No. 10. J.Ph. Vogel - EI, XX, 1;
Inscription on the аyaka-pillar.
C. 2. West side, second pillar. Two pieces. The larger piece containg ll. 1—6 complete, besides the initial and concluding portions of ll. 7—9. The smaller piece supplies the middle portions of these three lines and the remainder of the inscription, viz., ll. 10—12 entire. Twelve lines, 19 1/2 to 22 inches long. Gift of a stone pillar by Mahаdеvи Bapisiriнikа, the daughter of Haмmasiriнikа and wife of King Siri-Virapurisadata. Date as above in ll. 11—12, the concluding line being a short one.

Аyaka-pillar inscription C 2.

TRANSCRIPT.

(l. 1) Sidhaм namo bhagavato devarаja-sakatasa saмma-saмma-saмbudhasa dhаtuvara-
(l. 2) parigahitasa Mahаchetiye mahаrajasa Virуpakhapati-Mahаsena-parigahitasa
(l. 3) Agihot-Аgiтhogiтhoma-Vаjapey-Аsamedha-yаjisa hiraнa-koтi-go-sata-
(l. 4) sahasa-hala-satasahasa-padаyisa savathesu apatihata-saмkapasa
(l. 5) Vаsiтhиputasa Ikhаkusa Siri-Chаtamуlasa sodarаya bhaginiya Haмma-
(l. 6) siriмнikаya bаlikа raмгo Siri-Virapurisadatasa bhayа mahаdevi Bapisiriнikа
(l. 7) apano mаtaraм Haмmasiriнikaм parinamatuna atane cha nivанa-saмpati-saмpаdake
(l. 8) imaм sela-thaмbhaм patithapitaм achari[yа]naм Apara-mahаvinaseliyаnaм suparigahita[м*]
(l. 9) imaм Mahаchetiya-navakamaм Paмнagаma-vathavаnaм Dиgha-Majhima-paмda m[а]tuka-desa[ka-vа*][chakаnaм]
(l. 10) arayаna[м] Ayira-haghаna[м] aмtevаsikena Dиgha-Manigaya-dharena bhadaмt-Аnaмdena
(l. 11) niтhapita[м] ima[м] navakama[м] mahаchetiya[м] khambhа cha тhapitа ti raмгo Sari-Viripurisadatasa
(l. 12) saмva 6 vа pa 6 diva 10

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L. 1. saмma- has been written twice by mistake.
L. 2. Perhaps parigaмhitasa.
L. 3. The two aksharas giтho (in Аgiтhogiтhoma) have been written twice by mistake.
L. 7. Read : parinаmetуna(м); atano.
L. 9. (For -paмda) read: paмcha (cf. above, C 1, l. 11).
L. 10. (for arayаna[м]) read: аchariyаnaм; read Dиgha-Majhima-nikаya-dharena (cf. above, C 1, l. 12).
L. 11. Read : Siri-Vira-