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TWO NISHIDHI INSCRIPTIONS FROM SONDA
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First Side 1 Sri [I*] Svasti [l*) Sri-jay-ābhyudaya Śālivāha2 na-Saka-varusha 1530 neya Plavamga samvatsara3 da Kārttika su 10 Budhavāradali Srimad-Rāya
Second Side 4 [rājaguru-Ma]mdalāchāryya Mahāvāda5 [vādīsvara Rā]ya-vādi-Pitāmaha Sakala-vidvaj-ja6 [na-chakravarti Ba]llāļarāya-jivarakshā-pā
Third Side 7 laka Dēsi-gan-āgragaṇya Samgitapura-siṁhā[sana)8 patřāchāryya śrīmad-Akalamkadēvarugaļu 9 sri-Pamcha-guru-charana-smaraņiyimda svarggasthar=a.
Fourth Side 10 [daru] [[*] Avara nishidhi-mamtapakke mangala mahābri (ll*] 11 Bhattākalamkadēvēna Syādvāda-nyāya-vādinā| nishi12 dhi-mantapo dribdhaḥ sthēgād=ā-chamdra-bhās[k]aram ||
ABSTRACT OF CONTENTS Be it well! On Karttika su. 10, Wednesday of the Sālivāhana Saka year 1530 and Plavamga, the illustriou teacher Akalamkadēva, bearing the distinguished titles, Räya-rajaguru, Mandalācharya, etc., attained heaven, moditating on the feet of the Five Teachers. May this Vault erected in his memory be auspicious! This memorial vault (nishidhi-mantapa) was arranged (i.e., caused to be erected) by Bhattākalamkadēva, expounder of the Syädvāda doctrine.
INSCRIPTION B
TEXT 1 Svasti[l*) Śri-jay-abhyu[da*]ya Śālivāhana-sa(sa)ka-va[rsha] 2 1577 Jaya sam[va*) [tsa] [ra*]da Kārttika sudh (d)dha dasami 3 Sür[yö]dayav=āda ya(e)radane ghaligoya4 lli Dēsi srimad-Rāya-rājaguru Manda5 lāchyā(cha)ryyarum Mahāvāda-vādisvara Rā
6 ya-vādi-Pitāmahā(ha) Sakala-vidvaj-jana-cha* From impressions.
* These are the Pascha Paramështhins, the well known pentad of Jaina theology, viz., Jina, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyaya and Badhu.
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