Naderī satī stone inscription
Appearance
Naderī | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 24°24′13″N 78°06′43″E / 24.4036°N 78.1120°E | |
Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
Region | Gwalior |
District | Gwalior |
Elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 474001 (HPO) |
The Naderī satī stone inscription is an epigraphic record documenting the self-immolation of a woman after the death of her husband. It has been assigned to the fifth or sixth century CE.
Location
[edit]Naderi is located in Guna District, Madhya Pradesh, India, to the south of the town of Chanderi.
Publication
[edit]The inscription has been noted by M. B. Garde, H. N. Dvivedī and M. Willis in their respective epigraphic lists.[1]
Description and Contents
[edit]The inscription is written in Sanskrit and appears to record the satī of a woman after her husband was killed by a lion. The inscription is dated 66 or the initial numbers of the date have been omitted; palaeography suggests a date in the 5th or 6th century.
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Text
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Translation
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Gwalior State, Archaeological Report for VS 1981/AD 1924-25: number 25; Dvivedī, Gvāliyar rājye ke abhilekh (VS 2004): number 737; Michael D. Willis, Inscriptions of Gopakṣetra (London, 1996).