1916.1 



>f Rajputana. 101 



chamber within the enclosure of the temple of Kalyana Raya. 

 It consists of only four lines of writing, covering a space 2±" 



high by 16" broad. Written in corrupt Sanskrit. Fairly 

 preserved. 



_._ Tne _ inscription refers to the reign of rajarajesvara maha- 

 rajadhiraja maharaja Bhiva Sihgha [of Jodhpur], and then 

 records that in the year [Vikrama-] Samvat 1852, corresponding 

 to the §aka-year 1719, on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of 

 Asadha, Sunday, the image of Surya mentioned above was 

 caused to be made by the Mahesvarl Bhavara Saha Dhanarupa 

 Sarupa Canda Kevala Ramaka. 



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4. Jhanvara-inscriptions of the Cahamanas Gaja Sixgha 



Deva and Kelhana Deva (V. S. 1219, 1227). 



The following two inscriptions were found in an old 

 Vaisnava temple lying outside the village of Jhavara, about 12 

 miles to the west of Jodhpur. The temple is fairly well pre- 

 served and still in use. The two inscriptions are incised on the 

 two frontal pillars of the inner shrine, one at each side. 



The first of the two inscriptions is in corrupt Sanskrit, and 

 comprises 15 lines of writing covering a space of 11* high by 5" 

 broad. The letters are partially filled with whitewash, but only 

 few of them are illegible. As regards the language, it is interest- 

 ing to note some peculiarities, viz., the use of asit in the two 

 phrases Majidavyapurastt (11. 3-4) and [la]ga?nane astt (11. 11-12), 



vya 



mane 



an 



dtmakiya or atrriiya. Abhavya, ghanaka and lagamana have all 

 been found by D, R. Bhandarkar in inscriptions from Nadalal 

 referring to the Cahamana Raya Pala, dated Samvat 1195, 1189 

 and 1202 respectively (see Ep. Ind., XI, pp. 36-7, 34-6, 42-3). 



The inscription opens with the date [Vikrama-] Samvat 

 1219, Sravanavadi 1, and then, after mentioning the maharaja- 



