Kanheri Cave 22 Verandah 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).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSKI00026.

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Version: 2026-08-16 19:50 (8c6fcee), last modified 2026-07-17 15:36 (581605e).

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⟨1⟩ sidha □ therāṇa bhayat(āṇa gha)ma [**] [ṇa]
⟨2⟩ Atevā(s)iṇ(i)ya pavajitik(ā)ya s(i) [***]
⟨3⟩ l(eṇa) cāt(u)[dise] (bh)i[khu]saghe pat(i)ṭhap(i)[ta de]-
⟨4⟩ yadhama [**] (sa) dayeṇa sa [*] (ya ṇa) [*] [**]
⟨5⟩ layeṇa [*****]卍

Apparatus

⟨1⟩ sidha □ therāṇa bhayat(āṇa gha)ma [2+] [ṇa] ⬦ sidhaṁ therāṇāṁ sagha G •

⟨2⟩ >Atevā(s)iṇ(i)ya pavajitik(ā)ya s(i) [3+] ⬦ [4+] antevāsiniya pavajitikāyā G •

⟨3⟩ l(eṇa) cāt(u)[dise] (bh)i[khu]saghe pat(i)ṭhap(i)[ta de] ⬦ G • Gokhale does not read this line at all.

⟨4⟩ yadhama [2×] (sa) dayeṇa sa [1×] (ya ṇa) [1×] [2+] ⬦ deyadhama [3+]saghaṁ pāniya((podhi)) G •

⟨5⟩ layeṇa [5×]卍 ⬦ layana G •

Translation

⟨1–4⟩ "Success! A cave established for the universal order of monks: the meritorious gift of the renunciant S[i]+++, apprentice of the venerable elder [Gha]ma++.

Commentary

l. 4-5 is unintelligible but likely consisted of either a listing of co-donors or a merit assignation formula.

Bibliography

Primary

[G] Gokhale, Shobhana. 1991. Kanheri inscriptions. Pune: Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute. Page 77, item 26.

Secondary

Naik, A. V. 1948. “Inscriptions of the Deccan: an epigraphical survey (Circa 300 B.C.-1300 A.D.)” BDCRI 9 (1/2), pp. 1–160. [URL]. Page 19.

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