No. 15. Kanheri Buddhist cave inscription. Prakrit. Buhler - time of Gotamiputra Siri Yaгa-Satakarni.

The inscription is one the left hand side wall outside the verandah of Cave No. 32 over a large water tank. it measures 1.71 m. x 1.10 m. Letters: 7.5 cm. x 6.5 cm. Characters: Brаhmи, 2nd A.D. Language: Prakrit. Orthography: The letters are deeply cut, distinct and display the characteristics of the period. (ShG).
1847 Bird. Hist. Res. Plate XLVII, 24, and XLII, 13; 1853 Stevenson-Brett, JBBRAS V, p. 21 ff., Nos. 9 and 10, and Plate, Nos. 11, and 12; 1861 West, JBBRAS VI, p. 6, No. 16, and Plate; 1883 Buфhler, ASWI V, p. 80 f., No. 16; Luders list 998; ShG No 28;
Lu: - A cave (lенa), a water-cistern (pанiyapодhи), benches for sitting on (аsaнapедhikа), a chair (? pidha) and a walk (chakama), the gift of the merchant (nеgama) Dhama . . . (Dharma . . . ), son of Sivamita (Щivamitra), the Kаliya[нaka] (inhabitant of Kalyанa), together with Budhaka (Buddhaka) and his whole family to the congregation of monks (bhikhusagha) of the four quarters. Also endowment. Also gift of a house with two apartments (bagabha or bigabha) and of a quadrangular dining-hall (bhоjanachаtusаla) in the vihаra at Kаliyaнa (Kalyанa) in the Gaмdhаrikаbhamи. Endowment for these, viz. a house (nivеsaнa) in the Mukuдasivayivа.

TEXT.

1. S[i]dha[м] Kаliya[гa] . . sa . . нa S[i]vamitasa putasa nega-
2. masa Dhama . . . Budhakena saha cha saveнa parиvа-
3. reнa bavа(?) . . . la[ya]naм pанiyapoдhi аsaнapeдhikа-
4. yo pиdho a . . . . . cha kamo cha deyadhama chаtudise bhikhusaghe pa-
5. tiтhаpita mа[tа]pitaro udisa savasatuhitasughatha [|]
6. eтha cha akhayanivи cha datа [|]
7. eto cha vаsаrate vasatasa bhikhuнo chivarika kаhаpaна solasa patel[e]
8. sa upаhaнанa cha kаhаpaнo utukаle [cha] paдiko mаse vasatasa dа-
9. tavo seseнa leнaм paдiagitava [|] Kаliyaнe cha vihаre Gandhаrikаbhami-
10. ya[м] bagabhaм bhojanachаtusаla cha deyadhaмma [|] etesi pi akhanivi datа Mukuдasiva-
11. yi[vа]yaм nivesaнaм [|] eto be bhаkа bigabhasa bhаkа chаtusаlasa vihаra dasakаni chivari-
12. kаni chаtusаla cha (bhаka)
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L.7 The vowel e sign is indistinct (ShG).
L.8 The na of upаhaнaнa is below the line.
L.9 ASWI Read leнa.
L. 10 ShG in notes: akhayanivi; ASWI - akhа, in notes: akhayа
L. 11 - possibly yiтhayam (ShG).
L. 12 - The last two signs are indistinct and one might read chataka (chatuшka). (ShG).