No. 11.
J.Ph. Vogel - EI, XX, 1;
Inscription on the аyaka-pillar.
C. 3. West side, third pillar, Two pieces. The smaller fragment has 6 lines, viz., l. 1 complete, whereas considerable portions of ll. 2—5 are missing and only a few aksharas at the beginning of l. 6 remain. The larger fragment contains the missing parts of ll. 2—6 and, besides, ll. 7—13 entire. Thirteen lines, 20 to 22 inches long. Gift of a pillar by Chа[м]tisiri. Date as above in last short line.

Аyaka-pillar inscriptнon C 3.

The text of the аyaka-pillar inscription recording the donation of such a pillar by Chа[м]tisiri occurs in nine redactions, namely, A 2, 3 and 4, B 3, C 1 and 3, D 2 and 4, and X, seven of which are complete and two (A 2 and D 2) are incomplete. In C 1 there is an addition at the end, whereas in X the invocation of the Buddha opening the document has been omitted. It will be sufficient to reproduce the text only once, as given in C 3, noting such variae lectiones as are found in the other redactions. The additional passage of C 1 will be given separately.

TRANSCRIPT.

(l. 1) Sidhaм namo bhagavato devarаja-sakatasa supabudha-bodhino savaмгuno
(l. 2) sava-sat-аnukaмpakasa jita-rаga-dosa-moha-vipamutasa mahаgaнi-vasabha-
(l. 3) [gaм]dha-hathisa saмma-saм[budh]asa dhаtuvara-parigahitasa mah[а]chetiye mahаrajasa
(l. 4) Virуpakhapati-Mahаsena-parigahitasa hiraнa-koтi-go-satasahasa-hala-sa-
(l. 5) tasaha[sa-]dаyisa savathesu apatihata-saмkapasa Vаsiтhiputasa Ikhаkusa
(l. 6) Siri-Chаtamуlasa sodarа bhagini raмгo Mадharиputasa Siri-Virapurisadatasa
(l. 7) pituchhа mahаsenаpatisa mahаtalavarasa Vаsidhиputasa Pуkиyаnaм Kaмdasiri[sa]
(l. 8) bhariyа samaнa-bam[h*]aнa-kavaнa-vanijaka-dиn-аnugaha-velаmika-dаna-paтibhaga-vo-
(l. 9) chhiмna-dhаra-padаyini sava-sаdhu-vachhalа mahаdаnapatini mahаtalavari Khaмdasаgaraмnaka-mаtа
(l. 10) Ch[а]tisiri apano ubhaya-kulasa atichhitam-anаgata-vaтamаnakаnaм parinаmetunaм
(l. 11) ubhaya-loka-hita-sukh-аvahathanаya atano cha nivанa-saмpati-saмpаdake
(l. 12) sava-loka-hita-sukh-аvahathanаya cha imaм khaмbhaм patithapitaм ti
(l. 13) Raмгo Siri-Vиrapurisadatasa sava 6 vа pa 6 diva 10
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L. 1. Invocation of Buddha omitted in X; supabudha-bodhino up to saмma-saмbudhasa omitted in B 3, l. 1; C 1, l. 1; D 2, l. 1; D 4, l. 1.
L. 3. imaмmhi mahаchetiye in A 4, l. 3; D 4, l. 1 (mahаchetиye); imamhi mahеchetiye in A 3, ll. 2-3; D 2, l. 1; mahаchetиye in A 2, l. 3.
L. 4. Virуpakhapati-Mahаsena-parigahitasa omitted in D 2, l. 2. Agihot-Аgiтhoma-Vаjapey-Аsamedha-yаjisa after - parigahitasa in A 2, ll. 3-4; A 3, ll. 3-4, A 4, l. 4; -parigahиtasa in B 3, l. 2; D 4, l. 2; hiraмнa-koтi- in A 2, l. 4; A 3, l. 4; B 3, l. 3; D 4, l. 3.
L. 5. Vasiтhиputasa in A 3, l. 5; A 4, l. 5; B 3, l. 4; X, l. 3; Vаseтhиputasa in C 1, l. 4; Vаsитhи- in D 2, l. 3; Vаsиdhi in D 4, l. 4.
L. 6. Chамtamуlasa in A 2, l. 5; A 3, l. 5; A 4, l. 5; C 1, l. 5; D 4, l. 4; X, l. 3; Mадharиputasa omitted in A 3, l. 5; D 4, l. 5; Mадhariputasa in A 4, l. 6; X, l. 3.
L. 7. -senаpatisa omitted in X, l. 4; read: Vаsiтhиputasa with A 4, l. 6; B 3, l. 6; C 1, l. 6; X, l. 4. the reading is Vаsiтhiputasa in A 2, l. 6; Vаseтhи- in D 2, l. 5; Vаsidhи- in D 4, l. 5; Pуkiyаnaм in B 3, l. 6; X, l. 4; Kadasirisa in A 4, l. 7; D 4, l. 6; X, l. 4. Omitted in A 3, l. 6.
L. 8. -vaнija- in A 3, l. 6; -vaнijaka- in A 4, l. 7; B 3, l. 6; C 1, l. 7; D 2, l. 5; D 4, l. 6; X, l. 5; vailаmika in A 4, l. 7; -velаmi- in B 3, l. 7; D 2, l. 6; Read: paтibhаga, the reading of A 2, l. 7; A 4, ll. 7-8; B 3, l. 7; C 1, l. 7; D 2, l. 6; D 4, l. 6; X, l. 5.
L. 9. vochhina in A 2, l. 7; A 3, l. 7; A 4, l. 8; B 3, l. 7; C 1, l. 7; D 4, l. 6; X, l. 5; mahаdаnapatini omitted in B 3, l. 7; D 2, l. 6; D 4, l. 7; Khaмdasаgaraмнaka- in A 3, l. 7; A 4, l. 8; C 1, l. 8; X, l. 6. Khada- in D 2, l. 7; D 4, l. 7.
L. 10. Chамtisiri in A 3, l. 7; A 4, l. 9; C 1, l. 8; X, l. 6. Chамtisiriнikа in B 3, l. 8; -vaтamаnake in B 3, l. 8; D 4, l. 8; X, l. 7; parinаmetuna in A 3, l. 8; A 4, l. 9; parinametuna in D 4, l. 8; parinаmetуna (?) in X, l. 7; apano ubhaya-kula-parinаmetуna in C 1, l. 8.
L. 11. ubhaya-loka-sukha-nivанathanаya in A 3, l. 8; A 4, l. 10; X, l. 7. Omitted in B 3, l. 9; C 1, l. 9; D 4, l. 8. X, l. 8 has after -saмpаdake the following: bhagavato saмma-saмbudhasa тhаtu-(dhаtu) vara-parigahi-tasa mahаchetiyamhi.
L. 12. -sukha-nivанathanаya in A 3, l. 9; A 4, l. 10 (?); D 4, l. 9. Sava-loka- omitted in B 3, l. 9.
L. 13. vа pa 6 written under the line. In A 3, l. 10 and A 4, l. 11 these aksharas have been omitted.