No. 25 Junnar Buddhist cave inscription. Prakrit. In close to No. 24, on the left of the arched window, and is cut on a rough surface. Many of the letters, especially in the lower lines, are very uncertain.
| 1854 Stevenson-Brett, JBBRAS V, p. 167, Nos. 19 and 20, and Plate; 1856 corr. by Stevenson, JBBRAS V, p. 428; 1881 Bh. Indraji-Burgess, ICTWI p. 46 f., No. 14, and Pl.; 1883 Buфhler- Burgess, ASWI IV, p. 96 f., No. 8.25, and Pl. L; 1895 corr. by Pischel, Nachr. Goфtt. Ges. Wiss. Phil. Hist. Kl. 1895, p. 216; 1896 corr. by Franke, ZDMG L, p. 595; Luders list No. 1163; |
| Lu: -In the village (gаma) of Mahаveja a field for the planting of Jambu trees entrusted to the holy assembly (? sidhagaнa) of the Aparаjitas; to the east of Mount Mаnamukaдa another field for a plantation of palmyra trees; within the boundaries of the town (nagarasиman) a third field for Щаla trees (?). |
TEXT.
Mahаveje game Jаbabhati
udeseнa nivataнаni шaнuvisa
sidhagaнe Aparаjite-
su satаni selasa
Mаnamukaдasa purato
talakavадake nivata-
наni tiнi || nagarasa-
. . . ka . sela ude
seнa nivataнani ve [||]
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In the village of Mahаveja, in the direction of the Jаbabhati (i.e., Jambu-plantation),
twenty-six nivartana entrusted to the holy assembly (?) of the Aparаjitas; in front of
Mount Mаnamukaдa three nivartanas. The town ...... towards the mountain . . .
nivartanas. (ASWI)
Notes
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Mаnamukaдa (Sans. Mаnamukuтa, Crown of pride,) appears to be the old name of the
Mаnamoдa Hill, in which the cave is. (ASWI)
Sidhagaнa, assembly of saints, may be a name of the assembly or schoo, of the
Aparаjitas. (ASWI)
Satаni corresponds with the Sanskrit saktаni, "entrusted." (ASWI)