1910.] The Geography of Orissa. 41 



The Dakhinadiga Dandapata with Antarodha and Baacasa 

 Bisis is named in Oriya inscriptions on the jamb of the porch of 

 the Jagannatha temple 1 ; while Marada is named in a Sanskrit 

 copperplate inscription of the ninth year of Mahasivagupta. 1 



This Bisis named can be mostly derived. For example 

 Aihaisa, containing the famous sun temple at Kanaraka, means 

 twenty-eight (villages or Sasanas); Antarodha = obstruction 

 Ola = a, n&me + dhara = bank or stream ; Kate = cut; Kuda - 

 heap + hara = removal ; Kota = own + Rahanga = a Bisi name ; 

 Ko = a name + dhara = stream ; Domara = of Doma caste + 

 Khanda = tract; Deo = god's + ga = village; Pacchima = 

 western +duhai = heap; Pubba = eastern + duhai = heap ; Bona 

 = woods + casa = cultivation. Some of the Bisis are evidently 

 connected with one another, thus Rahanga and Kotarahariga 

 Pacchimaduhai and Pubbaduhai ; Oldhara and Kodhara. 



(15) Sirdn. The Siral Dandapata of the T. chronicles, 

 where four of its Bisis are named, Aru," Kabara, Talitar.i , Sirai. 

 It had the smallest revenue in the sarkar (Rs. 5,195|). It has 

 survived to modern days, as a pargana lying north-west of the 

 Cilka lake and west of the Daya branch. Even now it is an 

 infertile tract, the northern part being liable to be flooded, and 

 the southern part bordering on the Cilka barren and saliferous. 



(1 6) Shergarh. The Sargara Dandapata of the T. chronicles. 

 ao Bisis are named. Tarakote is said to be in it. It is thus 

 identifiable with the modern pargana of the same name, lying 

 in the north-west of Jajapur subdivision, District Katak. The 

 name is made up of saara— the Savara tribe and Gara—iort. 



(17) Kotdes, with three forts. The Kothadesa Dandapata 

 of the T. chronicles, of which two Bisis are named, Oromalo 

 and ivoromalo. According to a copperplate grant of the kine 

 Narasimhadeva IV, 8 Kosthadesa was divided into eight k hand as, 

 of which two are named in the inscription, the Uttara-Khanda 

 of Kalabho, and Oramola Madana khanda. Oramolo is evident- 

 ly the same as Oromalo of the T. chronicles. ' Kothadesa still 

 exists as a pargana in Central Puri, lying along the both banks 

 of the Kusabhadra, branch. The name is derived from Kostha = 

 own + desa — lands. 



The original fort is said in the Am to be a kasbah (town) 

 or kusaibah (small town), meaning that the town itself was 

 fortified. 



' J.A.S.B., 1893, p. 91, Purii8ottamade>n-Mnharajankaradat-Dak-lna 

 divj-Dandapate, Antarodha- Vire Sladhotila-grai»a, Dak*tnadiga-Dandapate 

 BaacUsci-Bise Oopapura-grama. 



2 Ep. hid., vol. []f, p. 32. Dak (na)-Tosalayam Marada- l'i*a : /h/a- 

 Canda-gram* . Fleet corrects the first word to Dak-i >> a- Kosalayam (se 

 note II): but this is unnecessary as Tosali was the name of a tract in 

 South Or ^a : vide Asoka's rock inscription of Dhauli. 



3 J.A.S.B., 189"). p. 162, Atha-khattJa-Kotthadcia Madanakhaida- 

 Vtsaye, Oramolo- Madanakhauda-madhyel and p. 14<», Kalahhora Utctra- 

 khanda- mad} i ye. 



