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

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

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

Repository: Early Āndhradeśa (tfb-eiad-epigraphy).

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Edition

⟨1⟩ […] ⟨Fragment left⟩ nivāṇathan(ā)ya
⟨2⟩ […][dhātuvaraparigahi] ⟨Fragment left⟩ tasa
⟨3⟩ […][nānādesasama] ⟨Fragment left⟩ nāgatānaṁ
⟨4⟩ […] ⟨Fragment left⟩ (sa)ṁ[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)ṁ[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. & 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.

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[2] Raghunath no.: —

[3] Srinivasan & Sankaranarayanan no.: 50

[4] Tsukamoto no.: Naga 29

[5] Lüders no.:

[6] Support : broken pillar

[7] (Faces:) Lines: 6

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[10] D:

[11] H:

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[13] Language(s): MIA

[14] Original locality: Nagarjunakonda Site-1, Vihāra

[15] Present locality: Ins. No. 11/19

[16] Primary bibliography: Vogel 1931-32: 67 (M11).

[17] Secondary bibliography: Sarkar 1969: 177.

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