Āyāka pillar from Jaggayyapeta — reign of Siri-Vīrapurisadatta, year 20

Authors of digital edition: Arlo Griffiths (argr), Vincent Tournier (vito).

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

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⟨1⟩ [sidhaṁ] [⁓][raño] [māḍha] ⟨Fragment left⟩ r(i)putasa Ikhākunā(ṁ) sirivīrapurisadatasa sa[ṁ](vachara) (20)[vāsāpakhaṁ] [6]
⟨2⟩ divasaṁ 10kaṁmākaraṭhe gāme toḍatūre vathavasa Āvesaṇisa nākacaṁdasa puto game mahāka[ṁ](ḍu)-
⟨3⟩ rūre vathavo Āvesani sidhatho Apaṇo mātaraṁ nāgilaniṁ purato kātūṇa gharaṇiṁ ca samudani⟨ṁ⟩
⟨4⟩ bālakaṁ ca mulasiriṁ bā(l)i[kāṁ] [ca] [nākabudhan](i)[kaṁ] [bhātukaṁ] [ca] [budhinakaṁ] [tasa] [gha]ra(ni) Ekaṁṇikaṁ bālakā ca
⟨5⟩ nagasiri caṁdasiri bālika ca sidhathanikaṁ Evaṁ nātimitasaṁbaṁdhivagena saha game v[e](lag)i(r)i(ya)ṁ
⟨6⟩ bhagavato budhasa mahācetiye puvadāre Āyakakhaṁbhe paṁca 5savaniyute Apaṇo deyadhaṁmaṁ
⟨7⟩ savasatāṇaṁ h(i)tasukhāya patiṭhapit(a) ti —

Apparatus

⟨1⟩ Ikhākunāṁ ⬦ Ikhākuṇām Burgess 1887. — ⟨1⟩ sa[ṁ](vachara 20) ⬦ saṁv[.][2×]r [2×] Burgess 1887. — ⟨1⟩ [vāpa 6] • This segment is not restored by Burgess.

⟨2⟩ kaṁmākaraṭhe ⬦ kaṁmākarathe Burgess 1887. — ⟨2⟩ toḍatūre ⬦ ṇaḍatūre Burgess 1887. — ⟨2⟩ game ⬦ gāme Burgess 1887 • Silent emendation.

⟨2-3⟩ mahāka[ṁ](ḍu)rūre ⬦ mahāka [1×][.]u rūre Burgess 1887.

⟨3⟩ mātaraṁ ⬦ mataraṁ Burgess 1887. — ⟨3⟩ kātūṇa ⬦ kātūnaṁ Burgess 1887. — ⟨3⟩ gharaṇiṁ ⬦ gharaniṁ Burgess 1887. — ⟨3⟩ samudani⟨ṁ⟩ ⬦ samudani Burgess 1887.

⟨4⟩ bā(l)[kāṁ] ⬦ bālai [1+] Burgess 1887. — ⟨4⟩ [gha]rani ⬦ [1+]raniṁ Burgess 1887. — ⟨4⟩ Ekaṁṇikaṁ ⬦ ca kaṁṇikaṁ Burgess 1887.

⟨5⟩ saha ⬦ sahā Burgess 1887. — ⟨5⟩ v[e](lag)i(r)i(ya)ṁ ⬦ ve(la)[.]iri [1×] Burgess 1887.

⟨6⟩ mahācetiye puvadāre ⬦ mahācetiyapuvadāre Burgess 1887. — ⟨6⟩ Apaṇo ⬦ Āpaṇo Burgess 1887.

⟨7⟩ patiṭhapita ti — ⬦ paṭith(a)pita ti Burgess 1887.

Translation

⟨1–2⟩ (Success!) In the 20th year of king Māṭharīputta Siri-Vīrapurisadatta of the Ikṣvākus, (in the 6th fortnight of the rainy season), on the 10th day.

⟨2–7⟩ The artisan (āvesani) Sidhatha (Siddhārtha), resident in Big Kāṇḍurūra, son of the artisan Nākacanda (Nāgacandra), resident in in the village Toḍatūra in the province (raṭha) Kammāka, together with his mother Nāgilani as the foremost, and (his) distinguished wife (gharaṇī) Samudani, and (his) son Mūlasiri, (and his) daughter (Nākabudhanikā), and (his) brother Budhinnaka, (and) the latter’s) wife Ekanikā, and sons Nāgasiri (and) Candasiri, and daughter Sidhathanikā — thus together with the group of kinsmen, friends and relatives, established in the village Velagiri, at the eastern gate of the Great Shrine of the Bhagavant, the Buddha, 5 āyaka pillars, equipped with everything, as his pious gift, for the well-being and happiness of all beings.

Bibliography

First described and edited by Bühler 1882, pp. 258–9 (II), followed by Burgess 1882, pp. 55–6 (reading and translation by Bhagvanlal Indraji) and then Burgess 1887, pp. 110–1 (2) (new reading, with Bühler’s translation). Re-edited here from the estampage published by Burgess.

Secondary

Franke, R. Otto. 1896. “Epigraphische Notizen.” ZDMG 50, pp. 585–606. [URL]. Page 601.

Lüders, Heinrich. 1912. A list of Brahmi inscriptions from the earliest times to about A.D. 400 with the exception of those of Asoka. Appendix to Epigraphia Indica and record of the Archæological Survey of India 10. Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing. [URL]. Page no. 1203.

ARIE

Srinivasan, P. R. & S. Sankaranarayanan. 1979. Inscriptions of the Ikshvāku period. Epigraphical Series 14. Hyderabad: Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Page no. 23.

Tsukamoto Keishō 塚本啓祥. 1996. インド仏教碑銘の研究 I, Text, Note, 和訳 Indo Bukkyō himei no kenkyū I: Text, Note, Wayaku [A comprehensive study of the Indian Buddhist inscriptions, Part I: Text, Notes and Japanese Translation]. Kyōto-shi 京都市: Heirakuji Shoten 平楽寺書店. Page no. Jaga 3.

Raghunath, K. 2001. The Ikṣvākus of Vijayapuri: A study of the Nagarjunakonda inscriptions. Delhi: Eastern Book Linkers. Page 119 (no. 17A).

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[2] Raghunath no.: 17A

[3] Srinivasan & Sankaranarayanan no.: 23

[4] Tsukamoto no.: Jaga 3

[5] Lüders no.: 1203

[6] Support : Āyāka pillar

[7] (Faces:) Lines: 7

[8] H: 61

[9] W: 40

[10] D: 13

[11] H: 40

[12] W: 49

[13] Language(s): MIA

[14] Original locality: Jaggayyapeta

[15] Present locality: CGM 1901/72

[16] Primary bibliography: Bühler 1882: 258-9 (II). — Burgess 1882: 55-6; 1887: 110-1 (2).

[17] Secondary bibliography: Franke 1896: 601. — ARIE 1965-66: B.272. — Raghunath 2001: 119 (17A).

[18] Visual documentation: Burgess 1887, plate LXII (2).

[19] Substance of inscription: erection of 5 Āyāka pillars for welfare and happiness

[20] Remarks:

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relatives, established in the village Velagiri, at the

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