# Kanheri Cave 93 Cistern Inscription

Kelsey Martini and Vincent Tournier

Authors of digital edition: Kelsey Martini, Vincent Tournier

Contributor: Kelsey Martini

Identifier: DHARMA_INSKanheri00080

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

File path: xml/DHARMA_INSKanheri00080.xml

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

Commit: 2026-09-17 08:03 (159f390), last modified 2026-09-17 05:29
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## Edition

⟨1⟩ bahusuvaṇakasa sivataṇasa bālīk(o) jamādevik(a)sa ⟨2⟩
pavaItik(a)jamaṇasa ṇa [3×] p(ā)ṇ(i)yap(o)ḍhi [deyadha]ma ⟨3⟩ saha [1×]
pa ra [2×]ma[4+][4×] [1+](sa)[1×] ⟨4⟩ (ya) sa ma [1×](pa va ṇa
pu)[1×][12+]

## Apparatus

⟨1⟩ bahusuvaṇakasa sivataṇasa bālīk(o) jamādevik(a)sa ⬦ suvaṇakasa
sivatana saha bālikā jamadevikāsa G • There are at least two akṣaras
before the suvaṇa, these are seen in both the eyecopy and photographs.
The most likely reading is bahu-, this can be compared with Skt.
bahusuvarṇaka “costing or possessing much gold”; cf. EIAD 53.2-3
agniṣṭo⟨ḥ⟩mavājaveyāśvamedhabahusuvarṇṇakayājinaḥ

⟨2⟩ pavaItik(a)jamaṇasa ṇa [3×] p(ā)ṇ(i)yap(o)ḍhi [deyadha]ma ⬦
pavaItikā jamanasa [3+] pāniyapoḍhi [deyadhama] G •

⟨3⟩ saha [1×] pa ra [2×]ma[4+][4×] [1+](sa)[1×] ⬦ saha para (ri) Ium[3+]
G •

⟨4⟩ (ya) sa ma [1×](pa va ṇa pu)[1×][12+] ⬦ yasama pavanau G.

## Commentary

West states that there were likely originally 6 lines. The prepared
surface certainly has room for two more lines, however it is unclear if
this space was originally filled with writing.

## Bibliography

### Primary

[G] Gokhale, Shobhana. 1991. Kanheri inscriptions. Pune: Deccan College
Post Graduate and Research Institute. Page 147, item 53.

### 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.