No. 3. Bhaттiprоlu Buddhist casket inscription. Prakrit.
| 1892 Buфhler, VOJ VI, p. 149, No. 2; 155, No. 2; 1894 Buфhler, EI II, p. 327, No. 2, and Pl.; 1908 Fleet, JRAS 1908, p. 101; Luders list 1331; SI No94c |
| Lu:- Utara (Uttara), the son of Pigaha (Vigraha), was the kанитha (?). |
TEXT.
Utaro Pigaha-puto kанитho [||]
_______________________________________
"Utara (Uttara), the youngest son of Pigaha (Vigraha ). (Bu)
___________________________
1. kанитho seems to be meant for kaнiттho. (Bu)
2. For the change of va to pa, compare words like Pali pajаpati, Sanskrit prajаvati and
the inscriptional bhagapato for bhagavato, pijite for vijite, and the like. Probably
Uttara was the stone-cutter who made the casket. (Bu)