No 6. Kuda Buddhist cave inscription. Prakrit.

1854 Stevenson-Brett, JBBRAS V, p.173, 174 No. 9, and Plate; 1878 Jacobi, IA VII, p. 254 f., No. 3; 1880 corr. by Jacobi, IA IX, p. 28; 1881 Bh. Indraji-Burgess, ICTWI p. 9 f., No. 9 and Plate; 1883 Buфhler-Burgess, ASWI IV, p. 85, No. 4.6, and Plate XLV; 1895 note by Pischel, Nachr. Goфtt. Ges. Wiss. Phil. Hist. Kl. 1895, p. 212; 1896 corr. by Franke, ZDMGL, p. 592; Luders list No 1045
Lu: - A cave (lенa), the gift of Sivama (Щivama), the youngest after the writer (lеkhaka) Sivabhуti (Щivabhуti) among the brothers, the sons of Sulasadata (Sula-sadatta) and Utaradatа (Uttaradattа), who are servants of the mahаbhоja Maмdava (Mаndava) Khaмdapаlita ( Skandapаlita), the son of the mahаbhоjи Sадagеrи Viiayа, together with his wife Vijayа. The stone-carving (sеlarуpakama) (was the gift) of his sons Sulasadata (Sulasadatta), Sivapаlita (Щivapаlita), Sivadata (Щivadatta), Sapila (Sarpila), and the pillars (thaмbha) that of his daughters Sapа (Sarpа) Sivapаlitа (Щivapаlitа), Sivadatа (Щivadattа), Sulasadatа (Sulasadattа). Compare No. 1037 (No.1).

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Mahаbhojiya Sадageriya Vijayаya
Mahаbhojasa Maмdavasa Khaмdapаlitasa upajиvinaм
Sulasadatasa Utaradatаya cha putаnaм bhаtуnaм lekhakа
Sivabhуtimhа kaneтhasa Sivamasa deyadhaмmaм lenaм
saha bhayаya Vijayаya putаnaм cha sa Sulasadatasa Sivapаlitasa
Sivadatasa Sapilasa cha selarupakamaм duhutуnaм
sa Sapаya Sivapаlitаya Sivadatаya Sulasadatаya cha thaмbhа
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The meritorious gift of a Leнa by Sivama, the youngest, after the writer Sivabhуti, among the brothers, sons of Sulasadata and Utaradatа, and servants of the Mahаbhoja Maкdava Khaкdapаlita, the son of Mahаbhojи Sадagerи Vijayа; and the rock sculpture (or statues-selarуpakamaм) by his (Sivama's) wife Vijayа, and sons Sulasadata, Sivapаlita, Sivadata, and Sapila; and the pillars by his daughters (-in-law) Sapа, Sivapalitа, Sivadatа, and Sulasadatа. (ASWI)