| Aihole prashasti | |
|---|---|
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| Material | Stone, near Meguti Jain temple |
| Writing | Sanskrit poetry of Ravikirti |
| Created | 634 CE |
| Period/culture | Chalukyas of Vatapi |
| Place | Aihole, Karnataka, India |
| Present location | 16°01′02″N 75°53′03″E / 16.017222°N 75.884167°E |
  Aihole Inscription Aihole Inscription (India) | |
The Aihole Inscription, also known as the Aihole prashasti, is a nineteen line Sanskrit inscription at Meguti Jain temple in Aihole, Karnataka, India. An eulogy dated 634–635 CE, it was composed by the Jain poet Ravikirti[1] in honor of his patron emperor Pulakeshin II Satyashraya of the Vatapi Chalukya dynasty. The inscription is partly damaged and corrupted – its last two lines were added at a later date.[2]
Since the 1870s, the inscription was recorded several times, revised, republished and retranslated by Fleet, Kielhorn and others. The inscription is a prashasti for the early Western Chalukyas.[3] It is notable for its historical details mixed in with myth, and the scholarly disagreements it has triggered. It is also an important source of placing political events and literature – such as of Kalidasa – that must have been completed well before 634 CE, the date of this inscription.[2]
- ^ DR. K. M., MUNSHI (1970). India In The Classical Age: History of India In Medieval Era. p. 412.
- ^ a b Kielhorn (1901), pp. 1–11
- ^ Singh 2016, pp. 554–555.