No. 18. Karle Buddhist cave inscription. Prakrit. North of the caitya cave. On two sides of a semicircular cistern in a vihаra.(Sen.)

1854 ment. by Stevenson-Brett, JBBRAS  V, p. 158, No. 16, and Plate; 1881 Bhagvanlal Indraji-Burgess, ICTWI, p. 37, No, 21, and Plate; 1883. Buфhler-Burgess, ASWI IV, p. 92, No. 7.18, and Plate XLVIII; 1902 Senart, EI,  VII, p. 73 f., No. 21, and Plate IV; Luders list No 1107;
Lu: -Fragment. Gift of a cave (Iенa) and a cistern (pодhи) to the commnnity (saмgha) of monks (pavaиta) by some female disciples (atеvаsinи) of some bhayata (bhadanta).
- . . 5 hеmatанaм pa[kh]е . . . . [еtа]ya puvаya.

TEXT.

[1.] . . . [savachhare ?] 5 hemаtанa pakhe . . . [etа]ya puvаya dha(bha)yata
[2.] . . . . hiнаm atevаsiniнa leнa bhagine . . . sаvikанa sadigа
[3.] . . . . ghasu kаle pavaСфtанa saмghаya bu . . . . . cha deyadhama
[4.] . . . . parivаreнa upaya . . . .
[5.] . . . . atevаsinihi Usabhаeф . . . .
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(ASWI) This is so mutilated as to render translation impossible: it seems to mean that in the 5-th year, in the hemanta (winter) season of some raja`s reign, possibly Puлumаyi, a female disciple of some Bhadanta gave the cave; and a sister`s daughter, a Щrаvikа or laic, gave a cistern to the saмgha or assembly of ascetics. With the donor the names of some other relations have been associated, and Usabhа (or Рiшabhа) a female disciple.
L. 1. Sen. has hematанaм pa . e,
L. 2. Sen. has hiна atevаsiniнa leнaм bhagi . . . . . . . kанa sadigа
L. 3. Sen. not read ghasu, he has . . . . dhama poдhi
L. 4-5 Sen. read only atevаsinihi