# Kanheri Cave 22 Verandah Inscription

Kelsey Martini and Vincent Tournier

Authors of digital edition: Kelsey Martini, Vincent Tournier

Contributor: Kelsey Martini

Identifier: DHARMA_INSKanheri00026

Repository: Early Western Deccan (tfb-earlywesterndeccan-epigraphy)

File path: xml/DHARMA_INSKanheri00026.xml

Language: Middle Indo-Aryan [Script (unspecified)]

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## Edition

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