Animals in the Inscriptions of Piyadasi. 

 By Monmohan Chakravarti, M.A., B.L., M.R.A.S. 



The rock edicts and the pillar edicts of Piyadasi contain various references to Introduc- 

 animals, animals in general, and animals specially named. This subject is so interesting 

 that I propose to discuss it briefly in this article. I have followed Btihler's readings, 

 and use the following abbreviations for the names of places : — 



i. General rock edicts — 



Girnar — G. ^ 



Sahabazgari — S. / „ . ..... TT 



• _ & • WEpigraphialndiea II, pp. 447-472. 



Alansera— M. v 



Kalsi— K. y 



I Archaeological Survey of South India, Vol. I, pp. 114-12S. 

 Jaugada — J. ) 



2. Special rock edicts — 



Dhauli special edicts — Dh. sp. ( A.S.S.I. I., 125-131, and M. Senart in 

 Jaugada ,, ,, J. sp. I the Indian Ant. 1890, pp. 82-102. 



Siddapura edicts — Si., Ep. Ind. III., pp. 138-142. 



3. General pillar edicts — 



Delhi-Sivalik_Ds. ^ 



Delhi-Mirat — Dm. I 



Allahabad — A. ~ T , TT 



D ,,._ ^ r E P- Ind., II., pp. 245-274. 



Radhia — R. 



Mathia— Mat. | 



Rampurva — Ram. J 



I. Animals in General. 



References to animals in general lie scattered throughout the edicts. The following Animals, 

 words are used : — ^TJ,lt 



names. 



(i) Jivam (G. ed. i. line 3, J. i. 1, Dh. i. 1), jive (S. i. 1, M. i. 1, K. i. . 1) ; jivesu 

 (J. iii. 12, Dh. iii. n, pananam in the rest) ; sa-jivc (Ds. v. 9, Dm. v. 2, 

 A.v. ? 23, R. v. 6, Mat. v. 7) ; jivena jive (Ds. v. 11, Dm. v. 4, R. v. 7, 

 Mat. v. 8, A. eff.) ; jiva-nikayani (Ds. v. 14, Dm. v. 8, R. v. 9, Mat. v. 11, 

 A. eff.). 

 Cf. jivitaye. (Ds. iv. 17, Dm. iv. n, A. iv. 18, R. iv. 21, Mat. iv. 26, Ram. eff.). 



Mem. A.S.B. 25.7-06. 



