दशपुर

dashapur gupt kal mean bharat ka prasiddh nagar tha, jisaka abhijnan mandasaur (zila mandasaur, pashchimi malava, madhy pradesh) se kiya gaya hai. laitin ke prachin bhramanavritt periplas mean mandasaur ko 'minnagal' kaha gaya hai. kalidas ne 'meghadoot' mean isaki sthiti megh ke yatrakram mean ujjayini ke pashchath aur chanbal nadi ke par uttar mean bataee hai, jo vartaman mandasaur ki sthiti ke anukool hi hai-

'tamuttiry braj parichitabhroo latavibhramanaan, pakshmotkshepaduparivilasathkrishnasaraprabhanaan, kuandakshepanugamadhukarashrijupamatmabianmban patrikurvvanh dashapuravadhoonetrakautoohalanamh'.

itihas

gupt samrat kumaragupt dvitiy ke shasanakal (472 ee.) ka ek prasiddh abhilekh mandasaur se prapt hua tha, jisamean lat desh ke resham ke vyapariyoan ka dashapur mean akar bas jane ka varnan hai. inhoanne dashapur mean ek soory ke mandir ka nirman karavaya tha. bad mean isaka jirnadvar hua, aur yah abhilekh usi samay suandar sahityik sanskrit bhasha mean utkirn karavaya gaya tha. tatkalin samajik, dharmik tatha samajik avastha par is abhilekh se paryapt prakash p data hai.

vatsabhatti ka varnan

vatsabhatti dvara pranit is suandar abhilekh ka kuchh bhag is prakar hai-

'te deshaparthiv gunapahrita: prakashamadhvadijanyaviralanyasukhanyapasy jatadaradashapuran prathaman manobhiranvagata: sasutabandhujana: samety', mattebhagandatatavichyutadanabiandu siktopralachalasahasravibhooshanaya: pushpavanabhratarumandavatansakayabhoome: paran tilakabhootamidankramen. tatotthavrikshachyutanaikapushpavichitratirantajalani bhanti. praphullapadyabharanani yatr saraansi karandavasankulani. vilolavichi chalitaravindapatadraj: pianjaritaishch hansai:, svakesarodarabharavabhugnai: kvachitsaraansyamburuheshch bhanti. svapushpabharavanatairnagaindrairmadapragalbhalikulasvanaishch, ajasragabhishch puraanganabhirvanani yasminh samalankritani. chalatpatakanyabalasanathanyatyarth shuklanyadhikonnatani, tadillata chitrasitabhrakootatulyopamanani grihani yatr.'

arthath ve resham bunane vale shilpi (phooloan ke bhar se jhuke suandar vrikshoan, devalayoan aur sabha viharoan ke karan suandar aur taruvarachchhadit parvatoan se chhae hue lat desh se akar) dashapur mean, vahaan ke raja ke gunoan se akrisht hokar raste ke kashtoan ki paravah n karate hue, bandhubaandhav sahit bas ge. yah nagar (dashapur) us bhoomi ka tilak hai, jo mattagajoan ke dan bianduoan se sikt shailoan vale sahasroan paha doan se alankrit hai aur phooloan ke bhar se avanat vrikshoan se saji huee hai, jo tat par ke vrikshoan se gire hue anek pushpoan se rang-birange jal vale aur praphull kamaloan se bhare aur karandav pakshiyoan se sankul sarovaroan se vibhooshit haian, jo vilol lahariyoan se dolayaman kamaloan se girate hue parag se pile range hue hansoan aur apane kesar ke bhar se vinamr padmoan se sushobhit haian, jahaan phooloan ke bhar se vinat vrikshoan se sanpann aur madapragalbh bhramaroan se guanjit aur nirantar gatishil pauraanganaoan se samalankrit udyan haian aur jahaan atyadhik shvet aur tuang bhavanoan ke oopar hilati huee patakaean aur bhitar striyaan is prakar shobhayaman haian, manoan shvet badaloan ke khandoan mean tadillat jagamagati ho, ityadi.

abhilekh

dashapur se 533 ee. ka ek any abhilekh, jisaka sanbandh malavadhipati yashovarman se hai, sauandhi gram ke pas ek koopashila par aankit paya gaya tha. yah abhilekh bhi suandar kavyamayi bhasha mean racha gaya hai. isamean rajyamantri abhayadatt ki smriti mean ek koop banaye jane ka ullekh hai. abhayadatt ko pariyatr aur samudr se ghire hue rajy ka mantri bataya gaya hai. dashapur mean yashovarman ke kal ke vijay stanbhoan ke avashesh bhi hai, jo usane hoonoan par prapt vijay ki smriti mean nirmit karavae the. ek stanbh ke abhilekh mean parajit hoonaraj mihirakul dvara ki gee yashovarman ki seva tatha archana ka varnan hai-

'choodapushpopaharairmihirakul nripenarchitanpadayugmamh.'

inamean se pratyek stanbh ka vyas tin phut tin ianch, ooanchaee 40 phut se adhik aur vazan lagabhag 5400 man tha. mandasaur ke asapas 100 mil tak vah patthar upalabdh nahian hai, jisake ye stanbh bane haian.

prachin jain tirth sthal

mandasaur se gupt kal ke anek mandiroan ke avashesh bhi prapt hue haian, jo qile ke andar kachahari ke samane vali bhoomi mean aj bhi surakshit haian. kaha jata hai ki 14vian shati ke prarambh mean alauddin khilaji ne is mahimamay nagar ko loot kar vidhvans kar diya aur yahaan ek qila banavaya, jo khandahar ke roop mean aj bhi vidyaman hai. dashapur ki ganana prachin jain tirthoan mean ki gee hai. jain stotragranth tirthamalachaity vandan mean isaka namollekh hai- 'hastodipur padaladashapure charoop panchasare'. varahamihir ne brihatsanhita mean dashapur ka ullekh kiya hai. mandasaur ko aj bhi as-pas ke gaanvoan ke log 'dasaur' nam se janate aur pukarate haian, jo dashapur ka apabhransh hai. madansaur 'dasaur' ka hi roopantaran hai.

panne ki pragati avastha

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aitihasik sthanavali |lekhak: vijayendr kumar mathur |prakashak: rajasthan hindi granth akadami, jayapur |prishth sankhya: 427 |