पृथ्वीराजविजय महाकाव्यम् (कवि जयानक - अजमेर चौहान साम्राज्य एवं सम्राट् पृथ्वीराज इतिहास)

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Chauhānas of Rajputana. Dr. Bühler says, "His
(author's) account of the Chauhānas contradicts Chanda's
in every particular and agrees with that of the inscrip-
tions of V. S. 1030 and 1226. Pṛithvīrāja's pedigree
is exactly that given in these documents, and various
synchronistic facts mentioned in the Vijaya also agree
with what we know from other sources, e.g. the
Malwa and the Gujrat inscriptions."¹ Thus evidently
in other respects as well the work is worthy of
credence.
An article by my friend, Diwan Bahadur Har
Bilas Sarda, who secured for me an exact copy of
the Ms. from the library of the Deccan College, Poona,
on which the present edition is based, gives a summary
of the contents of this work in the Journal of the
*Royal Asiatic Society.*²
We find here a reliable genealogy and a short
account of Pṛithvīrāja's ancestors beginning with
Vāsudeva. Its value for the history of the period
from the middle of the eighth century A. D. to the
end of the twelfth century A. D. is thus very great.
On account of its great importance, it was felt
that a critical edition of the present text—defective
and incomplete though the Ms. is—was highly desirable
for the students of the history of Rajputana. As said
above, an attempt is here made to restore the text,
wherever possible, with the help of the commentary.
Restored portions have been printed in rectangular
brackets or in the foot-notes. Amendations of
the text and the commentary have also been attempted,
wherever possible, in the notes.
It is hoped that students of the history of India,
particularly that of Rajputana, would find this work
useful in their studies and welcome its appearance.
Ajmer,
October 10, 1940. Gaurishankar H. Ojha
(1) Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, April and May,
1893, p. 94.
(2) April 1913, pp. 259-281.