Epigraphia Indica Vol 20

Author(s): Hirananda Shastri
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

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EPIGRAPHIA INDICA.
[Vol. XX.
Ayira-haghana[m] amtevāsikena Digha-Manigaya-dharena bhadart-Anandena (1. 11) nithapita[m] ima[rn] navakama[m] mahāchetiya[m] khambhä сha thapitä ti ramño SariViripurisadatasa (1.12) samva 6 vă pa 6 diva 10
TRANSLATION. Success! Adoration to the Lord, the supreme Buddha, honoured by the Lord of the gods, absorbed by the best of elements. At the Mahāchetiya the Mahädevi Bapasirinikā (who is) the daughter of Hammasirimnikā, the uterine sister of Mahārāja Väsithiputa Ikhaku Siri-Chatam ūla, etc., (see sub C 3) and (who is) the wife of King Siri-Virapurisadata, with due regard for her mother Hammasiriņikā, and for the sake of attainment by herself of the bliss of Nirvāņa, has erected this stone pillar. For the benefit of the Masters of the Aparamahāvinaseliya sect has this pious foundation of the Mahāchetiya been accepted. This pious foundation, consisting of the Mahāchetiya, has been completed and the pillars have been set up by the Reverend Ananda, who knows the Digha- and the Majjhima-(nikāyas) (?) by heart, (who is) a disciple of the Masters of the Arya-sangha who are resident in Pannagāma and who are preachers and preceptors of the Digha and the Majjhima-nikāyas), and of the five Matukas. In the 6th year of (the reign of) King Siri-Virapurisadata, the 6th fortnight of the rainy season, the 10th day.
Ayaka-pillar insoription C 4.
TRANSCRIPT. (1.1) Sidham namo bhagavato devarāja-sakatasa sama-sambudhasa dhātuvaraparigamhitasa (1.2) mahädetiyamhi mahārajasa Virūpakhapati-Mahāsena-parigahītasa Agihāta - (1. 3) Agithoma.Vājapey Asamedha-yājisa hiramna-koti-go-satasahasa-bala-sata- (1.4) Bahasa-padayisa savathesu apatihata-samkapasa Väsithịputasa Ikhakusa (1.5) SiriChāṁtamūlasa sodara-bhaginiya Hammasariya' bālikā mahārajasa (1. 6) Mādhariputasa Siri-Virapurisadatasa bhaya mahadevi Chhathisiri apano (1.7) mätaram Hammasirinikam parināmetuna atanamcha nivāna-88mpati-gampadake imam bhamkham? (1. 8) patithapitar mahärājass Siri-Virapurisadatasa sava 6 vă på 6 dåva 10
TRANSLATION. Success! Adoration to the Lord, etc., (see above, sub C 2) the Mahadevi Chhathisiri (Skt. Shashthisri), (who is) the daughter of Hammasiri, the uterine sister of Maharaja Väsithiputa Ikháku Siri-Chāṁtamüla, etc., (see above, sub C 3) and (who is) the wife of Maharaja Mädhariputa SiriVirapurisadata, with due regard for her mother Hammasirinikā and for the sake of attainment by herself of the bliss of Nirväņa, has erected this pillar. In the 6th year of the reign of) King Siri-Virapurisadata, the 6th fortnight of the rainy season, the 10th day.
Ayaka-pillar inscription C 5.
TRANSCRIPT. (1.1) Sidharh namo bhagavato samma-sambu[dha *sa dhatuvara-parigahitasa Mohachetiye (1:2) mahasenapatisa mahātalavarasa Väsithīputasa Pūkäyānam Mahākotndasirisa (1.3)
Read Digha Majhima-nikaya-dharena (cf. above, C 1, 1. 12). ? Rear : Siri Vira • Rend: mahdcheliyarhli. • Read : Ayihol-A
Rand: siriyu. • Head : atanu. Road: khanbhara. Road: diva