Person: Michael WILLIS

INIG1337c caitra śudi 7 śukravāra Banglā (Shivpuri). On a memorial stone. 12 lines, nāgarī, corrupt Sanskrit. Records the death of the archer Gāṅguka (son of archer Siṁha of Vaghelāka family) along with his two sons lndauka and Kauka in the fight of Vīravarman against Gopāla of Nalapura. It seems from the last four lines that eight girls committed satī on the pyre of lndauka.

INIG1337b caitra śudi 7 śukravāra Banglā (Shivpuri). On a memorial stone. 9 lines, nāgarī, Sanskrit. Records how the archer Gīyaka, who was devoted to his master and who taught archery to his sons lndra and Vatsa, died fighting after defeating the enemies of Gopāla.

INIG1337a caitra śudi 7 śukravāra Banglā (Shivpuri). On a satī stone. 5 lines, nāgarī, Sanskrit. Records the mahāsatī of Dhūmādevī on the pyre of her husband rāṇaka Vīsala who died fighting on the banks of the Valuvā (modern Barua) for paramabhaṭṭāraka mahārājādhirāja Gopāla of Nalapuradurga when Vīravarman of Jejahuti (Jejākabhukti) attacked with four other kings.

INIG1336 mārgaśīrṣa badi 6śukravāra Barodī (Shivpuri). Well inscription found lying on a hill near the village. 29 lines, nāgarī, Sanskrit. Records the construction of a well in Vaṭapadra (modem Barodī) by Devadhara, son of Jalhaṇa and a minister of the Yajvapāla king Āsalladeva. The Yajvapāla lineage is given and Lāvaṇyadevī is mentioned as the consort of Āsalladeva. Further records that Jalhaṇa was appointed to Gopaśaila (i.e. Gwalior) by Hammīra. Written by Śivanābha, traced on the stone by Vikrama and engraved by sūtradhāra Bhīmadeva, all three working under the supervision of Somadeva. Now in the Archaeological Museum, Gwalior.

INIG1332 bhādrapada śudi 6 budhavāra Pārolī (Morena). On a loose slab. 7 lines, old nāgarī, corrupt Sanskrit. Mentions the construction of a yakṣamaṇḍapa by sā˚ Vāsa[dha]ra, his wife Vihi and their son [Da]rśana. Mentions sūtradhāra Jayaṁtasiṁha.

INIG1329b caitra śudi [1 ?] 5 somavāra Naresar (Morena). On a temple (number 19). 11 lines, nāgarī, Sanskrit. Mentions a monthly donation of 10 dra˚ (i.e. dramma) to the god Naleśvara by [Na]yapāla, Hāsapā [la], Bhojadeva, etc. Also mentions Gopācala.

INIG1329a Kulwar (Guna). On a satī stone. Number of lines not given, nāgarī, Sanskrit. Mentions the immolation of Kuvalayadevī and Kuntādevī, the wives of Kachavāhā rājapūta Siṁhadeva. Devapāladeva, brother of the deceased, erected the memorial.

INIG1327 Rāi (Shivpuri). On a satī stone. 2 lines, nāgarī, Sanskrit. Mentions Yajvapāla Āsalladeva.

INIG1326b Kadwāhā (Guna). On a slab in a Siva temple. 34 lines, nāgarī, corrupt Sanskrit. Mentions Gopāladeva and Jayantavarman (also written Jaittravarman). The inscription is badly damaged, but appears to be a praśasti of Jayantavarman. The date is given in the fifth verse in words having numerical values.

INIG1326a jyeiṣṭha śudi 10 ravivāra Pārkanā (Guna).  On a satī stone north of the village. Number of lines not given, nāgarī, local dialect. Damaged; seems to record the performance of satī at Pātaganā village by Vālha[ghā] probably the wife of paṁ˚ (i.e. paṁḍita) śrī Nāma.