No. 1. Nаnаghат cave inscription. Prakrit.
1837 Sykes, JRAS IV, p. 288 f., Nos. 4, 5, and Pl. (part only); 1838 Prinsep, JBAS VII, p. 565 ff.; 1854 Stevenson, JBBRAS V, p. 174 f.; 1856 corr. by Stevenson, JBBRAS V. p. 428; 1877 note by Bh. Indraji, JBBRAS XII, p. 404 ff., and Pl.; 1878 note by Bh. Indraji, JBBRAS XIII, p. 310 f.; 1883 Buфhler, ASWI V, p. 60ff., No.1, 2, and Pl. LI; 1883 corr. by Buфhler, ASWI V, p. 86 f.; 1896 corr. by Franke ZDMG L, p. 597 f.; 1903 corr. by Rapson, CCAD, etc. p. XLV, No. 1; Luders list No 1112; SI No. 82;
- Fragment. Records, after an invocation of Dhaмma (Dharma), Иda (Indra), Saмkaмsaнa (Saмkarшana) and Vаsudеva, the descendants of Chaмda (Chandra), the four lоkapаlas Yama, Varuna (Varuнa), Kubеra, Vаsava, the fees (dakhinа) given at various sacrifices by . . . . the daughter of the mahаraтhi [Kaлa]lаya, the scion of the Aмgiya family, the wife of . . . . siri ( . . . щrи), the mother of prince (kumаra) Vеdisiri (Vеdiщrи), [the son] of a king (rаjan) who is called lord (pa[ti]) of Dakhi[nаpatha] (Dakшiнаpatha), and mother of Sati Sirimata (Щakti Щrиmat).
SI often read c instead ch. Sircar dividing mark - [|*].

Text.

No. I.—A. Left Wall.

1. [Sidhaм |*] . . . no Dhaмmasa namo Иdasa namo Saмkaмsana-Vаsudevаnaм Chaмda-sуrаnaм [mahi]mа[v]atаnaм chatuмnaм chaм lokapаlаnaм Yama-Varuna-Kubera-Vаsavаnaм namo [||*] kumаravarasa Kha[da]sirisa ra[г]o
2. . . . . . . . . . [v]иrasa sуrasa apratihatachakasa Dakhi[nаpa]тha[patino] . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. mа . . [bа]lаya mahаraтhino Aмgiya-kula-vadhanasa sagara-girivara-vala[yа]ya pathaviya pathama-vиrasa vasa. .ya va alaha [vaмtaтhi] . . salasu . ya mahato maha .
4. . Sirisa . . . . . . bhаriyа devasa putadasa varadasa kаmadasa dhanadasa [Khada]siri-mаtu Satino Sirimatasa cha mаtuya sиma . . . . . . . . . . . pathamaya . .
5. variya . . . . . а[n]аgavara-dayiniya mаsopavаsiniya gaha-tаpasаya charita-brahmachariyаya dikha-vrata-yaмгa-suмдаya yaга hutа dhуpana-sugaмdhа ya niya . . . .
6. rаyasa . . . . . . . . [ya]гehi yiтhaм [|*] vano | Agаdheya-yaмгo dakhinа dinа gаvо bаrasa 12 aso cha 1 Anаrabhaniyo yaмгo dakhinа dhenu . . . . . . . .
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dakhinаyo dinа gаvo 1700 hathи 10 . . . .
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sa . . sasataraya [v]аsalaтhi 289 kubhiyo rupаmayiyo 17 bhi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . riko yaмгo dakhinаyo dinа gаvo 11,000 asа 1,000 pasa[pako] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .
10. . . . . . . . . . . 12 gamavaro 1 dakhinа kаhаpanа 24,400 pasapako kаhаpanа 6,000 | Rаja[sуyo-yaмгo] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sakaтaм

No. II.—B. Right Wall.

1(11). dhaмгagiri-taмsa-payutaм sapaтo 1 aso 1 asa-ratho 1 gаvиnaм 100 [|*] asamedho yaмгo bitiyo [yi]тho dakhinаyo [diJnа aso rupаla[мkа]ro 1 suvaмna . . . ni 12 dakhinа dinа kаhаpanа [1]4,000 gаmo 1 ha[тhi] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [dakhi]nа dinа
2(12). gаvo . sakaтaм dhaмгagiritasa . . . payutaм . . [|*] *ovаyo yaмгo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 dh[enu]? . . . . . . *o*. . . . vаya . satarasa
3(13). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 acha . . . . . . na . laya . . . pasapako din[o] . . . . . . . . . . . . [dakhi]nа dinа su . . . pиni 12 tesa rup[аlaм]kаro 1 dakhinа kаhаpa[nа] 10,000 . . .2
4(14). . . . . . gаvo 20,000 [|*] [Bhaga]la-Dasarato yaмгo y[iтho] [dakhinа] [di]nа [gаvo] 10,000 | Gargatirato yaгo yiтho dakhinа . . . . . . . . . pasapako paта 300 | Gavаmayanaм yaмгo yiтho [dakhinа dinа]gаvo 1100 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gаvo 1100(?) pasapako kаhаpanа . paта 100 [|*] Atuyаmo yaмгo . . . .
5(15). . . . . . . . . . [Ga]vаmayanaм yaг[o] dakhinа dinа gаvo 10,100 | Aмgiras[а]-mayanaм yaмгo yiтho dakhinа gаvo 1,100 | ta . . . . . . . . . . . [dakhinа d]inа gаvo 1100 | Satаtirataм yaмгo . . . . . . . 100 . . . [|*] . . . [yaм]гo dakhinа g[а]vo 1100 Aмgirasa-[ti]rato yaмгo yiтho [dakhi]nа gа[vo] . . [|*]
6(16). . . gаvo 1,002 [|*] Chhaмdomapa[va]mа[natirato] dakhinа gаvo 1,000 | Aмg[i]ra[satira]to yaм[гo yi]тho da[khinа] . . . . . . . . . rato yiтho yaгo dakhinа dinа . . . . [|*]. . . . to yaмгo yiтho dakhinа . . . . [|*] . . . yaмгo yiтho dakhinа dinа gаvo 1000 | . . . . . . . . . . . .
7(17). . . . . . . . . . . na sa sayaм . . . . . . . . . .dakhinа dinа gаvo . . . . . . . . . . . . ta . . . . . [|*] . . . . [Aм]gi[rasа]mayanaм chhavasa . . . . . . [dakhi]nа dinа gаvo 1.000 . . [|*]. . . . . . . . . dakhinа dinа gаvo 1,000 | terasa . . . a [|*]
8(18) . . . . . [|*] Terasarato sa . . cha . . . . . аga dakhinа dinа gаvo . . . [|*] . . Dasarato ma . . . . . [di]nа gаvo 10,000 | u . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 10.000 | da . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9(19). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [yaм]гo dakhinа di[nа] . . . . . . . . .
10(20). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [da]khinа dinа . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Notes
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L. 1. In the beginning six or seven syllables have been lost. It is certain from the construction that the word namo must have stood before an adjective or noun qualifying dhaмmasa, and it may be inferred from the usual practice observed in inscriptions that the first word was Oм or Sidhaм. The restoration [prajаpati]no rests on the fact that in the Purанas Dharma is one of the Prajаpatis. In mahimаvatаnaм the top of the ma is visible, as well as the vowel i and the top of the va. For chaм read cha. (ASWI); Buhler has [Oм namo prajаpati]no, Chaмda-sуtаnaм, Vedisirisa.
L. 2. The restoration Dakhinаpaтha seems to be certain, because the inscription was written in the Dekhan. The second part of the compound may have been иsarasa, patino, or sаmino. (ASWI); Sircar suggested restoration: Sаtakaмнi-Sirisa putasa mаtuya nаyanikаya or to avoid duplication of the Satakarni's name - Щimuka-Sаtavаhanasa vaмsa-vadhanasa-;
L. 3. The restoration bаlаya is based on the photograph, where the letter la is faintly, but still distinctly readable before ya.(ASWI); Buhler not read [vaмtaтhi]
L. 4. Buhler read: . . . . . . . sirisa bhаriyа, putradasa, Vedisiri-mаtu, ; Sircar suggested restoration: Sаtakaмнi-Sirisa; SI not read . . . pathamaya . . .
L. 8. Possibly аsaдaтhi, which, however, gives no sense. The last figure in 289 is not certain. Paндit Bhagvаnlаl reads 189, but the 200 is plain on the facsimile and on the photograph. It is just possible that the sign read as 9 is a mutilated da, and belongs to kubhiyo. Dakubhiyo might mean udakubhiyo, "water-vessels." Read rupimayiyo. See Childers, Pali Dict. s. v. rуpi. (ASWI)
L. 10. Read gаmavaro. (ASWI); Buhler take the sign of punktuation as 1 (e.g. 6001); Buhler read: Rаja[sуya.
No. II
L. 1. Possibly kаhаpanа 24,000 may have been the original reading, for before 4,000 only T 1000 appears, and the determinative sign, which must have been 10 or 20, has been effaced. Buhler omit yaмгo after asamedho.
L. 2. The figure after gаvo is blurred on the facsimile. Paндit Bhagvаnlаl reads it 6,000. (ASWI); Buhler read: dhaмгagirita[м]sapayutaм. . *o*. . read by Sircar.
L. 3. Probably pasapako dino is to be read. Probably some more figures followed after 10,000. (ASWI); SI inserted 'a(?)so' before 'rup[аlaм]kаro'.
L. 4. The top, the sign for 1000 in 20,000, has been lost. The two letters Bhaga are not certain. The r in garga is not certain. The sign for 100 in 1101 is blurred, but the amount paid for the Gavаmayana mentioned in the next line is 1101. (ASWI); Buhler read: y[iтho dakhinа di]na. Buhler take the sign of punktuation as 1 (e.g. 10001, 301, 1101);
L. 5. Buhler take the sign of punktuation as 1 (e.g. 10101, 1101);
L. 6. Buhler take the sign of punktuation as 1 (e.g. 1001); SI read: [natirata]
L. 7. Buhler take the sign of punktuation as 1 (e.g. 1001, 10.001);
L. 10. It seems doubtful if the tenth line was the last. (ASWI)