note 1, line 3, for Kâdamba, read Kadamba.
117, line 3, for navô-ttarê, read nav-ôttarê.
TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS.
6, Text line 5, for ôchchhṛi, read ôchchhri (chchhii).
,, ,, ,, 9, for sadrisâny, read sadriśâny.
,, ,, ,, 17, for parâkkrâm-âṅkasya, read parâkkram-âṅkasya.
7, ,, ,, 20, for mâhâbhagyasya, read mâhâbhâgyasya.
20, ,, ,, 20, for

350 CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM, VOL. III.
Page 154, Text line 19, for khâtayâm, read khânayâm.
156, line 27, for mightly, read mighty.
162, Text line 4, for vṛishashya, read vṛishasya.
165, " " 3, for didhitir, read dîdhîtir.
166, " " 14, for vad=apâst, read d=apâst.
173, " " 5, for tripa, read trîpa.
193, line 6, to the word TEXT attach the note-reference 3.
194, Text line 11, for Âtisra(sṛi)shṭaḥ, read Âtisra(sri)shṭaḥ.
" " " 19, for Shashṭhîm, read Shashṭîm.
203, " " 10, for pariṇâyitavan, read pariṇâyitavân.
204, " " 23, for lakshmivan, read lakshmîvân
" " " 24, for Ahô, read ahô.
237, " " 13, for Chakra, read Chakra-.
238, " " 25, for atisrishtaḥ, read atisṛishṭaḥ.
245, " " 1, for Drishtam, read Dṛishṭam.
250, line 35, for Oldhausen, read Olshausen.
254, Translation, line 2, twice, for ana, read and.
280, No. 74, Text lines 2 and 3, the note-references should be 3 and 4.
290, line 12, the word Mihiralakshmî should be in the thick type.
294, Text line 1, as pointed out to me by Prof. Kielhorn, for sûtra[b*], read
stambha[b*]; and cancel the latter part of note 4.
296, Translation, line 9, for thread, read pillar, in accordance with the correction
in the Text.
I have not had the opportunity of examining the final printed sheets as thoroughly as I could
have wished; and doubtless some other instances of oversight on my part will be discovered, in ad-
dition to the present corrections, most of which I owe to the kindness of Prof. F. Kielhorn. Some
suggestions by him for altering my readings and translations, will be considered in the Indian
Antiquary; since, to include them here, would further delay the issue of the book.

ABBREVIATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF JOURNALS
A
ABI : Annals of Bhandarkar Institute, Poona.
ABNUHS : Annual Bulletin of Nagpur University Historical Society.
ABORI : Annals of Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona.
AI : Ancient India.
An : Annual.
APRAS (NC) : Annual Progress Report of Archaeological Survev (Northern Circle).
AR : Asiatic Researches.
Annual Reports of Archaeology Department, Gwalior State
ASI Ar. : Archaeological Survey of India, Annual Report.
ASI : (N.I.S.) Archaeological Survey of India (New Imperial Series).
ASIR : Archaeological Survey of India Reports, Cunningham.
B
BDCRI : Bulletin of Deccan College Research Institute, Poona.
BRVRI : Bulletin of Rama Varma Research Institute (Cochin)
BSS : Bangiya Sihitya Parishat Patrika (Bengali).
BV : Bharatiya Vidya.
BH : List.
E
EI : Epigraphia Indica.
F
FN : Footnote.
G
G : Gupta Era.
G. Val. : Gupta-Valabhi era.
H
HJMU : Half Yearly Journal of Mysore University.
I
IA : Indian Antiquary (Bombay).
I. Arch. : Indian Archaeology.
IC : Indian Culture (Calcutta).
IEAR : Indian Epigraphy, Annual Reports on (Archaeological Survey of India).
IHQ : Indian Historical Quarterly (Calcutta)
Both the journals are same but named in different ways.
INSCRS : Inscriptions in Central Provinces and Berar (Second Edition) R. B. Hiralal.
IMPORTANT Inscriptions from Baroda State. A. S. Gadre.
J
JAHC : Journal of Andhra History & Culture.
JAHRS : Journal of Andhra Historical Research Society.
JARS : Journal of Assam Research Society.
JAS (Lt.) : Journal of Asiatic Society (Letters) Calcutta.
JASB : Journal of the Asiatic Society, Bengal.

2 CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM
JAU : Journal of the Annamalai University.
JBBRAS : Journal of Bombay Branch of Royal Asiatic Society.
JABORS : Journal of Bihar Orissa Research Society.
JBRS : Journal of Bihar Research Society.
JDL (Cal.) : Journal of the Department of Letters (Calcutta) University.
JGRI : Journal of Ganganatha Jha Research Institute (Allahabad).
JIH : Journal of Indian History.
JMU : Journal of the Madras University.
JOHRS : Journal of the Orissa Historical Research Society.
JOI : Journal of Oriental Institute, Baroda.
JOU : Journal of the Osmania University.
JPASB (NS) : Journal & Proceedings of the Asiatic Society Bengal (New Series).
JRAS : Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland.
JRASB (Lt.) : Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Bengal (Letters).
JUB : Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society.
H
HAS : Hyderabad Archaeological Series.
HIL : Historical & Literary Inscrs., R. B. Pandey, Chaukhambha, Sanskrit Series, Vol. XXIII,
Varanasi, 1962.
M
MASI : Memoirs of the Archaeological Survey of India.
The same Journal differently named.
N
NIA : New Indian Antiquary.
P
PASB : Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
PDHC : Proceedings of the Deccan History Congress.
PIHC : Proceedings of the Indian History Congress.
PRAS WC (or EC or NC) : Progress Reports of Archaeological Survey, Western Circle (Eastern
Circle or Northern Circle).
R
Res-Soc : Research Society.
S
SAII : Studies of Ancient Indian Inscriptions, B. Upadhyaya (1961), Pub. Motilal Banarasi
Das, Varanasi.
SI : Select Inscriptions, D. C. Sircar.
SIEAR : South Indian Epigraphy, Annual Report.
S Ind : Studies in Indology, 1960, V. V. Mirashi (Vol. I. Pub. by Vidarbha Samsodhana Mandala
Nagpur, Vol. II. by Mirashi himself).
V
VOJ : Vienna Oriental Journal.
*The name differs for various sessions as Indian Oriental Conference (IOC) or Proceedings of
Indian (Sometime all India) Oriental Conference (PIOC or PAIOC)

1. INSCRIPTIONS OF THE IMPERIAL GUPTAS & THE LATER GUPTAS OF
   MAGADHA
   Sl. Inscriptions Date References Remarks
   No.
   1A. THE IMPERIAL GUPTAS
   SAMUDRAGUPTA
2. NALANDA COPPER PLATE OF (G?) 5 Hiranand Sastri, ASI. AR. 1927- So-called spu-
   SAMUDRAGUPTA (Bh. No. Māgha 28, p. 138; A. Ghosh, EI. Vol. rious plate

2075. di, 2. XX (1939-40), pp. 50-53& Pl.; characters seem
      D. C. Sircar, EI. Vol. XXVI to belong to
      (1941-42), p. 135-36; & SI. Samudragupta's
      Bk. III no. 4 pp. 262-64; R. C. time, see
      Majumdar, IC. Vol.

CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM
Sl. Inscriptions Date References Remarks
No.
IE. AR. 1952-53 p. 71 no. 437
App. B; R. B. Pandey; HLI
(1962) pp. 72-76. For other
references see Select Biblio-
graphy of Articles S.V. I. A.
Samudrgaputa (given at the
end of this supplement.)
CHANDRAGUPTA II
5. MATHURA PILLAR INSCR. OF G. 61 D. R. Bhandarkar, EI. Vol. XXI
THE TIME OF CHANDRAGUPTA Prathama- (1931-32) pp. 8-9 & Pl.; N.R.
II. (Bh. No. 2034) Ashadha Ray, IA. Vol. LXI (1932) pp.
Su. 5. 117-18; D. B. Diskalkar, ABO-
RI. Vol. XVIII (1936-37) pp.
166-170; D. C. Sircar, IHQ.
Vol. XVIII (1942) pp. 271-75;
& SI. Bk. III. no. 9, pp. 269-
71; V. S. Agrawala, JUPHS.
Vol. XXIV-V (1951-52) pp.
143-5; B. Upadhyaya, SAII.
pt. II. p. 51; R. B. Pandey,
HLI. (1962) pp. 78-79.
6. UDAYAGIRI CAVE (NO. 6, ON G. 82 D. C. Sircar, SI. Bk. III. no. 10 See also Cun-
THE FACADE) INSCR. OF THE Ashadha p. 271; B. Upadhyaya, SAII. ning than Bhil-
TIME OF CHANDRAGUPTA II. Su. 11 pt. II pp. 51-52; AR. of Arch. su Topes p. 150;
(Fl. No. 3, Bh. No. 1260) Deptt. Gwalior State, Samvat & ASIR. Vol.
1974 no. 78; Gwalior Rajya X p. 50.
Abhilekha, no. 551, IE. AR.
1961-62 no. 1718 App. C; R.B.
Pandey, HLI. (1962) p. 79.
7. GADHWA (ALLAHABAD DIST. G. 28
U.P. NOW IN INDIAN MUSEUM
CALCUTTA) INSCR. OF THE —
TIME OF CHANDRAGUPTA II.
(Fl. No. 7, Bh. No. 1261)
8. SANCHI STONE INSCR. OF G. 93 D. C. Sircar, SI. Bk. III. no. 12,
CHANDRAGUPTA II. (Fl. No. Bhādrapada pp. 273-74; B. Upadhyaya,
5, Bh. No. 1262). di. 4 SAII. pt. II p. 52; IE. AR. 1961-
62 no. 146 App. B.
9. MATHURA INSCR. OF CHAN- -- V. S. Agrawala. JUPHS. Vol.
DRAGUPTA II. (NOW LAHORE XXIV-V (1951-52) pp. 141 43.
MUSEUM) (Fl. No. 4, Bh. No.
1542)
10. UDAYAGIRI CAVE (NO. 7, ON — Buhler, VOJ. Vo. V. pp. 226 ff.;
THE BACK WALL) INSCR. OF D. C. Sircar, SI. Bk. III. no. 11,
THE TIME OF CHANDRAGUPTA p. 272; AR. of Arch. Dept.,
II (Fl. No. 6, Bh. No. 1541) Gwalior Sta'e, Samvat 1974
no. 79; Gwalior Rājya Abhi-
lekha no. 645; IE. AR. 1961-
62 no. 1719 App. C; Jagan
Natha, JIH. Vol. XXI (1942)
.pp. 156-57; R. B. Pandey,
HLI. (1962) p. 80.

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Sl. No. | Inscriptions | Date | References | Remarks
[References contd. from previous page:]
XVII (1923-24) pp. 345-48
& Pl.; D. C. Sircar, SI. Bk.
III. no. 16 pp. 280-82; B.
Upadhyaya, SAII. pt. II
p. 54-55.
17.
MATHURA JAIN IMAGE INSCR.
(NOW LUCKNOW MUSEUM) OF
THE TIME OF KUMARAGUPTA

1. (Bh. No. 1268)
   [Date:] G. 113 (?) di. 20
   [References:] Bühler, EI. Vol. II (1894) p. 210 & Pl.

TUMAIN (GWALIOR DIST.
M.P., (NOW IN GUJARI MA-
HALA MUS., GWALIOR) FRAG-
MENTARY INSCR. OF GHATO-
TKACHAGUPTA (SON OF KU-
MARGUPTA I ?) (Bh. No.
1269)
[Date:] G. 116
[References:]
M.B. Garde, An. Administra-
tion Rep. for Vikrama Sam-
vat 1975 (A.D. 1918-19); &
IA. Vol. XLIX (1920) pp.114
f.; & EI. Vol. XXVI (1941-
42) pp. 115 ff. & Pl.; D.C.
Sircar, SI. Bk. III. no. 24
pp. 298-99; AR. Arch. Dept.,
Gwalior State, Samvat 1975
no. 65; Gwalior Rājya Abhi-
lekha No. 553.
[Remarks:]
In this inscr.
Ghatotkacha-
gupta is men-
tioned as
son of Ku-
māragupta
who is most
probably Ku-
māragupta I
of Imperial
Gupta dy-
nasty.
19.
KARMADAMDA (FAIZABAD
DIST., U.P., NOW LUCKNOW
MUSEUM) INSCR. OF THE
REIGN OF DUMARAGUPTA I
(Bh. No. 1270)
[Date:]
G. 117 Kā-
rttika māsa
divasa 10.
[References:]
Vogel, PRAS. NC. (1907-8)
p. 39; Banerji, JPASB (NS.,
Vol. V (1909) p. 458 & Pl.
XIX; S. Konow, EI. Vol. X
(1909-10) pp. 70 ff. & Pl.;
D. C. Sircar, SI. Bk. III. no.
17 pp. 282-3; B. Upadhyaya,
SAII. pt. II. p. 55 & Pl.; IE.
AR. 1956-57 p. 109 no. 217
App. C; R. B. Pandey,
HLI. (1962) p. 82.
20.
KULAIKURI COPPER PLATE OF
KUMARAGUPTA I (NOW IN
VARENDRA RES. SOC., FIND-
SPOT/SULTANPUR, RAJSHAHI
DIST.)
[Date:]
G. 120 Vai-
sakha di. 1
[References:]
D.C. Sircar, Vangasrī, Vai-
sakha, 1350 B. S.; IHQ. Vol.
XIX (1943) p. 12-26 & Pls.;
B.C. Sen, Some Historical
aspects of the Inscriptions in
Bengal (Calcutta 1942) p.
Xii. fn.; Niradabandhu San-
yal, EI. Vol. XXXI (1955-56)
pp. 57—66 & Pl., IE. AR.
1955-56 p. 23 no. 110 App.
A.
[Remarks:]
Mr. Nirada-
bandhu San-
yal reads the
date 121 see
EI. XXXI p.
58).
21.
DAMODARPURA (DINAJPUR
DIST., BENGAL, NOW VAREN-
DRA RES. SOC., CALCUTTA)
PLATE NO. 1 OF KUMARA-
GUPTA I (Bh. No. 1271)
[Date:]
G. 124 Phal-
guna di.7
[References:]
R. G. Basak, EI. Vol. XV
(1919-20) pp. 130 ff. & Pl.;
D. C. Sircar, SI. Bk. III. no.
18 pp. 283-85; B. Upadhyaya,
SAII. pt. II pp. 55-56; R.B.
Pandey, HLI. (1962) pp. 82-
84.

THE GUPTA INSCRIPTIONS 7
Sl. Inscriptions Date References Remarks
No.
22. DAMODARPUR PLATE NO. 2 G. 128 Vai- R. G. Basak, EI. Vol. XV Basak read the
OF KUMARGUPTA I (NOW sakha di. 13 (1919-20) pp. 133 ff. & Pl.; date 129, See
VARENDRA RES. SOC., CAL- Dikshit, EI. Vol. XVII EI. Vol. XV.
CUTTA) (Bh. No. 1272) (1923-24) p. 193; D. C. pp. 133 ff.
Sircar, SI. Bk. III. no. 19
pp. 285 f.; B. Upadhyaya,
SAII. pt. II pp. 56-7.
23. BAIGRAMA (BOGRA DIST., E. G. 128 Mā- Basak, EI. Vol. XXI (1931- 'Kulvṛiddhi' is
PAKISTAN) PLATE ISSUED gha di. 19 32) pp. 78-83; D. C. Sircar, represented
FROM PANCHANAGARI BY THE SI. Bk. III. no. 41, pp. 342-45 here medita-
KUMARAMATYA KULVRIDDHI & Pl.; B. Upadhyaya, SAII. ting on the
AND THE GOVT. OF THE DIST. pt. II. pp. 87-88; IE. AR. feet of the
(VISHAYA - ADHIKARANA) 1956-57 p. 27 no. 15 App. 'Bhaṭṭāraka'
(NOW GAUDA RES. SOC. A; IE. AR. 1961-62 no. 22 who can be
HOWRAH) (Bh. No. 2114) App. A. no other than
Kumāragupta
I of Imperial
Gupta dynas-
ty.
24. MANKUWAR (ALLAHABAD G. 129 Pathak, IA. Vol. XLI (1912)
DIST., U.P.) BUDDHIST IMAGE Jyeshtha p. 244; D.C. Sircar, SI. Bk.
INSCR. OF MAHARAJA KU- Masa di. 18 III. no. 20 pp. 287-88; B.
MARAGUPTA I (Fl. No. 11, Upadhyaya, SAII. pt. II. p.
Bh. No. 1273) 57; IE. AR. 1957-58 p. 81
no. 320 App. C.
25. GADHWA (ALLAHABAD DIST., divas 10 Date given G.
U.P.) INSCR. (NOW INDIAN 129. See Clas-
MUSEUM, CALCUTTA) OF sical Age p.
THE TIME OF KUMARAGUPTA 673 Sl. No.
I (Fl. No. 8, Bh. No. 1545) 24)
26. GADHWA (ALLAHABAD DIST., —
U.P. NOW INDIAN MUSEUM
CALCUTTA (INSCR. OF THE
TIME OF KUMARAGUPTA I ?)
(Fl. No. 64, Bh. No. 1546)
27. BASADHA (MUZAFFARPUR — Bloch, ASI. AR. 1903-4 pt. II Perhaps the
DIST. BIHAR) CLAY SEAL OF p. 107 & Pl. Same Ghatot-
GHATOTKACHGUPTA (Bh. No kacha men-
1547). tioned in
Tumain Inscr.
See no. 18.
SKANDAGUPTA
28. JUNAGADHA (GUJARATA) G. 136, 137 — Buhler, VOJ. Vol. V. pp. 220
ROCK INSCR. OF THE TIME & 138 ff. ; Jagan Nath, JUPHS.
OF SKANDAGUPTA. (Fl. No. Vol. XIII Pt. II (1940) p. 98
14, Bh. No. 1276) & PIHC. IV (1940) p. 59;
D.C. SIRCAR, SI. Bk. III, no.
25 p. 299; Dasarath Sharma,

8 CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM
Sl. Inscriptions Date References Remarks
No.
JGRI. Vol. VI (1948-49) pp.
303-5; B. Upadhyaya, SAII.
pt. II pp. 63-68; R. B. Pan-
dey, HLI. (1962) pp. 92-99.
29. KAHAUM (DEORIA DIST., U.P.) G. 141 - D. C. Sircar, SI. Bk. III.no.
JAIN INSCR. OF THE TIME OF Jyeshtha 26 pp. 308-9; R. B. Pandey,
SAKANDAGUPTA (Fl. No. 15, māsa. IHQ. Vol. XXVIII (1952)
Bh. No. 1278) pp. 298-300; B. Upadhyaya,
SAII. pt. II. pp. 68-69, R.B.
Pandey, HLI. (1962) p. 92.
30. REWA (SUPIA. M. P.) PILLAR G. 141 D. C. Sircar, EI. Vol. XXXIII
INSCR. OF SKANDAGUPTA. Jyeshtha (1959-60) pp. 306-8 & Pl.,
Śukla 2 I.E. AR. 1959-60 p. 71 no.
249 App. B.
31. INDORE (BULANDASAHAR, G. 146 - Kielhorn, IA. Vol. XVIII
U.P.) COPPER PLATE INSCR. Phālguna (1889) p. 219; Jagan Nath,
OF THE TIME OF SAKANDA- māsa JUPHS. Vol. XIII (1940)
GUPTA (Fl. No. 16, Bh. No. pt. II. p. 99; & PIHC. IV
1279) (1940) p. 59; D. C. Sircar, SI
Bk. III. no. 27 p. 309-12; B.
Upadhyaya, SAII. pt. II. pp.
69-70.
32. BIHAR (PATANA DIST.) PILLAR —— - R. C. Majumdar, IC. Vol. X Majumdar &
INSCR. OF THE TIME OF (1943-44) p. 170; H. Hamid, Altaker as-
SKANDRAGUPTA (Fl. No. 12, Monuments of Bihar and cribe this
Bh. No. 1548) Orissa pp. 56-57; D. C. inscr. to a
Sircar, SI. Bk. III. no. 29 certain suc-
pp. 316-19; B. Upadhyaya, cessor of
SAII. pt. II, pp. 72-74; Purugupta
IE. AR. 1960-61 no. 195, (See. Vaka-
App. B. taka Gupta
Age p. 481
Inscr. no. 42)
33. BHITARI (GHAZIPUR DIST., · Jagan Nath, JUPHS. Vol.
U.P.) PILLAR INSCR. OF XIII (1940) pt. II. p. 99; &
SKANDAGUPTA (Fl. No. PIHC. IV (1940) p. 60; D.C.
13, Bh. No. 1549) Sircar, SI. Bk. III. no. 28
pp. 312-15; B. Upadhyaya,
SAII. pt. II. pp. 70-72; R.B.
Pandey, HLI. (1962) pp. 99-
102; Dasarath Sharma,
PIHC. XIX (1956) pp. 148-
50.
KUMARAGUPTA II
34. SARANATHA (BANARAS DIST., G. 154 APRAS (NC.) 1914-15 no.
U.P.) BUDDHA STONE IMAGE Jyeshtha 1; Gupte, ASI. AR. 1914-15.
INSCR. OF THE TIME OF dvitīyā p. 124 no. XV & Pl.
KUMARAGUPTA (II). (Bh. LXIX, n.; D. C. Sircar, SI.
No. 1281) Bk. III. no. 31 pp. 320-21;

THE GUPTA INSCRIPTIONS
Sl. Inscriptions Date References Remarks
No.
B. Upadhyaya, SAII. pt. II.
p. 74; IE. AR. 1959-60 p. 135
no. 593 App. C; Jagan
Nath, JIH. Vol. XXI
(1942) pp. 169-171; R. B.
Pandey, HLI. (1962) p. 102.
BUDHAGUPTA
35. SARNATHA BUDDHA STONE G. 157 APRAS. (NC.) 1914-15 no. 5;
IMAGE INSCR. OF THE TIME Vaiśākha Gupte, ASI. AR. 1914-15, p.
OF BUDHAGUPTA (Bh. No. 7, ba. Mūla. 125 no. XVII & Pl. LXIX.
1283) O.; Jagan Nath, JUPHS.
Vol. XIII (1940) pt. II p.
100 & PIHC. IV (1940) p.
60; D. C. Sircar, SI. Bk. III.
no. 33 p. 323; B. Upadhyaya,
SAII. pt. II p. 75; IE. AR.
1959-60 p. 185 no. 595 App.
C; R. B. Pandey, HLI. (1962)
pp. 103-4.
36. DUPLICATE SARANATHA G. 157 APRAS. (NC.) 1914-15 no. 4;
BUDDHA IMAGE INSCR. Gupte, ASI. AR. 1914-15 pp.
OF THE TIME OF BUDHA- 124-25 no. XVI & Pl.
GUPTA LXIX 'p'; IE. AR. 1959-60
p. 135 no. 594 App. C.
37. BHARATA KALA BHAVANA G. 157 Ma- IE. AR. 1952-53 p. 73 no.
(BHU, VARANASI, U.P.) rgsirsh di. 20 469 App. B.
PEDESTAL INSCR. OF BUDHA-
GUPTA ON A BROKEN IMAGE.
38. PAHADAPURA COPPER PLATE G. 159 Ma- K. N. Dikshit, EI. Vol. XX
OF THE TIME OF BUDHA- gha di. 7 (1929-30) pp. 59-64 & Pl.,
GUPTA (Bh. No. 2037) R.G. Basak, BSS. (Bengali)
Vol. XXXIX pp. 143 ff. Pl.,
D.C. Sircar, SI. Bk. III. no.
42 p. 346; B. Upadhyaya,
SAII. pt. II. pp. 89-90; IE.
AR. 1956-57 p. 27 no. 14
App. A.
39. BANARAS (RAJGHAT) STONE G. 159 or S. C. Sircar, JRASB. (Lt.) Vol.
PILLAR INSCR. OF THE TIME 157 Marg- XV (1949) pp. 5-7 & Pl.;
OF BUDHAGUPTA (NOW IN śīrsha 28 IE. AR. 1952-53 p. 73 no.
BHARATA KALA BHAVANA 456 App. B; IE. AR. 1955-66
MUSEUM) p. 53 no. 363 App. B. (year
given 157).
40. DAMODARPURA (DIST. DINA- G. 163 As- R. G. Basak, EI. Vol. XV
JPUR, BENGAL) PLATE OF hāḍha di.13 (1919-20) pp. 135 ff. & Pl.;
BUDHAGUPTA (Bh. No. D. C. Sircar, SI. Bk. III.
1286) no. 34 pp. 324-26; B. Upa-
dhyaya, SAII. pt. II.
pp. 75-76; R. B. Pandey,
HLI. (1962) pp. 104-5.

10 CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM
Sl. Inscriptions Date References Remarks
No.
41. ERANA (SAUGOR DIST., M.P.) G. 165 Ās- - - Fleet, I.A. Vol. XX (1891) p.
STONE PILLAR INSCR. OF hadha Su- 377; Hiralal, Inscrs. in C.P.
THE TIME OF BUDHAGUPTA kla dvādaśī & Berar p. 47 no. 80; D.C.
(Fl. No. 19, Bh. No. 1287) Sircar, SI. Bk. III, no. 35
pp. 326-27; B. Upadhyaya,
SAII. pt. II p. 76, R. B.
Pandey, HLI. (1962) p. 106.
42. DAMODARPURA (DINAJPUR Phalguna R. G. Basak, EI. Vol. XV
DIST., BENGAL) COPPER di. 15 (1919-20) p. 138 f. & Pl.; D.
PLATE INSCR. OF THE TIME C. Sircar, IC. Vol. V (1938-
OF BUDHAGUPTA (Bh. No. 39) pp. 432-33; & SI. Bk. III.
1550) no. 36 pp. 328-30; B. Upa-
dhyaya, SAII. pt. II. pp. 77-
78; R. B. Pandey, HLI.
(1962) pp. 107-8.
43. NALANDA SEAL OF TUDHA- Hiranand Sastri, MASI.
GUPTA (NALANDA MUSEUM, no. 66, p. 64 & Pl. VIII-a;
REG. NO. 660) A. Ghosh, IHQ. Vol. XIX
(1943) pp. 119-25; D.C.
Sircar, IHQ. Vol. XIX
(1943) pp. 272-75.
44. BELWA (VARANASI TAHASIL, IE. AR. 1959-60 p. 120 In late Brāhm
U.P.) PILLAR INSCR. OF no. 742 App. B. characters of
BUDHAGUPTA (?) OF IM- 5th cent. A.D
PERIAL GUPTA (?) DYNASTY.
NARASIMHAGUPTA
45. NALANDA CLAY SEAL OF Hiranand Sastri, MASI. no.
NARASIMHAGUPTA (NALAN- 66 p. 65 & Pl. VIII b.c.
DA MUSEUM)
46. SARANATHA (BANARAS, U.P. Inscr. is of
NOW INDIAN MUSEUM, CAL- about 6th
CUTTA) VAISHNAVA INSCR. century AD.
OF A KING PRAKATADITYA Bālāditya is
OR PRAKASADITYA, SON OF identified with
BALADITYA AND DHAVALA Narasimha-
OF KASI (?) (Fl. No. 79, gupta Bāla-
Bh. No. 1789) ditya of
Gupta Dyna-
sty. (See Bh.
List. p. 252
fn. 4 & 5.)
VAINYAGUPTA
47. GUNAIGHARA (TIPERA DIST., G. 188 Pa- D. C. Bhattacharya, IHQ. NOTE: See clas-
BENGAL) COPPER PLATE usha Māsa Vol. VI (1930) pp. 45-60 & sical age.
INSCR. OF VAINYAGUPTA 24th day. Pl.. M. Ghosh, IHQ. Vol.
(Bh. No. 2038) VI (1930) p. 561; D. C.
Sircar, SI. Bk. III. no. 37 pp.

THE GUPTA INSCRIPTIONS 11
Sl. Inscriptions Date References Remarks
No.
331-35; B. Upadhyaya, SAII.
pt. II. pp. 78-80; IE. AR.
1952-53 p. 26 no. 36 App. A.
48. NALANDA SEAL OF VAINYA- —— Hiranand Sastri, MASI.
GUPTA. no. 66 p. 67 & Pl. VIII f.;
A. Ghosh, IHQ. Vol. XIX
(1943) p. 275-77; R. C.
Majumdar, IHQ. Vol. XXIV
(1948) pp. 67-68.
BHANUGUPTA
49. ERANA (SAUGOR DIST., M.P.) G. 191 Mā- —Hiralal, Inscrs. in C.P. and
PILLAR INSCR. OF THE TIME gha di. 3 Berar, p. 49 no. 83; D. C

12 CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM
Sl. Inscriptions Date References Remarks
No.
52. NALANDA SEAL OF KUMARA- Hiranand Sastri, MASI. no.
GUPTA (III) 66 pp. 65-66 pl. VIII-d, e;
J. F. Fleet, IA. Vol. XIX
(1890) p. 225; Jagan Nath,
JUPHS. Vol. XIII (1940)
pt. II, pp. 100-101; & PIHC.
IV (1940) pp. 60-61.
VISHNUGUPTA
53. NALANDA SEAL OF VISHNU- H. N. Sastri, MASI. no. 66
GUPTA. p. 64; Krishna Deb, EI.
Vol. XXVI (1941-42) p.
235 & Pl., A. Ghosh, IHQ.
Vol. XIX (1943) pp. 119
ff.; IE. AR. 1959-60 p. 124
no. 425 App. C.
1B. THE LATER GUPTAS
HARSHAGUPTA
54. LUCKNOW MUSEUM FRAG- IE. AR. 1957-58 p. 70 no. In character of
MENTARY SLAB INSCR. MEN- 577 App. B. 7th century
TIONING HARSHAGUPTA (OF A.D.
LATER GUPTAS?)
ADITYASENA
55. SHAHPUR (PATANA DIST., H. 66 Ma- —H. N. Śastri, MASI. no.
BIHAR) STONE IMAGE INSCR. rgga. Sudi 66 pp. 82-83.
OF THE TIME OF ADITYA- 7
SENADEVA (Fl. No. 43, Bh.
No. 1393).
56. APHASADA (GAYA DIST., — —B. Upadhyaya, SAII. pt. II
BIHAR) INSCR. OF ADITYA- pp. 82-85; R. B. Pandey,
SENADEVA (Fl. No. 42, Bh. HLI. (1962) pp. 149-53.
No. 1552).
57. MANDARA (BHAGALPUR —
DIST., BIHAR) HILL ROCK
INSCR. OF ADITYASENADEVA
(Fl. No. 44-45, Bh. No.
1553).
VISHNUGUPTA
58. MANGRAON, PATANA MU- R. Y. 17 A. S. Altaker, EI. Vol.
SEUM INSCR. OF THE TIME Sravana Su. XXVI (1941-42) pp. 241
OF VISHNUGUPTA 2 ff. & Pl., Priyatosh Banerji,
(C.700A.D.) JBRS. Vol. XXX (1944) pp.
199-202 & Pl.; B. Upadhya-
ya, SAII. pt. II. p. 85 & Pl.

THE GUPTA INSCRIPTIONS 13
Sl. Inscriptions Date References Remarks
No.
59. KAULESVARI HILL INSCR. — D. C. Sircar, EI. Vol. XXX
OF VISHNUGUPTA (1953-54) pp. 84-85.
JIVITAGUPTA II
60. DEO-BARNARAKA (ARRAH —R. C. Majumdar, IC. Vol. XI
DIST., BIHAR) INSCR. OF (1944-45) pp. 124-25; B.
JIVITAGUPTA (II) (Fl. No. Upadhyaya, SAII. pt. II pp.
46, Bh. No. 1554) 85-86; IE. AR. 1960-61 no.
208 App. B; R. B. Pandey,
HLI. (1962) pp. 153-55.
JIVAGUPTA
61. DARABHANGA (BIHAR) CHAR- R.Y. 2 I. Arch. 1958-59 no. 14; IE. King Jīvagu-
TER OF JIVAGUPTA Chaitra AR. 1959-60 p. 34 no. 4 App. pta & his
[su] di. [14?] A; D. C. Sircar; EI. Vol. father Rāma-
XXXV (1963-64) pp. 125-30 gupta are known
& Pl. for the first time
from this re-
cord written in
early mediaeval
characters (8th
cent. A.D.). We
are not in a
position to tra-
ce any relation
of this king with
later Guptas.
He may be a
local ruler like
Samgrāmagupta
(See Bh. No.
1555).

2. INSCRIPTIONS OF THE CONTEMPORARY
   FEUDATORY DYNASTIES
   Sl. No.
   Inscriptions
   Date
   References
   Remarks
   2A. VARMANS OF DASAPURA (MALAVA)
   NARAVARMAN
3. MANDASOR (GWALIO R, M.P.
   NOW IN GUJARI MAHALA
   MUSEUM, GWALIOR) FRAG-
   MENTARY INSCR. OF THE
   TIME OF NARAVARMAN
   (Bh. No. 3)
   V. 461
   Aśvoja
   Śukla 5
   D. R. Bhandarkar, PRAS.
   WC., (1912-13) p. 58; &
   IA. Vol. XLII (1913) pp.
   161-63; R. G. Bhandarkar,
   IA. Vol. XLII (1913) pp.
   1

THE GUPTA INSCRIPTIONS 15
Sl. Inscriptions Date References Remarks
No.
BANDHUVARMAN
65. MANDASOR (GWALIOR, M.P. V. 493 & —R. G. Bhandarkar, JBBRAS. Bandhuvarman
NOW IN GUJARI MAHALA MU- 529 sahasya Vol. XVII. pt. II pp. 94 ff.; was perhaps
SEUM, GWALIOR) INSCR. OF Sukla. 13 Buhler, Die Indischen und the feudatory
THE TIME OF KUMARAGUPTA das Alter der Indischen- ruler under
I AND HIS GOVERNOR (AT Kunstpoesie, pp. 91 ff.; R.V. Kumāragupta
DASAPURA) BANDHUVAR- Shastri, IC. Vol. IV (1937- I of Im-
MAN, SON OF VISVAVARMAN 38) pp. 361-63; D.B. Diskal- perial Gupta
(Fl. No. 18, Bh. No. 6) ker, JBBRAS. (NS.) Vol. II dynasty.
(1926) pp. 176-78; D. N.
Mookerji, IC. Vol. V (1938-
39) pp. 331-32; Jagan Nath,
JIH. Vol. XVIII (1939)
pp. 118-19; K. R. Pishorti,
IC. Vol. VI (1939-40) pp.
339-41; Daśaratha Sharma,
IC., Vol. VI (1939-40) p. 110;
Gwalior Rājya Abhilekha
no. 2; Jagan Nath, IUPHS.
Vol. XIII, pt. II (1940) pp.
99-100; & PIHC. IV (1940)
p. 60; D. C. Sircar, SI. Bk.
III. no. 21 pp. 288 ff.; B.
Upadhyaya, SAII. pt. II
pp. 57-62; R. B. Pandey,
HLI. (1962) pp. 84-90.
2 B. PARIVRĀJAKA MAHĀRĀJAS
HASTIN
66. KHOHA (NAGAUDH, M. P., G. 156
NOW LOST) PLATE OF MAHĀ- kārttika Su.
RĀJA HASTIN (Fl. No. 21, 3 (Mahā-
Bh. No. 1282) vaisākha sa-
mvatsara)
67. KHOHA (NAGAUDH, M.P. G. 163 Ch- —Fleet, IA. Vol. XX (1891) pp.
NOW LUCKNOW MUSEUM) aitra Sukla 377-78; IE. AR. 1957-58 p.
PLATE OF MAHARAJA HASTIN 2 (Mahāsva- 19 no. 58 App. A; IE. AR.
(Fl. No. 22, Bh. No. 1285) yuja Sam- 1960-61 no. 46 App. A.
vatsara).
68. JABALPUR PLATES OF MA- G. 170 Ma- Rajabali Pandey, EI. Vol.
HARAJA HASTIN. hajyeshtha XXVIII (1949-50) pp. 264-67
Samvata Phāl- & Pl.; HLI. (1962) pp. 90-91.
guna Su .5
69. MAJHAGAWAN (NAGAUDH, G. 191 Mā- -Fleet, IA. Vol. XX (1891) pp.
M.P.) PLATES OF MAHARAJA gha bahula 378-79; Dikshit, ASI. AR.
HASTIN (Fl. No. 23, Bh. No. 3 (Mahā- 1922-23 p. 171.
1291) Chaitra Sa-
mvat)