Pillar from site 1 at Nagarjunakonda — presumably of the reign of Siri-Vīrapurisadatta

Version: (9768830), last modified (9768830).

Edition

⟨1⟩ […] ⟨Fragment left⟩ nivāṇathan(ā)ya

⟨2⟩ […][dhātuvaraparigahi] ⟨Fragment left⟩ tasa

⟨3⟩ […][nānādesasama] ⟨Fragment left⟩ nāgatānaṁ

⟨4⟩ […] ⟨Fragment left⟩ (sa)[ba]ṁdhiva(g)[e]-

⟨5⟩ [na] […] ⟨Fragment left⟩ [*]naṁ

⟨6⟩ […][maṁ] ⟨Fragment left⟩ ṭavaṁ

Apparatus

⟨3⟩ [nānādesasama]nāgatānaṁ • Restoration based on EIAD 28, l. 2. See also EIAD 38, l. 1.

⟨5⟩ (sa)[ba]ṁdhiva(g)[ena]dhiva Vogel 1931–1932 • See EIAD 3, l. 4: nīgasaṁbaṁdhīvagehi; 31, l. 5: nātimitasaṁ[baṁdh]ivagena.

Translation

... for the sake of the nirvāṇa ... (who is ensconced in the excellent relic [or: element (i.e., nirvāṇadhātu)]) ... who come (from various countries) ... and with the group(s) of their relatives ... a maṇḍapa.

Commentary

According to Sarkar [1971] 1969–1970, this fragment probably belongs with EIAD 26 (Vogel’s M12), but another possibility might be 024.

Bibliography

First described and edited by Vogel 1931–1932, p. 67 (M11). Re-edited here from the estampage published by Vogel.

Secondary

Sarkar, H. [1971] 1969–1970. “A note on some fragmentary inscriptions from Nagarjunakonda.” EI 38, pp. 175–178. Page 177.

Srinivasan, P. R. and S. Sankaranarayanan. 1979. Inscriptions of the Ikshvāku period. Epigraphical Series 14. Hyderabad: Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Page no. 50.

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. Naga 29.