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Notes on the Subjects of Shivaji’s Sword

1929

The general shape the quality of the steel and the engraving in the blade of the sword which has come into the possession of Khan Bahadur Padamji under the romantic circumstances described in this journal a few days ago when a photograph of the weapon was also published all go to strengthen the conclusion that this sword is really the genuine Bhavani Talwar of Shivaji. [...] The lettering of the inscription on the blade of the sword is really old as is proved by the fact that the first Nagari letter (chha) in the word Chatrapati is written not in the modern Mharashtra style but in the style in which we meet the letter in Mss. [...] The quality of the canvas which is of indigenous cloth the characteristics of the horses which show them to be of the sturdy old Dekkani breed the trappings of the horses the peculiarities in the dresses of Shivaji and his generals—all go to show that the picture was probably painted in the life time of Shivaji or shortly after his death. [...] In the booklet that we have before us there is a picture of the aforesaid sword as also a photograph of a building known by the name of " Jav hair Khana ". The description of the sword and the opinion of those who have seen it and the letters in the old inscription on the blade of the sword itself—reading " Chhatrapati Maharaja Shivaji " are proofs of the authenticity of this sword. [...] The quality of the canvas which is of indigenous cloth the characteristic of the horses which show them to be of the sturdy old Dekkani breed the trappings of the horses the peculiarities in the dresses of34 Shivaji and his generals—all go to show that the picture was probably painted in the life time of Shivaji or shortly after his death.
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Pages
52
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.145131
Segment Pages Author Actions
Foreword
i-iii Bomonjee Pudumjee view
Notes on the Subject of Shivaji’s Sword
1-ii Bomonjee Pudumjee view
Shivaji’s Sword a Romance of Antiquarian Research
1-3 Bomonjee Pudumjee view
Review
4-iv Bomonjee Pudumjee view
Addenda
i-ii Bomonjee Pudumjee view

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