No. 7. In much later characters, Bhаjа Buddhist cistern inscription. Over two rock-cisterns between Caves XIV and XVII. Prakrit.
| 1844 Bird-Westergaard-D'Ochoa, JBBRAS I, p. 442 f., and Plate, No. 4; 1847 Bird-Westergaard, Hist. Res. Plate LIII, 3; 1850 Wilson, JBBRAS III, Part II. p. 52; and Plate; 1854 Stevenson-Brett, JBBRAS V, p. 159 f. No. 1, and Plate; 1881 Bh. Indraji-Burgess, ICTWI, p. 24, No. 2, and Plate; 1883 Buфhler-Burgess, ASWI IV, p. 83, I.7, and Plate XLIV; Luders list No 1079 |
| Lu: - A cistern (pодhи), the gift of the mahаrathi Viнhudata (Viшнudatta), the son of a Kоsikи (Kauщikи). |
TEXT.
Mahаrathisa Kosikиputasa
Viнhudatasa deyadhama podхi [ || ]
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The meritorious gift (or benefaction) of a cistern by Viнhudata the Mahаrathi, son of
the Kosikи (or Kauщika mother). (ASWI)