No. 16. Buddhist cave inscription. Prakrit. An inscription dated in Srиyajгa
Щаtakarнi's seventh year. On the back wall of the veranda in cave No. 20. (Sen.)
1853 Stevenson-Brett, JBBRAS V, p. 56, No. 12, and Pl.; 1865 West-West, JBBRAS VII, p. 48,
No. 4, and Pl.; 1876 Bhandarkar, Transact. Second London Congr. Or. p. 339 ff., No. 4;
1883 referred to by Bh. Indraji, JBBRAS XV, p. 312; 1883 Buфhler, ASWI IV, p. 114, No.
9.22, and Pl. LV; 1883 Bh. Indraji, BG XVI, p. 596 f., No. 24; 1896 corr. by Franke, ZDMG
L, p. 597; 1905 Senart, EI VIII, p. 93 f., No. 24, and Plate I; Luders list No 1146; SI
No. 89;
-Dedication of a cave (lенa) to the community of monks (bhikhusagha) of the four
quarters by the great general's wife (mahаsенаpatiни) Vаsу, wife of the great
general (mahаsенаpati) Bhavagоpa, the Kоsika (Kauщika). The excavation of the cave
was commenced (?) by the ascetic (yati) Bоpaki.
- raго Gоtamiputasa sаmi-Siriyaгa-Sаtakaнisa saмvachharе sаtamе 7 hеmatанa
pakhе tatiyе 3 divasе pathamе.
SI often read c instead ch. Sircar dividing mark - [|*].
Text.
1. Sidhaм [|*] raгo Gotamiputasa Sаmi-Siriyaгa-Sаtakaнisa saмvachhare sаtame 7
hematанa pakhe tatiye 3
2. divase pathame Kosikasa mahаseнаpatisa Bhavagopasa bharijаya mahаsenаpatiniya Vаsuya
leнa
3. Bopaki-yati-sujamаne apayavasita-samаne bahukанi varisанi ukute payavasанa nito
chаtudi-
4. sasa bhikhu-saghasa аvаso dato ti [||]
Notes
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L. 1. Buhler read: savachhare.
L. 2. Buhler read: paтhame; Sen. read: mahаseнаpatiнiya
L. 3. Buhler read: Bopakiyatisujamанasa payavesitasa mаne, payavasаne. Sen. read:
sujamаna.
L. 3. Possibly we should read tiajamанasa payavasitasamane.(ASWI)
L. 4. SI has аvaso