Kanheri Cave 7 Cistern Inscription

Authors of digital edition: Kelsey Martini (kema), Vincent Tournier (vito).

Contributor: Kelsey Martini (kema).

Language: Middle Indo-Aryan (pra) [Script (other) (script_other)].

Repository: Satavahana (tfb-satavahana-epigraphy).

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Edition

⟨1⟩ 卍sopāragā negama-

⟨2⟩ sa samikupāsaka-

⟨3⟩ sa poḍhi deyadhama

Apparatus

⟨2⟩ samikupāsaka ⬦ sāmikupāsaka G • There is no ā mātra.

Translation

⟨1–3⟩ A cistern: the meritorious gift of the lay follower Sāmika, a market councillor from Sopāra.

Commentary

⟨1⟩ Regarding l. 1 sopāragā, location names in the ablative singular are found frequently in early inscriptions at Bharhut, Sanchi, and Karle (cf. III Karl 8.1 sopārakā). See as well KI00003 kalīyanā suvaṇakerasa.

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[G] Gokhale, Shobhana. 1991. Kanheri inscriptions. Pune: Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute.

Secondary

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