Buddhapāda from Phanigiri

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Edition

⟨1⟩ sidhaṁ bhayata (kacana)sa natukasa bodhikasa deyadhaṁmaṁ padasa(ṁ)ghaḍa

Apparatus

⟨1⟩ bhayata ⬦ bhaya[ṁ]ta von Hinüber 2013. — ⟨1⟩ (kacana)sa ⬦ [3+] sa von Hinüber 2013. — ⟨1⟩ deyadhaṁmaṁ ⬦ deyadhama von Hinüber 2013. — ⟨1⟩ padasa(ṁ)ghaḍa ⬦ pādasaghāḍa von Hinüber 2013 • There is in fact not a single ā in the inscription, so this lack of representation of the long vowels might be considered a practice of the lapicide.

Translation

Success! (This) pair of feet as pious gift of Bodhika, grandson of the venerable Kaccāna (Skt. Kātyāyana).

Bibliography

First described and edited by Chenna Reddy et al. 2008, p. 33 (1). Re-edited here from published documentation and after autopsy of the stone.

Secondary

von Hinüber, Oskar. 2013. “Again on the donation made by the Vinayadhara Dhammasena and on other inscriptions from Phanigiri.” ARIRIAB 16, pp. 3–12. Pages 11, n. 16.

No name. N.d. Indian Archaeology: a review. New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India. Pages 2004–05: 206 (6).