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Prakrit. Gift of a cave (läpa) on mount Tiranhu (Trirasmi) to the community of monks (bhikhusagha) by the great queen (mahädert) Gotami (Gautami) Balasiri (Balasri), mother of rajarajan Gotamiputa (Gautamiputra) Siri-Sütakani, king (rajan) of Asika (Prishika ?), Asaka (Amaku ?), Mulaka (Mülika 1), Suratha (Suräshfra)Kukura, Aparamta (Aparūnta), Anupa (Anupa), Vidabba (Vidarbha), Åkarávati (Akarāvanti), lord (puti) of the mountains Vijha (Vindhya), Achhavata (Rikshavat), Pårivata (Paripatra), Sahya, Kanhagiri (Krishnagiri), Macba, Siritana (Sristana ?), Malaya, Mahida (Mahindra), Setagiri
Sreshthagiri ?), Cbakóra, who destroyed the Sakas (Sakas), Yavanas, and Palhavas, who rooted out the Khakharåta race, who restored the glory of the Satavä hana race. The cave was to be the special property of the school (nikāya) of the Bhadávaniyas (Bhadrāyaniyas). For the embellishment of the cave, the queen's grandson, lord (isara) of [Dakhiņa]putha (Dakshina patha) grapted the village (grima) of Pisajipadaka (Piśächtpadraka) on the south-west side of monnt Tiraphu (Trirasmi). Compare No. 1124.
124. S. 19 and 22.-Nasik Buddhist cave inscription of the lord of Nayanara, Väsithiputa
Siri-Palumavi.-1853 Stevenson-Brett, Journ. Bo. Br. Roy. As. Soc. Vol. V. p. 45 f., and Plate, No. 1 (second portion); 1865 West-West, Journ. Bo. Br. Roy. As. Soc. Vol. VII. p. 51 f., No. 26, and Plate (lower portion); 1876 Bhandarkar, Transact. Second London Congr. Or. p. 314 ff., No. 26A ; 1883 Bühler, Arch. Suru. w. Ind. Vol. IV. p. 110 ff., No. 19, and Plate LII; 1883 Bhagvanlal Indraji, Dombay Cas. Vol. XVI. p. 555 ff., No. 3; 1895 note by Bhandarkur, Early History of the Dekkan, p. 18, note 2; 1895 note by Pischel, Nachr. Gött. Ges. Wiss. Phil. Hist. Kl. 1895, p. 213; 1896 correction by Franke, Zeitschr. Deutsch. Morgenl. Ges. Vol. L. p. 596 f.; 1901 correction by Hultzsch, Ep. Ind. Vol. VI. p. 319, notes 2 and 3 ; 1905 Senart Ep. Ind. Vol. VIII. p. 65 ff., No. 3, and Plate II ; 1908 note lwy Rapson, Catalogue of the Coins of the Andhra Dynasty, etc. p, LI, No. 14. -sara 10 9 gi pa 2 divu 10 3. -uta-20 2 gi pakhé, diva 7. Prakrit. Engraved in continuation of No. 1123. Order of the lord (svāmin) of
Navanara (Naranagara), Vásithiputa (Väsishthiputra) Siri-Puļumavi to Sivakhadila (Sivaskandila), officer (amacha) at Govadhana (Govardhana), regarding the gift of the village (gama) of Samalipada or Samalipada (Salonul padra) on the eastern road in the Govadhana district (ahara) to the monks (bhikhu) of the school (nikaya) of the Bhadayaniyas (Bhadrāyaniyas) dwelling in the queen's cave (dēvilēna), in exchange for the village (gärna) of Sudasana or Sudisa un (Sudarsana) on the southern road in the Govadhana district (ahāru) formerly given to the same monks, for repairs of the cave. The inscription mentions besides in connection with Sudasana the ascetics (samana) of Dhanakata (or Benakata ?) who live on mount Tirasphu) (Trirasmi). Written by the great general (mahā sēnapati) Mēdhuna; the plates were prepared by . .takani. It is further stated that the description of the lord (svämin, i.e. of Gütamiputa SiriSätakani in No. 1123) was given by Viņhupāla (Vishnupala) for imparting pleasure to the inhabitants of Govadhana, and the inscription concludes with an invocation of Budha (Buddha), the best of Jinas.
126. S. 18.-Nasik Buddhist cave inscription of the lord of Benakataka, Gotamiputa Siri.
Sadakani.- 1858 Stevenson-Brett, Journ. Bo. Br. Roy. As. Soc. Vol. V. p. 46 ff., No. 2 (first half), and Plato; 1865 West-West, Journ. Bo. Br. Roy. As. Soc. Vol. VII.
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