No. 1. Buddhist cave inscription. Prakrit. Over a window in the small vihаra cave No. XIV. As Professor Bhандаrkar pointed out, the letters are of a much older type than those of the other Nаsik inscriptions. They belong, in fact, to the times of the last Mauryas or the earliest Щuкgas, in the beginning of the second century B.C. (ASWI). On the upper sill of the right window in cave No. 19. (Sen.)
1865 West-West, JBBRAS VII, p. 48, No. 6, and Pl.; 1876 Bhandarkar, Transact. Second London Congr. Or. p. 338, No. 6; 1883 Buфhler, ASWI IV, p. 98, No. 9.1, and Pl. LI; 1883 Bh. Indraji, BG XVI, p. 592 f., No. 22; 1905 Senart, EI VIII, p. 93, No. 22, and Plate VI; Luders list No 1144; SI No.75;
-Excavation of a cave (lенa) by the officer (mahаmаta) Samaнa (Щramaнa), the Nаsikaka (resident at Nаsika), under king (rаjan) Kanha (Kрiшнa) of the Sаdavаhana family.

Text.

1. Sаdavаhana-kule-Kanhe rаjini Nаsikakena
2. Samaнena mahаmаteнa leнaм kаritaм [svastika][taurus] [||]

Notes
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Kanhe rаjini is the locative absolute; see also Kuда insc. No.20, and Ind.Ant., vol.vii, p. 256.(ASWI)
Samaneнa is not quite certain, as a large flaw runs aslant between the first and second letters, and has given the first a curious shape. As the space between the letters is large, a letter may have been lost.(ASWI)
L. 1. Buhler read: Sаdavаhanakula.
SI look fo as for щramaнena, his and Sen. tr. - by officer in charge of shramanas.
L. 2. Buhler has leнa kаrita [||]