No. 6A Cave inscription of Рiшabhadatta. Prakrit. On the right well of
the court in cave No. 10. (Sen).
1847 Bird-Orlebar, Hist. Res. Pl. LII, 9 (upper portion); 1865 West-West, JBBRAS VII, p.
49, No. 14, and Pl. (upper portion); 1876 Bhandarkar, Transact. Second London Congr. Or.
p. 336 f., No. 14 f; 1883 Buфhler, ASWI IV, p. 101 f., No. 9.7, and Plate LIII; 1883 Bh.
Indraji, BG XVI, p. 576ff., No. 14 (first part); 1896 corr. by Franke, ZDMG L, p. 596;
1905 Senart, EI VIII, p. 85 ff., No. 14a, and Pl. VI; 1908 note by Rapson, CCAD p. LVII
f., No. 32; Luders list No 1135;
-Fragment. Records gifts of Uшavadаta (Рiшabhadatta), the Щaka . . . son-in-law of [rаjan
Kшaharа]ta kшatrapa Nahapаna, to gods and brаhmaнas at Chechiмгa, Dаhanуkаnagara,
Kеkаpura, . . . Anugаmi, Ujеnи (Ujjayinи), Sаkhа, and the bestowing of money and a
tиrtha (titha) in the Baнаsа (Bаrнаsа) river.
- . . . . .Chetrasudhе panarasa.
Text.
1. [Sidhaм raгo Kшaharа]tasa kшatrapasa Nahapаnasa jаmа-
2. [tu Dиnиkaputrasa] Щakasa Uшavadаtasa netyakesu
3. [. . . . . Щorpаra]ge Vechiмгe Dаhanуkаnagare Kekаpure
4. [. . . . Bharuka]chhe Anugаmimhi Ujeniya Sаkhаya
5. [. . . . . . bha]ga[vaм]to brаhmaна bhujate satasаha-
6. [rи . . . . . . . . . .] brаhmaнанa gavам satasa-
7. [hasra . . . . . . bhagava]tа[м] d[e]v[а]na brаhmaнаnaм cha datа.
8. [. . . . . . . . . . ] Chetrasudhe panarasa Kшaharа-
9. [ta . . . . . . . .] gavа[м] щatasahasradena Uшa-
10. [vadаtena . . . . ha . . .] nadиya Baнаsаya da-
11. [. . . . . . . . . . ] suvaна titha che гayate tasa
12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes
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As the restitution of the first two lines can be made with tolerable certainty, it appears
that seven to eleven akшaras have been lost at the beginning of each line. A comparison
of the fragments with Nаsik No. 5 permits us to restore a few of the names of towns, and
shows that the contents of the inscription probably were as follows: l. 1, 2, description
of the donor; l. 3-5, the annual feeding of one hundred thousand Brаhmaнas in various
towns; l. 6, gift of one hundred thousand cows; l. 7, gift of sixteen villages to gods and
Brаhmaнas; l. 8, 9, a date and another gift of cows; l. 10, 11, the establishment of a tиrtha
on the Baнаs.(ASWI)
L. 1. Sen. read: . . . . . . . . тasa
L. 3. Sen. read: . . . . . Chechiмгe Dаhanуkаnagara
L. 4. Sen read: . . . . . ? e instead chhe.
L. 5. Sen. read: vatа brаhmaнанa
L. 6. Sen. read: bhagavatа devаna.
L. 9. Sen read: gavам ?tasahasradena
L. 10. Sen. read: nadиye Baнаsaya
L. 11. Sen. read: suvaнa.
Sen. read restorations after as:
1. [Sidhaм raгo Kшaharа]
2. [tu Dиnиkaputrasa]
5. [anuvаsaм bhagavaм]
6. [sи . . . . . .bhaga]
7. [hasаni tинi datаni]
8. [soлasa gаmа vase . . . ]