No. 2. Buddhist cave inscription. Prakrit.
1847 Bird, Hist. Res. Plate XXXIX, 2; 1883 Buфhler-Burgess, ASWI IV, p. 88 f., No. 5.2, and Plate XLVI; 1896 corr. by Franke, ZDMG L, p. 593; Luders list No 1073
-Fragment. The gift of a cave (lенa) and a chaitya hall (chеtiakoдhi) by Vаdasirи (Vаdaщrи) [the wife of] Vi . . . . the son of the householder (gahapati) and banker (seтhin) Saмgharakhita (Saмgharakшita), and endowment of certain fields (chheta) situated below the caves.

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[1.] Sidham gahapatisa seтhisa Saмgharakhita saputasa Vi .......
[2.] Vаdasiriya deyadhaмmaм leнaм chetiakodhi pа ......
[3.] chhetаni yаni leнasa peтhа gorаva . . нaм ......
[4.] ti chhetehi kare tato chetiasa gadha ...........
[5.] aтha 8 bhatakaмmанikа aтha 8 koдhipura .......
[6.] kаraнakаraнe cha leнasa savenа ka ..........