ij 
SS a ae 
1923. | Saiicht Inscription of Sridharavarmman. 343 
what is more, believes like an orthodox Hindu that by making 
provision for water, he ae aoquire great merit, and even have 
eternal residence in heave 
Another interesting fact, connected with early Indian 
administrative history, is gleaned from the present record. 
t demonstrates clearly that a general could, if necessary, 
assume the position ot sovereign ruler and yet continue to 
style himself only as ‘ general. "2 The words urbe 
(1.2) and dharmm-asi (1. 3), ie., “ the righteous conquer 
and ‘‘ the sword of righteousness,” used with obbirenue’ ’ 
Sridharavarmman, bear in my opinion more than ordinary 
means of his ‘sword’ carved out an independent kingdom 
for himself, just as the sen@ni Pusyamitra did in the second 
century before Christ. 
Text.° 
1 Siddham*(\*) Bhagavatas = tr[i]dasa-gana-senapater = 
ajita-senasya svami-Mahasena-maha..s-ad[ijtya® viryy-[ar| 
jjlilta-[vija]®. 
2 dharmma- vijayina . Saka -Nanda-putrena Maha- 
danda-nayakena Sakena Sridhara-varmmana _ var{ssa]- 
[saha]sraya % Sva- = -abhivriddhikare vejayike samvatsare 
trayodasa[me].'° 
3 Sravana-bahulasya daSami-pirvvakam =etad-diva- 

oa ‘ Ct. Smriti literature. e.g., Visnu, 91. 1; Brihaspati. 62; and Atri, 
46. 
* There is a unique copper coin, in.the Family Collection of Mr. P. 
. Nahar : at Calcutta, which seems to throw light on the above © point. It 
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8 
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= 
— 
-s 
° 
= 
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a0) 
* 
Bo 
=) 
3 
Wa 
punch-m reign of 
coins is here exercised by a gen neral—a point ‘that is worthy - 
notice. The ¢ coin so far as I know has not yet been described by a 
sep ogg st. 
e footnotes indicates Mr. R. D. Banerji’s reading. 
© in the original the word stands in the left margin between ll. 3-4. 
B. reads siddharin: but the final m is very clear on the impressions. 
> B.—mahitejas=aditya- 
" § Restore vijaya. B. reads the last four letters as Jivadima. See 
above 
1 It is difficult to say how many letters are etal The compound 
most ' probably ended in an instrumental. See abov 
* B.—vijayena 
* See Dr. Thomas, EI., Vol. XVI, p. 232, n. 2. The 
15 certain. Cf Rudr adamna varsasahasraya so beak ness . .r[tha 
dharmma-kirti-vpiddhy-artharn ca etc.—Kielhorn, Junagadh inscription at 
Rudradaman, BI., Vol. VIII, p. 44, 1. 15; also sage age _— 
copper-plate of Siva-Skanda-Varmman, ibid., Vol. I, p. 7: and vars 
sthassaya of Bhamodra —— — A.D. 502, Barnett, ibid., Vol. XL 
P. 18.,1. 3. B. reads Var Sain rt) y 
10 B. ba pie he 
