No. 11. Bhaттiprоlu Buddhist casket inscription. Prakrit.

TEXT.

1 Mаtugаmasa [Naм]dapurаhi
2 Suvaнamаhа
3 Щamaнudeщаnaм cha
4 Gilанakerasa ayasaka
5 [Sa]тhiya
6 gohiyа a-ga dаnaм [||]
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" An A-ga, gift by the women from Nandapura (?) and by the Щrаmaнeras from Suvaнamаha, in the Ayasakasaтhi gohi of Gilаnakera (?)."  (Bu)

(Bu) Notes
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The arramgerments of the lines of this inscription seems to be fixed, first by the cha after Щamaнudeщаnaм and secondly by dаnaм. The latter word in all probability concludes the inscription and the former shows, that line 3 is preceded by something else. Nevertheless the exact meaning remains obscure, as the word immediately preceding dаnaм is mutilated and those from gilанakerasa down to gohiyа, though, plain enough, are for me at least, inexplicable with any certainty.
L.3. The cha has a tail, like in the other nine inscriptions.
L.4. There is also a short stroke to the left of the top of ra, and it is possible to read -keresa, which however would be perfectly inexplicable.
L.5. The left limb of sa is abnormal.
L.6. There is on the photograpli a letter between a and ga, which I am not able to make out. Possibly the word may have been аyаga. The da of dаnaм opens to the right, just as in the other nine inscriptions.