No. 1. Kuda Buddhist cave inscription. Prakrit. At the left side of the door of the cave 1 a large piece of the wall is broken away, carrying with it two or three letters and parts of others.
| 1854 Stevenson-Brett, JBBRAS V, p. 171 f., No. 5, and Plate; 1878 Jacobi, IA VII, p. 253 f., No. 1; 1881 Bh. Indraji-Burgess, ICTWI p. 4 f., No. 1, and Plate; 1883 Buфhler-Burgess, ASWI IV, p. 84, No. 4.1, and Plate XLV; 1896 corr. (partly wrong) by Franke, ZDMG L, pp. 588; 592; Luders list No 1037; |
| Lu: - A cave (lенa), the gift of Sivabhуti (Щivabhуti), son of Sulasadata (Sulasadatta) and Utaradatа (Uttaradattа), writer (lеkhaka) to the mahаbhоja Maмdava (Mаndava) Khaмdapаlita (Skandapаlita), the son of the mahаbhоjи. Saдagеrи Vijayа, together with his wife Нaмда (Nandа). Compare No. 1045. (No. 6) |
TEXT.
Mahаbhojиya Saдageriya Vijayаya putasa Mahаbhojasa Maмdavasa Khaмdapаlitasa
lekhakasa Sulasadataputasa Utaradatаputasa cha Sivabhуtisa saha bhayаya Naмdаya
deyadhaмmaм [leнaм ||]
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This cave is the meritorious gift of Sivabhуti, the son of Sulasadata and Utaradatа, and
writer to Mahаbhoja Mandava Khandapаlita, son of the Mahаbhojи Saдagerи Vijayа -
together with his (Sivabhуti's) wife Naмdа. (ASWI)