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Hari Kavi’s Contribution to the Problem of the Bhavani Sword of Shivaji the Great

1940

In the Shivaji Souvenir2 published on the occasion of the Ter-centenary of the Maratha King Shivaji the Great we find photographs of four panels of Shivaji Memorial prepared by the celebrated sculptor V. P. 'KARMARKAR (facing p. 98 of English Section of the-Souvenir). [...] There is also an article in this issue of the Dihrisa Samgraha on the family diety of Shivaji containing a photograph of the image of the goddess (facing p. 74) and another photograph of the temple of the goddess (facing p. 76). [...] tck This verse of course does not mention the väghrtakh and the dagger shown in the picture (21 inches X 1 inches in size) referred to as 54IWPII and 4110 in verse 50 on folio 44 a."1940.] HARI KAVI AND THE PROBLEM OF THE BHAVANI SWORD 89 It appears to me that the wiffu Tiff " mentioned by Purusottama is the same as the fidilmi of the Sivabhdrata. [...] The blade of the sword as represented in this picture is curved at the end but the breadth of the blade is almost uniform and not broadened as in the case of the sword claimed to be Shivaji's sword by Mr. [...] On the other side of the blade are marks of the crescent moon2a (6 small marks of the crescent moon 4 small marks of the full moon possibly and 2 big marks of the crescent moon).
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Pages
23
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India
SARF Document ID
sarf.146020
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Hari Kavi’s Contribution to the Problem of the Bhavāni Sword of Shivaji the Great
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